Data Governance Specialist

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

Job summary

Experian is seeking a Data Governance Specialist to implement standards governing access to data assets, ensuring security and integrity across the organization. The role focuses on building robust monitoring processes, data catalogues, and governance controls with strong cross-functional collaboration.

You will design triggers, prepare reports, and provide insights that support remediation actions and continuous improvement in data practices.

Qualifications

• Degree or equivalent with high IT content.
• 3–5 years in monitoring and evaluation experience.
• 1–3 years in data analysis and statistical measurements.
• Splunk proficiency required.
• Cribl proficiency desirable.
• SAS/SQL proficiency required.

Responsibilities

• Implement controls to monitor and audit access to data assets and detect inappropriate access.
• Evaluate monitoring results and provide actionable remediation recommendations.
• Maintain data catalogue and business glossary with metadata, ownership, lineage and definitions.
• Prepare and maintain the monitoring database using available tools.
• Collect, review, analyse and report data to meet required standards and controls.
• Develop innovative monitoring insights from Experian data and client data.

Skills

Collaboration

Responsiveness

Attention to detail

Stakeholder management

Communication

Cross-team collaboration

Time management

Analytical thinking

Problem solving

Administrative skills

Innovation

Execution

Adaptability

Report writing

Education

Degree in IT or equivalent

Tools

Splunk

Cribl

SAS/SQL

Job 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.

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.

Job 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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