ICT Lead Engineer - Airport Technology

Job Snapshot

Role: ICT Lead Engineer - Airport Technology

Location:

Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

Industry: I T and Services

Function:
Information Technology

Experience:

Minimum 10 years

Job Type: Full-time

• Country:
  Saudi Arabia
• City:
  Riyadh
• Industry: I T and Services
• Function:
  Information Technology
• Salary:
• Estimated salary range based on similar jobs in the job city; please confirm the final offer with the employer.
• Gender: Any
• Candidate Nationality:
  Any
• Job Type: Full-time

Role Context The ICT Lead Engineer will provide technical direction for the digital and communications infrastructure that supports day-to-day airport operations. The position connects core ICT networks with specialist aviation systems, security platforms, smart airport technologies, telecommunications services, and operational technology environments. The role carries responsibility for ensuring that ICT solutions are resilient, scalable, secure, maintainable, and ready for future expansion.

By coordinating designers, contractors, vendors, airport stakeholders, and engineering disciplines, the ICT Lead Engineer will help reduce interface risks, maintain technical compliance, and support reliable delivery from design through final handover.

• Lead ICT engineering activities across the airport development program and establish clear technical priorities for design and implementation.
• Provide direction to ICT engineers, consultants, contractors, designers, and specialist technology vendors.
• Develop and maintain ICT review procedures, technical standards, engineering requirements, and governance controls.
• Review technical reports, calculations, drawings, specifications, design submissions, and engineering documentation for ICT systems.
• Assess ICT solutions serving passenger terminals, concourses, cargo facilities, operational buildings, control areas, maintenance facilities, and airport support infrastructure.
• Verify compliance with client requirements, project specifications, international standards, and applicable airport technology criteria.
• Review structured cabling infrastructure covering copper and fiber optic networks.
• Evaluate LAN, WAN, wireless, telecommunications, data center, server room, and network connectivity designs.
• Examine network architecture for capacity, resilience, redundancy, scalability, and future technology expansion.
• Coordinate integration between ICT infrastructure and Airport Operational Database systems.
• Support interfaces with Flight Information Display Systems, Common Use Passenger Processing Systems, Common Use Self-Service platforms, and Baggage Handling Systems.
• Coordinate ICT connectivity requirements for CCTV, access control, security platforms, surveillance systems, and Building Management Systems.
• Support smart airport programs, digital transformation initiatives, and technology-enabled operational improvements.
• Review ICT design interfaces against cybersecurity requirements and established industry frameworks.
• Coordinate secure network architecture, access control, data protection, and operational technology security requirements.
• Review cybersecurity submissions and technical compliance documentation affecting ICT infrastructure.
• Provide engineering support throughout installation, construction, testing, commissioning, and handover.
• Review contractor shop drawings, material submissions, method statements, technical queries, and requests for information.
• Conduct site inspections to confirm that ICT installations follow approved designs and project specifications.
• Resolve technical conflicts that could affect ICT implementation, systems integration commissioning, or operational readiness.
• Witness fiber optic testing, network testing, performance verification, and integrated systems testing.
• Coordinate directly with the client, airport authorities, telecommunications providers, consultants, contractors, and technology vendors.
• Participate in design reviews, technical workshops, integration meetings, and authority coordination sessions.
• Monitor contractor compliance with approved installation procedures, quality requirements, and engineering standards.
• Review testing records, commissioning documentation,…