Data Modeler

TITLE:     Data Modeler  STATUS:     Open LOCATION:    Edison, NJ, United States  # of Openings:     3 Permanent     Requisition Details: DATA MODELER Looking for a creative, logical, inquisitive, assertive analyst with strong critical thinking skills to assist with the development of a Risk Data Warehouse. - Minimum 5 years professional experience in Business Intelligence and Data Warehouse system implementation - Solid knowledge of Data Warehousing principles and implementation methodologies - Experience of designing and working with relational and dimension models and complex record layouts, both structured and unstructured - Working knowledge in technical aspects of business intelligence including data modeling, relational database management systems, ETL, metadata / data management, and OLTP tools - Solid analytical, problem solving and strategic thinking skills - Proven experience as a quick learner and effective change agent - Self-starting attitude and self-leading on problem solving. - Consistent high attention to detail - Has expert knowledge of applications systems analysis techniques. - Able to rapidly learn technical/business techniques and disciplines of special value to the systems supported. - Solid understanding of computers, programming, database tools/software, and Microsoft productivity applications (Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Visio, Project, Access) - Moderate working knowledge of an ETL tool (Data Stage, etc) a plus - Working experience with relational database, such as Oracle, SQLServer is required - SAP Business Objects experience a plus - Relational databases, filtering, aggregating data, joins - Solid SQL skill and be able analysis the data and issue root cause, as well as create complex analytical procedures - Source to target data mapping - Ability to trace where data comes from - Analysis of source systems that feed the data warehouse - Source to target data mapping (application to data warehouse; data warehouse to data marts; data marts to reports) - Work in collaboration with various teams to develop target models - Develop transformation rules based on profiling results - Developing user stories based on business and system requirements - Support and improve business process, data management and governance standards - Assist in the identification and assessment of potential new data sources - Participate in meta data documentation, data profiling, and monitoring - Strong English and technical documentation writing skill is required - Perform impact and root cause analysis - Drill into business processes, data quality, data relationships, and data flows to gain insight and understanding - Partner with other team members to translate business requirements into technical specifications and ensure a smooth hand off to developers and quality assurance analysts - Utilize existing artifact templates to capture requirements and proactively identify opportunities for improvements to existing standards or additional artifacts that will ensure high quality contents and delivery - When applicable, create test conditions and test scripts as a basis for user acceptance testing - Identify risks or barriers early in projects that would impede successful completion of tasks and make recommendations for approaches/solutions - Promote a culture that values attention to detail, repeatability, traceability, in depth questioning and communication Soft Skills: Oracle IBM Data Architect All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.