Data Governance Specialist

Experian; Midrand; On-site; ZAR 600,000 - 900,000; Full time

Job summary

Experian in Midrand, Gauteng, seeks a Data Governance Specialist to implement controls ensuring secure access to data assets. You will design monitoring processes, maintain the data catalogue and glossary, and prepare comprehensive monitoring reports to support remediation decisions.

The role requires collaboration across teams, strong communication, attention to detail and stakeholder management to promote secure data practices.

Qualifications

• Degree or equivalent standard with high information technology content.
• Experience in monitoring and evaluation (3–5 years).
• Data analysis and statistical measurements (1–3 years).
• Proficiency in Splunk, Cribl and SAS/SQL.

Responsibilities

• Implement controls for daily monitoring and auditing of data access to detect inappropriate activity.
• Evaluate monitoring results and provide recommendations for remediation.
• Build and maintain data catalogue and business glossary with metadata ownership and lineage.
• Prepare and maintain monitoring database using available tools.
• Collect, review, analyse and report data to meet standards.
• Develop insights from Experian data and client data for monitoring.
• Create triggers to alert users of inappropriate access.
• Validate monitoring results for completeness and accuracy.
• Identify and resolve data problems with appropriate analysis.
• Follow policies and standards throughout monitoring processes.
• Produce daily and monthly reports and present data-driven findings.
• Define measurable outputs and KPIs for monitoring activities.
• Collaborate with line managers to ensure proper data access controls.

Skills

Collaboration

Attention to detail

Stakeholder management

Communication

Cross-team work

Time management

Analytical thinking

Report writing

Problem solving

Adaptability

Execution

Education

Degree or equivalent IT content

Tools

Splunk

Cribl

SAS/SQL

Job description

Company Description

Experian is a global data and technology company, powering opportunities for people and businesses around the world. We operate across a range of markets, from financial services to healthcare, automotive, agribusiness, insurance, and many more. Experian invests in people and new advanced technologies to unlock the power of data. We have an amazing team of 25,200 people in 32 countries.

Description

The Purpose: The Data Governance Specialist will be accountable for the implementation of required standards and controls that govern the appropriate use of user access to our data assets. This includes the design of a robust process, that supports the security and integrity of our data assets, using available tools, in ensuring that inappropriate access activity can easily be detected, reported and remediated.

What you'll need to bring to the party

• Collaborating
• Highly responsive and effective
• Attention to detail
• Excellent Stakeholder Management
• Communication- written and verbal
• Have the ability to work effectively across teams
• Manage time effectively / Deadline driven
• Analytical Thinking & Problem Solving Skills
• Strong administrative qualities
• Innovation
• Execution
• Adaptability
• Report Writing

Main Responsibilities

• Implement required controls to ensure daily monitoring and auditing of access to our data assets that enable early detection and reporting of inappropriate access that has not met the required standards, so that corrective action can be taken.
• Implement required controls and standards that promote effective evaluation of the monitoring results and the impact of inappropriate access activity, so that useful recommendations can be presented to aid remediation.
• Build and maintain the data catalogue and business glossary, ensuring metadata, ownership, lineage, and business definitions remain accurate, documented, and discoverable.
• Prepare and maintain the monitoring database, using available tools.
• Carry out activities to collect, review, analyse and report on data to meet required standards and controls.
• Develop creative solutions and best practice in the utilisation of Experian and client data to produce relevant monitoring and evaluation insights on the use of and access to our data.
• Create triggers that can alert users on inappropriate access activity.
• Evaluate, assess and validate monitoring results to ensure completeness and accuracy.
• Identify and resolve data problems, producing appropriate analysis to verify results.
• Follow policies, procedures and standards throughout the monitoring and evaluation process to ensure all requirements are fulfilled.
• Produce reports daily and monthly reports on monitoring and evaluation findings and prepare presentations based on data as required.
• Define measurable outputs and performance indicators to manage monitoring and evaluation activities around data access.
• Collaborate with line managers to ensure that they have implemented adequate controls and standards within their teams to promote appropriate access to our data assets.
• To be recognised as a role model who solves problems, inspires and fully embraces Experian Way.

Qualifications

• Degree or equivalent standard with high information technology content
• 3 - 5 years of monitoring and evaluation experience
• 1- 3 years of data analysis and statistical measurements
• Splunk Proficient
• Cribl Proficient
• SAS / SQL Proficient

Additional Information

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