Summary
Dallah Health is seeking an Enterprise Data Architect to design and govern enterprise data architecture supporting clinical, operational, financial, and analytical needs. The role covers data platforms and integration, interoperability, governance, compliance, documentation, and architectural guidance for stakeholders. Applicants should have a relevant bachelor's degree, 8–12 years of relevant experience, knowledge of TOGAF and DAMA-DMBOK, and fluency in Arabic and English. The role is based in Saudi Arabia.
The posting
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Job Purpose
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
🔹 Enterprise Data Architecture Design
- 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 & 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 & 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 & 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 & Roadmap
- Maintain data architecture standards, principles, and reference architectures
- Document data flows, system interfaces, and architectural decisions
- Contribute to the enterprise data roadmap
🔹 Advisory & 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
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
- Experience with healthcare systems (HIS, EMR, LIS, RIS, ERP)
- 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