Role Name :Sr Data Modeler
Location: McLean, VA Onsite ( Locals Only )
Visa : -EAD,TN,L2
Job Type: Contract
Pay Rate: $/hr on 1099 or $/hr on W2
Job Overview
We are seeking a highly experienced Senior Data Modeler with strong hands-on expertise in enterprise data modeling, MongoDB, Snowflake, SQL, JSON/semi-structured data, and mortgage domain data.
The ideal candidate will have a proven track record where data modeling has been their primary responsibility, rather than being a secondary skill within a Data Engineering role. Strong experience in the mortgage/housing finance domain is essential, with experience supporting Freddie Mac or Fannie Mae highly preferred.
Candidates who are already local to the McLean, VA area are strongly preferred.
Key Responsibilities
- Design, develop, and maintain enterprise-level conceptual, logical, and physical data models.
- Create data models for both structured and semi-structured data, including JSON and document-based data.
- Design and work with MongoDB document-based data models.
- Develop and optimize data structures and models using Snowflake and SQL.
- Analyze business and technical requirements and translate them into scalable enterprise data models.
- Collaborate with Data Engineering, Architecture, Business, and Technology teams to ensure data models align with enterprise standards.
- Contribute to data integration, ETL, and enterprise data architecture initiatives.
- Work with mortgage and housing finance data and understand the relationships between business processes, data entities, and systems.
- Identify data quality, consistency, and modeling issues and proactively recommend solutions.
- Communicate complex data concepts effectively to both technical and business stakeholders.
- Work independently, demonstrate strong problem-solving skills, and contribute ideas and recommendations beyond assigned tasks.
Required Qualifications
- Strong, hands-on experience in Enterprise Data Modeling as a primary responsibility.
- Recent hands-on experience with MongoDB, particularly document-based data modeling.
- Strong and recent Mortgage Domain / Housing Finance experience.
- Experience with Freddie Mac or Fannie Mae is highly preferred.
- Strong proficiency in SQL.
- Hands-on experience with Snowflake.
- Experience modeling JSON and semi-structured data.
- Strong understanding of Data Integration, ETL, and Enterprise Data Architecture.
- Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills.
- Ability to work effectively with both technical and business teams.
- Strong leadership, independent problem-solving, and decision-making abilities.
- Ability to work onsite in McLean, VA.
Preferred / Bonus Qualifications
- Experience with Multi-Family Mortgage or Housing Finance data.
- Familiarity with Data Governance and Data Quality frameworks.
- Exposure to cloud-based data platforms beyond Snowflake.
- Experience working in consulting or client-facing environments.
- Experience working with financial services or mortgage-related enterprise data environments.
Key Skills
Enterprise Data Modeling, Data Modeling, MongoDB, Document Data Modeling, Snowflake, SQL, JSON, Semi-Structured Data, Data Integration, ETL, Enterprise Data Architecture, Mortgage Domain, Housing Finance, Freddie Mac, Fannie Mae, Data Governance, Data Quality, Cloud Data Platforms, Stakeholder Management