Data Steward

ASIC; Sydney; Hybrid; AUD 130,000 - 152,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

50/50 hybrid work-from-home model

Attractive superannuation

Job summary

ASIC's Registry Connect Data team is seeking a Data Steward to drive data stewardship and support data quality initiatives across the Registry Connect Program. The 18 month fixed term position with a 50/50 hybrid work-from-home model offers a salary from $129,556 to $151,534 plus superannuation.

Applications close 11:59pm AEDT on Friday 13 November 2026. The role focuses on maintaining data quality, governance and data management, partnering with stakeholders, and enabling enterprise data

Qualifications

• Tertiary qualification in IT/CS/Engineering or related discipline.
• Experience in data stewardship, governance and data management.
• Knowledge of data quality practices and lifecycle management.
• Exposure to SQL Server, Oracle or DB2 and modern data tech such as AWS/Azure.

Responsibilities

• Perform data stewardship for critical data assets ensuring quality and compliance.
• Support enterprise data architecture, data management and data quality frameworks.
• Contribute to design and enhancement of data platform solutions.
• Provide SME guidance on data profiling, testing and quality assurance.
• Partner with stakeholders to embed governance throughout data initiatives.
• Promote knowledge sharing and capability uplift across the organisation.

Skills

Data stewardship

Data governance

Data management

Data quality

Data profiling

Stakeholder management

Data architecture

Education

Tertiary qualification in IT/CS/Engineering

Tools

SQL Server

Oracle

DB2

AWS

Azure

Python

Spark

Power BI

Qlik

Tableau

Job description

ASIC's Registry Connect Data team is seeking a Data Steward to drive data stewardship and support data quality initiatives across the Registry Connect Program.

• All ASIC office locations considered
• 18 Month Fixed Term Position (with possibility of extension)
• Salary from $129,556 to $151,534 (depending on experience) + 15.4 % superannuation
• Applications will close at 11:59pm AEDT, Friday 13 November 2026

The team

The Registry Connect Data team provides expert advice and support to ASIC's Registry Connect Program, ensuring that all deliverables are consistent, compliant with enterprise policies and aligned with industry best practice.

The role

As a Data Steward, you will play a critical role in maintaining and enhancing the quality, integrity and reliability of ASIC's key data assets and repositories. Working closely with business and technology stakeholders, you will undertake data quality management activities, identify and remediate data issues and support the implementation of data governance standards and practices.

More specifically, you will:

• Perform data stewardship activities for ASIC's critical data assets, ensuring data quality, integrity, consistency and compliance with established governance standards.
• Support the implementation of enterprise data architecture, data management, data quality and big data platform frameworks, standards and practices.
• Contribute to the design, development and enhancement of data platform solutions that support ASIC's strategic data objectives.
• Provide subject matter expertise to data related projects and initiatives, including data profiling, analysis, testing and quality assurance activities.
• Partner with business stakeholders and project teams to embed data governance and data management principles throughout the lifecycle of data initiatives.
• Promote knowledge sharing and capability uplift across the organisation by providing guidance, education and support to data users and stakeholders.

About you

The ideal candidate for this role is an experienced and collaborative data professional who is passionate about the power of quality data to drive better business outcomes. The successful candidate will bring expertise in data stewardship, governance and data management, complemented by strong technical capabilities and the ability to build effective relationships with stakeholders across business and technology teams. They will be driven to improve data quality, promote best practice data management and contribute to the success of enterprise wide data initiatives.

In addition, you will have:

• Tertiary qualifications in Information Technology, Computer Science, Engineering, Data Management or a related discipline.
• Demonstrated experience in data stewardship, including the management, quality assurance and governance of enterprise data assets.
• Technical knowledge and experience across one or more data disciplines, including database design, data modelling, ETL processes, master data management (MDM), data warehousing, big data architectures, data streaming and data virtualisation.
• Exposure to traditional data warehousing platforms (such as SQL Server, Oracle and DB2) and modern data technologies and frameworks (including AWS, Azure, NoSQL databases, Python and Spark) would be highly regarded.
• Familiarity with business intelligence and analytics platforms, such as Qlik, Power BI, Tableau, Python, R or SAS, together with a willingness to further develop these capabilities.
• Experience applying data management and data governance frameworks, standards and best practices to support data quality, compliance and effective data lifecycle management.

About ASIC

ASIC's remit is one of the broadest of regulators across the world. ASIC regulates corporations, markets, financial services and consumer credit and monitors and promotes market integrity and consumer protection in the Australian financial system. Through our enforcement work, we hold to account those who contravene the law, working to achieve strong outcomes that address the greatest consumer and investor harms.

ASIC is an equal opportunity employer seeking people who want to make a difference. ASIC is committed to a diverse and inclusive workplace where the very best talent in Australia chooses to work. Applications from people of all ages, cultural backgrounds, abilities, LGBTIQ+ identity, and people of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander descent are encouraged to apply.

We offer a range of employee benefitsincluding:

• Attractive superannuation
• Additional leave entitlements
• 50/50 hybrid work-from home model
• Assistance for study and professional development

To read more about ASIC, you can visit ourwebsiteor review ourCorporate Plan.

To work with us, you need to be an Australian citizen and be prepared to complete an ASIC Suitability and Baseline Assessment.