Data Analyst / Data Modeler

Data Analyst / Data Modeler

Description

We are seeking a senior, hands-on Data Analyst / Data Modeler with strong communication skills for a long-term hybrid assignment with our Sacramento, California based client. This position requires that you be able to work on-site in Sacramento, California for at least 2 days/wk as determined by the client.

Key Duties/Responsibilities:

Performs business and systems analysis and documentation

Develops conceptual, logical, and dimensional data models for the enterprise data warehouse

Experience with large data warehouse implementation projects

Performs data modeling in relational and dimensional models

Develops physical data model and/or works with architect to develop physical data model

Develops Data Facts and Dimensions in the EDW

Provides documentation to support the Kimball Dimensional Data Modeling Framework

Visualizes and designs the enterprise data management framework specifies processes used to plan, acquire, maintain, use, archive, retrieve, control, and purge data

Documents data flow diagrams in existing and future reports to use as input in report design and optimization

Development Requirements Specifications

Develop Design Specifications

Performs data analysis/predictive data modeling

Mentors and Education team members on best practices and industry standards

Requirements

• Excellent communication and collaboration skills to work effectively with stakeholders and team members.

• Ability to demonstrate, direct hands-on recent practical experience in the areas identified with specific examples.

• Minimum of ten (10) years demonstrable experience in the data management space with at least 5 years specializing in database design

• Minimum of five (5) years of experience as a data analyst or in other quantitative analysis or related disciplines, such as researcher or data engineer supportive of key duties/responsibilities identified in the job description above.

• Minimum of five (5) years of relevant experience in relational data modeling and dimensional data modeling, statistical analysis, and machine learning supportive of key duties/responsibilities identified in the job description above.

• At least 2 years' experience working on Star, Snowflake, and/or Hybrid schemas

• Strong ability to articulate data modeling principles and gather requirements from non-technical business stakeholders

• Excellent presentation skills to different (business and technical) audiences ranging from senior level leadership to operational staff with no supervision

• Ability to translate business and functional requirements into technical requirements for technical team members.

• Desired:

• At least 2 years' experience working on Oracle Autonomous Data Warehouse (ADW) specifically installed in an OCI environment.

• Expert level Kimball Dimensional Data Modeling experience

• Expert level experience developing in Oracle SQL Developer or ER/Studio Data Architect for Oracle.

• Ability to develop and perform Extract, Transform and Load (ETL) activities using Oracle tools with at least 2 years' experience. Ability to perform technical leadership of a Oracle data warehouse team including but not limited to ETL, requirements solicitation, DBA, data warehouse administration, and data analysis on a hands-on basis.