Job Description

About your opportunity…
Do you enjoy untangling complex, enterprise information? Do you enjoy the challenge of ensuring that the right information is delivered to the right people at the right time to drive the business? Do you thrive in a fast-paced environment that presents new challenges every day that also nurtures talent and emphasizes collaboration?
Within Flight Centre Travel Group (FCTG) Australia, we are seeking a highly motivated Data Modeller with experience in logical/conceptual data design, semantic layer modelling, and data stewardship to take on the challenge of transforming how FCTG manages and shares critical information assets.
In this role you will provide a graphical representation of the entities that interoperate within the organisation in support of the organisation business processes and the relationships among these entities. You will be responsible for developing the data models. They transform business information into models by engaging with the business users and soliciting their requirements and iteratively refine the conceptual, logical, and physical data models. You will work with the business intelligence, artificial intelligence, data analysts and data scientists on modelling of the curated data and the common semantic layer.
Reporting to the Data Governance Manager within the Data Science and Engineering (DSE) team, this role goes beyond the role of a typical application level “data modeller” in that it requires modelling not just from a single business perspective but from an organisational perspective with Global reach. Additionally, this role will have responsibilities in working on data governance initiatives within DSE and be an advocate for data governance best practices throughout the organisation.
 
What You’ll Do…
Engage the business users to assess their information needs
Review the business process and conceptualize the entities that interoperate within the business process
Determine how the various entities are related and develop entity relationship diagrams that represent the connections among the entities
Identify each entity’s characteristics and properties and ensure that the entities can be differentiated within the model
Develop a logical data model and validate the model to ensure that it serves the needs of the business application and its consumers
Transform the logical representation of the model into a physical representation and work with data engineers to instantiate and manage the data
Collaborate with the BI and Analytics teams on creating the optimized, reusable semantic models, complete with metadata and lineage information
 
Who you are…
Experience with Business Intelligence products e.g., Power BI
Excellent teaming and communication skills
Strong consultative, facilitation and consensus building skills 
Proven experience in an enterprise environment developing relational datasets
Proven experience developing models for Business Intelligence solutions
Strong analytical, data profiling and problem-solving skills
Strong verbal and written communication skills
Advanced SQL skills
In depth knowledge of Azure technologies
In depth knowledge of Databricks 
 
Desirable Competencies…
3+ years of data modelling experience
In depth knowledge of the data modelling tools being proficient in at least one
Experience with Microsoft’s Purview
Mandatory: Bachelor’s degree in management Information Systems, Computer Science, Computer Information Systems, or equivalent Information Technology discipline
 
Let’s skip to the good part…
Generous remuneration structure
Travel discounts, in-house financial and health services, access to internal 24/7 gym
Global career opportunities in a network of brands and businesses
Ongoing training and professional development
Fun and flexible work environment
Proud Corporate Social Responsibility platform through the Flight Centre Foundation
 
We do things a little differently…
We do things a little differently around here. We do things the FCTG Way.
We have a unique culture and an irreverent DNA based on a proven mix of ideas, values and ways of working that have helped shape our business over the past 40+ years.Across all our brands, we take our business seriously but not ourselves. We take leaps of faith, have trust in our teams and work collaboratively to achieve our goals. That’s the FCTG Way.
If you think you have FCTG DNA, reach out today.