Senior Architect Data

Client of AIQU; Riyadh; On-site; SAR 450,000 - 700,000; Full time

Job summary

Senior Data Architect in Riyadh leads end-to-end data architecture strategy and designs scalable data platforms to support business objectives. You will architect Databricks-based pipelines, govern data standards, and mentor engineers while collaborating with cross-functional teams.

The role requires deep expertise in data modelling, GCP data services, and ETL/ELT patterns, with a focus on scalable datalake implementations and governance.

Qualifications

• Design and implement robust scalable data architectures and frameworks.
• Develop and maintain enterprise data models and data dictionaries.
• Lead the design and deployment of datalake solutions to ingest store and process large volumes of data.
• Architect and optimize Databricks-based data pipelines and ETL processes.
• Define and enforce data architecture standards governance policies.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to translate business requirements into technical designs.
• Evaluate and integrate GCP services to support data storage processing and analytics.
• Mentor and guide junior data engineers and architects on architecture patterns and technologies.

Skills

Data architecture

Data modelling

Databricks

Spark

GCP services

ETL/ELT

Leadership

Communication

Governance

Tools

Databricks

Spark

BigQuery

Dataflow

Pub/Sub

Cloud Storage

Job description

About the Role

We are seeking a highly experienced Senior Architect Data to join our team in Riyadh In this role you will define and drive the end-to-end data architecture strategy design scalable data platforms and lead the implementation of modern data solutions to support business objectives

Responsibilities

Design and implement robust scalable data architectures and frameworks Develop and maintain enterprise data models and data dictionaries Lead the design and deployment of datalake solutions to ingest store and process large volumes of data Architect and optimize Databricks-based data pipelines and ETL processes Define and enforce data architecture standards best practices and governance policies Collaborate with cross-functional teams to translate business requirements into technical designs Evaluate and integrate GCP services to support data storage processing and analytics Mentor and guide junior data engineers and architects on architecture patterns and technologies

Position Details

• Position Title Senior Architect Data
• Location Riyadh Saudi Arabia
• Industry Information Technology IT Software Experience Required 9 years

Required Qualifications:

• 9-12 years of experience in data architecture or related roles
• Proven expertise in data architecture design and implementation
• Strong experience with data modelling techniques and tools
• Hands-on experience designing and managing enterprise datalake solutions
• Extensive experience with Databricks and Spark-based pipelines
• Deep knowledge of Google Cloud Platform data services (BigQuery, Dataflow, Pub/Sub, Cloud Storage)
• Solid understanding of ETL/ELT processes and data integration patterns
• Excellent communication, leadership, and stakeholder management skills

Preferred Qualifications:

• Google Cloud Professional Data Engineer or equivalent certification
• Databricks Certified Data Engineer credential
• Experience with additional cloud platforms (AWS, Azure)
• Familiarity with real-time data processing technologies (Kafka, Pub/Sub)
• Background in machine learning infrastructure and MLOps
• Experience implementing data governance and metadata management solutions