Data Modeller

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Job Title: Data Modeller

Location: London

Duration: 6 months

Rate: Up to £800 per day based on relevant experience

This role presents a rare opportunity for someone with a passion for data modelling to work within a team of data architects & modellers to produce an enterprise wide data model. The role itself has a number of facets; business analysis to gain the necessary level of understanding for the data definition and usage, production of the data model and the forward engineering of the physical implementation. The role will be responsible for identifying data entities and describing the relationships between them, as a model, based on business context, process and existing systems clearly showing source to target mappings. Support both intra-system data design and embedding of metadata management behaviours. The role will also support the execution of governance related activities, including review forums and project delivery in adherence to standards.

Knowledge & Skills requiredGood understanding of financial reference and/or market reference data.Data modelling skills and a working knowledge of the difference between conceptual, logical and physical models.In-depth knowledge of database structures for reference data as well as methods of working for sourcing and capturing this dataUnderstanding of UML and or logical data models is essential for this roleUnderstanding of RDBMS's and proficiency with SQLExperience of Sparx Systems Enterprise Architect desirable but not essentialExperience of GraphQL is desirable but not essentialUnderstanding of JSON and/or XML essential

Knowledge & Skills preferred, but not requiredStrong analytical skills with methodical and independent approach to problem solvingExcellent verbal and written communication skillsEagerness to learn and collaborate with others, quick learner and able to work with little supervisionAble to liaise across the organization, including News, Content Ops, Product Management, and TechnologyStakeholder Management experience and skills - able to converse with all levels of stakeholders to understand and extract the required business requirementsExcellent oral and written communication skillsCollaborative approachOrganize and facilitate meetings & workshops and record actions and decisionsExposure and understanding of different agile approaches and good working knowledge of analysis tools including Jira

ResponsibilitiesWorking closely with subject matter experts & data architects, analyze the data requirements & produce the Data ModelIdentify problems and issues in the current architectureParticipate in the generation of the physical implementation of the data modelExecute governance related activities; participating in reviews & ensuring conformance to standards

Certifications / EducationUniversity degree strongly preferred

Professional ExperienceAt least 5 years of data modelling experience, preferably within the financial services industry working on large scale data migration programmesFull project lifecycle implementation experience including familiarity of agile projects

Behavioral CompetenciesCollaborating across boundariesFocusing on customersChampioning innovationDriving resultsPlease submit your CV at your earliest convenience