Profectus is seeking expressions of interest from experienced Data Governance Specialists for likely future opportunities across the Australian Government. The work is likely to require setting up and running data governance arrangements, including data ownership and stewardship, data standards, metadata and data quality management, and the policies that control how data is shared and used.
Key Responsibilities
Develop and maintain data governance policies, standards and procedures
Define data ownership, custodianship and stewardship roles
Set up and support data governance committees and decision processes
Build and maintain data catalogues, business glossaries and metadata
Define data quality rules and monitor data quality issues
Assess data sharing requests against legislative, privacy and policy requirements
Support data classification and handling in line with government requirements
Assess data governance maturity and recommend improvements
Provide data governance guidance to program and delivery teams
Required Experience
Minimum five years in data governance or data management roles
Developing data governance policies,



standards and operating models
Data ownership and stewardship models
Metadata management and data catalogues
Data sharing, privacy and information management requirements
Stakeholder engagement across business and technical teams
DAMA CDMP certification or working knowledge of DAMA-DMBOK
Data governance tools such as Microsoft Purview, Collibra or Alation
Data Availability and Transparency Act **** or Five Safes framework
Government or other regulated-industry data programs
Security Clearance Requirements
Must be an Australian Citizen
Must hold a current AGSVA Baseline Security Clearance (minimum)
Working Arrangements
Hybrid
Why Profectus
Profectus partners with Australian Government agencies to deliver trusted ICT capability across complex delivery programs. We take a long term, relationship driven approach, supporting our people across the full lifecycle of their engagement while contributing to outcomes of national importance.
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📌 Data Governance Specialist (Canberra)
🏢 Profectus
📍 Canberra