Data Architect – AI & ML Focus

About the role

The Data Architect will lead the design and implementation of advanced data and AI solutions for North Oil Company Qatar, focusing on enterprise‑wide AI, ML, and autonomous agent capabilities. This is a three‑year fixed‑term contract based in Doha.

Key responsibilities

• Evaluate, test and design end‑to‑end data and AI architectures, including POC, scale‑up and production deployment.
• Architect enterprise data platforms optimized for AI/ML and large language model integration at scale.
• Define AI‑ready data patterns, semantic layers, indexing and similarity search for low‑latency workloads.
• Design hybrid on‑premise/cloud LLM services, knowledge graphs and multi‑agent workflows.
• Provide architectural guidance for data integration, ingestion patterns, MDM alignment and AI governance.

Required profile

• Minimum 8 years of experience designing data architectures and implementing AI/ML solutions.
• Strong background in Oil & Gas data environments and familiarity with OSDU or similar platforms.
• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering or related field; AI/ML certifications a plus.

Required skills

• Data engineering, data integration, data governance, data architecture.
• Machine Learning techniques, deep learning, NLP, computer vision, text analytics.
• Agentic AI, operational agents, autonomous AI design.
• DevOps practices, CI/CD for ML models, SDLC.
• Cloud platforms, hybrid architecture, LLM services.
• Tools: Jira, Confluence, OSDU, Cognite Data Fusion.