Data Modeler, Enterprise Data Platform 9+ Years

Company Description At Western Digital our vision is to power global innovation and push the boundaries of technology to make what you thought was once impossible possible At our core Western Digital is a company of problem solvers People achieve extraordinary things given the right technology For decades we ve been doing just that Our technology helped people put a man on the moon We are a key partner to some of the largest and highest growth organizations in the world From energizing the most competitive gaming platforms to enabling systems to make cities safer and cars smarter and more connected to powering the data centers behind many of the world s biggest companies and public cloud Western Digital is fueling a brighter smarter future Binge-watch any shows use social media or shop online lately You ll find Western Digital supporting the storage infrastructure behind many of these platforms And that flash memory card that captures and preserves your most precious moments That s us too We offer an expansive portfolio of technologies storage devices and platforms for business and consumers alike Our data-centric solutions are comprised of the Western Digital G-Technology TM SanDisk and WD brands Today s exceptional challenges require your unique skills It s You Western Digital Together we re the next BIG thing in data About the Role We are seeking an experienced Data Modeler to design and evolve the data architecture and semantic foundation for our enterprise Data Lakehouse platform spanning Databricks Apache Iceberg AWS Glue Glue Catalog SageMaker Studio Dremio Atlan and Power BI In this role you will translate business requirements into conceptual logical and physical models ensuring that data is standardized canonical and business-ready as it flows across the Bronze raw Silver canonical and Gold curated consumption semantic layers You will play a central role in implementing canonical data models at the Silver layer enabling consistency across systems and simplifying downstream consumption in Power BI dashboards ML models in SageMaker Studio and conversational analytics with LLMs Key Responsibilities Data Modeling Architecture Design conceptual logical and physical models to support ingestion curation and consumption in a modern lakehouse Define canonical data models at the Silver layer to harmonize data across domains and source systems Implement modeling patterns dimensional modeling star snowflake data vault semantic modeling aligned with enterprise standards Optimize physical models for Databricks Delta and Apache Iceberg tables ensuring schema evolution partitioning and performance Semantic Layer Business Enablement Build and maintain the semantic layer in Dremio and Power BI ensuring certified KPIs hierarchies and measures align with canonical models Provide certified and reusable datasets to BI teams for dashboards and reporting Collaborate with business stakeholders to align semantic definitions with canonical data models AI ML Conversational Analytics Enablement Prepare feature-ready canonical datasets for ML engineers and data scientists in SageMaker Studio Design models that can be effectively consumed by LLM-powered conversational analytics natural language SQL queries over curated data Ensure AI BI queries map back to trusted canonical models reducing ambiguity and duplication Governance Certification Metadata Document canonical and semantic models in Atlan and AWS Glue Catalog ensuring discoverability and lineage Collaborate with Data Quality Engineers to embed validation and certification rules into canonical models Align canonical modeling with business glossaries standards and compliance requirements Collaboration Best Practices Translate business requirements into canonical and semantic modeling patterns Partner with architects engineers and analysts to define standards for canonical modeling in the Silver layer Mentor junior team members on canonical modeling and semantic design principles Qualifications Required 5-10 years of experience in data modeling data architecture or BI data design Strong knowledge of conceptual logical physical and canonical data modeling Experience with dimensional modeling Kimball data vault and semantic modeling Hands-on with Databricks Delta Lake Unity Catalog and Apache Iceberg Familiarity with AWS services S3 Glue Glue Catalog Redshift SageMaker Studio Experience with Dremio or similar query semantic engines Proficiency with Power BI modeling DAX and dataset certification Experience with Atlan or equivalent catalog governance tools Preferred Experience implementing canonical data models at enterprise scale Familiarity with LLM-driven conversational analytics and preparing canonical semantic data for AI consumption Knowledge of data quality principles and certification workflows Familiarity with data observability platforms Cloud certifications AWS Data Analytics Specialty Databricks Certified Data Engineer Architect Additional Information Western Digital is committed to providing equal opportunities to all applicants and employees and will not discriminate based on their race color ancestry religion including religious dress and grooming standards sex including pregnancy childbirth or related medical conditions breastfeeding or related medical conditions gender including a person s gender identity gender expression and gender-related appearance and behavior whether or not stereotypically associated with the person s assigned sex at birth age national origin sexual orientation medical condition marital status including domestic partnership status physical disability mental disability medical condition genetic information protected medical and family care leave Civil Air Patrol status military and veteran status or other legally protected characteristics We also prohibit harassment of any individual on any of the characteristics listed above Our non-discrimination policy applies to all aspects of employment We comply with the laws and regulations set forth in the poster Western Digital thrives on the power and potential of diversity As a global company we believe the most effective way to embrace the diversity of our customers and communities is to mirror it from within We believe the fusion of various perspectives results in the best outcomes for our employees our company our customers and the world around us We are committed to an inclusive environment where every individual can thrive through a sense of belonging respect and contribution Western Digital is committed to offering opportunities to applicants with disabilities and ensuring all candidates can successfully navigate our careers website and our hiring process Please contact us at to advise us of your accommodation request In your email please include a description of the specific accommodation you are requesting as well as the job title and requisition number of the position for which you are applying LI-RR1 Based on our experience we anticipate that the application deadline will be 10 25 2024 although we reserve the right to close the application process sooner if we hire an applicant for this position before the application deadline If we are not able to hire someone from this role before the application deadline we will update this posting with a new anticipated application deadline Western Digital thrives on the power and potential of diversity As a global company we believe the most effective way to embrace the diversity of our customers and communities is to mirror it from within We believe the fusion of various perspectives results in the best outcomes for our employees our company our customers and the world around us We are committed to an inclusive environment where every individual can thrive through a sense of belonging respect and contribution Western Digital is committed to offering opportunities to applicants with disabilities and ensuring all candidates can successfully navigate our careers website 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