The Senior Data Modeler is responsible for designing and managing data models, ensuring data accuracy, compliance, and alignment with business needs.
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Fractal Analytics is a strategic AI partner to Fortune 500 companies with a vision to power every human decision in the enterprise. Fractal is building a world where individual choices, freedom, and diversity are the greatest assets. An ecosystem where human imagination is at the heart of every decision. Where no possibility is written off, only challenged to get better. We believe that a true Fractalite is one who empowers imagination with intelligence. And that it will be such Fractalites that will continue to build the company for the next 100 years.SUMMARYThe Sr Data Modeler is pivotal in ensuring the consistency, accuracy, and reliability of data systems. This role is responsible for designing, implementing, and managing data models for the organization. The Sr Data Modeler will partner with business analysts, engineers, architects, and data governance to ensure our data models meet the needs of our business and align with governance requirements.RESPONSIBILITIES- Develop, maintain, and optimize conceptual, logical, and physical data models in support of initiatives and new data offerings.
- Create and document logical and physical data models including data dictionaries, metadata, and entity-relationship diagrams. Modeling scope includes OLTP and OLAP
- Drive internal customer needs into meaningful effective data models in collaboration with Data Architects, Developers, and Analysts.
- Enforce data modeling standards, guidelines, and best practices. Partner with Data Governance when new standards and guidelines are to be developed.
- Ensure data security and compliance with relevant regulations and standards.
- Prepare documentation for data models and definitions.
- Communicate complex data and data modeling concepts to non-technical stakeholders effectively.
- Support the design and implementation of database schemas/structures, and database performance tuning/optimization.
- Perform additional duties as assigned.
- Bachelor’s degree in MIS, Business or equivalent work or educational experience required. Advanced degree preferred.
- Minimum of 5 years of experience with physical/logical data modeling and database design for both relational and non-relational databases required.
- Experience modeling for transaction processing and analytics preferred.
- Experience in the banking or financial services industry preferred.
- Experience with cloud data platforms such as Azure, AWS, or GCP preferred.
- Experience with Agile or other project management methodologies preferred.
- Expert knowledge of data modeling and metadata management tools such as Erwin or ER/Studio preferred.
- Knowledge of the Banking Industry Architecture Network (BIAN) information architecture preferred.
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with the ability to analyze complex business requirements and translate them into effective data models required.
- Excellent organizational skills with the ability to document and present data models effectively required.
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Fractal Chicago, Illinois, USA Office
141 W Jackson Blvd, Chicago, IL, United States, 60604
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