Enterprise Data Architect
Summary
Designs and maintains healthcare data architecture to ensure secure, scalable, and interoperable systems for clinical, financial, and analytical needs in Saudi Arabia.
The Enterprise Data Architect designs governs and maintains our organization s enterprise-wide data architecture to support clinical operational financial and analytical needs ensuring healthcare data is structured integrated secure and scalable to enable interoperability regulatory compliance and data-driven decision-making This role plays a strategic part in aligning data architecture with organizational strategy national data standards and healthcare regulatory requirements in Saudi Arabia
Key Responsibilities
- Define and maintain the enterprise data architecture blueprint conceptual logical physical models
- Design scalable data platforms supporting HIS EMR ERP data warehouses and analytics ecosystems
- Establish standards for data modeling naming conventions metadata and data lineage
Data Integration amp Interoperability
- Design data integration frameworks across clinical and administrative systems
- Support standards such as HL7 FHIR ICD-10 and SNOMED
- Ensure consistency and integrity of master and reference data
Data Governance amp Compliance
- Embed governance data quality and privacy-by-design principles into architecture
- Ensure compliance with Saudi PDPL NDMO and MOH regulations
- Partner with Data Quality and Data Protection teams
Analytics amp Platform Enablement
- Design architectures supporting BI advanced analytics and AI ML platforms
- Enable enterprise dashboards with trusted data sources
- Support cloud hybrid and on-premise architectures per Saudi data residency requirements
Standards Documentation amp Roadmap
- Maintain data architecture standards principles and reference architectures
- Document data flows system interfaces and architectural decisions
- Contribute to the enterprise data roadmap
Advisory amp Stakeholder Engagement
- Serve as trusted advisor to IT analytics clinical and business teams
- Review solution designs for architectural alignment
- Support vendor selection and evaluation
Requirements
Education & Certifications
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Data Engineering, or related field
- TOGAF Certification (highly desirable)
- CDMP Certified Data Management Professional (preferred)
Experience
- 8 12 years in data architecture, information architecture, or enterprise data management (healthcare sector preferred)
Strong knowledge of TOGAF and DAMA-DMBOK frameworks
- Strong knowledge of TOGAF and DAMA-DMBOK frameworks
Experience with healthcare systems (HIS, EMR, LIS, RIS, ERP)
- Experience with healthcare systems (HIS, EMR, LIS, RIS, ERP)
Deep understanding of NDMO Data Architecture Domain and Saudi PDPL
- Deep understanding of NDMO Data Architecture Domain and Saudi PDPL
Skills
- Strategic planning in healthcare/government sectors
- Strong communication, mediation, and conflict resolution
- Fluency in Arabic and English (verbal & written)
- Proficiency in MS Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook)
Location: Saudi Arabia