Data Governance Specialist

Profectus; Canberra; Hybrid; AUD 110,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

Profectus is seeking expressions of interest from experienced Data Governance Specialists for future opportunities across the Australian Government. The work involves establishing and running data governance arrangements including ownership and stewardship, data standards, metadata and data quality management, and policies governing data sharing and use.

Key responsibilities include developing policies, defining ownership roles, building data catalogs and glossaries, setting up governance

Qualifications

• Minimum five years in data governance or data management roles.
• Developing data governance policies, standards and operating models.
• Data ownership and stewardship models.
• Metadata management and data catalogues.
• Data sharing, privacy and information management requirements.
• DAMA CDMP certification or working knowledge of DAMA-DMBOK.
• Data governance tools such as Microsoft Purview, Collibra or Alation.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain data governance policies, standards and procedures.
• Define data ownership, custodianship and stewardship roles.
• Set up data governance committees and decision processes.
• Build and maintain data catalogues, business glossaries and metadata.
• Define data quality rules and monitor data quality issues.
• Assess data sharing requests against legislative, privacy and policy requirements.
• Support data classification and handling in line with government requirements.
• Assess data governance maturity and recommend improvements.
• Provide data governance guidance to program and delivery teams.

Skills

Data governance

Policy development

Stakeholder engagement

Metadata management

Data quality management

Data ownership & stewardship

Data catalogues

Data sharing & privacy

Education

DAMA CDMP certification

Tools

Microsoft Purview

Collibra

Alation

Job description

Profectus is seeking expressions of interest from experienced Data Governance Specialists for likely future opportunities across the Australian Government. The work is likely to require setting up and running data governance arrangements, including data ownership and stewardship, data standards, metadata and data quality management, and the policies that control how data is shared and used.

Key Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain data governance policies, standards and procedures
• Define data ownership, custodianship and stewardship roles
• Set up and support data governance committees and decision processes
• Build and maintain data catalogues, business glossaries and metadata
• Define data quality rules and monitor data quality issues
• Assess data sharing requests against legislative, privacy and policy requirements
• Support data classification and handling in line with government requirements
• Assess data governance maturity and recommend improvements
• Provide data governance guidance to program and delivery teams

Required Experience

• Minimum five years in data governance or data management roles
• Developing data governance policies, standards and operating models
• Data ownership and stewardship models
• Metadata management and data catalogues
• Data sharing, privacy and information management requirements
• Stakeholder engagement across business and technical teams
• DAMA CDMP certification or working knowledge of DAMA-DMBOK
• Data governance tools such as Microsoft Purview, Collibra or Alation
• Data Availability and Transparency Act 2022 or Five Safes framework
• Government or other regulated-industry data programs

Security Clearance Requirements

• Must be an Australian Citizen
• Must hold a current AGSVA Baseline Security Clearance (minimum)

Working Arrangements

• Hybrid

Why Profectus

Profectus partners with Australian Government agencies to deliver trusted ICT capability across complex delivery programs. We take a long term, relationship driven approach, supporting our people across the full lifecycle of their engagement while contributing to outcomes of national importance.