Title: Data Modeller
Contract: Permanent, Full-Time
Persona: Agile working, Office based 20-40%
Office Location: Stratford, London or Trafford, Manchester
Salary: London weighted £55,000 per annum depending on experience and location
Regional / Outside London £47,000 per annum depending on experience and location
Closing date for completed applications: 25th November 2024
Early applications are encouraged as we reserve the right to close the advertisement and interview earlier than stated
You will join a small team of fellow data design professionals working collaboratively within the larger Governance and Design department to enable and drive the adoption of data-driven decision-making across the organisation.
You will have extensive experience of data modelling at all phases from context, through conceptual models to logical models and will be a skilled user of an advanced modelling tool such as erwin Data Modeler, ER/Studio or Sparx Enterprise Architect.
Your primary focus will be on delivering logical models for star schemas underlying the delivery of actionable operational, tactical, and strategic insights through Power BI dashboards drawing on a data lake pooling information from a range of business systems.
You will support these models with artefacts such as business glossary and data dictionary entries.
L&Q’s business systems are continually evolving and expanding to meet the changing challenges of the Housing industry and the team has an active role in directing data structure changes and evaluating and validating the suitability of proposed solutions.
These activities call for individuals to have the ability to complement their relation and dimensional data modelling capabilities with excellent communication and stakeholder management skills and with an inherent desire to probe behind measures of performance to expose the determining factors that drive it.
This role will report into Data Design Manager.
Main responsibilities:
- Working with business to understand the factors influencing delivery performance and efficiency
- Creating conceptual, logical, and dimensional models and the supporting intellectual property
- Supporting Information Analysts in exposing actionable insights
- Supporting Data Assurance Analysts with business rules and metadata
- Promoting data literacy and utilisation across the organisation
- Working with industry partner organisations on standards and other collaborative initiatives
Desirable Skills
- Extensive experience of tools such as erwin Data Modeller or ER/Studio (Essential)
- Knowledge and understanding of advanced dimensional and relational modelling best practices
- Good understanding of broader data governance and management frameworks and practice
- Experience in SQL databases and database querying languages preferred
- Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal
- Appreciation of the fundamental business value of data and information
- The ability to present data concepts in business terms
- Business analysis skills and experience
- Stakeholder management skills and experience
- Extensive experience in designing and developing enterprise data models through the process of transitional data architecture delivery
- Experience of supporting integration across multiple platforms
If you are interested in this role and have the experience required, then apply without delay!
We are a multi-site organisation, so some roles may require occasional travel between offices, but expenses will be covered.
At the foundation of everything that we do are our corporate values and associated behaviours. Our organisational behavioural framework outlines the core expectations of all employees, which should be demonstrated at all times when representing L&Q. More information about L&Q’s values can be found on our website and a copy of our behavioural framework can be provided on request.
Our commitments:
At L&Q, people are at the heart of our business and our success depends on employing the best people and getting the best from them. This is why we are committed to developing our people. It's only by investing in a well-trained and motivated workforce that we can continue to prosper and sustain business success.
In addition to our support and training, the successful candidate will have access to our full suite of benefits including 28 days holiday rising to 31 days with length of service, Westfield health cash plan, annual bonus subject to group performance, excellent Pension scheme, an employee assistance programme and non-contributory life assurance.