Principal Specialist, TechOps Solution

Maaden; Riyadh; On-site; SAR 300,000 - 450,000; Full time

Job summary

Maaden seeks an experienced Technical Solutions Architect to own solution design and guide cross-functional delivery teams. You will work with domain architects to ensure scalable and integrated architectures that align with enterprise standards.

Responsibilities include translating business needs into concrete technical plans and guiding data scientists, engineers, and digital specialists through delivery cycles.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Mining or Minerals Engineering (Chemical, Mechanical Electrical or Industrial also applicable), Computer Science and / or Data Science
• 5–10 years’ experience in technical, analytics, or technology delivery roles
• Proven experience owning solution design and guiding delivery teams
• Strong ability to translate business needs into technical solutions
• Comfortable operating in ambiguous, fast-moving environments

Responsibilities

• Manage Solution delivery
• Translate business challenges and troubleshoot site-based evidence for solutions
• Translate priority elements of solutioning to meet Business Unit objectives for tech domains
• Resolve technical and integration issues impacting outcomes
• Ensure designs are scalable, integrated and aligned with standards
• Guide delivery teams to ensure correct implementation and quality
• Provide technical direction, design clarification, and oversight throughout delivery
• Ensure implementation meets functional, performance and quality expectations
• Shape initiative scope and value hypotheses with business partners
• Align initiatives with KPIs and priorities
• Surface technical risks and dependencies early

Skills

Technical architecture

Systems thinking

Cross-domain integration

Problem solving & comms

Multi-initiative delivery

Education

Mining or Minerals Engineering

Computer Science / Data Science

Job description

Role Summary

• Captures the Statement of Requirements for initiatives, troubleshoot the current and future states and drive the package of works showing value through quarters
• Define the solution plans, inline with the Platform and Solution Architects, assist the business unit delivery with site-based deployments and management.

Job Description

• Captures the Statement of Requirements for initiatives, troubleshoot the current and future states and drive the package of works showing value through quarters
• Define the solution plans, inline with the Platform and Solution Architects, assist the business unit delivery with site-based deployments and management.

Key Responsibilities

• Manage Solution delivery
• Translate the business challenges, troubleshoot the site-based evidence for specific solutions being identified
• Translate the priority elements of solutioning required to meet the Business Unit objectives for the technology domain(s)
• Resolve technical and integration issues impacting initiative outcomes
• Ensure solutions designs are scalable, integrated, and aligned with enterprise standards

Guide Delivery Teams

• Guide delivery teams including data scientists, engineers, and digital specialists to ensure correct implementation of the solution design
• Provide technical direction, design clarification, and quality oversight throughout delivery
• Ensure implementation meets agreed functional, performance, and quality expectations

Support Domain and TechOps Initiatives

• Work with Domain Integrators and Business Partners to shape initiative scope, success measures, and value hypotheses
• Ensure initiatives remain aligned with agreed KPIs, value outcomes, and priorities
• Surface technical trade-offs, risks, and dependencies early

Core Competencies

• Technical solution architecture and design ownership
• Quality-focused delivery guidance
• Systems thinking and cross-domain integration
• Strong problem structuring and communication
• Ability to operate across multiple initiatives concurrently

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Mining or Minerals Engineering (Chemical, Mechanical Electrical or Industrial also applicable), Computer Science and / or Data Science,
• 5–10 years’ experience in technical, analytics, or technology delivery roles
• Proven experience owning solution design and guiding delivery teams
• Strong ability to translate business needs into technical solutions
• Comfortable operating in ambiguous, fast-moving environments