About Us
The Department of Government Services (DGS) was established on 1 January 2023 to improve everyone’s experience of doing business and interacting with the Victorian government. We bring important day-to-day services together in one department to make things easy and seamless for Victorians and businesses. We are doing this by connecting and digitising our systems and platforms across state and local government as well as streamlining our corporate and procurement services.
You can find out more about our Ministers, leadership and entities here: Department of Government Services.
About the Group
The purpose of this group is to make it easier for customers and businesses to engage with government. It is accountable for strategy and policy development, regulatory design, sector support and program design and the delivery of regulatory services to – and in the best interests of – Victorians. It aims to provide consistently great customer experiences in the delivery of scalable, efficient and effective services. Managing the delivery of services with a balance of expertise and speed, while driving the digital transformation of those services.
About the Role
The Senior Data Governance Analyst is a key member of the Regulatory Insights and Data function, responsible for supporting the development, implementation, and ongoing operation of CAV’s data governance framework.
Reporting to the Technical Lead, Regulatory Insights and Systems, the role helps ensure that CAV’s regulatory, compliance, and operational data is trusted, protected, discoverable, and appropriately used across the department.
The role contributes to the creation and continual improvement of policies, standards, operating models, and governance processes, and plays a central part in embedding these practices across business and technical teams. The Senior Data Governance Analyst supports and informs the work of the Data Governance Council, chaired by the Technical Lead, by preparing governance artefacts, contributing evidence and insights, and implementing Council‑endorsed decisions and actions.
The role also provides hands‑on support in metadata management, lineage, data quality monitoring, access governance, and operating governance controls across various technology systems. Working with data engineers, analysts, stewards, records, security, and policy teams, the Senior Data Governance Analyst helps ensure data is fit‑for‑purpose and responsibly reused to support regulatory strategy, compliance intelligence, policy development, and operational improvement.
Key Accountabilities
- Support the development and continuous improvement of CAV’s data governance framework, including policies, standards, procedures, templates, and operating models, and assist with embedding governance practices across business and technical teams.
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Support governance bodies and reporting processes, including preparing materials for the Data Governance Council, tracking actions, implementing endorsed decisions, and producing dashboards and reports on data quality, access, catalogue adoption, and governance maturity.
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Manage and uplift metadata and data catalogue practices using Microsoft Purview, including onboarding data assets, maintaining business glossaries, classifications, lineage, and stewardship information, and improving metadata quality and completeness.
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Coordinate data stewardship and ownership practices, including maintaining RACI models, supporting domain stewards, facilitating forums, and tracking actions related to data definitions, quality rules, and access workflows.
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Support data quality management processes, including documenting critical data elements (CDEs), defining and implementing data quality rules within Fabric data pipelines, and monitoring and reporting on data quality metrics and issues.
Mandatory requirements
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Tertiary qualification in information management, information technology, data/analytics, records management, or a related discipline and/or demonstrated equivalent experience in data governance is required.
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Knowledge of data architecture basics (Lakehouse, Warehouse, medallion layers, semantic models) and how governance supports these is desirable.
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Certifications such as DAMA CDMP, Microsoft Purview/Information Protection, Azure Fundamentals, or IAPP credentials are desirable.
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Exposure to Power Platform governance (environment strategy, DLP policies, Dataverse governance) is desirable.
For more information, please see the Position Description.
This position is only open to applicants with relevant rights to work in Australia.
How to apply
Apply before the advertised closing date 11:59pm on Tuesday 28 July 2026. All applications should include:
- a resume; and
- a cover letter which addresses the key selection criteria (within three pages).
Other relevant information
To be eligible for appointment to this role, applicants will possess corresponding work rights for the advertised employment period. Appointment to an ongoing role is only available to an Australian/New Zealand citizen or an Australian Permanent Resident. Preferred applicants will be required to undertake pre-employment screening. DGS actively promotes diversity, inclusion and an equal opportunity workplace. We welcome applicants from all diverse backgrounds, including people with disabilities and Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples. All roles at DGS can be worked flexibly, however it may differ from role to role.
