Data Modeler (6 Months FTC)

Data Freelance Hub; Swindon; On-site; GBP 100,000 - 125,000; Full time

Job summary

A global technology group is seeking a Data Analyst for a 6-month contract in Swindon. The role involves client-facing stakeholder engagement, defining data migrations, and proactively capturing requirements. Candidates should understand data structures and have experience in translating technical requirements. Competitive salary and benefits are offered, including flexible working hours and 36 days of annual leave.

Benefits

Competitive base salary

Matching pension scheme

Paid learning days

Flexible working hours

Private medical insurance

Qualifications

• Good understanding of JSON, XML, and nested BigQuery tables.
• Basic to intermediate SQL skills.
• Experience in translating stakeholder requirements.

Responsibilities

• Define and document data migrations and mappings.
• Liaise with client SMEs to capture requirements.
• Participate in project sprints and backlog refinement.

Skills

Understanding of nested data structures

Basic SQL knowledge

Experience translating requirements

Self-starter mentality

Job description

About the Role

Qodea is a global technology group built for what’s next, offering high‑calibre professionals a platform for high stakes work. We are looking for a Data Analyst to join our Professional Services team for a 6‑month contract. The role will include client‑facing stakeholder engagement to capture and validate requirements and translate them into a technical interpretation that can be consumed by the Engineering team. This role is designed for impact: you will be expected to spend time on site for collaboration sessions, customer meetings, and internal workshops.

Responsibilities

• Define and document data migrations, including source‑to‑target mappings and transformation rules.
• Proactively liaise with client SMEs to capture, validate, and document functional and non‑functional requirements.
• Contribute to project sprints: participate in backlog refinement meetings and define or refine Jira tickets.
• Deliver concise progress updates in daily stand‑ups and present summary updates to internal and external stakeholders in sprint reviews.
• Participate in sprint retrospective meetings to support team learning and continuous improvement.

Requirements

• Good understanding of nested data structures such as JSON, XML, and nested BigQuery tables.
• Basic to intermediate understanding of SQL and data visualisation concepts.
• Experience translating requirements from operational stakeholders into a technical format that can be directly consumed by an Engineering team.
• Evidence of being a self‑starter, comfortable working independently and proactively identifying, highlighting and addressing potential issues that could impact delivery timelines.

Benefits

• Competitive base salary.
• Matching pension scheme (up to 5%) from day one.
• Discretionary company bonus scheme.
• 4 × annual salary death in service coverage from day one.
• Employee referral scheme.
• Tech Scheme.
• Private medical insurance from day one.
• Optical and dental cash back scheme.
• Help@Hand app: access to remote GPs, second opinions, mental health support, and physiotherapy.
• EAP service.
• Cycle to work scheme.
• 36 days annual leave (inclusive of bank holidays).
• Extra paid day off for birthday.
• Ten paid learning days per year.
• Flexible working hours.
• Market‑leading parental leave.
• Sabbatical leave (after five years).
• Work from anywhere (up to 3 weeks per year).
• Industry‑recognised training and certifications.
• Bonusly employee recognition and rewards platform.
• Clear opportunities for career development.
• Length of service awards.
• Regular company events.

Diversity & Inclusion

At Qodea, we champion diversity and inclusion. We believe that a career in IT should be open to everyone, regardless of race, ethnicity, gender, age, sexual orientation, disability or neurotype. We value the unique talents and perspectives that each individual brings to our team, and we strive to create a fair and accessible hiring process for all.

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