Data Management Specialist
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About the Role
Datamatics Technologies seeks a Data Management Specialist in Riyadh to implement and support enterprise Data Governance, Data Catalog, Metadata Management, and Data Quality solutions.
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Responsibilities
- Implement, configure, and maintain enterprise Data Catalog solutions
- Ensure all enterprise data assets are inventoried, classified, documented, and governed within the Data Catalog
- Develop and maintain metadata models, taxonomies, business glossaries, and metadata standards
- Configure metadata harvesting, lineage, and synchronization across enterprise data sources
- Configure and administer Data Governance tools, workflows, dashboards, and policy enforcement mechanisms
- Support implementation of enterprise Data Governance policies, standards, and procedures
- Conduct enterprise wide data profiling and quality assessments using approved Data Quality platforms
- Configure and administer Data Quality tools for profiling, validation, monitoring, and issue management
- Design, implement, and maintain business and technical Data Quality rules
- Develop automated Data Quality controls, monitoring jobs, alerts, and exception management processes
- Monitor Data Quality KPIs and produce dashboards, scorecards, and management reports
- Ensure compliance with SDAIA, NDMO, PDPL, and organizational data management standards
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Management, Information Systems, Data Science, or related discipline
- Minimum 5 years of hands on implementation experience in Data Governance, Data Quality, Metadata Management, Data Catalog, Data Privacy, or Enterprise Data Management initiatives
- Experience implementing enterprise Data Governance and Data Quality solutions across large organizations
- Strong Arabic and English communication skills (written and verbal)
- Strong understanding of enterprise Data Management principles
- Experience with Metadata Management and Data Catalog implementation
- Strong understanding of Data Governance frameworks
- Knowledge of Data Quality methodologies and implementation
- Experience with data profiling, cleansing, monitoring, and remediation
- Understanding of data lineage and metadata management
- Excellent analytical and problem solving skills
- Strong documentation and stakeholder management skills
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Job Purpose
- The Data Management Specialist is responsible for implementing, configuring, and supporting enterprise Data Management solutions, including Data Governance, Data Catalog, Metadata Management, Data Quality, and Data Classification.
- The role ensures successful onboarding of data assets into governance platforms, maintains metadata integrity, enables data quality monitoring, and supports compliance with organizational policies and regulatory frameworks such as SDAIA, NDMO, and PDPL.
- The specialist will work closely with business stakeholders, Data Stewards, Data Custodians, and technical teams to ensure effective implementation, operation, and continuous improvement of enterprise data management capabilities throughout the project lifecycle.
Key Responsibilities Data Catalog & Metadata Management
- Implement, configure, and maintain enterprise Data Catalog solutions
- Ensure all enterprise data assets are inventoried, classified, documented, and governed within the Data Catalog
- Develop and maintain metadata models, taxonomies, business glossaries, and metadata standards
- Configure metadata harvesting, lineage, and synchronization across enterprise data sources
- Support business and technical teams in maintaining accurate metadata and improving data discoverability
- Configure and manage workflows supporting metadata management and data classification
- Ensure classification labels and metadata standards are consistently applied across data assets
Key Responsibilities Data Governance
- Configure and administer Data Governance tools, workflows, dashboards, and policy enforcement mechanisms
- Support implementation of enterprise Data Governance policies, standards, and procedures
- Collaborate with Data Owners, Data Stewards, and Custodians to operationalize governance processes
- Monitor governance compliance and generate governance metrics and reports
- Maintain governance documentation in accordance with organizational standards
- Support implementation of data ownership, stewardship, and accountability models
Key Responsibilities Data Quality Management
- Conduct enterprise wide data profiling and quality assessments using approved Data Quality platforms
- Configure and administer Data Quality tools for profiling, validation, monitoring, and issue management
- Design, implement, and maintain business and technical Data Quality rules
- Develop automated Data Quality controls, monitoring jobs, alerts, and exception management processes
- Monitor Data Quality KPIs and produce dashboards, scorecards, and management reports
- Collaborate with business teams to implement remediation and cleansing initiatives
- Support continuous improvement of enterprise Data Quality processes
- Integrate Data Quality capabilities with Metadata Management and Data Governance platforms
Key Responsibilities Compliance & Regulatory Support
- Ensure compliance with SDAIA, NDMO, PDPL, and organizational data management standards
- Support implementation of enterprise data classification requirements
- Ensure governance controls align with applicable regulatory requirements
- Assist in internal and external audits related to Data Governance and Data Quality
Key Responsibilities Stakeholder Engagement & Knowledge Transfer
- Work collaboratively with business and technical stakeholders throughout the project lifecycle
- Deliver user enablement sessions and technical training on Data Governance and Data Quality tools
- Support adoption of enterprise data management practices across business units
- Prepare technical documentation, operating procedures, implementation guides, and knowledge transfer materials
Qualifications & Experience Education
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Management, Information Systems, Data Science, or a related discipline
Qualifications & Experience Experience
- Minimum 5 years of hands on implementation experience in one or more of the following: Data Governance, Data Quality, Metadata Management, Data Catalog, Data Privacy, Enterprise Data Management initiatives
- Experience implementing enterprise Data Governance and Data Quality solutions across large organizations
- Experience supporting enterprise data governance operating models and regulatory compliance initiatives
Mandatory Skills
- Strong Arabic and English communication skills (written and verbal)
- Strong understanding of enterprise Data Management principles
- Experience with Metadata Management and Data Catalog implementation
- Strong understanding of Data Governance frameworks
- Knowledge of Data Quality methodologies and implementation
- Experience with data profiling, cleansing, monitoring, and remediation
- Understanding of data lineage and metadata management
- Excellent analytical and problem solving skills
- Strong documentation and stakeholder management skills
- Ability to work effectively with business and technical stakeholders
Technical Skills Option 1 (Open Source Stack)
- OpenMetadata (mandatory)
- Great Expectations (mandatory)
- Good to have: Soda, Splink, libpostal, OpenRefine, Collate
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