Secure Research Data Governance Lead

Curtin University; Canning; On-site; AUD 143,000 - 151,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

17% superannuation

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Health and wellbeing services

Retail and travel discounts

Job summary

Curtin University is seeking a Data Governance & Technical Lead to guide the secure research environment initiative. The role focuses on governance, compliance and accreditation, coordinating with faculties and technical services to deliver secure data infrastructure.

You will collaborate across government, defence, health and industry partners, ensuring alignment with national schemes and sector requirements while supporting university-wide impact and capability-building.

Qualifications

• Postgraduate qualification in a relevant discipline or equivalent experience.
• Strong planning and project leadership skills for complex initiatives.
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills across diverse stakeholders.
• Understanding of governed research access workflows and ethics processes.
• Experience in data engineering and data management with software development ability.
• Ability to collaborate across research, technical and business areas to deliver solutions.

Responsibilities

• Lead project planning, coordination and delivery from initiation through implementation and transition to BAU.
• Lead development of institution-wide governance, compliance, operational, monitoring and accreditation frameworks.
• Develop data classification, access control and governance models aligned with accreditation requirements.
• Lead consultation with faculties, research centres and technical services to translate needs into governance and technical requirements.
• Partner with Indigenous governance units to embed data sovereignty requirements.
• Coordinate with government, defence, health and industry partners to design secure analytical environments.
• Manage project scope, risks, resources, timelines and stakeholder expectations.

Skills

Postgraduate qualification in relevant

Project leadership

Stakeholder engagement

Governance & accreditation

Data engineering knowledge

Education

Postgraduate qualification in a relevant discipline

Job description

Curtin University is seeking a Data Governance & Technical Lead to guide the secure research environment initiative. The role focuses on governance, compliance and accreditation, coordinating with faculties and technical services to deliver secure data infrastructure.

You will collaborate across government, defence, health and industry partners, ensuring alignment with national schemes and sector requirements while supporting university-wide impact and capability-building.