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Agent guide: [/agents.md](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/agents.md). --- # Data Engineer/Modeler - **Company:** Robert Half - **Location:** West Des Moines, IA, United States - **Experience:** Expert - **Contract:** Temporary contract - **Skills:** Artificial Intelligence, Amazon S3, Apache HTTP Server, Big Data, Data Architecture, Data Infrastructure, Extract Transform Load (ETL), Data Structures, Data Systems, Graph Database, Apache Hadoop, Metadata, Software Tools, SQL Stored Procedures, SQL Databases, Trusted Systems, Enterprise Data Management, Cloud Platform System, Apache Spark, Er-Win, Git, Apache Kafka, Physical Data Models, Software Version Control - **Published:** September 19, 2026 - **Apply:** https://www.dice.com/job-detail/da885bd6-04a2-413d-a7a8-a8a424f84c40 ## About the Role 5+ years of experience in data modeling, data architecture, or ontology and semantic modeling roles. Strong capability in conceptual, logical, and physical data modeling, including experience with physical data model design. Hands-on knowledge of ontology development, semantic modeling, and knowledge graph design within enterprise data environments. Proficiency with SQL and experience supporting ETL and large-scale data processing workflows. Familiarity with technologies such as Apache Spark, Apache Hadoop, Apache Kafka, ERwin Data Modeler, and related data engineering tools. Experience working with cloud-based data platforms; exposure to S3 and Apache Iceberg is an advantage. Insurance industry experience is required, and annuity domain knowledge is highly preferred. Strong communication skills with the ability to turn business needs into scalable semantic and data solutions., All applicants applying for U.S. job openings must be legally authorized to work in the United States. Benefits are available to contract/temporary professionals, including medical, vision, dental, and life and disability insurance. Hired contract/temporary professionals are also eligible to enroll in our company 401(k) plan. Visit roberthalf.gobenefits.net for more information. ## Description We are looking for a Data Engineer/Modeler to join a long-term contract opportunity in West Des Moines, Iowa. This position focuses on shaping enterprise semantic models and ontology frameworks that make business information consistent, governed, and usable across analytics, reporting, AI, and advanced data initiatives. The ideal candidate will combine strong data modeling expertise with hands-on semantic and knowledge graph experience, along with a solid understanding of insurance data domains. Working closely with technical teams and business partners, this role will help create a trusted data foundation that supports enterprise decision-making., Build and enhance enterprise ontologies, semantic structures, taxonomies, and knowledge graph models to represent core business concepts in a machine-readable format. Define entities, attributes, hierarchies, relationships, business rules, and performance metrics across multiple data domains to support a consistent semantic layer. Develop models for insurance-focused subject areas such as policy, claims, underwriting, customer, product, sales, and producer or agency data. Translate logic captured in reports, dashboards, operational workflows, stored procedures, and stakeholder knowledge into governed semantic and data models. Apply both business-led and source-system-driven modeling approaches to align conceptual designs with underlying data structures. Assess and improve AI-assisted ontology outputs to ensure semantic accuracy, usability, and alignment with enterprise standards. Connect ontology concepts to physical source systems and confirm model integrity against trusted systems of record. Manage model promotion and version control across development, testing, and production environments using Git and established release practices. 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