The Senior Data Governance Analyst supports the implementation and operationalisation of Torrens University’s Data Governance Framework. The role works across business and technology teams to establish core governance capabilities, including business glossary, metadata management, data lineage, and data quality.

This is a hands‑on role combining governance coordination with practical data analysis, profiling, validation, and issue investigation to improve data quality across enterprise datasets.

The position partners with Data Engineering, BI/Analytics, and business stakeholders to embed governance practices into data platforms and day‑to‑day usage, translating business requirements into defined data rules, controls, and governance artefacts to support a trusted and well‑governed data environment.

Principal accountabilities (but not limited ot):

Data Governance Framework Implementation

- Support the rollout and adoption of the Data Governance Framework across priority domains
- Define and document data ownership roles, including Data Sponsors and Data Stewards

Business Glossary and Metadata Management

- Define and document business terms, KPIs, and critical data elements with stakeholders
- Build and maintain the business glossary within agreed data governance tooling

Data Lineage and Documentation

- Document end-to-end data lineage across source systems, pipelines, and reporting layers
- Collaborate with Data Engineering to capture lineage across ingestion and transformation processes

Data Quality Management and Profiling

- Perform data profiling to assess completeness, accuracy, consistency,



and timeliness
- Conduct data analysis using SQL and relevant tools to validate data and identify anomalies

Data Quality Issue Management and Remediation

- Coordinate resolution of data quality issues with Data Stewards and operational teams
- Support root cause analysis across systems, processes, and data flows

Collaboration with Data Engineering and Platform Teams

- Embed governance requirements, including metadata, lineage, and data quality controls, into data pipelines
- Support governance requirements for new data ingestion and reporting initiatives

Stakeholder Engagement and Governance Enablement

- Act as a key point of contact for data governance across business and technical stakeholders
- Facilitate workshops to define data rules, standards, and quality requirements

Who you are:

- Bachelor’s degree in information systems, Data, Business, or related field
- Certifications or training in Data Governance, Data Governance tools and platforms, Data Management (DAMA), or Data Quality (desirable)
- 5–8 years’ experience in data governance, data quality, data analysis, or data business analysis roles.
- Strong SQL and data analysis experience across large and complex datasets,



including data profiling, validation, reconciliation, and root cause analysis
- Experience working with business stakeholders to define data requirements, business terms, KPIs, and data quality rules.
- Strong experience facilitating workshops and translating business needs into structured data definitions, data quality rules, and controls; practical experience with, or solid exposure to, data governance and metadata management tools (e.g. Collibra, Informatica, Microsoft Purview, Atlan, Alation, IBM Data Governance, or similar)
- Experience working within modern data platforms and analytics environments, including data warehouses, data lakes, and cloud platforms (e.g. AWS, Azure, GCP)
- Familiarity with relational databases (e.g. SQL Server, PostgreSQL, Oracle, MySQL)

What we offer:

- Study free in a course/degree related to your position
- B Corp certified university – values driven, and purpose led
- Access to internal opportunities – Be supported to learn, grow and move across the organisation

Equal Opportunity Employer

We are proud to be an equal opportunity employer and committed to creating an inclusive workplace. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, colour, religion, age, ethnicity, gender identity, sexual orientation, disability, or any other protected characteristic.

We encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples for all positions.

Job reference: R30700

Applications for this role will close on Sunday 2nd August.

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📌 Senior Data Governance Analyst (New South Wales)
🏢 Torrens University Australia
📍 New South Wales