Data Modeler – Legacy Transformation & Mission Clarity

This position is fully funded and ready for impact.

Location: Columbia, MD
Salary Range: $105,000 – $140,000 (commensurate with experience)
Clearance Required: TS//SCI with Polygraph

What You’ll Do
You’ll help drive the modernization of business IT systems by designing the data models that bridge legacy complexity and future-state clarity. This role is critical to ensuring that business data — currently distributed across disparate systems, formats, and interfaces — is cleanly migrated, normalized, and mapped into an integrated next-generation platform.

You’ll collaborate with developers, analysts, and domain experts to reverse-engineer existing systems, expose hidden structures, and build models that support continuity, performance, and security.

Who This Might Be a Fit For
This could be a great fit if you:

• Know how to organize and model messy or fragmented data

• Have experience reverse-engineering both front- and back-end systems

• Use SQL fluently in environments like Oracle or Postgres

• Understand how to normalize, secure, and document mission-critical data

• Are energized by turning scattered legacy information into structured, usable assets

Experience with existing BM&A systems is a plus, but not required.

Why Shadow
At Shadow, we don’t just support transformation — we shape it. Our teams work where clarity is hard-earned and systems are deeply entrenched. If you’re a data modeler who sees patterns where others see chaos — and you care as much about integrity as delivery — this is your kind of work.
 

Years of Experience / Degree Requirements
7 years of relevant experience with a Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or a related field, or 12 years of experience without a degree.

What Comes With It
You’ll have what you need to do your best work:

• Fully covered health insurance – medical, dental, vision

• Paid parental leave – 16 weeks if you give birth, 4 if your partner does

• Flexible leave – designed to support real life, not restrict it

• 401(k) – for your future

• Short- and long-term disability – because life happens

• Annual health stipend – if you opt out of our insurance

 

The Extras? They're Built In.
No points systems. No bean bags. Just clarity, autonomy, and a mission that matters.

Elite talent deserves elite support. Our benefits empower you to excel professionally and personally, recognizing your value through comprehensive health coverage, disability protection, and meaningful well-being initiatives. By investing in you, we ensure you have the tools, resources, and support you need to thrive—inside and outside of work. See our benefit plan here.
 

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Shadow Strategies is committed to providing an environment where all individuals are treated with respect and fairness. We embrace individuals of all backgrounds, experiences, and perspectives.  

Our Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) policy applies to all aspects of employment, including recruitment, hiring, promotions, training, and compensation. We do not tolerate discrimination based on race, color, religion, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable laws.  
 

Salary is determined by various factors, including but not limited to location, the individual’s particular combination of education, knowledge, skills, competencies, and experience, as well as contract-specific affordability and organizational requirements.