Data Modeler

Toronto, ON
Hybrid
Posted Sep 18, 2026
1 position

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Employment type: Contract
Experience level: Senior · 5+ years
Posting language: English
Working hours: 40 hours per week
Office presence: 2 days per week
Seniority: Mid-Senior level
Application method: Direct apply is available

Job summary

The Data Modeler is responsible for designing and optimizing data models to migrate workflows from Alteryx into Azure Synapse. This includes creating conceptual, logical, and physical models while ensuring alignment with enterprise architectural standards.

Job details

Data Modeler Longterm Contract Location: Toronto, Ontario (Hybrid) 2 days Job Description / Role Summary The Data Modeler is responsible for designing, governing, and optimizing the data models required to migrate analytical and operational workflows from Alteryx into Azure Synapse. This role focuses on conceptual, logical, and physical modelling across Synapse SQL, Data Lake storage structures, and transformation pipelines. The Data Modeller ensures the models support performant analytics and align with enterprise architectural standards. Key Responsibilities Develop conceptual, logical, and physical data models for Synapse. Translate Alteryx workflows and datasets into optimized Synapse-ready schema structures. Produce metadata, data dictionaries, and source‑to‑target mappings. Support model validation with SMEs and engineering stakeholders. Ensure data models adhere to governance, RLS, and performance requirements. Guide implementation of models across Synapse SQL pools and ADLS. Profile data, define quality rules, and support reconciliation validation. Maintain modelling documentation and reusable enterprise assets. Required Experience 7+ years in enterprise data modelling. Strong experience with Synapse SQL, SQL Server, and ADLS. Experience translating Alteryx workflows into structured data models. Expertise in dimensional, normalized, semantic, or data vault modelling. Proficiency with modelling tools (ER/Studio, ERwin, SQL DBM, etc.). Preferred Skills Comfort with Lakehouse concepts and metadata governance tools. Strong facilitation skills for on‑site collaboration.

What you’ll do

Requirements

Candidates need over 7 years of enterprise data modelling experience with proficiency in Synapse SQL, SQL Server, and ADLS. Expertise in various modelling methodologies and experience translating Alteryx workflows are required.