Green — Solution Architect - Saudi Data & AI Authority (SDAIA) - Consulting

FuntoNetwork Consulting; Riyadh; On-site; SAR 336,000 - 718,000; Full time

Job summary

FuntoNetwork Consulting is seeking a Solution Architect for an upcoming SDAIA project in Riyadh. This individual consultant role focuses on shaping technical requirements and architectural approaches for data & AI initiatives.

Submit your resume, exemplars of relevant work, and any required credentials by the stated deadline. Expect an hourly rate range and project-based engagement, with travel as needed.

Qualifications

• Experience directly relevant to Solution Architect roles for SDAIA or similar large-scale data & AI programs.
• Examples of comparable work, outcomes, deliverables, and tools used are required.
• Provide licenses/certifications or training details that are verifiable.

Responsibilities

• Identify systems and outcomes described in SDAIA IT/AI Competitions material.
• Differentiate confirmed requirements from architectural assumptions awaiting buyer documents.
• Map applications, data flows, and interfaces relevant to SDAIA response.
• Outline identity, access, and security considerations from available materials.
• Propose feasible integration approaches without claiming approved design.
• List hosting, network, and operational dependencies to clarify with buyer.
• Estimate technical evidence needed to compare solution options.
• Review appendices for conflicts and missing details.
• Prepare architecture questions for buyer clarification.

Skills

Solution Architecture

SDAIA Experience

Consulting Experience

Education

Relevant degree or certifications

Job description

Role Snapshot

Project Status: Green - Open - Accepting Applications

Deadline for Submission: December 31, 2026 at 6:00 PM Eastern Time

Rate: Estimated 65-139 USD / Hour based on role, experience, and final project requirements

Client / Source: Saudi Data & AI Authority (SDAIA)

Department: Engineering and Field Delivery

Reports To: Director of Consulting Services

Location: Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, United States

Travel: As required by project scope

Type: Individual consultant opportunity for an upcoming project

About FuntoNetwork

At FuntoNetwork, we connect experienced consultants with upcoming project opportunities through a mobile-first platform built for discovery, review, application submission, payment tracking, and consultant support.

The Opportunity

FuntoNetwork is seeking a Solution Architect for upcoming project opportunity: Saudi Data & AI Authority (SDAIA).

Core Responsibilities

• Identify the systems and technical outcomes actually described in the Saudi SDAIA IT and AI Competitions source notice.
• Separate confirmed Saudi SDAIA IT and AI Competitions requirements from architecture assumptions awaiting buyer documents.
• Map the stated applications, data flows and interfaces relevant to a possible Saudi SDAIA IT and AI Competitions response.
• Identify identity, access and security questions raised by the available Saudi SDAIA IT and AI Competitions material.
• Outline feasible integration approaches without claiming an approved implementation design.
• List hosting, network and operational dependencies that the buyer must clarify.
• Estimate the technical evidence needed to compare proposed Saudi SDAIA IT and AI Competitions solution options.
• Review the available technical appendices for conflicts and missing interface detail.
• Prepare architecture questions for the buyer's clarification process.
• Provide a source-linked technical approach with assumptions and validation steps.

What You Bring

• A current resume or professional profile showing experience directly relevant to Solution Architect - Saudi Data & AI Authority (SDAIA).
• Examples of comparable work, outcomes, deliverables, and the tools or methods you personally used.
• Copies or verifiable details for any license, certification, education, clearance, or training expressly required by the role or solicitation; do not claim credentials that cannot be documented.
• Your availability, work location, travel or onsite capacity, rate expectations, and any schedule constraints before the submission deadline.
• Accurate disclosure of conflicts, employment or subcontracting restrictions, and authorization to submit your qualifications for this opportunity.

Bring a current resume, examples of relevant individual project work, role-required credentials, availability, and your proposed hourly rate. Be prepared to explain your own contribution to comparable deliverables.

FuntoNetwork is an equal opportunity platform.