Data Modeler & Architect

System One; Washington; Hybrid; USD 91,000 - 96,000; Full time

Job summary

System One is seeking a Data Modeler & Architect for a Washington, DC hybrid contract-to-hire engagement. The role requires deep expertise in data modeling across enterprise data warehousing, Azure cloud platforms, and BI reporting, with a record of delivering scalable, high-quality models.

You will collaborate with business users and stakeholders to capture needs, create conceptual, logical, and physical models, define mappings, and enforce data standards.

Qualifications

• BS degree in Computer Science or related field and 12+ years of relevant experience.
• Proficiency with Microsoft data warehousing and BI tools (SQL Server, SSIS/SSRS/SSAS, Power BI).
• Experience with Azure Data Lake, Synapse Analytics, and NoSQL data stores.
• Strong collaboration with stakeholders and experience in agile DevOps.

Responsibilities

• Model across conceptual, logical, and physical layers to support reporting and analytics.
• Create source-target mappings and data standards, address data quality issues.
• Optimize models for Azure cloud data architectures and performance.
• Partner with business users and stakeholders to gather requirements and gain buy-in.
• Support data governance, security, and compliance initiatives.
• Provide documentation for data models and related processes.

Skills

Data modeling

Business collaboration

Data governance

Cloud platforms

Education

BS in Computer Science or related field

Tools

SQL Server

SSIS/SSRS/SSAS

Power BI

Azure Synapse Analytics

Azure Data Lake

NoSQL, data lake medallion

Job description

Job Title: Data Modeler & Architect

Location: Washington, DC (hybrid)

Type: Contract To Hire

Compensation: $66.20/HR on W2

Security Clearance: ship and ability to successfully obtain a government-issued Public Trust clearance

Responsibilities

• Work with business users to understand business data needs, business processes, and challenges. Working with business analysts, system owners, and other stakeholders to gather requirements.
• Create and maintain conceptual, logical, and physical data models to support business requirements, reporting and analytics.
• Create and maintain source-target mappings, recommend and incorporate data standards, identify data quality issues and recommend remediations.
• Communicate with stakeholders to ensure clear understanding of models and get buy-in, and support stakeholders in development of queries and reports.
• Optimize models for Azure cloud data architectures, including but not limited to data lake medallion architecture, Synapse Analytics, Azure SQL Managed Instance, NoSQL data stores, and Power BI.
• Support reengineering efforts to transition workloads from the legacy Enterprise Data Warehouse to Azure Data Lake Platform.
• Optimize data models for performance, data quality, and scalability.
• Work with data governance team, data stewards, subject matter experts to recommend and implement data standards, including for vocabulary, data formats, and reference data.
• Work with the DevOps team to support and advise on implementation.
• Provide hands-on support for reporting, data requests, data calls, and other forms of data delivery.
• Ensure support for data governance frameworks, security best practices, and compliance regulations.
• Create and maintain documentation for data models and related processes.
• Implement and enforce data modeling standards and best practices.
• Assist with troubleshooting data-related issues and providing technical support.

Requirements

• At least a BS degree in Computer Science or related field and 12 years of relevant experience
• 6 years of proven experience with data modeling for Microsoft enterprise data warehousing, including analytical models.
• 4 years of experience working directly with client stakeholders and business users on data needs analysis.
• Proficiency with development and implementation of transactional/dimensional data models, source-target mapping, data transformation logic, data standards, data quality resolution.
• Experience developing conceptual, logical, and physical data models.
• Demonstrated experience with the definition, design, and development of subject specific domain data models supporting reporting and queries.
• Understanding of various database technologies (relational, dimensional, NoSQL, data lake medallion).
• Proficiency using Microsoft database and business intelligence tools, including SQL Server (e.g., stored procedures), SSIS, SSRS, SSAS, (cubes), and Power BI.
• Proficiency with more than one of the follow scripting languages: SQL, T-SQL, Python, PowerShell.
• Experience with and knowledge of Azure Data Lake Services, Azure Synapse Analytics, Azure SQL MI, and other related services.
• Experience advising ETL & data engineering teams.
• Strong communication and collaboration skills.
• Experience with Agile DevOps methodology.
• Open mindset, continuous learning and ability to quickly adopt new technologies to solve customer problems.
• ship and ability to successfully obtain a government-issued Public Trust clearance.

System One, and its subsidiaries including Joulé and Mountain Ltd., are leaders in delivering outsourced services and workforce solutions across North America. We help clients get work done more efficiently and economically, without compromising quality. System One not only serves as a valued partner for our clients, but we offer eligible employees health and welfare benefits coverage options including medical, dental, vision, spending accounts, life insurance, voluntary plans, as well as participation in a 401(k) plan.

System One is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions), sexual orientation, gender identity, age, national origin, disability, family care or medical leave status, genetic information, veteran status, marital status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state, or local law.