وظائف King Abdullah University of Science and Technology

<h2 class="h5">Job description</h2> <div class="t-break" data-jb-field="description"> <span> </span><p><strong><span>Position Summary</span></strong></p><br> <br> <p>Reporting to Senior Operations Manager, the Business Manager oversees faculty support services, administrative operations, business processes, and financial management support across the Biomedical Sciences Division. The role serves as a strategic partner to faculty and divisional leadership, ensuring efficient operations and high-quality service delivery. The Business Manager leads a team of Business Coordinators and collaborates with KAUST departments to drive operational excellence, process improvements, resource management, and compliance with institutional policies.</p><br> <br> <p><strong><span>Major Responsibilities</span></strong></p><br> <br> <p><strong>Faculty Support - Administration of HR processes:</strong></p><br> <ul> <li><span>Act as the primary divisional advisor on HR policies, administrative procedures, and employment processes.</span></li> <li><span>Lead recruitment, appointment, onboarding, contract renewal, and offboarding activities for faculty groups, including researchers, staff, and visitors.</span></li> <li><span>Maintain accurate personnel records and ensure compliance with university policies and budget allocations.</span></li> <li><span>Advise faculty and divisional management on employment-related matters, contract administration, workforce planning, and organizational requirements.</span></li> <li><span>Coordinate with HR and divisional leadership to ensure effective workforce planning and resource allocation.</span></li> <li><span>Produce workforce analytical reports to support management decisions.</span></li> </ul> <p><strong>Faculty Services and Operational Excellence:</strong></p><br> <ul> <li><span>Lead the Faculty Support function to ensure efficient delivery of administrative services.</span></li> <li><span>Serve as a key liaison between faculty, BioMed Admin Team and other administrative departments.</span></li> <li><span>Review and facilitate purchasing requests, vendor invoices, travel requests, expense reimbursements, and related approvals.</span></li> <li><span>Coordinate divisional operational activities and resolve complex administrative issues.</span></li> <li><span>Develop and maintain standardized divisional operating procedures, templates, guidance documents, and service standards.</span></li> <li><span>Ensure effective knowledge management, filing structures, and administrative documentation.</span></li> </ul> <p><strong>Business Intelligence, Systems and Process Improvement:</strong></p><br> <ul> <li><span>Lead initiatives to streamline and automate administrative and financial processes.</span></li> <li><span>Develop reporting tools, dashboards, and decision-support solutions using Power BI and other technologies.</span></li> <li><span>Collaborate with technology team(s) to improve business systems, workflow automation, and data management capabilities.</span></li> <li><span>Analyze business processes and identify opportunities to enhance efficiency and service delivery.</span></li> <li><span>Manage operational improvement projects from requirements gathering through implementation and adoption.</span></li> <li><span>Promote a culture of continuous improvement and innovation across the division.</span></li> </ul> <p><strong>Leadership and Team Management:</strong></p><br> <ul> <li><span>Support on staff recruitment and contract renewals of the divisional staff, including job posting, interview coordination, and administrative processes.</span></li> <li><span>Act as a delegate of the Dean and Senior Operations Manager in reviewing and approving purchasing requests, vendor invoices, travel, expense claims, and security clearance.</span></li> <li><span>Prepare policy summaries, procedural checklists, and review notes for divisional leadership.</span></li> <li><span>Escalate critical issues to divisional management as needed, ensuring timely and professional resolution.</span></li> </ul> <p><strong>Support on Financial Management and Research Fund Administration</strong></p><br> <ul> <li><span>Support management of faculty research portfolios, budget planning, forecasting, and financial reporting systems.</span></li> <li><span>Support management of divisional operating budgets, quarterly forecasts, and year-end close activities.</span></li> <li><span>Help with financial discrepancies investigation and corrective actions with relevant stakeholders.</span></li> <li><span>Support fiscal year-end processes and financial governance activities.</span></li> <li><span>Provide data-driven recommendations or financial analytical reports to support strategic and operational decision-making.</span></li> </ul> <br> <p><strong><span>Competencies</span></strong></p><br> <br> <ul> <li><span>Strong knowledge of higher education administration, faculty support, and business operations.</span></li> <li><span>Strong financial management, budgeting, forecasting, and reporting expertise.</span></li> <li><span>Excellent understanding of HR administration and employment lifecycle processes.</span></li> <li><span>Demonstrated experience in business process improvement and digital transformation.</span></li> <li><span>Strong analytical and problem-solving capabilities with data visualization and reporting skills.</span></li> <li><span>Excellent stakeholder management and relationship-building skills.</span></li> <li><span>Ability to lead teams within a multicultural environment.</span></li> <li><span>Strong project management and organizational skills.</span></li> <li><span>High degree of professionalism, confidentiality, and sound judgment.</span></li> <li><span>Advanced proficiency in SAP, Power BI, Microsoft 365, Excel, and business systems.</span></li> </ul> <br> <p><strong><span>Qualifications</span></strong></p><br> <br> <ul> <li><span>Bachelor or Master degree in Business Administration, Finance, Accounting, Information Systems, Computer Science, or a related discipline.</span></li> <li><span>Minimum 10 years of progressive experience in business operations, financial management, administration, business systems, and process improvement.</span></li> <li><span>Demonstrated experience supporting faculty, senior leadership, and research-focused organizations.</span></li> <li><span>Experience within a university, research institution, or higher education environment is preferred.</span></li> <li><span>Experience leading cross-functional teams and complex organizational initiatives.</span></li> <li><span>Strong experience in analytics, dashboard development, process automation, and business intelligence tools.</span></li> <li><span>Demonstrated ability to manage both operational and financial functions in a dynamic environment.</span></li> <li><span>Experience with SAP, Power BI, workflow automation solutions, and enterprise business systems.</span></li> </ul> <br> </div><h2 data-automation-id="subHeaderPreferredCandidate" class="h5"> Preferred candidate </h2> <div class="row is-m v-align-top t-small bg-mute"> <div class="col is-3 p5" data-automation-id="label_Years_of_experience"> <b>Years of experience</b> </div> <div class="col is-9 p5" data-automation-id="data_Years_of_experience"> 5+ years </div> </div> <div class="row is-m v-align-top t-small "> <div class="col is-3 p5" data-automation-id="label_Degree"> <b>Degree</b> </div> <div class="col is-9 p5" data-automation-id="data_Degree"> Bachelor's degree / higher diploma </div> </div>

<h3 style="font-size:18px; font-weight:700; margin:16px 0 8px;">About the Role</h3> <p style="margin:0 0 12px; **********<strong>;">King Abdullah University of Science and Technology is seeking a <strong style="font-weight:700;">Graduate Program Student Advisor</strong> for the Biomedical Sciences Division. This full-time role involves overseeing and managing the entire graduate student population, including both MS and PhD students across all degree programs. The advisor will manage the full Student Life Cycle Management (SLCM) process, from admission through graduation, ensuring effective communication and timely resolution of issues.</p> <h3 style="font-size:18px; font-weight:700; margin:16px 0 8px;">Role Context and Purpose</h3> <p style="margin:0 0 12px; </strong>********<strong>;">The Graduate Program Student Advisor serves as the primary point of contact for all student-related matters—academic, personal, and administrative. The role involves close collaboration with students, faculty advisors, instructors, Graduate Affairs, and the Dean's Office. This position is dedicated to enhancing students' academic experience, personal development, and overall success at KAUST, while also supporting their transition to post-graduate careers and opportunities.</p> <h3 style="font-size:18px; font-weight:700; margin:16px 0 8px;">Key Responsibilities</h3> <ul style="margin:0 0 12px; padding-inline-start:24px; list-style-type:disc; list-style-position:outside;"> <li style="margin:0 0 6px;">Provide comprehensive administrative and operational support to degree programs and Program Chairs.</li> <li style="margin:0 0 6px;">Coordinate weekly seminars, academic presentations, visits of external speakers and faculty candidates, and faculty meetings.</li> <li style="margin:0 0 6px;">Support the graduate admissions process and manage entry assessment tests for incoming students.</li> <li style="margin:0 0 6px;">Coordinate qualifying examinations and assist PhD students through dissertation preparation and defense arrangements.</li> <li style="margin:0 0 6px;">Serve as the primary contact for student support and engagement, coordinating services and liaising with Registrar, Admissions, and graduate offices.</li> <li style="margin:0 0 6px;">Support admissions, onboarding, meetings, programs, graduation, recruitment, and retention initiatives.</li> <li style="margin:0 0 6px;">Monitor student progress, maintain records, analyze and report data, and collaborate on systems and process improvements.</li> <li style="margin:0 0 6px;">Advise on degree programs and policies, manage communications and outreach materials, and support faculty orientation and special projects.</li> <li style="margin:0 0 6px;">Represent the Division in recruitment activities, coordinate research opportunities, and maintain internship records.</li> </ul> <h3 style="font-size:18px; font-weight:700; margin:16px 0 8px;">Qualifications and Experience</h3> <ul style="margin:0 0 12px; padding-inline-start:24px; list-style-type:disc; list-style-position:outside;"> <li style="margin:0 0 6px;">A minimum of 2-5 years of relevant experience is required for this role.</li> </ul> <h3 style="font-size:18px; font-weight:700; margin:16px 0 8px;">Work Type</h3> <p style="margin:0 0 12px; </strong>********<strong>;">This is a full-time position within King Abdullah University of Science and Technology.</p> <h3 style="font-size:18px; font-weight:700; margin:16px 0 8px;">Application Information</h3> <p style="margin:0 0 12px; </strong>**********;">Salary for this position will be disclosed during the application process.</p>

<h3 >About the Role</h3> <p >King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST) is seeking a <strong >Computational Scientist</strong> to provide comprehensive support and training for users of laboratory systems and their software applications. This full-time position involves advanced support in computational science and engineering, big data analysis, machine learning, and related fields. The role requires 0-1 years of experience.</p> <h3 >Key Responsibilities</h3> <ul > <li >Provide timely user support via telephone, walk-in, email, and ticketing systems, handling advanced inquiries.</li> <li >Maintain high customer service standards in addressing user issues and questions.</li> <li >Install, port, and tune parallel applications, tools, and data analysis software stacks.</li> <li >Stay current with scientific, technical, and professional advancements through collaboration, training, conferences, and independent learning.</li> <li >Maintain broad knowledge of state-of-the-art computer technology, equipment, and systems, supporting benchmarking for future procurements.</li> <li >Review and prepare documentation for systems, tests, and software installations.</li> <li >Deliver individual and group instruction and training, becoming a campus reference in a topic of expertise.</li> <li >Develop software tools and parallel application libraries to support research projects in cluster systems.</li> <li >Develop software application benchmarks for periodic upgrades of laboratory systems.</li> <li >Pursue research activities aligned with laboratory goals and personal strengths, seeking co-authorship and engaging in scientific communication.</li> <li >Perform additional duties as required for lab operation and assigned by line managers.</li> </ul> <h3 >Responsibilities for Senior Candidates (L5)</h3> <p >Senior candidates are expected to take on additional leadership responsibilities:</p> <ul > <li >Contribute to and lead major tasks in lab leadership projects, such as the refresh of the Shaheen Supercomputer, as assigned.</li> <li >Initiate collaborative projects and activities with other groups within the lab and across other core labs.</li> <li >Increase national and international visibility of KAUST and Core Labs through active participation and representation in relevant events.</li> </ul> <h3 >Required Qualifications and Skills</h3> <ul > <li >Expertise in using or supporting computational science and engineering, data analysis, and AI applications in HPC environments.</li> <li >Demonstrated ability to support research activities in an HPC environment.</li> <li >Proven ability to work successfully in a highly collaborative research setting.</li> <li >Proficiency in programming HPC applications and tools (*, Fortran, C/C++, Python, MPI, OpenMP, CUDA, OpenACC).</li> <li >Excellent analytical, problem-solving, and decision-making skills.</li> <li >Creative and innovative with initiatives to improve lab operations.</li> <li >Flexible and capable of delivering high-quality results within deadlines.</li> <li >Strong planning and organizational skills.</li> <li >Ability to work in teams, influence peers, and achieve results.</li> <li >Ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously.</li> <li >Ability to work effectively in a multi-cultural environment.</li> <li >Demonstrated ability to prepare written and deliver oral reports in English.</li> <li >Strong verbal and written communication skills in English.</li> </ul> <h3 >Additional Competencies for Senior Candidates (L5)</h3> <ul > <li >Track record of publications and contributions in computational science and engineering and data analysis venues.</li> <li >Ability to become a reference scientist for commonly used concepts, practices, and procedures within the field.</li> <li >Strong team player with a track record of initiative and responsiveness.</li> <li >Organizational understanding and global thinking.</li> <li >Mastery of project management principles and practices.</li> <li >Ability to handle multiple projects simultaneously with autonomy.</li> </ul>

<h3 >About the Role</h3> <p >King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST) is seeking a <strong >Business Services Manager (Finance Operations)</strong>. This full-time role reports directly to the Director, NTI Operations, and is responsible for leading and managing business services functions across NTI. The position ensures that procurement, contracting, financial operations, and revenue-related processes are executed efficiently, in compliance with KAUST policies, and aligned with institutional governance standards.</p> <h3 >Role Purpose and Context</h3> <p >The Business Services Manager serves as an operational enabler across NTI units. The primary purpose is to ensure structured processes, strong financial controls, and consistent service delivery, thereby supporting NTI’s strategic initiatives and programs. This role is critical in maintaining operational efficiency and compliance within the organization's financial and procurement frameworks.</p> <h3 >Key Responsibilities</h3> <ul > <li >Lead and oversee the end-to-end procurement process across NTI, ensuring alignment with KAUST procurement policies.</li> <li >Manage the full Procure-to-Pay lifecycle, including requisitions, purchase orders, contract coordination, invoice validation, and follow-up payment with central finance.</li> <li >Ensure appropriate documentation, approvals, and delegation of authority compliance for all procurement transactions.</li> <li >Provide guidance to NTI units on procurement procedures, contract structuring, and vendor engagement.</li> <li >Monitor procurement cycle timelines and identify opportunities for process optimization.</li> <li >Coordinate with central Procurement, Finance, and Legal teams to facilitate efficient execution of strategic and high-value procurements.</li> </ul> <h3 >Required Experience</h3> <p >Candidates for this position should possess <strong >5-10 years of relevant experience</strong> in business services, finance operations, or procurement management. The role requires a strong understanding of financial controls, procurement policies, and operational efficiency within an institutional setting.</p> <h3 >Work Type</h3> <p >This is a <strong >full-time</strong> position.</p> <h3 >Application Information</h3> <p >Salary details for this position will be disclosed during the recruitment process.</p>

<h2 class="h5">Job description</h2> <div class="t-break" data-jb-field="description"> <span> </span><p><strong><span>Job</span><span> Purpose</span></strong></p><br> <br> <p>The KGSP Student Operations Lead is a key member of the KAUST Gifted Student Program (KGSP) team and is responsible for the operational management of key program functions across admissions, student enrichment, and program data and reporting. The position focuses on managing end-to-end processes, coordinates timelines and stakeholders, maintains accurate records, communicates with students to ensure the effective, accurate and timely delivery of program activities. routine program processes are completed efficiently and on time. The role works closely with the Head of KGSP and internal team members to support program delivery and continuous improvement. The role also contributes to wider team priorities and undertakes additional responsibilities as required to support the effective delivery of</p><br> <p>the KGSP program.</p><br> <br> <p><strong><span>Major</span><span>Accountabilities</span></strong></p><br> <br> <p><strong>Admissions Operations</strong></p><br> <ul> <li>Manage the end-to-end operational delivery of the KGSP admissions process.</li> <li>Coordinate application timelines, requirements, forms, documentation and key admission deadlines.</li> <li>Track applications status and follow up with students regarding their missing information of required actions.</li> <li>Work closely with the Head of KGSP and internal team members to ensure the admissions process is aligned with program requirements and priorities.</li> <li>Communicate with applicants and students throughout the admissions process.</li> <li>Maintain accurate and organized admissions records.</li> </ul> <p><strong>Enrichment Operations</strong></p><br> <ul> <li>Manage the planning, coordination, and operational delivery of student enrichment programs.</li> <li>Coordination logistics for enrichment activities, including registrations, forms, attendance, and participation records.</li> <li>Communicate with students about enrichment activities, requirements, and deadlines.</li> <li>Coordinate with internal and external stakeholders on program logistics.</li> <li>Track participation and follow up with students as needed.</li> <li>Maintain organized records of student enrichment activities.</li> <li>Gather feedback and participation data to support the evaluation and continuous improvement of enrichment programs.</li> </ul> <p><strong>Data &amp; Reporting</strong></p><br> <ul> <li>Maintain accurate student and program data in relevant systems and spreadsheets.</li> <li>Update records and ensure information is complete and current.</li> <li>Track key deadlines, activities, participation, and other program information.</li> <li>Prepare routine reports, lists, and data summaries for the program leadership team.</li> </ul> <br> <p><strong><span>Person</span><span>Requirements</span></strong></p><br> <br> <p><span>Competencies</span></p><br> <br> <br> <ul> <li>Strong understanding of international university admissions processes.</li> <li>Knowledge of KAUST admissions requirements and postgraduate programs.</li> <li>Strong program and project management skills, with the ability to manage multiple activities, timelines, and stakeholders.</li> <li>Excellent communication, interpersonal skills.</li> <li>Ability to work independently, take initiative, and collaborate effectively as part of a team.</li> <li>Strong problem-solving and process improvement skills.</li> <li>Strong organizational, administrative, and time management skills.</li> <li>Strong attention to detail, accuracy, and consistency</li> <li>Commitment to supporting student success and delivering a positive student experience.</li> <li>Knowledge of the Saudi education system and national priorities.</li> </ul> <br> <p><span>Qualifications</span></p><br> <br> <ul> <li>Bachelor's degree in business, data, or a related field.</li> <li>Proficiency in English and Arabic.</li> </ul> <br> <p><span>Experience</span></p><br> <br> <ul> <li>Minimum of 5-7 years of experience in international student advising or university admissions.</li> <li>Experience working with high-achieving students.</li> </ul> <br> </div><h2 data-automation-id="subHeaderPreferredCandidate" class="h5"> Preferred candidate </h2> <div class="row is-m v-align-top t-small bg-mute"> <div class="col is-3 p5" data-automation-id="label_Years_of_experience"> <b>Years of experience</b> </div> <div class="col is-9 p5" data-automation-id="data_Years_of_experience"> 2+ years </div> </div> <div class="row is-m v-align-top t-small "> <div class="col is-3 p5" data-automation-id="label_Degree"> <b>Degree</b> </div> <div class="col is-9 p5" data-automation-id="data_Degree"> Bachelor's degree / higher diploma </div> </div>

<h2 class="h5">Job description</h2> <div class="t-break" data-jb-field="description"> <span>Position Summary </span><p>The Senior Financial Analyst – Treasury &amp; Collection is responsible for independently performing and taking ownership of assigned Treasury and Collection activities, ensuring timely, accurate, and compliant execution in accordance with university’s policies, procedures, and internal controls. The role handles a broad range of Treasury and Collection activities, including payment processing, banking transactions, bank reconciliations, cash application, customer account management, collection follow-ups, receivables analysis, and resolution of operational issues and discrepancies.<br></p><br> <p><br>The position plays a key role in supporting the University's cash flow and collection objectives by managing assigned activities and customer accounts, resolving more complex operational matters, preparing financial and performance analysis, and coordinating with internal and external stakeholders. The Senior Financial Analyst also provides technical guidance and knowledge sharing to Financial Analysts and supports the Manager in monitoring performance, resolving issues, and implementing process improvements, automation, and system enhancements across Treasury and Collection operations.</p><br> Major Responsibilities <ul> <li>Independently perform and take ownership of assigned Treasury and Collection activities, ensuring timely, accurate, and compliant execution in accordance with University policies, procedures, and internal controls.</li> <li>Execute and manage assigned payment activities, including vendor payments, Concur claims, payroll, student stipends, visiting student payments, bank transfers, refunds and other specialized payments.</li> <li>Manage assigned banking activities, including bank portal transactions, SAP postings, bank rejections, refunds, transfers, bank fees, and other banking-related transactions, ensuring accurate and timely processing.</li> <li>Perform and maintain bank reconciliations for assigned accounts, manage incoming and outgoing bank accounts, investigate unidentified deposits and payment discrepancies, and ensure timely resolution and clearance of unreconciled items.</li> <li>Process, reconcile, and accurately apply customer receipts and cash collections to outstanding invoices and customer accounts, including the investigation and clearance of unapplied and unidentified cash.</li> <li>Proactively manage assigned customer accounts and follow up on overdue receivables and payment commitments.</li> <li>Coordinate with customers, proponents, Legal, Accounts Receivable, banks, and other stakeholders to resolve billing issues, payment discrepancies, customer disputes, and collection matters.</li> <li>Perform detailed analysis of customer accounts, aging, payment patterns, and outstanding balances to identify collection risks and recommend appropriate actions or escalation.</li> <li>Investigate and resolve complex Treasury and Collection issues and prepare reporting and analysis.</li> <li>Complete month-end/year-end activities, support audits, provide guidance to Financial Analysts, support KPI monitoring, process improvements, confidentiality, and ad hoc assignments.</li> </ul> Competencies <ul> <li>Strong practical knowledge of Treasury and Collection functions.</li> <li>Ability to independently manage assigned activities and resolve complex issues.</li> <li>Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.</li> <li>Strong knowledge of SAP or ERP systems and Excel.</li> <li>Strong communication and stakeholder management skills.</li> <li>Ability to provide technical guidance.</li> <li>Ability to manage competing priorities.</li> <li>Strong accountability, integrity, customer orientation, and continuous improvement.</li> </ul> Qualifications <ul> <li>Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance or other related major.</li> </ul> <ul> <li>Studying towards or membership of a recognized international professional accounting body is recommended (CMA, CTP, SOCPA VAT Specialist).</li> </ul> Experience <ul> <li>Minimum 5 years of experience in same role in a complex environment.</li> </ul> <ul> <li>Minimum 3 years of experience in working with ERP systems such as SAP is highly desirable.</li> </ul> </div><h2 data-automation-id="subHeaderPreferredCandidate" class="h5"> Preferred candidate </h2> <div class="row is-m v-align-top t-small bg-mute"> <div class="col is-3 p5" data-automation-id="label_Years_of_experience"> <b>Years of experience</b> </div> <div class="col is-9 p5" data-automation-id="data_Years_of_experience"> No experience required </div> </div> <div class="row is-m v-align-top t-small "> <div class="col is-3 p5" data-automation-id="label_Degree"> <b>Degree</b> </div> <div class="col is-9 p5" data-automation-id="data_Degree"> Bachelor's degree / higher diploma </div> </div>

<h3 >About the Role at KAUST</h3> <p >The King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST) is seeking a <strong >Research User Computing Lead</strong>. This full-time position provides hands-on technical leadership for KAUST’s Linux scientific workstation platform, overseeing its architecture, provisioning, configuration, automation, security, and lifecycle management. The role ensures that high-performance Linux workstations and remote workstation services effectively support faculty, researchers, and students across research and teaching activities. While the primary focus is Linux, the Lead also supervises and provides technical direction to Windows and macOS engineers supporting the wider end-user computing fleet, ensuring alignment, consistency, and reliable service delivery across platforms.</p> <h3 >Platform Leadership and Strategy</h3> <p >The Research User Computing Lead is responsible for defining the strategic direction and technical standards for the workstation fleet. Key responsibilities include:</p> <ul > <li >Setting the architecture and technical direction for KAUST’s Linux scientific workstation fleet, encompassing configuration management, provisioning, inventory, patching, access control, security, and lifecycle management.</li> <li >Establishing infrastructure-as-code, GitOps, automation, and engineering standards for the Linux platform team, and providing technical direction for the Windows and macOS endpoint platforms.</li> <li >Leading and documenting build-vs-buy and tooling decisions for provisioning, configuration management, secrets management, observability, and fleet operations, including rationale, risks, and tradeoffs.</li> <li >Owning the design and continuous improvement of physical and remote scientific workstation platforms, ensuring secure, high-performance access for faculty, researchers, students, and teaching users.</li> </ul> <h3 >Operational Oversight and Security Compliance</h3> <ul > <li >Overseeing platform operations, including bare-metal and virtual provisioning, patch orchestration, inventory, drift detection, observability, reliability, and service continuity for active research users.</li> <li >Owning the security and compliance posture of the workstation fleet, including host hardening, secrets management, audit logging, compliance baselines, and alignment with frameworks such as NIST 800-171 and CIS Benchmarks.</li> <li >Defining hardware standards, refresh cycles, model validation, driver compatibility, firmware and BIOS automation, and lifecycle plans while balancing research priorities, budget constraints, and user disruption.</li> </ul> <h3 >Team Leadership and Collaboration</h3> <ul > <li >Leading, mentoring, supervising, and developing the Linux workstation platform team, including Windows and macOS engineers, ensuring clear roles, objectives, performance expectations, and shared engineering practices.</li> <li >Serving as the senior technical escalation point for complex platform, provisioning, access-control, hardware, and cross-platform endpoint issues.</li> <li >Working directly with faculty, researchers, students, vendors, and internal IT teams to understand requirements, manage expectations, and translate research and teaching needs into sustainable platform capabilities.</li> <li >Partnering with network, security, IAM, storage, and advanced computing teams to deliver integrated, secure, and compliant platform services.</li> <li >Providing regular updates and recommendations to senior IT leadership on platform direction, risks, lifecycle planning, investment needs, and service improvements.</li> </ul> <h3 >Required Experience</h3> <p >Candidates for this full-time role should possess <strong >0-1 years of relevant experience</strong>.</p> <h3 >Additional Duties</h3> <p >The successful candidate will also perform other applicable tasks and duties assigned within the realm of their knowledge, skills, and abilities in the field of the position.</p>

<h2 class="h5">Job description</h2> <div class="t-break" data-jb-field="description"> <span></span><p><strong>About the Role</strong></p><br> <p>The Research User Computing Linux Specialist designs, operates, and continuously improves KAUST's Linux-based research end-user computing platforms, including Ubuntu and Rocky Linux endpoints, physical scientific workstations, and virtual scientific workstation services. This role enables secure, reliable, and high-performance access to scientific desktop environments for faculty, researchers, and students.</p><br> <p><strong>Responsibilities</strong></p><br> <ul> <li>Administer, maintain, and improve Ubuntu and Rocky Linux end-user platforms to provide stable and secure scientific workstation services for KAUST's research and academic communities.</li> <li>Develop, standardize, and maintain Linux workstation builds and images for physical and virtual scientific desktops, ensuring consistency, reliability, and readiness for research use.</li> <li>Manage and support remote scientific workstation platforms, including NICE DCV and Kasm Workspaces, to enable secure, high-performance access to research desktop environments.</li> <li>Automate provisioning, configuration, patching, monitoring, and compliance activities using scripting, configuration management, Infrastructure as Code, and GitOps-aligned practices.</li> <li>Troubleshoot and resolve complex Linux endpoint, workstation, remote desktop, GPU, driver, performance, identity, storage, and network-related issues, escalating where deeper platform or infrastructure support is required.</li> <li>Integrate Linux desktops and workstations with enterprise IAM, storage, network, monitoring, security, and endpoint management services to support compliant and reliable operations.</li> <li>Partner with faculty, researchers, students, research labs, HPC, storage, security, and advanced computing teams to understand scientific workflows and translate requirements into sustainable workstation solutions.</li> <li>Support installation, validation, and maintenance of scientific and research software on Linux workstation environments, considering compatibility, performance, reproducibility, and user needs.</li> <li>Implement and maintain security and compliance controls for Linux workstation environments, including patching, hardening, audit logging, endpoint security, and alignment with KAUST policies and relevant frameworks.</li> <li>Develop and maintain operational documentation, runbooks, user guidance, dashboards, and service metrics to improve supportability, transparency, and continuous improvement.</li> <li>Evaluate new Linux desktops, remote access, virtualization, automation, and scientific workstation technologies, and provide recommendations to improve service quality and platform capability.</li> <li>Perform other applicable tasks and duties assigned within the realm of the employee's knowledge, skills, and abilities in the field of the position.</li> </ul> <p><strong>Qualifications</strong></p><br> <ul> <li><strong>Essential:</strong> Bachelor’s degree in computer science, Information Technology, Computer Engineering, Engineering, or a related field.</li> <li><strong>Preferred:</strong> Relevant Linux certification such as Red Hat Certified Engineer, Linux Foundation Certified Engineer, LPIC, or equivalent.</li> <li>Certification or formal training in configuration management, automation, security, IT service management, NICE DCV, Kasm Workspaces, or related platforms is desirable.</li> <li>Security, cloud, networking, or endpoint management certifications such as Security+, CISSP, CCNA, ITIL, or equivalent are desirable.</li> </ul> <p><strong>Required Skills</strong></p><br> <ul> <li>Strong Linux administration and troubleshooting skills across endpoint, workstation, and scientific desktop environments.</li> <li>Strong automation mindset, with the ability to reduce manual work through scripting, configuration management, Infrastructure as Code, and repeatable operational processes.</li> <li>Good understanding of research and scientific computing needs, including GPU-enabled workstations, specialized software, reproducibility, performance, and secure remote access.</li> <li>Ability to diagnose issues across operating systems, drivers, remote desktop platforms, identity, storage, network, security controls, and user-side configurations.</li> <li>Customer-centric approach, with the ability to work directly with faculty, researchers, students, and technical teams, communicate clearly, and set realistic expectations.</li> <li>Strong documentation and continuous improvement mindset, with the ability to create runbooks, standards, support materials, and operational metrics.</li> <li>Good collaboration skills, with the ability to work effectively with platform, network, security, IAM, storage, HPC, vendor, and research support teams.</li> <li>Awareness of security, compliance, auditability, and operational risk in enterprise and research computing environments.</li> <li>Ability to prioritize work in a deadline-driven research and teaching environment while maintaining service reliability and user trust.</li> <li>Willingness to learn and evaluate new Linux, remote workstation, automation, and scientific computing technologies.</li> </ul> <p><strong>Preferred Skills</strong></p><br> <ul> <li>Hands-on experience with remote scientific workstation platforms such as NICE DCV, Kasm Workspaces, or similar technologies.</li> <li>Experience with GPU-enabled Linux workstations, NVIDIA/CUDA environments, scientific software stacks, or specialized research desktop environments.</li> <li>Exposure to security and compliance baselines such as NIST 800-171, NIST 800-53, CIS Benchmarks, ISO standards, or institutional security requirements.</li> <li>Experience working directly with faculty, researchers, students, labs, vendors, and cross-functional IT teams to gather requirements and deliver sustainable technical solutions.</li> </ul> </div><h2 data-automation-id="subHeaderPreferredCandidate" class="h5"> Preferred candidate </h2> <div class="row is-m v-align-top t-small bg-mute"> <div class="col is-3 p5" data-automation-id="label_Years_of_experience"> <b>Years of experience</b> </div> <div class="col is-9 p5" data-automation-id="data_Years_of_experience"> No experience required </div> </div> <div class="row is-m v-align-top t-small "> <div class="col is-3 p5" data-automation-id="label_Degree"> <b>Degree</b> </div> <div class="col is-9 p5" data-automation-id="data_Degree"> Bachelor's degree / higher diploma </div> </div>

<h2 class="h5">Job description</h2> <div class="t-break" data-jb-field="description"> <span> </span><p><strong>About the Role</strong></p><br> <p>The Research User Computing Platforms Lead provides hands-on technical leadership for KAUST’s Linux scientific workstation platform, with responsibility for its architecture, provisioning, configuration, automation, security, and lifecycle management. The role ensures that high-performance Linux workstations and remote workstation services effectively support faculty, researchers, and students across research and teaching activities. While the primary focus is Linux, the role also supervises and provides technical direction to Windows and macOS engineers supporting the wider end-user computing fleet, ensuring alignment, consistency, and reliable service delivery across platforms.</p><br> <p><strong>Responsibilities</strong></p><br> <ul> <li>Set the architecture and technical direction for KAUST’s Linux scientific workstation fleet, including configuration management, provisioning, inventory, patching, access control, security, and lifecycle management.</li> <li>Establish infrastructure-as-code, GitOps, automation, and engineering standards for the Linux platform team, and provide technical direction for the Windows and macOS endpoint platforms supported by the team.</li> <li>Lead and document build-vs-buy and tooling decisions for provisioning, configuration management, secrets management, observability, and fleet operations, including rationale, risks, and tradeoffs.</li> <li>Own the design and continuous improvement of physical and remote scientific workstation platforms, ensuring secure, high-performance access for faculty, researchers, students, and teaching users.</li> <li>Oversee platform operations, including bare-metal and virtual provisioning, patch orchestration, inventory, drift detection, observability, reliability, and service continuity for active research users.</li> <li>Own the security and compliance posture of the workstation fleet, including host hardening, secrets management, audit logging, compliance baselines, and alignment with frameworks such as NIST 800-171 and CIS Benchmarks.</li> <li>Define hardware standards, refresh cycles, model validation, driver compatibility, firmware and BIOS automation, and lifecycle plans while balancing research priorities, budget constraints, and user disruption.</li> <li>Lead, mentor, supervise, and develop the Linux workstation platform team, including Windows and macOS engineers, ensuring clear roles, objectives, performance expectations, and shared engineering practices.</li> <li>Serve as the senior technical escalation point for complex platform, provisioning, access-control, hardware, and cross-platform endpoint issues.</li> <li>Work directly with faculty, researchers, students, vendors, and internal IT teams to understand requirements, manage expectations, and translate research and teaching needs into sustainable platform capabilities.</li> <li>Partner with network, security, IAM, storage, and advanced computing teams to deliver integrated, secure, and compliant platform services.</li> <li>Provide regular updates and recommendations to senior IT leadership on platform direction, risks, lifecycle planning, investment needs, and service improvements.</li> <li>Perform other applicable tasks and duties assigned within the realm of the employee’s knowledge, skills, and abilities in the field of the position.</li> </ul> <p><strong>Qualifications</strong></p><br> <ul> <li>Essential: Bachelor’s degree in computer science, Information Technology, Engineering, or a related field.</li> <li>Preferred: Master’s degree in a relevant technical or management discipline.</li> <li>Preferred certifications: Red Hat Certified Engineer (RHCE), Linux Professional Institute Certification (LPIC), Puppet Certified Professional or equivalent configuration-management certification.</li> <li>Preferred certifications: Networking or security certification relevant to NAC/802.1X, such as CCNA or Aruba certification; ITIL Foundation or higher; security certifications such as CISSP, CISM, or CompTIA Security+.</li> </ul> <p><strong>Required Skills</strong></p><br> <ul> <li>Extensive experience in Linux systems, infrastructure, endpoint engineering, or platform engineering, with a strong record of owning systems at scale.</li> <li>Hands-on production experience with declarative configuration management, preferably Puppet or Ansible, and a demonstrated infrastructure-as-code and GitOps mindset using Git workflows, code review, and CI/CD for infrastructure.</li> <li>Experience managing large Linux endpoints or workstation fleets, ideally 500+ endpoints, including Ubuntu and Rocky Linux in enterprise, research, academic, or scientific computing environments.</li> <li>Experience with network-based provisioning, patch management, endpoint security, observability, hardware lifecycle management, firmware/BIOS automation, and security/compliance baselines.</li> <li>Working knowledge of network access control, including 802.1X, RADIUS, certificate-based authentication, endpoint supplicant configuration, and provisioning or break-glass scenarios.</li> <li>Evidence of technical leadership, including setting architecture, making consequential tradeoffs, mentoring engineers, improving engineering practices, and supporting hiring or team development.</li> <li>Experience working directly with faculty, researchers, students, technical teams, vendors, and leadership to gather requirements, manage expectations, and balance competing priorities.</li> <li>Experience supporting high-performance or GPU-enabled scientific computing environments, including NVIDIA/CUDA, performance tuning, and workload-specific desktop requirements.</li> </ul> </div><h2 data-automation-id="subHeaderPreferredCandidate" class="h5"> Preferred candidate </h2> <div class="row is-m v-align-top t-small bg-mute"> <div class="col is-3 p5" data-automation-id="label_Years_of_experience"> <b>Years of experience</b> </div> <div class="col is-9 p5" data-automation-id="data_Years_of_experience"> No experience required </div> </div> <div class="row is-m v-align-top t-small "> <div class="col is-3 p5" data-automation-id="label_Degree"> <b>Degree</b> </div> <div class="col is-9 p5" data-automation-id="data_Degree"> Bachelor's degree / higher diploma </div> </div>

<h2 class="h5">Job description</h2> <div class="t-break" data-jb-field="description"> <span> </span><p><strong>Position Summary</strong>&nbsp;</p><br> <br> <p>The Radiation Safety Specialist&nbsp;establishes,&nbsp;operates&nbsp;and manages the radiation safety program at KAUST, including assessing potential exposures to radiation. He / She supports university staff, faculty, and students in the management of Campus HSE compliance.&nbsp;The scope may be extended to business partners and industry collaborators when deemed applicable.&nbsp;</p><br> <br> <p><strong>Major Responsibilities&nbsp;</strong></p><br> <br> <ul> <li>Ensure regulatory compliance of radiation safety program with local regulations and international guidelines KAUST subscribes to.&nbsp;</li> </ul> <br> <ul> <li>Ensures a safe working research and educational environment with respect to the use of radiation for research at KAUST.&nbsp;</li> </ul> <br> <ul> <li>Establish Radiation Safety Program&nbsp;in accordance with&nbsp;regulatory requirements and KAUST operational needs.&nbsp;</li> </ul> <br> <ul> <li>Manage Radiation Safety Program to support undisrupted radiation research activities; obtaining all necessary licenses and permits.&nbsp;</li> </ul> <br> <ul> <li>Serves as the principal technical resource to departmental and campus management on matters relating to radiation safety.&nbsp;</li> </ul> <br> <ul> <li>Review and approve radioactive material purchase request orders.&nbsp;</li> </ul> <br> <ul> <li>Reviews research protocols and safety plans involving use of radiation.&nbsp;</li> </ul> <br> <ul> <li>Writes&nbsp;reports and other forms of scientific or technical documentation, including revising the University Radiation Safety Program, Manual, and other documents as&nbsp;appropriate.&nbsp;</li> </ul> <br> <p><strong>Competencies&nbsp;</strong></p><br> <br> <ul> <li>Extensive knowledge of university research-related radiation safety standards and codes.&nbsp;</li> </ul> <br> <ul> <li>Skill in operation and maintenance of radiation&nbsp;monitoring&nbsp;and testing equipment.&nbsp;</li> </ul> <br> <ul> <li>Excellent verbal and written English skills.&nbsp;</li> </ul> <br> <p><strong>Qualifications&nbsp;</strong></p><br> <br> <ul> <li>Bachelor's degree in an appropriate scientific or public health field.&nbsp;</li> </ul> <br> <ul> <li>Membership in a relevant professional organization preferred.&nbsp;</li> </ul> <br> <ul> <li>KSA Radiation Protection Officer training preferred.&nbsp;</li> </ul> <br> <p><strong>Experience&nbsp;</strong></p><br> <br> <ul> <li>Minimum six (6) years of professional experience including program development in radiation safety at universities or another research environment.&nbsp;</li> </ul> <br> </div><h2 data-automation-id="subHeaderPreferredCandidate" class="h5"> Preferred candidate </h2> <div class="row is-m v-align-top t-small bg-mute"> <div class="col is-3 p5" data-automation-id="label_Years_of_experience"> <b>Years of experience</b> </div> <div class="col is-9 p5" data-automation-id="data_Years_of_experience"> No experience required </div> </div> <div class="row is-m v-align-top t-small "> <div class="col is-3 p5" data-automation-id="label_Degree"> <b>Degree</b> </div> <div class="col is-9 p5" data-automation-id="data_Degree"> Bachelor's degree / higher diploma </div> </div>

<h2 class="h5">Job description</h2> <div class="t-break" data-jb-field="description"> <span></span><p><strong>About the Role</strong></p><br> <p>The Manager of Enterprise Applications and Integration is a strategic and operational leader responsible for the vision, delivery, and optimization of the university’s core institutional platforms. Operating within a complex higher education ecosystem, this role oversees the technical teams managing critical systems like SAP Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP), the Student Information System (SIS), Learning Management System (LMS), and Customer Relationship Management (CRM), as well as overseeing software development and integration. The Manager works in partnership with business leaders to ensure these applications are secure, modern, seamlessly integrated, and directly supportive of KAUST’s research excellence, student success, faculty teaching, and administrative efficiency. It provides people leadership for specialist teams, including the Integration Engineering Lead, while remaining technically credible and accountable for modern architecture, Agile/DevOps delivery and continuous improvement.</p><br> <p><strong>Responsibilities</strong></p><br> <ul> <li>Shape the enterprise application roadmap in partnership with the relevant business owners, transitioning legacy, on-premise university systems to modern, agile SaaS platforms that enable business strategy and objectives.</li> <li>Direct complex vendor partnerships, managing negotiations, service level agreements (SLAs), and system integrators for major institutional platforms (e.g., Ellucian, SAP, Microsoft, Blackboard).</li> <li>Champion data democratisation, ensuring enterprise systems break down data silos between academic, financial, and student affairs departments.</li> <li>Act as the strategic partner of business owners including the Registrar, Chief Financial Officer, Chief People Officer, Vice-Presidents and their key Directors, working with them to translate their business strategy and objectives into the enterprise application roadmap.</li> <li>Modernize delivery frameworks, safely shifting the team from traditional waterfall deployment cycles to product-led, agile, and DevOps methodologies appropriate to complex enterprise applications.</li> <li>Enforce robust application lifecycle management, including automated testing, strict release management, and planned maintenance windows that align with the academic calendar.</li> <li>Partner with key internal stakeholders such as the Chief Information Security Officer (CISO) and Enterprise Architecture to secure highly sensitive institutional data, maintaining strict compliance with regulations like PDPL, NCA directives, institutional data governance policies, enterprise architecture principles, standards and patterns as appropriate.</li> <li>Directly lead, mentor, and inspire a diverse team of application specialists, analysts, developers, and database administrators.</li> <li>Orchestrate team upskilling initiatives, intentionally pivoting staff competencies away from legacy systems and toward modern cloud-based administration, SAP integrations, and Microsoft cloud architectures.</li> <li>Establish clear work allocation approaches, team goals, and transparent accountability frameworks, ensuring the team operates with a transparent, high-velocity, service-oriented mindset.</li> <li>Partner with other IT teams to foster a transparent, psychological safe, and collaborative culture, breaking down existing technical sub-silos, fostering a growth mindset and a high performing team.</li> </ul> <p><strong>Qualifications</strong></p><br> <ul> <li>Essential: Bachelor's degree in computer science, information systems, software engineering, data/technology management or an equivalent combination of qualifications and relevant experience.</li> <li>Preferable: Professional certification or equivalent experience in enterprise architecture, cloud platforms, Agile/DevOps, IT service management, SAP or integration technologies.</li> </ul> <p><strong>Required Skills</strong></p><br> <ul> <li>Demonstrated capability in building, scaling, and managing technical application teams, ideally during periods of technological migration or structural change.</li> <li>Demonstrated capability in managing financial resources, significant budgets and high value contracts.</li> <li>Strong communication skills with a proven ability to communicate complex business, technical and risk issues clearly to executives, business stakeholders and technical teams, and build trusted partnerships across KAUST.</li> <li>Strong vendor management and engagement skills, with a track record of managing complex vendor relationships, vendor roadmaps, contracts and SLA’s, holding vendors and service providers accountable for outcomes.</li> </ul> <p><strong>Preferred Skills</strong></p><br> <ul> <li>Practical knowledge of Ellucian Banner (SaaS or on-premise), with a preference for candidates who have led or participated in a full-lifecycle Banner implementation.</li> <li>Deep understanding of SAP environments (ECC or S/4HANA) and how finance/HR modules intersect with academic administrative data.</li> <li>Foundational understanding of Blackboard Learn configurations, building blocks, and LTI integrations.</li> <li>Strong familiarity with Microsoft Azure, M365, and Power Platform for identity management (SSO), productivity, and lightweight automation.</li> </ul> </div><h2 data-automation-id="subHeaderPreferredCandidate" class="h5"> Preferred candidate </h2> <div class="row is-m v-align-top t-small bg-mute"> <div class="col is-3 p5" data-automation-id="label_Years_of_experience"> <b>Years of experience</b> </div> <div class="col is-9 p5" data-automation-id="data_Years_of_experience"> No experience required </div> </div> <div class="row is-m v-align-top t-small "> <div class="col is-3 p5" data-automation-id="label_Degree"> <b>Degree</b> </div> <div class="col is-9 p5" data-automation-id="data_Degree"> Bachelor's degree / higher diploma </div> </div>

<h2 class="h5">Job description</h2> <div class="t-break" data-jb-field="description"> <span></span><p><strong>About The Role </strong></p><br> <p>The Lead Integration Architect/Developer is a senior technical leader responsible for designing, building, and modernizing our enterprise integration ecosystems. This dual-impact role requires an expert who can architect modern high-performing, secure cloud and hybrid integration platforms while actively writing code, creating reusable frameworks, and mentoring engineering teams. You will own the technical roadmap for how our distributed applications, SaaS systems, data platforms, and legacy environments connect and communicate smoothly and securely using contemporary DevSecOps practices.</p><br> <p><strong>Responsibilities</strong></p><br> <p><strong>Architectural Design, Strategy and Governance</strong></p><br> <ul> <li>Own the integration reference architecture and roadmap covering integration architecture and patterns, API management, iPaaS/connectors, event-driven messaging, workflow/orchestration, data movement and legacy remediation.</li> <li>Establish and enforce engineering standards and governance for API design, event naming, versioning, documentation, automated testing, code review, source control, deployment, secrets management, resilience, error handling and supportability.</li> <li>Build and maintain an integration catalogue so KAUST can understand what integrations exist, who owns them, what data they move, which systems consume them, and the operational and security risk attached to each integration.</li> <li>Provide technical design assurance for projects and procurements so new platforms meet KAUST integration standards, avoid unnecessary customisation and include suitable APIs, event capability, identity integration, data export and support arrangements.</li> </ul> <p><strong>Engineering and Delivery Leadership</strong></p><br> <ul> <li>Design, build and maintain integration services including APIs, events, message flows, connectors, transformation scripts, tests and CI/CD pipelines; personally contribute hands-on engineering work rather than acting only in an advisory capacity.</li> <li>Develop robust and reusable integration patterns using appropriate technologies such as REST/OData APIs, SOAP where unavoidable, IDocs/BAPIs, event/webhook patterns, message queues, SFTP/managed file transfer, ETL/ELT and change data capture.</li> <li>Improve operational observability and service reliability by implementing monitoring, alerting, dashboards, audit logging, reconciliation, incident response practices and post-incident improvement actions for critical integrations.</li> <li>Reduce legacy integration risk by assessing point-to-point interfaces, database links, batch jobs, unmanaged scripts and vendor feeds, then wrapping, replacing, retiring or tolerating them through an explicit remediation plan.</li> <li>Manage assigned platform, vendor and financial responsibilities including input to budgets, licences, vendor performance, service levels and contract requirements related to integration platforms and delivery partners.</li> </ul> <p><strong>Collaboration and Mentorship</strong></p><br> <ul> <li>Lead, coach and develop a small technical team including allocation of work, mentoring, performance input, recruitment support, quality assurance and creation of a collaborative engineering culture.</li> <li>Act as a trusted advisor to enterprise applications, data, cyber security, identity, infrastructure and business product teams to ensure integration designs support KAUST business processes, master data quality, security, privacy and operational resilience.</li> <li>Mature Agile and DevOps ways of working by running a visible backlog, prioritising demand with stakeholders, planning iterative delivery, improving deployment frequency and reducing operational risk through automation.</li> <li>Perform other applicable tasks and duties assigned within the realm of the employee's knowledge, skills and abilities in the field of his/her position.</li> </ul> <p><strong>Qualifications</strong></p><br> <p><strong>Essential</strong></p><br> <ul> <li>Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Information Technology, Engineering or a related discipline, or an equivalent combination of education and substantial relevant experience.</li> <li>Evidence of continuing professional development in integration engineering, cloud platforms, software engineering, DevOps, cybersecurity, enterprise architecture or related fields.</li> </ul> <p><strong>Preferred</strong></p><br> <ul> <li>Relevant professional certifications, for example SAP BTP/Integration Suite, Azure Integration Services, AWS, API management, MuleSoft, Boomi, Kafka/event streaming, Agile, DevOps or architecture certifications. No single vendor certification is mandatory.</li> </ul> <p><strong>Required Skills</strong></p><br> <ul> <li>Hands-on integration engineering expertise across APIs, event-driven messaging, iPaaS/connectors, workflow/orchestration, batch/file integration, transformations and integration security.</li> <li>Contemporary software engineering discipline including clean code/configuration, automated testing, CI/CD, infrastructure-as-code concepts, source control, peer review and release management in modern toolsets.</li> <li>Architecture with delivery pragmatism able to set standards and future direction while also making practical trade-offs and delivering working services in complex legacy environments.</li> <li>Agile and DevOps leadership able to manage a backlog, run iterative delivery, improve flow, measure outcomes and embed operational accountability into engineering work.</li> <li>People leadership and coaching able to guide a small team of technical professionals, lift capability, allocate work, provide feedback and build a high-trust engineering culture.</li> <li>Security, privacy and resilience mindset including authentication, authorization, encryption, secrets, audit logging, vulnerability management, personal data protection and continuity of service.</li> <li>Data and master-data awareness able to understand canonical data, data ownership, lineage, quality, metadata and the separation between operational integration and analytical data pipelines.</li> <li>Stakeholder and vendor management able to influence business owners, technical teams, vendors and project teams without losing technical depth or accountability for outcomes.</li> <li>Clear communication able to explain integration risks, trade-offs and progress to executives, architects, engineers, vendors and non-technical stakeholders.</li> <li>Operational problem solving able to troubleshoot complex cross-system failures, lead incident resolution and convert repeated issues into engineering improvements.</li> <li>Practical SAP integration knowledge with the ability to work with SAP standard APIs/events and legacy SAP patterns while avoiding unnecessary customisation and tight coupling.</li> </ul> <p><strong>Preferred Skills</strong></p><br> <ul> <li>Experience in higher education, research, government, healthcare, public sector or another complex mission-driven environment.</li> <li>Experience integrating identity and access management, student, HR, finance, procurement, research, facilities, data lakehouse or analytics platforms.</li> <li>Experience integrating SAP S/4HANA,</li> </ul> </div><h2 data-automation-id="subHeaderPreferredCandidate" class="h5"> Preferred candidate </h2> <div class="row is-m v-align-top t-small bg-mute"> <div class="col is-3 p5" data-automation-id="label_Years_of_experience"> <b>Years of experience</b> </div> <div class="col is-9 p5" data-automation-id="data_Years_of_experience"> No experience required </div> </div> <div class="row is-m v-align-top t-small "> <div class="col is-3 p5" data-automation-id="label_Degree"> <b>Degree</b> </div> <div class="col is-9 p5" data-automation-id="data_Degree"> Bachelor's degree / higher diploma </div> </div>