Senior Data Steward
On-site · Pinelands, Western Cape, South Africa
Job Summary
Senior Data Steward responsible for building and maintaining a data governance framework and ensuring high data quality. Leads and communicates strategy, elicits complex business requirements, develops and operates data management elements, approves data quality specifications, analyzes current and target processes, provides oversight for information security incident detection and remediation, implements data architecture to turn event analytics and application data into actionable insights, monitors regulatory/compliance alignment, and fosters organizational capability through coaching and professional development. Requires extensive experience in data governance, data quality, DAMA-DMBOK, Agile practices, and strong communication and collaboration skills.
Required Qualifications
- Minimum of 10 years experience in a Senior Data role
- Related Technical certifications (DAMA-DMBOK)
- Knowledge of Agile methodologies and project management practices, including Scrum, Kanban, and Lean
- Excellent communication, collaboration, and problem-solving
- Ability to work independently and in a team environment in an Agile framework
- Strong analytical and critical thinking skills
- Skills: Data Requirements Analysis, Confidentiality, Current State Assessment, Database Administration, Database Queries, Database Reporting, Data Classification, Data Modeling, Data Encoding, Data Controls, Data Packaging/Consolidation/Compression, Data Architecture, IT Architecture Competencies
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