Data Governance Consultant - Sydney

Ayan Infotech; Sydney; On-site; AUD 120,000 - 190,000; Part time

Job summary

AYAN InfoTech in Sydney seeks a Data Governance Consultant to design, implement, and operationalize enterprise-wide data governance frameworks and operating models. You will work with data owners, stewards, and technology teams to establish trusted, secure data practices using CDGC.

You will drive initiatives across metadata management, business glossary, data lineage, quality, classification, stewardship, and regulatory compliance, enabling business value through improved transparency and

Qualifications

• Experience designing enterprise-wide data governance frameworks, policies, and operating models.
• Ability to drive governance initiatives across metadata management, data quality, lineage and cataloging.

Responsibilities

• Design and implement enterprise Data Governance frameworks, standards, policies, and procedures.
• Define governance operating models, decision rights, forums, and escalation paths.
• Establish governance roles including Data Owners and Data Stewards.
• Develop governance roadmaps aligned with data strategy and compliance.
• Lead implementation and configuration of Informatica Cloud Data Governance & Catalog.
• Configure glossaries, metadata repositories, classifications, and governance workflows.
• Enable integration with Azure, Snowflake, Databricks, and SQL-based systems.
• Capture end-to-end data lineage and manage data classification and sensitive data.

Skills

Stakeholder management

Data governance

Data quality management

Metadata management

Governance consulting

Tools

Informatica Cloud CDGC

Informatica EDC

Informatica Axon

Snowflake

Azure

Job description

AYAN InfoTech is looking for Data Governance Consultant to join an exciting project based in Sydney. The role offers you the opportunity to contribute towards an extremely well structured and mature environment, working on sophisticated enhancement projects.

Role: Data Governance Consultant
Location: Sydney
Contract Duration: 6 Months with high possible extensions
Experience: 7+ Years

Job Summary

The Data Governance Consultant will be responsible for designing, implementing, and operationalizing enterprise-wide Data Governance frameworks, policies, processes, and governance operating models. The role will work closely with business stakeholders, data owners, data stewards, architects, and technology teams to establish trusted, secure, compliant, and high-quality data management practices leveraging Informatica Cloud Data Governance & Catalog (CDGC).

The consultant will drive governance initiatives across metadata management, business glossary, data lineage, data quality, data classification, stewardship, and regulatory compliance while enabling business value through improved data transparency and accountability.

Responsibilities

• Data Governance Strategy & Framework
• Design and implement enterprise Data Governance frameworks, standards, policies, and procedures.
• Define governance operating models, decision rights, governance forums, and escalation paths.
• Establish governance roles including Data Owners, Data Stewards, Custodians, and Governance Councils.
• Develop governance roadmaps aligned with organizational data strategy and compliance requirements
• Lead implementation and configuration of Informatica Cloud Data Governance & Catalog.
• Configure business glossaries, metadata repositories, classifications, and governance workflows.
• Implement automated metadata harvesting and lineage capabilities.
• Enable integration with enterprise data platforms including Azure, Microsoft Fabric, Snowflake, Databricks, and SQL-based systems
• Metadata & Business Glossary Management
• Develop business glossaries and taxonomy models.
• Define ownership, stewardship, and approval workflows.
• Improve data discoverability and business understanding of critical data assets.
• Data Quality & Stewardship
• Define critical data elements and quality rules.
• Collaborate with business teams to establish data quality KPIs and monitoring processes.
• Support issue remediation and governance workflows.Drive Data Stewardship adoption across business units
• Capture and document end-to-end data lineage.
• Implement governance processes for data classification and sensitive data management.
• Support compliance requirements, audit requests, and regulatory reporting initiatives.
• Ensure adherence to privacy, security, and governance standards
• Stakeholder Management & Consulting
• Conduct governance workshops and stakeholder interviews.
• Gather and document governance requirements.
• Facilitate governance councils and working groups.
• Present governance metrics, recommendations, and progress updates to leadership teams.

Required Skills

• Informatica Cloud Data Governance & Catalog (CDGC)
• Informatica EDC, Axon, and Data Quality
• Metadata Management
• Business Glossary Management
• Data Lineage and Impact Analysis
• Data Stewardship Processes
• Data Quality Frameworks
• Data Classification and Sensitive Data Management
• SQL and Data Analysis
• Understanding of Cloud Data Platforms (Azure, Microsoft Fabric, Snowflake, Databricks)
• Knowledge of Governance Operating Models and RACI

Please note we will be able to contact only shortlisted candidates for this role. We thank you in advance for your interest.