Data Modeller - Hybrid

Jisc; Oxford, Bristol, Manchester, London; Hybrid; GBP 45,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

Join Jisc as a Data Modeller in a pivotal role within the Enterprise Architecture team. You'll design, analyze, and manage essential data models that support significant transformation programs in education and research, contributing to a better digital future. With a flexible work pattern and a culture of continuous learning, Jisc offers a supportive and collaborative environment for your career growth.

Benefits

31 days annual leave plus bank holidays

Flexible work pattern

Wellbeing lifestyle benefits

Continuous learning opportunities

Financial well-being support

Family-friendly policies

Volunteering support

Work-life balance initiatives

Qualifications

• Significant experience designing and maintaining data models.
• Proven ability to lead data modelling activities.
• Experience in data migrations and technical metadata capture.

Responsibilities

• Design and document data requirements using various techniques.
• Create and maintain data models according to standards.
• Test models and ensure they meet requirements.

Skills

Data Modelling

Data Transformation

Metadata Management

Job description

Posted Tuesday 10 June 2025 at 00:00 | Expires Tuesday 24 June 2025 at 23:59

Salary: From £45,000 per annum (negotiable based on experience) + comprehensive benefits package

Jisc grade: TDV3 (internal use only)

Hours: 35 hours per week

Contract: 9 month Fixed Term Contract

Reports into: Data Architect

Working style: Hybrid - A blend of working from home and your nominated hub office. We have hubs located in London, Bristol, Manchester and Oxford.

For 30 years Jisc has pioneered digital solutions for UK education and research, transforming how knowledge is created, shared and used.

We are uniquely positioned to protect, promote and lead the sector in digital and data transformation, making a difference to students, communities and society. Together, we are

working to build a better digital future for education and research.

Raise your potential at Jisc through our culture of lifelong learning. At Jisc, we're all about growth, so embrace new challenges, sharpen your skills and shape a career that excites you.

The role:

The Jisc digital transformation programme is a three-year, organisation-wide initiative aimed at delivering a seamless, consistent, and high-quality end-to-end experience for all customers, regardless of how they engage with us or what their needs are. Anchored in five key customer journeys identified through analysis of user activities and pain points, the programme builds on the achievements of the Group CTO transformation initiative. It underscores the strategic importance of transformation across Jisc, leveraging foundational investments to drive impactful, customer-focused change throughout the organisation.

The Data Modeller role sits within the Enterprise Architecture team who are responsible for developing and maintaining a target architecture and associated roadmaps, design patterns, standards, and models to support and govern change delivery across Jisc’s Transformation Programme and the wider enterprise.

As the Data Modeller, you will be accountable for designing and maintaining conceptual, logical and physical data models to support architectural and transformation activities, to enable analytical and operational use cases within our data platforms.

What you’ll be doing:

• Designing, analysing, and documenting data requirements using a range of techniques including source data analysis, documentation, interviews, and data modelling workshops.
• Creating and maintaining data models appropriate to the need and that conform to our data modelling standards.
• Producing and maintaining metadata and documentation to accompany data models using data modelling tools where appropriate.
• Creating and maintaining specifications for data transformation in both documentation and scripting.
• Testing models, data structures and transformation scripts to ensure they meet requirements.

What we are looking for:

• Significant experience of designing, maintaining and using conceptual, logical and physical data models.
• Practiced at leading data modelling activities to define business requirements, create models, and review outputs with stakeholders.
• Experienced at capturing technical and business metadata including being able to elicit and create sound definitions for entities and attributes.
• Demonstrable experience in designing data migrations, including data transformation.

We know that sometimes people can be put off applying for a job if they think they can’t tick every box, so we encourage you to apply even if you do not meet 100% of the requirements, but if you feel this role is perfect for you. You may be just the right candidate for this or other roles!

Specific patterns for working in the office are not mandated, and the frequency of time worked in the office is agreed with your manager. Meeting in person is something we value, so you may need to travel on occasion to any of our hub offices.

Why work for us?

At Jisc, every role is meaningful, and every individual is valued. We foster a culture of continuous learning and personal growth, offering opportunities to develop new skills and make a real impact in education and research. With a strong focus on work-life balance, we embrace flexible working that prioritises outcomes over hours, empowering you to create a rhythm that energises both your professional and personal life.

Jisc’s culture is powered by our four guiding principles: putting customers first, driving innovation, creating impact, and championing inclusive collaboration to deliver sustainable outcomes and shape a better future.

Discover the amazing benefits we provide! Here’s what you can look forward to:

• Flexible work pattern, which can adapt to suit your schedules and personal commitments
• 31 days annual leave (plus bank holidays) that includes three closure days over Christmas
• Buy up to an additional 5 days leave during the flexible benefits window
• A range of wellbeing lifestyle benefits including company paid health care cash plan, mental health first aiders and support
• A company culture of continuous learning with access to thousands of LinkedIn Learning courses, and lots of resources and opportunities to support your development
• Allocated allowance of up to £250 to equip your home office
• Financial well-being support including access to preferential loan and savings plans, mortgage advice, will writing tools and support and resources to help you make the most of your money
• A wide range of discounts and cashback from retailers and big-name high-street stores
• Family friendly policies including enhanced parental, maternity and paternity and co-parental leave as well as opportunity for career breaks
• Support your volunteering with up to 3 days volunteer leave

Equity, diversity and inclusion:

Jisc believe our people make all the difference in cultivating an inclusive culture that welcomes ideas, encourages innovation, and values belonging.

We work hard to create an equitable experience for our candidates and workforce which embraces all aspects of their identity including race and ethnicity, religion and belief, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, trans identities, age, class, disability, neurodivergence, or veteran status.

Application Process

Please let us know how we can best accommodate you throughout the recruitment process. We’re committed to making our process accessible and comfortable for everyone - just tell us what works best for you.

Just so you know, we review CVs as soon as we can and aim to provide an update on your application within 4 weeks of receiving it. However, you may hear from us a lot sooner, so please keep an eye out for our emails or calls!

We’re really looking forward to getting to know the real you. While we encourage the use of AI tools to help you get started on your CV or cover letter, we encourage you to review your application before submitting. Make sure it truly reflects your own voice, experiences, and personality.

If you are currently a Jisc employee, please apply through your Dayforce Employee profile.

We have a thorough background screening process that verifies the details you share with us in your CV and your application. Any inaccurate information supplied during the application stages can lead to a job offer being withdrawn.

Sponsorship:

Jisc has an active sponsor licence to recruit on a Skilled worker visa basis. Candidates wishing to apply who require sponsorship should determine the likelihood of obtaining a Certificate of Sponsorship for the role by assessing their circumstances against the relevantHome Office criteria. Jisc does not offer any financial re-imbursement towards the applicant costs, such as re-location, skilled worker visa and dependant costs or the immigration health charge.

No agencies please.

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