Data Modeler

IDP International Education Specialists; Chennai District; On-site; INR 1,500,000 - 2,100,000; Full time

Job summary

IDP Education Services India LLP in Chennai is seeking a seasoned Data Modeler to join IDP's Data Engineering and Governance team. You will translate business needs into scalable data models and work with developers to design data flows.

The role emphasizes metadata management, statistical analysis, and collaboration with senior leaders across functions; strong communication and problem-solving are essential.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in CS or Statistics.
• 8-12 years IT experience with 5+ years in data modeling/architecture.
• Expert knowledge of metadata management.
• Knowledge of mathematical foundations and statistics.
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills.
• Advanced troubleshooting and senior-leader presentation ability.
• Ability to collaborate with multiple stakeholders in a multi-cultural environment.

Responsibilities

• Analyze and translate business needs into long-term data models.
• Create conceptual data models and data flows with the development team.
• Develop best practices for data coding for consistency.
• Review modifications for cross-compatibility of systems.
• Implement data strategies and develop physical data models.
• Update and optimize local and metadata models.
• Evaluate data systems for variances and efficiency.
• Troubleshoot and optimize data systems.
• Collaborate with product owners, data scientists, data engineers, and architects to build data models.
• Prepare training materials, SOPs and technical documentation.

Skills

Metadata management

Data modeling

Data architecture

Statistical analysis

Communication skills

Presentation skills

Troubleshooting

Stakeholder management

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science / Statistics

Job description

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Data Modeler

Location: Chennai, TN, IN

Company: IDP Education Services India LLP

Requisition ID: 4092

About IDP

IDP is the global leader in international education services, delivering global success to students, test takers and our partners, through trusted human relationships, digital technology and customer research. An Australian-listed company, we operate in more than 50 countries around the world.

Our team is comprised of over 7,000 people of various nationalities, ages and cultural backgrounds. Proudly customer-first, our expert people are powered by global technology. Together, we offer unmatched services, helping local dreams become realities, all over the world.

In this role you will be collaborating with IDP’s Data Engineering and Governance, an enterprise capability team and be responsible for: -

• Analyzing and translating business needs into long-term solution data models.
• Working with the development team to create conceptual data models and data flows.
• Developing best practices for data coding to ensure consistency within the system.
• Reviewing modifications of existing systems for cross-compatibility.
• Implementing data strategies and developing physical data models.
• Updating and optimizing local and metadata models.
• Evaluating implemented data systems for variances, discrepancies, and efficiency.
• Troubleshooting and optimizing data systems.
• Work with Product owners, Data Scientist, Data Engineers, Data Analyst, Software developers incl. Architects to efficiently build data models inline IDP’s data vision.
• Prepare and maintain training material and SOPs, knowledge base articles and technical documentation.

Key accountabilities

Take responsibility for Outcomes

You love technology, are continuously learning and extending your knowledge of best practice and the business value of technology innovations.

Required experience

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science / Statistics
• 8-12 years of overall IT experience with at least 5+ years in data modeling or data architecture roles
• Expert knowledge of metadata management and related tools.
• Knowledge of mathematical foundations and statistical analysis.
• Strong interpersonal skills.
• Excellent communication and presentation skills.
• Advanced troubleshooting skills.
• Able to effectively present information, gain feedback and respond to questions from groups of senior leaders, stakeholders, and customers.
• Comfortable with working with multiple stakeholders in a multi-cultural environment
• Any Data Modelling certification is desirable.