Senior Data Modeler

This Senior Data Modeler role, supporting a key Randstad client in the D.C. area, is responsible for the design, governance, and optimization of the organization's enterprise data assets. The ideal candidate will be a hands-on technical leader, architecting the conceptual, logical, and physical data models for various platforms, including traditional RDBMS, Operational Data Stores (ODS), Data Marts, and modern Data Lakes on SQL / NoSQL platforms. This role requires defining and enforcing enterprise data modeling standards and best practices, working independently to meet business requirements, and collaborating with cross-functional teams to ensure all data solutions are highly performant, scalable, and maintain data integrity across the entire data lifecycle.

• ?? Responsibilities
• Design and Model Development : Lead the development of the conceptual, logical, and physical data models for all enterprise data systems, including RDBMS, ODS, Data Marts, and Data Lakes.
• Platform Implementation : Oversee the successful implementation of data models on target platforms (SQL / NoSQL) and ensure the translation of business requirements into structured data designs.
• Governance and Standards : Define, govern, and enforce data modeling and design standards, tools, and best practices for the enterprise data models.
• Architecture Oversight : Oversee and govern the expansion of existing data architecture, ensuring alignment with strategic data management goals.
• Data Quality & Analysis : Execute complex SQL queries for data analysis, data profiling, and validation to ensure referential integrity and data quality are consistently maintained.
• Collaboration : Work with business and application / solution teams to document data flows and develop detailed data models that support analytical and operational needs.
• Risk Mitigation : Proactively identify and articulate issues and challenges in data design to reduce risks and ensure data structure scalability and optimization.
• Optimization : Drive the optimization of data query performance across platforms via model tuning and best practices implementation.
• ??? Qualifications
• Extensive experience in developing and implementing conceptual, logical, and physical data models .
• Proven ability to work independently and collaboratively in a fast-paced environment, taking ownership of complex data initiatives.
• Expert-level experience in writing and optimizing SQL queries for data analysis, profiling, and integrity checks.
• In-depth knowledge of various data platforms, including RDBMS, Operational Data Stores (ODS), Data Marts, and Data Lakes .
• Experience with dimensional modeling (e.g., star schema, snowflake schema) and techniques for both relational and NoSQL platforms.
• Strong understanding of core data management concepts, including metadata management, data warehousing, and data lineage .
• Excellent communication and documentation skills, with the ability to translate complex data design concepts to both technical and non-technical stakeholders.

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This is a high PRIORITY requisition. This is a PROACTIVE requisition

Background Check : No

Drug Screen : No