EdTech Data Integrations Specialist

Hiring category: Saudi / GCC National & Dependent EdTech Data Integrations Specialist District Office (DO) November 4, 2026 Position Description Location Al Khobar, Eastern, Saudi Arabia School / Site Central Office Division / Department Education Technology Position Type Support Staff Subject / Stages - Work days / Hours 210 days @ 8 hours per day Position status Full time Salary code Support Staff Eligible Applicants Saudi National, Dependent Position start date December 6, 2026 Application deadline December 4, 2026 Reports To Hayden Williams, Head of Educational Technology Requisition Number 08-2627-078 Summary The EdTech Integrations Specialist manages how data is collected, organized, stored, transferred and retained across ISG’s five schools, four sites and District Office. Reporting to the Head of Educational Technology, the Specialist develops and maintains the ISG Data Plan, ensuring accurate, secure and timely data exchange between Admissions, the Student Information System (SIS) and other ISG applications. The role collaborates with EdTech teams, IT, Admissions, school offices and vendors and supports compliance with the Saudi Personal Data Protection Law (PDPL) and ISG data privacy policies. Position Duties The successful candidate will be expected to: - Demonstrate commitment to child protection by treating student and family data as a safeguarding responsibility, limiting access appropriately and promptly reporting misuse or exposure. - Develop, maintain and annually review the ISG Data Plan and data inventory, documenting data collection, classification, ownership, storage, movement, retention and secure deletion across all relevant systems. - Define data ownership and stewardship responsibilities, establish data quality standards, conduct regular audits and maintain records of processing activities and other documentation required by the PDPL. - Review forms and intake processes to ensure data is collected for appropriate purposes with required notices and consent, and establish consistent data classification, naming conventions and folder structures aligned with applicable Saudi data management standards. - Manage end-to-end data flows from Admissions to the SIS and connected applications, mapping enrolment and onboarding processes, improving data validation and minimizing manual data entry. - Build and maintain automated account provisioning and de-provisioning for students, parents and staff through integrations and rostering standards, monitor synchronization and resolve failures with relevant teams and vendors. - Coordinate year-end and start-of-year data rollovers, class and section setups, and re-enrolment updates. - Design and maintain data models, unique identifiers, field mappings and relationships across ISG systems; build, test, document and support integrations using APIs, SFTP, CSV exchanges and scripting. - Assess integration requirements for proposed software and maintain an up-to-date register of system connections, data flows, schedules and support responsibilities. - Develop reports and dashboards that provide reliable information from a consistent source of truth. - Support compliance with the PDPL, its Implementing Regulations and ISG data privacy policies, as well as GDPR, FERPA and COPPA where applicable; assist with data protection impact assessments, data subject access requests and breach response. - Review vendor data processing agreements, cross-border data transfers and data hosting arrangements; establish role-based access controls and review system access each term with IT. - Train staff in data privacy, secure data handling, storage and naming standards, and support SIS and core application workflows, including onboarding and training. - Provide data and integration support to EdTech Coordinators and relevant departments, including Admissions, school offices, Nursing, Counselling, Learning Support and Marketing and Communications. - Create and maintain user guides, data dictionaries, process maps and video tutorials, and serve as the liaison between the District Office, school leaders, IT, Operations and external technology vendors. - Contribute to the annual review of the educational technology plan and strategic planning for data use. - Perform other duties as assigned by the Head of Educational Technology. Qualifications and Knowledge Qualifications The ideal candidate will have: - A bachelor’s degree in information systems, Computer Science, Data Management, Educational Technology or a related field, A master’s degree in a related field is preferred. - Vendor certification in a K–12 SIS, such as PowerSchool, Veracross or iSAMS; Google Workspace Administrator or Microsoft 365 Administrator certification; data privacy certification such as IAPP CIPP/E or CIPM; or data management and analytics certification such as CDMP or Google Data Analytics, is preferred. Knowledge The ideal candidate will have: - Strong knowledge of relational database desig

Bachelor’s degree in information systems, Computer Science, Data Management, Educational Technology or a related field; master’s degree preferred. Vendor certification in a K–12 SIS (PowerSchool, Veracross or iSAMS), Google Workspace Administrator or Microsoft 365 Administrator certification; data privacy certification (IAPP CIPP/E or CIPM); or data management and analytics certification (CDMP or Google Data Analytics) preferred. Strong knowledge of relational database design.

Manage data collection, organization, storage, transfer and retention across ISG’s schools and District Office. Develop and maintain the ISG Data Plan and data inventory; ensure data exchange between Admissions, SIS and other ISG applications. Define data ownership and stewardship, establish data quality standards, conduct audits and maintain records of processing activities. Review forms/processes for appropriate data collection with notices and consent; establish data classification, naming conventions and folder structures. Manage end-to-end data flows from Admissions to the SIS and connected applications; improve data validation and reduce manual data entry. Build and maintain automated account provisioning/de-provisioning for students, parents and staff; monitor synchronization and resolve failures. Coordinate year-end/start-of-year data rollovers, class/section setups, re-enrolment updates. Design and maintain data models, identifiers, mappings and relationships; develop integrations using APIs, SFTP, CSVs and scripting. Maintain a register of system connections, data flows, schedules and support responsibilities. Develop reports and dashboards from a single source of truth. Ensure compliance with PDPL, GDPR, FERPA, COPPA; assist with data protection impact assessments and data subject requests. Review vendor data processing agreements and data hosting; establish RBAC and review system access each term. Train staff on data privacy and secure handling; support SIS and core workflows. Provide data and integration support to EdTech Coordinators and related departments. Create user guides, data dictionaries, process maps and tutorials; liaise with District Office, school leaders, IT and vendors. Contribute to annual educational technology plan reviews and strategic data use planning. Perform other duties as assigned by Head of Educational Technology.