Enterprise Data Architect: Governance & Integration

alfanar; Riyadh; On-site; SAR 260,000 - 420,000; Full time

Job summary

alfanar is seeking an experienced Data Architect to design and govern enterprise data architecture, ensuring structured, integrated and high-quality data to support business operations, analytics, and regulatory compliance. You will develop data models, standards, and integration patterns while driving data governance, quality, and security across platforms and databases.

The role emphasizes collaboration with cybersecurity and privacy teams, plus evaluating tools and platforms for scalable data

Qualifications

• Bachelor degree in Information Technology or a related field is required.

Responsibilities

• Design and maintain enterprise data architecture across the organization.
• Develop conceptual, logical, and physical data models to support requirements.
• Define data standards, architecture principles, and integration patterns.
• Design and oversee data integration solutions across multiple systems.
• Define ETL/ELT processes and ensure reliable data flow.
• Address data redundancy, inconsistency, and fragmentation issues.
• Establish and enforce data quality standards and governance controls.
• Contribute to data governance frameworks and metadata management.
• Ensure data security and comply with data protection regulations.
• Evaluate and recommend data architecture tools and platforms.
• Support database design for relational and non-relational systems.
• Optimize data systems for performance, scalability, and reliability.
• Capture updated skills and stay aligned with job requirements.

Skills

Data architecture

Data modeling

ETL/ELT

Data governance

Data quality

Security & compliance

Metadata management

Data lineage

Database design

Performance & scalability

Education

Bachelor's degree in IT or related field

Tools

SQL Databases

NoSQL Databases

ETL tools

Job description

alfanar is seeking an experienced Data Architect to design and govern enterprise data architecture, ensuring structured, integrated and high-quality data to support business operations, analytics, and regulatory compliance. You will develop data models, standards, and integration patterns while driving data governance, quality, and security across platforms and databases.

The role emphasizes collaboration with cybersecurity and privacy teams, plus evaluating tools and platforms for scalable data