Data Model Architect

Role Description

The Data Model Architect assists with the design and implementation of company databases. As a data modeler architect, you will be working closely with platform architects, product owners, and data analysts to implement data modeling solutions that streamline and support enterprise information management.

To ensure success as a data model architect, you should have in-depth knowledge of data warehousing, as well as expert communication skills. Ultimately, a top-notch data model architect should be able to design models that reduce data redundancy, streamline data movements, and improve enterprise information management.

Essential Functions:

• Analyzing and translating business needs into supporting, conceptual data models;
• Working with development teams to create physical data models and implementation road maps;
• Developing best practices for data model development to ensure consistency;
• Ensuring data models adhere to data classification and governance objectives;
• Reviewing data models in data systems for variances, efficiency, and interoperability;
• Evangelizing data models and aligning their use to support a variety of business needs;
• Troubleshooting and optimizing data models.

Qualifications

• Five (5) years of hands-on experience with relational and dimensional data modeling;
• Expert knowledge of metadata management and related tools;
• Strong interpersonal skills;
• Excellent communication and presentation skills;
• Advanced troubleshooting skills;
• Detail oriented, capable of envisioning edge-cases that are likely to happen in the real data sets;
• Aware of software engineering / DevOps best practices (Source control & branching patterns, automated testing, automated deployments);
• Ideally capable of writing data transformations in code, but in some organizations may utilize a GUI tool;
• Understanding of modern CI / CD practices and principles, with experience in Jenkins development preferred;
• Strong understanding of DataOps principles;
• Microsoft Office (Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Project, Visio, etc.); Web proficiency;
• Ability to travel 10% of the time;
• Ability to clear required background check.

Desired Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in information systems, computer science, engineering or other relevant discipline;
• Familiarity with Dbt, Snowflake, Alation, Power BI.

Compensation & Benefits

Stride, Inc. considers a person’s education, experience, and qualifications, as well as the position’s work location, expected quality and quantity of work, required travel (if any), external market and internal value when determining a new employee’s salary level. Salaries will differ based on these factors, the position’s level and expected contribution, and the employee’s benefits elections. Offers will typically be in the bottom half of the range.

We anticipate the salary range to be $70,202.25 - $111,000.00. An individual’s compensation can vary based on several factors which include, but are not limited to, geographic location, experience, training, education, and local market conditions. Eligible employees may receive a bonus. Stride offers a robust benefits package for eligible employees that can include health benefits, retirement contributions, and paid time off.

Work Environment

• This is a home-based position. This position is open to residents of, and may be performed remotely from Washington, D.C.

Job Type

Regular