Data Governance Specialist - Johannesburg, South Africa - Luxfiat Pty Ltd

Luxfiat Pty Ltd

Verified Company

Johannesburg, South Africa

4 weeks ago

Posted by:

Thabo Mthembu

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Description

A highly skilled Data Governance Analyst who is keen to play a critical role in ensuring the accuracy, integrity, and security of Clients' data assets.

Such an individual will have been in the same role or similar where they have developed a proven track record and have therefore developed a strong understanding of data governance principles, data management practices, and data quality concepts.

Responsibilities:

Data governance specialists have a wide range of responsibilities, which can include:
Reviewing data sources to identify any gaps in coverage that require additional data collection efforts.
Developing and implementing data security policies to protect sensitive data from unauthorized access or use.
Establishing data standards for a company's database environment, including defining fields and creating rules for data entry and retrieval.
Reviewing use of data by company departments to ensure compliance with privacy laws and regulations.
Creating reports on data trends across departments and regions within an organization to help identify opportunities for improvement or changes in strategy.
Collaborating with business managers to ensure that data quality is maintained over time.
Developing policies on acceptable methods for reporting results and presenting findings to stakeholders.
Working with IT staff to maintain databases by adding new data or updating existing data sets.
Developing a database management plan for large scale data analysis project.

Experience

7+ years of experience in Data Management Framework development and implementation.
Experience with Data Governance frameworks such as Dama-DMBOK or the like are needed and experience and efficiency with data governance toolsets and technologies are preferred.
You would need to be an excellent analytical thinker and be able to rely on strong problemsolving skills, while also being proficient in data profiling, lineage and metadata management tools.

Requirements:

A minimum of a bachelor's degree in information systems, computer science, data management or a related field
57 years proven experience in Data Governance Specialist

Job Type:
Contract

Contract length: 6 months

Salary:
R R800.00 per hour

Ability to commute/relocate:

Johannesburg, Gauteng: Reliably commute or planning to relocate before starting work (required)

Education:

Bachelors (required)

Experience:

Data Management: 10 years (required)
Data Governance: 7 years (required)

License/Certification:
- certified data engineering certificate (required)

Application Deadline: 2023/07/03