41 Database Architect jobs in Saudi Arabia
Database Architect
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Database Architect
We are seeking a highly skilled Database Architect to design, implement, and optimize high-performance, scalable, secure and reliable database systems. The ideal candidate will have deep expertise in both relational and NoSQL databases, data modeling, and cloud-native database architectures, ensuring our data platforms are robust, secure, and scalable to meet evolving business demands.
Key Responsibilities
Database Architecture & Design
- Design and document enterprise-level data models, schemas, and storage strategies aligned with application requirements and business needs.
- Develop and maintain logical, physical, conceptual data models and entity relations.
- Architect both OLTP and OLAP systems, including data warehousing, ETL pipelines, and real-time data streaming.
- Review existing designs, identify issues, and provide redesigns with alignment with business needs.
- Plan and manage Database redesigns
Development & Integration
- Guide schema design, stored procedures, triggers, and functions
- Define integration points and data exchange standards (ETL, APIs, CDC)
- Work with application developers to implement optimized data access patterns
- Ensure compatibility across development, testing, staging, and production
Cloud & Distributed Systems
- Design database architectures in public/private/hybrid cloud environments (OCI)
- Automate database provisioning with IaC tools (Terraform, Ansible)
- Select appropriate cloud database services for given use cases.
- Implement strategies for data replication, sharding, partitioning, and high availability.
Data Governance & Security
- Define standards for data integrity, access control, and encryption.
- Support audit, compliance (NDMO, PDPL, NCA), and data retention policies.
- Implement role-based access, audit trails, and monitoring mechanisms.
- Maintain data integrity and disaster recovery plans
Performance & Optimization
- Analyze database performance and tune queries, indexes, resource usage and storage configurations.
- Collaborate with DevOps and Engineering teams to optimize infrastructure for database workloads.
- Monitor system performance and resolve bottlenecks
- Implement caching, materialized views, or in-memory DB features where needed.
Data Integration & Lifecycle Management
- Oversee data migrations, backup and restore, archival, and disaster recovery strategies.
- Design data integration architectures supporting ETL, CDC, and data lake models.
- Provide architectural guidance for data ingestion, cleaning, and quality monitoring.
Collaboration & Standards
- Adhere to architectural design requirements, best practices and standards.
- Work closely with architects, software developers, data engineers, and business analysts to understand needs and translate them into data solutions.
- Define data architecture best practices, naming conventions, metadata policies, and data lineage standards.
Education & Experience
- Bachelor's or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, or a related field.
- 10+ years of experience with databases and 3+ years as a database architect.
- Oracle DB Architect-level certification.
Technical Skills
- Solid experience in RDBMS mainly Oracle.
- Experience in distributed DBs and NoSQL (MongoDB, Redis).
- Experience in ExaCC & ExaCS
- Strong SQL skills and understanding of query optimization and indexing strategies.
- Experience with data modeling tools (e.g., ER/Studio, dbt, PowerDesigner, Lucidchart).
- Deep knowledge and experience of database normalization, denormalization, dimensions, ER and schema design patterns.
- Familiarity with data lakes, data vault modeling, star/snowflake schemas, and analytics platforms (e.g., BigQuery, Redshift, Snowflake).
- Understanding of Kubernetes, Docker, Helm, and how they relate to database deployment in containerized environments.
- Backup, DR, replication, high availability design
- SQL optimization and PL/SQQL scripting
- Familiarity with data integration tools
Soft Skills
- Excellent problem-solving and analytical skills.
- Strong communication and documentation skills.
- Ability to drive design reviews mentor developers and DBAs.
- Experience working in agile and DevOps environments
Good-to-Have Qualifications
- Experience with Kafka, Airflow, or Debezium for real-time streaming.
- Knowledge of data mesh, event sourcing, or CQRS patterns.
- Familiarity with graph databases (e.g., Neo4j), time-series databases (e.g., InfluxDB), or search databases (e.g., Elasticsearch).
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SQL Server Integration Services Developer (Ssis Dev)
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As an SSIS Developer, you will be responsible for designing, developing, and implementing data integration solutions using SQL Server Integration Services. Your primary focus will be on creating efficient ETL (Extract, Transform, Load) processes to ensure seamless data flow across various systems. You will collaborate with cross-functional teams to understand business requirements and translate them into efficient data integration solutions.
**Key Responsibilities**:
- Design, develop, and implement SSIS packages for data extraction, transformation, and loading.
- Collaborate with data architects and business analysts to understand data integration requirements.
- Optimize and maintain existing SSIS packages for enhanced performance and scalability.
- Troubleshoot and resolve issues related to data integration processes.
- Work closely with database administrators to ensure data integrity and security.
- Create documentation for SSIS packages, including technical specifications and user guides.
- Stay abreast of industry best practices and emerging technologies in data integration.
**Qualifications**:
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or related field.
- Proven experience as an SSIS Developer or similar role with a strong understanding of ETL concepts and methodologies ( minimum 5 years of experience)
- Knowledge of data quality and data governance principles.
- Certification in Microsoft SQL Server or related technologies.
- Proficient in designing and implementing ETL processes using SQL Server Integration Services.
- Strong SQL scripting and T-SQL skills.
- Experience with other data integration tools and technologies.
- Knowledge of data quality and data governance principles.
- Certification in Microsoft SQL Server or related technologies.
- Familiarity with data warehousing concepts and dimensional modelling.
- Ability to collaborate effectively with cross-functional teams.
- Excellent problem-solving and communication skills.
Senior PostgreSQL Architect (Database Administrator)
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Oivan is looking for an experienced and highly skilled **Senior Database Architect (PostgreSQL, MongoDB)** to join our team. We are seeking a highly skilled Senior Database Administrator with at least 5 years of experience providing 24/7 support to critical database environments. This role involves managing PostgreSQL and MongoDB clusters, ensuring high availability, scalability, and performance, while maintaining stringent security standards.
**This is an on-site position working at the clients’ site and with our team members.**
**What You'll Do**:
In this role, you will have the opportunity to work on various high-level client projects, and you will become one of our Senior Database Administrator matter experts. You will be in charge of the following responsibilities:
- Set up, configure, and manage PostgreSQL and MongoDB clusters, utilizing tools like Patroni for PostgreSQL and MongoDB's native clustering capabilities.
- Plan and execute the migration of PostgreSQL and MongoDB databases between data centers with mínimal downtime and complete data integrity.
- Design and refine the architecture of PostgreSQL and MongoDB databases for optimal performance, scalability, and reliability.
- Identify and resolve performance bottlenecks through configuration tuning, indexing, query optimization, and resource utilization.
- Automate tasks such as backups, monitoring, and deployments with scripting languages like Shell, configuration management tools like Ansible, and CI/CD pipelines integrated with GitHub.
- Implement monitoring systems with tools like Grafana and Prometheus to track database health, detect issues early, and maintain optimal performance.
- Conduct periodic disaster recovery drills to test backup and recovery procedures, ensuring business continuity.
- Respond to change requests and incidents within agreed SLAs, diagnosing and resolving database-related issues promptly.
- Continuously evaluate and enhance the performance, scalability, and reliability of PostgreSQL and MongoDB environments.
- Familiarity with HAProxy, pgBouncer for load balancing and connection pooling, and pgBackRest for backup and restore operations in PostgreSQL environments.
- Effectively communicate with team members, stakeholders, and clients. Contribute positively to team dynamics and foster a collaborative work environment.
- Create comprehensive documentation, including installation guides, configuration manuals, and operational procedures. Prepare presentations and reports to convey technical information and project status to clients and stakeholders.
- Analyze complex database issues, identify root causes, and implement effective solutions while maintaining service levels and minimizing business impact.
- Willingness to adapt to evolving technologies and best practices in the database management field. Stay updated with the latest advancements in PostgreSQL and MongoDB ecosystems.
**What You Have**:
- Minimum of 5 years of experience in 24/7 support for critical database environments.
- Strong knowledge of PostgreSQL and MongoDB cluster management.
- Proficiency in scripting languages and automation tools.
- Excellent communication skills in English.
- Experience in planning and executing database migrations with mínimal downtime.
- Strong problem-solving skills and the ability to work under pressure.
- Experience with advanced monitoring tools and high-availability solutions.
**What We Offer**:
- An international workforce to learn from and grow with - we have a diverse, multicultural workforce with Nordic values
- A fair compensation package and a considerable annual leave of 25 days per annum. We support our staff to be with family at the most important time. Partners with a newborn baby can have additional holidays.
- Opportunities for growth and enrichment through Grow with Oivan, our internal learning and development departments
- Line devices Mac or PC within a fixed company budget
- Team building activities, movie nights, events
**Oivan as an Equal Opportunity Employer**
(GDPR statement)
**Who We Are**:
At Oivan we create and operate human-centric digital services for our clients worldwide. With offices in Helsinki (Finland), Riyadh (KSA), Khon Kaen (Thailand), Bangkok (Thailand), Dubai (UAE), our international team executes a diverse array of projects. Based in our office located in Riyadh office, you’ll support our 220+ headcount workforce across 5 countries.
Oivan’s official language is English and fluency is necessary for success on the job. A strong dedication to teamwork and excellent cross-cultural communication skills are a must.
- Oivan company culture is reflective of our core values: _Responsibility, Reliability, and Fellowship_. The decisions we make today influence our tomorrow. We are sincere in our responsibility towards our employees, customers and the environment. Fellowship unites us as an international community of thinkers and doers. Throughout our hiring pr
Data Architect
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Position Overview: As a Data Architect at Master-Works, you will be responsible for designing, building, and maintaining the data architecture that supports our organization's goals. You will collaborate with cross-functional teams to ensure the effective storage, retrieval, and analysis of data, thus enabling data-driven decision-making.
Core Responsibilities:
- Design and implement data models, databases, and data warehouses to support business applications and analytics
- Collaborate with business stakeholders to understand data requirements and translate them into technical specifications
- Develop and maintain ETL processes to ensure the timely and accurate movement of data
- Establish data governance policies and procedures to ensure data quality and integrity
- Optimize database performance, conduct capacity planning, and monitor system health
- Implement data security protocols to protect sensitive information and ensure compliance with regulations
- Develop robust data architecture documentation and metadata repositories
- Create and manage data pipelines that facilitate data access for analytics and reporting
- Lead efforts to modernize the data infrastructure, including integration with cloud-based services
- Provide technical guidance and support to data analysts and scientists in utilizing data effectively
Qualifications:
- Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or related field
- Minimum of 5 years of experience as a Data Architect or in a related role
- Proficiency in SQL and experience with database management systems (e.g., SQL Server, Oracle, PostgreSQL)
- Strong understanding of data modeling concepts and best practices
- Experience with ETL tools and data integration techniques
- Familiarity with cloud data services (e.g., AWS, Azure) is a plus
- Excellent analytical, problem-solving, and communication skills
- Ability to work collaboratively in a team-oriented environment
- Seniority level Mid-Senior level
- Employment type Full-time
- Job function Other
- Industries IT Services and IT Consulting
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#J-18808-LjbffrData Architect
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Education: Master’s degree in Computer Science, Data Engineering, or related field (Must have)
Job Summary:This job requires relocation to Saudi Arabia for 12 months.
We are looking for a highly experienced Data Architect to lead the design and implementation of large-scale, hybrid data architectures optimized for telecom environments. The ideal candidate will architect and operationalize secure, scalable, and governed data platforms that enable enterprise-wide analytics, AI, and data democratization.
Key Responsibilities:- Lead the end-to-end architecture for hybrid data environments (on-premise and cloud), optimized for high-volume telco data (e.g., customer usage, billing, network logs).
- Ensure architectural support for real-time analytics , ML pipelines , and BI dashboards across business units.
- Define and maintain reference architecture , standards, and frameworks to enable data democratization and self-service analytics .
- Implement metadata management , security , and governance frameworks in compliance with telecom and national regulatory requirements .
- Work closely with CIO/CTO teams , data engineers , and business stakeholders to align the data strategy with organizational goals.
- Enable cross-platform interoperability and data integration across business domains (CVM, AI, OSS/BSS, customer experience).
- 8+ years of hands-on experience designing and implementing enterprise-scale data architectures .
- Proven expertise in telecommunications data environments , including OSS/BSS systems, customer 360, and usage analytics.
- Experience with hybrid cloud platforms (e.g., AWS, Azure, GCP) and on-prem solutions (e.g., Cloudera, Teradata).
- Strong grasp of data governance , privacy (PDPL, GDPR) , data security , and metadata management practices.
- Deep technical understanding of data lakes , data warehouses , real-time data streaming , and AI/ML enablement .
- Familiarity with data mesh , data fabric , or other modern architectural paradigms.
Data Architect
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- Develop and implement a comprehensive data and analytics practice to introduce data and analytics solutions and services.
- Data Strategy: Develop and implement a data strategy aligning with organizational goals. Collaborate with stakeholders to understand data needs and devise feasible solutions.
- Data Modelling: Design conceptual, logical, and physical data models. Define data standards, ensure data quality, and integrate new systems with existing warehouse structure.
- Database Management: Oversee database management systems to ensure they function reliably. Optimize database performance and conduct regular system tests and validations.
- ETL Processes: Develop and manage ETL (Extract, Transform, Load) processes for efficiently moving data across systems. Ensure the ETL processes are robust and scalable and maintain data integrity.
- Data Security: Implement data security and privacy measures. Develop and enforce data standards and guidelines to prevent unauthorized access or data breaches.
- Collaboration: Collaborate with cross-functional teams, including software developers and analysts, to integrate data-related solutions into products and services.
- Documentation: Document data architecture, including data models, data flow diagrams, data definitions, and metadata. Maintain comprehensive project documentation.
- Innovation: Stay abreast of industry trends and emerging technologies, and suggest new tools and techniques to improve data management and analysis.
- Managing data storage and processing using Cloudera's platform
- Overseeing the configuration and management of Splunk for log analysis
- Proficiency in SQL Server for database management
- Familiarity with Teradata, Cloudera, or other data warehousing solutions
- Oversee the collection, storage, and management of data from various sources, ensuring data integrity, accuracy, and security.
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Responsibilities:- Define data architecture strategies, standards, and governance models.
- Develop conceptual, logical, and physical data models.
- Collaborate with business and technical stakeholders to ensure data integrity and quality.
- Enable data integration, interoperability, and advanced analytics.
- Contribute to the establishment and operations of the EA Office.
- Ensure compliance with TOGAF and NORA frameworks.
- Minimum of 10 years of relevant professional experience.
- Strong experience with TOGAF and NORA frameworks.
- Proven involvement in establishing and operating EA Offices.
- Deep knowledge of data modeling, data governance, and data management best practices.
- Familiarity with modern data platforms (data lakes, cloud databases, BI tools).
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Responsibilities:- Support in the development of guidelines to standardize statistical database build and storage of data collected via CAPI, CATI, and CAWI surveys
- Support in the establishment of policies for archiving, preservation, retention, and disposal of data
- Maintain dynamic designs to enable future objectives and strategies incorporation and ensure data privacy controls
- Communicate with concerned functions to follow up on translation of high-level designs into low-level designs
- Provide trainings and coaching sessions for related stakeholders to increase awareness on data solutions and best practices
- Define data ingestion readiness in order to enable databases accesses for Statistics Business Areas
- Identify and advise on any data service architecture issue and provide input throughout the development of remediation plans to mitigate and decrease risks
- Identify data quality improvements and operational procedures to enable the correction of data defects
- Provide support as needed in the design of new / expanding databases
- Provide support as needed in tuning queries for data extraction, management, and manipulation
- Ensure timely gathering of feedback from relevant functions and other related stakeholders to be able to reflect changes, improvements and needs within the data architecture
- Review developed reports including KPI results, highlighted variances and recommend needed improvements and corrective actions to ensure underperforming areas are acted upon.
- 4+ years of experience in Data Architecture field
- Bachelor’s degree in Information Technology, Engineering, Computer Science or equivalent is required.
- Proficiency in Informatica tools and Cloudera.
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#J-18808-LjbffrData Architect
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- Data modeling and design: Data architects must have the ability to design comprehensive data models that reflect complex business scenarios. They must be proficient in conceptual, logical, and physical model creation. This is the core skill of the data architect and the most requested skill in data architect job descriptions. This often includes SQL development and database administration.
- Data governance and compliance: With regulations continuing to evolve, data architects must ensure their organization’s data management practices meet stringent legal and ethical standards. They need skills to create frameworks that maintain data quality, security, and privacy.
- Cloud computing expertise: Organizations are continuing to migrate to cloud-based solutions, making understanding of cloud services, architectures, and storage solutions essential. They must also understand cloud security, hybrid cloud environments, and cost-efficient infrastructure design.
- Proficiency with big data technologies: Data architects must understand how to implement big data solutions to stream data and real-time analytics.
- ML and AI integration: They must understand how to build data pipelines that feed into AI algorithms and how to structure databases for ML workloads.
- Interdisciplinary collaboration: Data architects must be able to work closely with stakeholders including business leaders, IT professionals, data scientists, and developers. They also have to translate business requirements into technical specifications, and vice versa.