Data Modeler - Gent

IT-Planet is dé HR specialist voor flexibele en tijdelijke staffing in IT. Wij verzorgen IT-projecten bij diverse top 100-klanten over heel Vlaanderen en Brussel in volgende IT-domeinen: Application Development, Infrastructure Services & Software Testing. Met 15 jaar ervaring achter de kiezen kunnen wij perfect tegemoet komen aan jouw individuele noden. Bij ons kan en mag je groeien en leren, kortom floreren in jouw job. Sounds good? Op vandaag hebben wij reeds 180 fijne collega’s op project. Om ons team verder te versterken zijn we momenteel op zoek naar een Data Modeler (m/v/x) om aan de slag te gaan bij onze klant in Gent.

• Deze positie kan worden ingevuld met zowel vast contract (bediendestatuut) als freelance contract
• Duurtijd: Long term
• Regio: Gent
• Fulltime

We are looking for a talented Data Modeler to join an international team and play a key role in developing and maintaining a consistent, scalable, and high-quality enterprise data model within a modern Unified Data Platform.

In this role, you will collaborate closely with business stakeholders, data product teams, and architects to design logical and physical data models that support the organization's ambition to become a truly data-driven enterprise. You will contribute to data modeling standards, governance, and best practices while ensuring data models remain accurate, reusable, and aligned with business needs.

Key Responsibilities
Support the evolution and lifecycle management of the enterprise data model.
Design, develop, and maintain logical and physical data models.
Define and promote data modeling standards, guidelines, templates, and best practices.
Support data product teams in designing scalable, high-quality data models.
Translate business concepts and source systems into standardized data structures.
Review and integrate model changes while ensuring consistency, quality, and governance.
Ensure alignment between the enterprise data model, business glossary, and data governance framework.
Measure and monitor the adoption and business impact of the enterprise data model.
Collaborate with cross-functional teams to continuously improve data modeling practices.

Profile

• Minimum 5 years of experience in Data Modeling or a similar role.
• Strong understanding of both normalized and denormalized data models.
• Solid analytical skills with hands-on experience in data analysis.
• Experience with Teradata Vantage Data Model or a comparable enterprise data modeling framework.
• Proven experience designing logical and physical data models within enterprise data platforms.
• Experience working in Agile environments.
• Good understanding of data governance and data quality principles.
• Strong collaboration and stakeholder management skills.
• Excellent communication skills with the ability to align business and technical stakeholders.
• Fluent in English.