Data Modeller

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** Data Modeller**## ## Join our Chief Data Office and help shape a modern, cloud-first data landscape that drives innovation and smarter decisions. We’re looking for a Data Modeller to design scalable models that power analytics and operational efficiency.## You’ll play a key role in building scalable models that support analytics and operational efficiency. If you’re enthusiastic about data modelling and cloud technologies, this is your chance to make an impact.
** Contract**:
Permanent
** Working Hours**:
Full-time, 35 hours per week
** Salary:** £53,300 - £64,786 London and £47,000 - £57,129 Coventry/Manchester (Salary offered is dependent on level of experience)
** Report to:
** Data Engineering Manager
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* Location:

** London Docklands. Coventry or Manchester (Hybrid).
* Our permanent hybrid policy sees us all working at least four days across a fortnight in the office.
* The last few years have seen the Financial Ombudsman Service embark on an organisation-wide transformation journey. With the customer at the heart of everything we do, we have already delivered significant improvements in the service we offer and 2025 will see us continue with our ambitious transformation agenda.

This year, we created our new Chief Data Office as part of redefining our data strategy across the organisation. With data playing an increasingly vital role in our transformation journey, the CDO is shaping a modern, cloud-first data landscape that supports innovation, enhances decision-making, and strengthens our customer-centric approach. It’s an exciting time to be part of the Data team at the Financial Ombudsman Service.##

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* Key Responsibilities:

*** Designing and maintaining conceptual, logical, and physical data models.
* Ensuring data models support operations, business intelligence and analytics use cases.
* Collaborating with the Enterprise Architect, data engineers, analysts, and business stakeholders to gather and translate data requirements
* Implementing and maintaining metadata and data dictionaries.
* Reviewing and optimising existing data models for performance and scalability.
* Ensuring data models align with data governance and security standards.
* Mentoring junior data modellers and supporting their development.
* Documenting data structures, relationships, and business rules.
* Supporting data integration and transformation processes.
* Communicating modelling decisions and rationale to technical and non-technical audiences.
* Identifying opportunities to improve data modelling practices and standards.
* To be considered for this role, you’ll need to show us that you’ve got the skills and capabilities. You’ll have to meet the following minimum criteria:*##
** Minimum Criteria
*** Experience in large-scale data warehouse/Lakehouse implementations transitioning from SQL Server-based data warehouses or similar complex projects.
* Strong ETL pipeline design and implementation skills.
* Documenting, designing and aiding in the implementation of data models for data warehouses and analytics platforms.
* Using data modelling tools such
** as ER/Studio, ERwin, dbt,
** or similar.
* Writing
** SQL
* * or
** Python
* * queries and understanding data profiling techniques
* Experience of working with Cloud-based data platforms, i.e.
** Azure Synapse.**##
** Why you'll love working with us
** We are a values led organisation. Our values define our culture, influence our decisions, and underpin our vision and strategy.  They set out how we play our PART through Purpose, Ambition, Respect and Trust. You can learn more about our values here:
* ** Flexibility**:
Work your way — hybrid or in-office
* ** Wellbeing**: [Health plan, gym memberships, mental health support]
* ** Growth**:
We invest in your future with [courses, mentorship, promotions]
* ** Culture**:
Diverse. Inclusive. Collaborative. Fun.

We also offer an attractive, competitive salary and flexible benefits to suit our people. Here’s a list of some of the many benefits and perks you can get for working with us:
* 25 days holiday entitlement, with the option to buy…