Senior Specialist, Data Science & Artificial Intelligence II

Maaden, established in 1997, is one of the fastest-growing mining companies in the world and the largest multi-commodity mining and metals company in the Middle East. We are leading the development of the mining industry to become the third pillar of Saudi Arabia’s economy by building a world-class, unique, and fully integrated mining value chain.

We are pleased to share an exciting opportunity for the below mentioned position. This role offers a chance to contribute to our ambitious growth and play a key part in shaping the future of mining in the Kingdom.

Job Purpose

Design, develop, and deploy machine learning and Generative AI solutions to solve defined business problems, ensuring technical robustness, model performance, and responsible AI implementation.

Key Accountabilities

Develop, test, and validate machine learning, deep learning, and Generative AI models (including LLM-based applications).

Implement prompt engineering strategies and retrieval-augmented generation (RAG) pipelines.

Perform feature engineering, model tuning, and performance optimization.

Prepare, cleanse, and transform structured and unstructured datasets.

Support deployment of ML and GenAI models using MLOps and LLMOps practices.

Conduct structured evaluation of LLM outputs including hallucination detection and quality scoring.

Integrate AI solutions via APIs into enterprise systems.

Document model design, assumptions, risks, and validation results.

Ensure compliance with data governance, cybersecurity, and ethical AI guidelines.

• Support monitoring, retraining, and lifecycle management of deployed models.

Minimum Qualification, Experience and Competencies

• Minimum Qualification

Bachelor’s degree in Data Science, Artificial Intelligence, Computer Science, or a related quantitative field

Minimum Experience

• 4–6 years in data science, machine learning, or applied AI roles.

Skills

• Python, SQL, ML frameworks (TensorFlow, PyTorch, Scikit-learn)
• Prompt engineering
• RAG pipelines & vector databases
• Model fine-tuning and evaluation
• Data preprocessing & feature engineering
• Basic cloud deployment concepts
• MLOps / LLMOps fundamentals
• Analytical problem-solving
• Results Orientation
• Collaboration
• Continuous Improvement
• Accountability

Benefits

• Career Growth
• Competitive Salaries
• Comprehensive Package
• Inclusive Work Environment
• Work-Life Balance
• Employee wellness