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Agent guide: [/agents.md](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/agents.md). --- # Senior Data Modeler (DW/ Databricks) - **Company:** MetLife - **Location:** Bridgewater, NJ, United States - **Experience:** Expert - **Salary:** $115,000.0 - $154,000.0 - **Contract:** Permanent contract - **Skills:** Unity 3d, Third Normal Form, Data Architecture, Data Dictionary, Data Governance, Data Profiling, Data Vault Modeling, Data Warehousing, Relational Databases, DevOps, Dimensional Modeling, Meta-Data Management, NoSQL, Oracle (Applications), Cloud Services, SQL Databases, Snowflake, Generative AI, Data Lakes, Information Technology, Data Lineage, Collibra, Data Analytics, Star Schema, Cosmos DB, Data Management, Physical Data Models, Azure Synapse Analytics, Databricks - **Published:** August 20, 2026 - **Apply:** https://dejobs.org/x/x/B54CFA864C804E9FAAB436AD56E60E31/job/ ## About the Role * Bachelor's degree in computer science, Information Technology, or an equivalent field of experience * 5-8+ years of experience in conceptual, logical, and physical data modeling, including advanced dimensional modeling (3NF, star schema, snowflake schema) and data vault modeling * Hands-on experience building and optimizing star schemas and dimensional models within Databricks (Delta Lake, Unity Catalog, Databricks SQL or experience with similar technologies) to support enterprise analytics and reporting * Proficiency with data modeling tools such as Erwin or ER/Studio, SQL/NoSQL schema design, relational databases (SQL, Oracle), and cloud data platforms (Azure Synapse, Databricks, Cosmos DB, Snowflake) * Strong communication, analytical, storytelling, and stakeholder engagement skills, with proven experience in mentoring project teams, * Ideally 8+ years of experience in Datawarehouse modeling. * Data management/modeling certification (e.g., CDMP, Erwin certification) and experience with data cataloging and governance tools such as Collibra or Alation * Experience with master data management (MDM), and data lineage frameworks * Experience in B2B/Financial services/insurance domain with exposure to Generative AI technology and tools Location Expectation: This is a hybrid role requiring a minimum of 3 days per week in office. ## Description The Senior Data Modeler is responsible for translating business requirements into scalable conceptual, logical, and physical data models that support production-grade data and analytics solutions across MetLife's global Data & Analytics organization. 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