Data Management Consultant

MBO Partners is a deep jobs platform that connects and enables independent professionals and microbusiness owners to do business safely and effectively with enterprise organizations. Its unmatched experience and industry leadership enable it to operate on the forefront of the independent economy and consistently advance the next way of working. Role / Title: Data Management Consultant • Location: 100% Remote • Anticipated Hours per Week: TBD • Project Dates: ASAP-June 30, 2026 • No C2C or third parties, please Job Summary: Under the direction of Managers or Master Consultants, the Senior Consultant associate will collect detailed requirements and direct development of enterprise data-management, business-intelligence, and advanced-analytics solutions for clients in a variety of industries. The Senior Consultant will be expected to conduct and lead development successfully in multiple technology platforms (particularly Snowflake, Microsoft Fabric, Microsoft Azure) and to create solutions that support delivery of analytic products to end users through a combination of dashboards, custom web applications, and packaged data products. Responsibilities: • Work with clients to collect detailed requirements to define star-schema data models, integrate data to populate those data models, and deliver results through data visualizations and custom web applications. • Estimate work efforts required to develop these analytic solutions based on Wipfli staffing and project-management models. • Assist Project Managers to develop project plans. • Conduct development, and lead the efforts of data engineers, ELT developers, and business-intelligence developers to develop, test, and deploy analytic applications that combine enterprise data-management and business-intelligence components. • Properly document developed and unit-tested data-management components so that Wipfli managed-services staff or client’s system-administration staff can maintain the system after deployment. • Participate in developing standardized approaches and methodologies for improving the quality and time-to-delivery of advanced analytic solutions. • Earn and maintain certifications associated with enterprise-data, data science, and/or business-intelligence technology platforms. • Learn new technologies, or new features of existing technologies, so that Wipfli can incorporate these into our service offerings. • Work as part of the Enterprise Data practice to create and deliver innovative service offerings aligned with business use cases commonly identified by our client base. Also work to improve delivery through improved processes for completing critical practices such as data discovery, processing control, data modeling, security models, usage monitoring and alerting, and solution deployment. • Contribute to the Advanced Analytics practice to develop and deliver service offerings related to predictive/machine-learning validation, alignment of data-management and artificial intelligence strategies, and integration of generative artificial-intelligence tools into business processes. Required Qualifications: • Bachelor’s degree in relevant subject area. • Four to six years of experience in business analysis, enterprise database development, data science or business-intelligence development. Preference to candidates with experience in all disciplines. • Ability to communicate with and collaborate with clients to define requirements for analytic applications. • Excellent written and verbal communication skills. • Demonstrated problem-solving experience and capabilities. Preferred Qualifications: • One or more vendor data-management or data-engineering certifications (relevant examples include: Snowflake Snowpro Certification, Microsoft Fabric Data Engineer DP-700 Certification, or Azure Databricks Platform Architect, etc.). • Experience with estimating work efforts for development and deployment of the same applications. Skills and Abilities: • Strong SQL skills with the ability to develop complex queries, joins, window functions, and performance optimization. • Microsoft Fabric experience (or willingness to learn quickly), An understanding of Lakehouses, Warehouses, and Data Pipelines. • Experience with version control tools such as Git for managing code and collaboration. • Thorough grasp of the basic principles of data modeling. Understand how to structure data for analytics (star schemas, dimensional modeling basics); awareness of OLTP (normalized) vs. OLAP (denormalized) design. • Demonstrated proficiency in connecting to various data sources, including OLE DB, ODBC, SFTP, and APIs. Possesses foundational skills in authentication, API invocation, and transforming data into structured tables. • Requirements documentation and work-effort estimation for planning Eligibility Requirements: • Legal authorization to work in the U.S. is required. • As a contractor, including remote contractors, you may be required to complete a background check. As a contractor, you will be paid for the time you work; this does not include paid time off (PTO) or holidays. If you participate in our Payroll Services (W2) engagement, you may be eligible for Paid Sick Leave (PSL), depending on your work location and state-specific regulations. MBO and Wipfli do not discriminate and will evaluate all candidates without regard to race, creed, color, religion, national origin, sex, age, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity, citizenship status, veteran status, disability, or any other protected characteristics. MBO and Wipfli provide reasonable accommodations for people with disabilities. If you need an accommodation to complete an application or participate in the recruiting process, please email hr@wipfli.com.