Senior Data Analyst (Senior Metadata Lead)

Salary: $150 per hour inclusive of super (neg)

This role can be based in Canberra, Brisbane, Adelaide or Hobart

Our client is a large, federal government department that is at the frontline of government service delivery - it’s using cutting edge technology to build world class platforms and capabilities

Role Description:

This role will support the uplift of business metadata by leading metadata development for assigned datasets, supervising metadata developers, driving engagement with business and technical stakeholders, and ensuring that developed metadata is consistent, complete and fit for registration.

(Primary focus - Operational leadership, stakeholder engagement, hands-on metadata development and quality assurance)

Responsibilities:

Metadata workstream leadership

• Contribute to project scope, governance arrangements, success measures, delivery cadence and reporting requirements
• Support prioritisation of high value data assets across approved AI projects and relevant agency program data
• Plan and coordinate metadata development for assigned datasets and allocate work to metadata developers
• Track progress, quality, blockers, risks, coverage and registration status

Metadata analysis, development and assurance

• Analyse and curate existing metadata records, Enterprise Data Warehouse artefacts, data dictionaries, data models, lineage information, source-system documentation and project materials.
• Assess metadata coverage, gaps, duplication, quality issues and terminology inconsistencies across related assets

Stakeholder engagement and staff supervision

• Lead engagement with subject matter experts, data stewards, data engineers and analysts, and AI project contacts.
• Validate metadata with relevant business and technical stakeholders.
• Deliver capability uplift in ISO/IEC 11179 and agency metadata standards

Skills and Experience:

• Expertise implementing the ISO/IEC 11179 standard for metadata registries
• Knowledge of other relevant standards, such as ONDC metadata attributes, National Archives of Australia requirements and DCAT, or demonstrated ability to acquire this knowledge
• Demonstrated experience leading metadata development, quality assurance or related data management work
• Baseline Security clearance
• Data governance and data management experience
• Strong research, analysis and synthesis skills
• Strong written and verbal communication and facilitation skills
• Advanced Microsoft Excel and project coordination skills
• Experience supervising or coaching staff
• Ability to quickly acquire knowledge of agency programs and the agency data landscape

Desirable:

• Experience working within large scale enterprise environments involving cloud platforms, identity and access management, security operations, infrastructure, applications and data services
• Demonstrated ability to deliver outcomes within tight timeframes while managing competing priorities, dependencies and stakeholder expectations
  Demonstrated ability to communicate complex technical and cyber security concepts to both technical and non-technical audiences and contribute to capability uplift through mentoring, collaboration and knowledge transfer activities

Consultant: Colin Massey

Keywords: Data Analyst, Senior Data Analyst, Metadata, Data Analysis, ISO/IEC 11179, ONDC metadata, DCAT, Data Catalogue Vocabulary, Baseline Security Clearance, data governance, data management, integrate data, data communication, Data outputs, products or service, government

At AAR Consulting Group we embrace diversity, inclusion, and equal opportunity. We encourage and support applications from people with a disability.

Please reach out to discuss any accommodations or adjustments that may be needed during the recruitment process via careers@aarconsultinggroup.com.au or 02 9114 8300