(1730) Reference and Master Data Specialist - BSTD

ATS Client; Pretoria; On-site; ZAR 900,000 - 1,500,000; Full time

Job summary

The South African Reserve Bank (SARB) is seeking a seasoned data governance professional to define, maintain and assure reference and master data across the SARB Group, enabling reliable decision making and operational effectiveness.

You will implement standards, manage relationships, monitor data quality metrics and develop data frameworks, with priority given to candidates with CDMP or similar certification and 5–7 years of experience.

Qualifications

• A bachelor's degree in Computer Engineering, Computer Science or MIS or equivalent.
• 5–7 years of experience in reference and master data management.
• Certification such as CDMP Practitioner is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Define and document reference and master data requirements, business rules, measurements and metrics.
• Define and manage master data relationships, hierarchies and structures for integrated views.
• Implement standards, guidelines, processes and procedures for reference and master data.
• Define and implement business rules for data matching and merging to create a single version of the truth.
• Create, maintain, manage and integrate a reference and master data environment.
• Monitor, measure, remediate and report on data quality metrics.
• Develop, manage and maintain reference data repositories across the SARB Group.
• Contribute to development of standards, frameworks and SOPs.
• Implement governance controls to maintain and manage reference and master data.

Skills

Master data mgmt

Data governance

Data quality mgmt

Metadata management

Data modelling

EIM strategy

Stakeholder mgmt

Continuous improvement

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Engineering / Computer Science / MIS

Job description

Job Description

The main purpose of this position is to define, maintain, manage and provide assurance of reference and master data within the South African Reserve Bank (SARB) Group (the SARB and its subsidiaries) to support reliable and effective decision‑making.

Detailed description

• Define and document reference and master data requirements, business rules, measurements and metrics for data domains to create an authoritative source of truth for critical business information to enable effective decision‑making and operational effectiveness.
• Define and manage master data relationships, hierarchies and structures to enable integrated entity views and support advanced analytics.
• Implement standards, guidelines, processes and procedures for reference and master data within the SARB Group.
• Define and implement business rules for data matching and merging to create a single version of the truth.
• Create, maintain, manage and integrate a reference and master data environment that supports the standardisation of business information.
• Monitor, measure, remediate and report on reference and master data quality metrics to ensure sustained data quality and identify areas of non‑conformance.
• Develop, manage and maintain reference data and master data repositories for data domains across the SARB Group.
• Contribute to the development of reference and master data standards, frameworks and standard operating procedures.
• Implement appropriate governance controls to maintain and manage reference and master data effectively.
• Develop and manage stakeholder relationships to promote reference and master data management across the SARB Group.

Qualifications

Job requirements

• A bachelor's degree in Computer Engineering, Computer Science or Management Information Systems, or an equivalent qualification in a related field.
• At least five to seven years of experience in the field of reference and master data management.
• A relevant reference and master data certification (e.g. CDMP Practitioner) would be an added advantage.

Additional requirements

• Knowledge and skill in industry, organisational and business awareness.
• Continued learning and/or professional development.
• Quality assurance.
• Information management.
• Enterprise information management (EIM) strategy.
• Data quality management.
• Metadata management.
• Data modelling and development.
• Information governance.
• EIM legislation and governance, risk and compliance.
• Extensive knowledge in master record relationships, hierarchies and match and merge.
• Continuous improvement.

In line with the SARB's commitment to diversifying its workforce, preference will be given to suitable candidates from designated groups. People with disabilities are welcome to apply.

The SARB offers remuneration and benefits commensurate with the level of the position and in line with the market. The level at which the successful applicant will be appointed will depend on his/her competence and experience.