Principal Data Modeling & Architecture Leader

Maaden Saudi Arabian Mining Company; Saudi Arabia; On-site; SAR 400,000 - 650,000; Full time

Job summary

Maaden Saudi Arabian Mining Company is seeking a Principal Specialist, Data Modeling & Architecture to lead the design, modeling, and evolution of our enterprise data architecture. You will standardize data products, curated layers, and integration patterns to enable analytics, enterprise reporting, and trusted consumption across domains.

This senior technical authority will define modeling standards, shape architecture decisions, and guide multidisciplinary teams to achieve semantic

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science/Engineering, Data Engineering, Information Systems, or related field.
• Master’s degree preferred (Data Architecture, Software Engineering, or Analytics).
• 10–15 years of experience in data modeling, data architecture, or enterprise information architecture.
• Strong experience with cloud-native data platforms and metadata/governance tooling; demonstrated ability to influence architecture across multiple domains.

Responsibilities

• Develop conceptual, logical, and physical data models aligned with business domains using enterprise standards.
• Define canonical models and reference data structures for cross-domain reporting and analytics.
• Lead creation and optimization of data product models and curated layer schemas to support enterprise use cases.
• Ensure models consider relational, non-relational, time-series, and streaming platforms for performance and maintainability.
• Establish integration patterns ensuring metadata, lineage, and data quality across pipelines.
• Define and maintain enterprise modeling standards, naming conventions, and reusable templates.
• Review and approve modeling deliverables; provide design authority and QA for initiatives.
• Partner with governance to ensure business glossary alignment and stewardship ownership.
• Mentor modelers, engineers, and analysts; lead model reviews and coaching.

Skills

Data modeling

Data architecture

Metadata management

Domain-driven design

Governance

Stakeholder communication

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science/Engineering/related field

Master’s degree in Data Architecture/Analytics

Tools

Modeling tools

Metadata tooling

Job description

Maaden Saudi Arabian Mining Company is seeking a Principal Specialist, Data Modeling & Architecture to lead the design, modeling, and evolution of our enterprise data architecture. You will standardize data products, curated layers, and integration patterns to enable analytics, enterprise reporting, and trusted consumption across domains.

This senior technical authority will define modeling standards, shape architecture decisions, and guide multidisciplinary teams to achieve semantic