Senior Data Governance Specialist

1 week ago


Canberra, ACT, Australia Laing O'Rourke Full time

Laing O'Rourke is a leading international engineering enterprise and privately-owned tier 1 constructor, seeking an experienced Senior Data Governance Specialist to join its Corporate Information Technology team.

Estimated Salary: £80,000 - £110,000 per annum

About the Role

The successful candidate will act as the Data Custodian for the hub and primary Information Manager for all central functions, ensuring the security, integrity, and accessibility of data assets. This role offers great career prospects with a company that values innovation, collaboration, and employee growth.

Key Responsibilities
  • Establish roles and responsibilities for the information management team, aligning with functional leads to ensure efficiency and effectiveness.
  • Work collaboratively with regional counterparts to develop, agree upon, and communicate Information Standards and Methods & Procedures, including documentation processes.
  • Ensure consistent Data Classification across projects and central functions, applying it appropriately within shared services.
  • Deliver training to data stewards on data classification, labelling, and data leakage prevention, providing system support and training for Microsoft Purview.
  • Identify requirements and business cases for new or updated business data classifications, governing the process to introduce new labels into the business.
  • Report Data Classification changes to Data Stewards.
  • Data Access Management: Oversee data access permissions, monitoring and responding to unauthorized activities.
  • Maintain a security-minded approach to data, ensuring correct access rights are in place for an appropriate period.
  • Data Security Oversight: Implement and manage data security solutions to protect sensitive information from insider threats and cyberattacks.
About You

To succeed in this role, you must possess:

  • Knowledge of Data Loss Prevention & Detection technologies.
  • Knowledge of data security principles and practices, including data encryption, access control, and data backup and recovery.
  • Understanding of data protection regulations and industry best practices.
  • Ability to assess and mitigate risks related to data management.
  • Proficiency in documenting data governance rules and procedures.
Benefits

We work hard to create an environment that fosters growth, innovation, and collaboration. Our benefits include specialized learning and development programs, a mental health and wellbeing program, industry-leading paid parental leave policy, an additional purchased leave option, and coaching programs for staff on parental leave.

Diversity & Inclusion

We are committed to building a diverse workforce that reflects the society in which we live and work. Laing O'Rourke holds the Workplace Gender Equality Agency (WGEA) Citation - Employer of Choice for Gender Equality.



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