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National Life Group · 1 week ago

Sr. Data Modeler

Addison, TX

Full-time

Onsite

Mid, Senior Level

$120K/yr - $176K/yr

5+ years exp

National Life Group is one of America’s fastest-growing insurance companies, aiming to provide stability and peace of mind to families since 1848. They are seeking a highly skilled Sr. Data Modeler to design high-quality data models and drive data architecture and governance standards across their enterprise data platform, collaborating with business and technical stakeholders.

Health CareInsuranceLife Insurance

No H1B

Responsibilities

Design and maintain conceptual, logical, and physical data models aligned with business capabilities

Build consumption-layer models for analytics, BI, and machine learning

Define and enforce modeling standards, naming conventions, and data governance practices

Document data lineage, transformation logic, and metadata using enterprise tools

Collaborate with Data Engineers, Analytics, and Data Science teams to implement models and optimize performance

Analyze source data quality, recommend cleansing solutions, and support data quality frameworks

Stay current with industry standards and emerging practices (ACORD, DAMA-DMBOK, Data Vault, Kimball, Data Mesh)

Contribute to agile delivery and produce architecture deliverables within sprint timelines

Qualification

Data modelingData architectureSQLAzure DatabricksData governanceData modeling toolsAgile environmentsDomain experienceCommunication skills

Required

Bachelor's degree in STEM preferred; advanced degree is a plus

5–10+ years in data architecture, data modeling, or enterprise analytics

Strong experience with canonical/domain modeling, dimensional modeling, and semantic modeling

Proficiency in SQL and familiarity with Azure Databricks (Delta Lake, Unity Catalog)

Experience with data modeling tools (Erwin, ER/Studio) and metadata management platforms (Purview, Collibra, Alation)

Knowledge of data governance, master/reference data concepts, and privacy/security controls

Excellent communication skills and ability to work in agile environments

Preferred

Domain experience in life insurance, annuities, or related financial services

Benefits

Your benefits start day one and are flexible and customizable to your and your family’s specific needs.

A full range of medical, financial, and/or other benefits (including 401(k) eligibility and various paid time off benefits, such as vacation, sick time, and parental leave)

The successful candidate may also be eligible to participate in National Life’s discretionary annual incentive programs, subject to the rules governing such programs.