New position - Data Modeler Role in Memphis, Tennessee

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This is Farhan from Arreglo Consulting.

I have a position matching your profile.

Please let me know your interest ASAP.

Data Modeler

Memphis, Tennessee

6+ months

Interview – phone/Skype

Notes from the hiring manager – What has been the challenge in hiring data modelers so far?

Ø Typically, we find candidates that are familiar with analytics, reporting & bigdata modeling skills. Our need is for candidates that have hands on experience with OLTP data modeling.

Ø It would be a good fit if candidates have 80% OLTP modeling experience and 20% analytics & reporting modeling experience.

Ø It is important that the candidate has worked within a team of data modelers in a large enterprise

Ø It would be a huge plus if candidate has exposure to retail data modeling experience

Job Description

The Senior Data Modeler / Architect (SDM) is charged with ensuring the alignment between business and IT strategies, operating model, guiding principles, and software development projects with a focus on the information layer. The SDM works across business lines and IT domains to ensure that information is viewed as a corporate asset and treated as such. This includes its proper data definition, creation, usage, archival and governance. The SDM works with and mentor’s other architects to design overall solutions in accordance with industry best practices and AutoZone principles and standards. Working with other team members the SDM strives to create and improve the quality of systems, provide more flexible solutions, and reduce time-to-market.

Enhance and maintain the client’s information strategy
Ensure alignment of programs and projects with the strategic client Information Roadmap and related strategies
Perform gap analysis between current data structures and target data structures
Enhance and maintain the Enterprise Information Model
Work with service architects and application architects to assist with the creation of proper data access and utilization methods
Gather complex business requirements and translate product and project needs into data models supporting long-term solutions
Lead data model peer review sessions for other data modelers / architects throughout the life cycle
Serve as a technical data strategy expert and lead the creation of technical requirements and design deliverables
Define and communicate data standards, industry best practices, technologies, and architectures
Check conformance to standards and resolve any conflicts by explaining and justifying architectural decisions
Recommend and evaluate new tools and methodologies as needed
Manage, communicate, and improve the data governance framework

Experience

8 to 15 years' experience required with 10 years of data modeling experience preferred
Experience and proficiency in enterprise data modeling for large, high volume systems
Ability to lead sessions with stakeholders to determine data rules and review data models
Extensive architecture and design experience with complex applications, preferably in the retail industry, for Relational and NoSQL databases
Experience working with API Management and Service Oriented Architecture (SOA)
Demonstrated ability to coach and mentor less experienced members of a Data Architecture team

Position Requirements

Bachelor's degree in MIS, Information Technology or similar degree required
Experience and knowledge of database systems such as Oracle, Postgres, UDB/DB2, SQL Server, MongoDB, and Couchbase
Relational & NoSQL Data design capability across OLTP, data warehouse, and analytic data stores
Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills
Robust verbal and written communication skills
Ability to facilitate modeling sessions and communicate appropriately with IT and business customers, varying communication styles according to the audience
Experience performing data modeling as part of Agile software development
Experience with large replicated databases across distributed and cloud data centers