Data Modeller (6 months FTC)

Qodea; United Kingdom; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 60,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive base salary

Matching pension scheme

Discretionary company bonus

Private medical insurance

36 days annual leave

Flexible working hours

Private medical insurance

Job summary

A global technology group is hiring a Data Analyst for a 6-month contract in the United Kingdom. The role involves client-facing engagement to validate requirements and translate them for the Engineering team. Key responsibilities include defining data migrations, liaising with stakeholders, and reporting progress. The ideal candidate will possess knowledge of data structures, technical proficiency in SQL, and autonomy in project execution, along with benefits including competitive salary and flexible working hours.

Qualifications

• Good understanding of nested data structures such as JSON, XML and nested BigQuery tables.
• Basic to intermediate understanding of SQL and data visualisation concepts.
• Demonstrable experience capturing requirements from operational stakeholders.
• Evidence of being a self-starter who works independently.

Responsibilities

• Define and document data migrations, outlining source-to-target mappings.
• Proactively liaise with client SMEs to capture and validate requirements.
• Participate in backlog refinement meetings.
• Communicate progress updates in daily stand-ups.
• Contribute to team learning and continuous improvement processes.

Skills

Data structure knowledge

Technical proficiency in SQL

Requirement translation

Autonomy & proactiveness

Stakeholder management

Autonomy

Tools

Jira

Job description

Elevate your career at Qodea, where innovation isn't just a buzzword, it's in our DNA. We are a global technology group built for what's next, offering high calibre professionals the platform for high‑stakes work that defines an entire career. When you join us, you're not just taking on projects – you're solving problems that don't even have answers yet.

Qodea is built for what's next. In an environment where your skills evolve at the frontier of innovation and AI, ensuring continuous growth and development we bring the expertise you need, working with global leaders such as Google, Snap, Diageo, PayPal and Jaguar Land Rover to tackle impossible deadlines and deliver impactful solutions.

About the Role

We are looking for a Data Analyst to join our Professional Services team for a 6‑month contract. The role will include client‑facing stakeholder engagement to capture and validate requirements and translate them into a technical interpretation that can be consumed by the Engineering team.

Responsibilities

• Define and document data migrations: clearly outline and document source‑to‑target mappings to support the migration of legacy data pipelines, including precise definitions for data format and transformation rules for incoming and outgoing data.
• Requirements elicitation: proactively liaise with client SMEs to capture, validate and document functional and non‑functional requirements.
• Contribute to project sprints: actively participate in backlog refinement meetings to clearly define and refine Jira tickets with the wider project teams.
• Communicate progress: deliver concise progress updates in daily stand‑ups and present summary updates to internal and external stakeholders in sprint reviews.
• Drive continuous improvement: participate in sprint retrospective meetings to support team learning and continuous improvement processes.

What Success Looks Like

• Data structure knowledge: a good understanding of nested data structures such as JSON, XML and nested BigQuery tables.
• Technical proficiency: basic to intermediate understanding of SQL and data visualisation concepts.
• Requirement translation: demonstrable experience successfully capturing requirements from operational stakeholders and translating them into a technical format that can be directly consumed by an Engineering team.
• Autonomy & proactiveness: evidence of being a self‑starter, comfortable working independently and proactively identifying, highlighting and addressing any potential issues that could impact delivery timelines.

Benefits

• Compensation and financial wellbeing
  • Competitive base salary
  • Matching pension scheme (up to 5 %) from day one
  • Discretionary company bonus scheme
  • 4 × annual salary Death in Service coverage from day one
  • Employee referral scheme
  • Tech scheme
• Health and wellness
  • Private medical insurance from day one
  • Optical and dental cash‑back scheme
  • Help@Hand app: remote GP access, second opinions, mental health support, and physiotherapy
  • EAP service
  • Cycle to Work scheme
• Work‑life balance and growth
  • 36 days annual leave (inclusive of bank holidays)
  • An extra paid day off for your birthday
  • Ten paid learning days per year
  • Flexible working hours
  • Market‑leading parental leave
  • Sabbatical leave (after five years)
  • Work from anywhere (up to 3 weeks per year)
  • Industry‑recognised training and certifications
  • Bonusly employee recognition and rewards platform
  • Clear opportunities for career development
  • Length of Service Awards
  • Regular company events

Diversity and Inclusion

At Qodea, we champion diversity and inclusion. We believe a career in IT should be open to everyone, regardless of race, ethnicity, gender, age, sexual orientation, disability or neurotype. We value the unique talents and perspectives that each individual brings and strive to create a fair and accessible hiring process for all.

Seniority Level

• Entry level

Employment Type

• Temporary

Job Function

• Information Technology

Industries

• IT Services and IT Consulting