Data Quality & Governance Analyst

Old Mutual South Africa; Cape Town; On-site; ZAR 420,000 - 600,000; Full time

Job summary

Old Mutual South Africa is seeking a Data Quality Analyst to profile, validate and improve data quality across the organization. You will bridge business needs with technical solutions, driving governance practices and reliable data for insights.

The role involves profiling data, defining quality rules, and producing reports. You will collaborate with stakeholders and support data governance across enterprise data assets.

Qualifications

• Matric
• BCom Degree in Data Analytics, Information Systems, Computer Science, Statistics, Mathematics, Business Analytics or a related field.
• Relevant experience in data analysis, data quality management, data governance, or data management.
• Experience working with large datasets and enterprise systems.
• 3-5 years’ experience in the similar field will be advantageous.
• Required skills in SQL, Power BI, Python, R Alteryx, Advanced Excel or related tools.

Responsibilities

• Profile, validate, monitor and improve data quality across the organization.
• Bridge business requirements and technical solutions through data quality controls and governance practices.
• Develop and operate data management systems to deliver prescribed outcomes.
• Extract, transform, validate, and analyse data from various sources.
• Maintain data recording systems including archiving, updating, reconciliation and QA.
• Define, implement and maintain data quality rules and controls across key datasets.
• Produce and distribute Data Quality Reports and scorecards.
• Oversee data cleansing activities and root cause analysis of defects.
• Support continuous improvement in data accuracy, completeness, consistency and usability.
• Collaborate with stakeholders to promote data quality and governance.
• Design logical and physical data models and align with governance standards.
• Engage with analysts, developers and governance teams to enable data-driven decisions.

Skills

Data governance

Data integrity

Root cause analysis

Metadata management

Data stewardship

KPI and scorecard reporting

Continuous improvement

Data quality management

Education

BCom Degree in Data Analytics, Information Systems, Computer Science, Statistics, Mathematics, Business Analytics or related field

NQF Level 7 - Degree, Advance Diploma or Postgraduate Certificate or equivalent

Tools

SQL

Power BI

Python

R

Alteryx

Advanced Excel

Job description

Old Mutual South Africa is seeking a Data Quality Analyst to profile, validate and improve data quality across the organization. You will bridge business needs with technical solutions, driving governance practices and reliable data for insights.

The role involves profiling data, defining quality rules, and producing reports. You will collaborate with stakeholders and support data governance across enterprise data assets.