Data Modeller

Bright Purple; Easter Howgate; Hybrid; GBP 97,000 - 111,000; Part time

Job summary

Bright Purple is seeking an experienced Data Modeller for a 6-month hybrid contract in Edinburgh. The role focuses on building clear, reusable data models that connect business concepts with technical implementations and support data product teams and engineers.

You will work across conceptual, logical and physical modelling, establishing common definitions and standards while collaborating with multiple teams to ensure governance and traceability of models.

Qualifications

• Strong commercial data modelling experience.
• Experience across conceptual, logical and physical modelling.
• Experience with Snowflake or a comparable cloud data platform.
• Strong SQL and data querying skills.
• Business entity and domain modelling.
• Data product schemas and data contracts.
• Source to target mapping and transformation logic.
• Metadata, business glossary and data catalogue experience.
• Experience with established data modelling tools and repositories.
• Ability to work across both business and technical teams.

Responsibilities

• Create clear, reusable data models linking business concepts to technical implementation.
• Collaborate with domain experts, architects, analysts and engineers to improve data understanding and usage.
• Map dependencies between domains and data products and ensure models are traceable via metadata, lineage and governance.

Skills

Data modelling

Modelling (conceptual/logical/physical

Snowflake

SQL

Business/domain modelling

Data product schemas/contracts

Data mapping/transform

Metadata/catalogue

Modelling tools

Cross-functional collaboration

Job description

Data Modeller | Contract

Edinburgh, Hybrid
£525 to £600 per day
Inside IR35
Initial 6 months

Bright Purple are looking for an experienced Data Modeller to join a major data transformation programme in Edinburgh.

This is a hands on role focused on creating clear, reusable data models that connect business concepts with technical implementation. You’ll work closely with domain experts, architects, analysts, data product teams and engineers to improve how data is understood, structured and used across the organisation.

You’ll be working across conceptual, logical and physical data modelling, helping establish common definitions, relationships and standards while supporting the design of modern data products.

What we’re looking for

• Strong commercial Data Modelling experience
• Conceptual, logical and physical data modelling
• Experience with Snowflake or a comparable modern cloud data platform
• Strong SQL and data querying skills
• Business entity and domain modelling
• Data product schemas and data contracts
• Source to target mapping and transformation logic
• Metadata, business glossary and data catalogue experience
• Experience with established data modelling tools and repositories
• Ability to work across both business and technical teams

You’ll also help map dependencies between domains and data products, assess the impact of changes and ensure models remain traceable through metadata, lineage and governance processes.

This is an initial 6 month contract, Inside IR35, paying £525 to £600 per day.

The role is hybrid in Edinburgh, with a minimum of two days per week in the office. There are no fixed anchor days.