Data Governance Specialist

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* Review business initiatives and data products to map governance needs across ownership, quality, metadata, lineage and privacy * Trace significant data quality problems with SQL and Databricks, identify causes, then coordinate fixes with accountable teams * Set quality checks, acceptable thresholds and monitoring, and decide where controls belong through the data lifecycle * Check incoming data in Databricks for suitability, then set its governance, metadata and quality conditions * Turn DAMA-DMBOK guidance and NDO standards into usable requirements for engineering, architecture, product and business teams

* You understand DAMA-DMBOK, especially its governance, quality and metadata practices * You have applied data governance and management methods to practical business or technology challenges * You bring strong SQL and analysis skills, including data investigation on Databricks or a comparable platform * You understand ingestion, transformations, lineage, metadata and Unity Catalog or a similar catalog

Who this fits

This mid-level, full-time role is based onsite in Minchinbury, with hybrid work options. It suits someone who can independently turn unclear data problems into workable solutions and manage stakeholder relationships.

From the employer

ALDI. Good Different.

With roots dating back to 1913, ALDI is proud to make a real difference to people across the world by offering top quality products for low prices. ALDI first entered the Australian grocery market in 2001 and has since grown to have almost 600 stores and 8 distribution centres in 5 states.

If you’ve ever shopped at ALDI you know we are not your average supermarket. We’re also not your average employer. ALDI is a place where you’ll find good people, good purpose and good opportunities. So you can work with a great team, feel great for making a real difference for everyday Australians and have a rewarding career.

It’s that simple. ALDI Good Different.

Grow your career with a global retailer as a Data Governance Specialist within our National Data Analytics (NDA) department of ALDI stores, based in Minchinbury. This is a permanent full-time position.

The National Data Analytics Office is responsible for driving data governance, quality, and integrity across the business by establishing effective data controls, standards, and processes. The team partners with business and technology stakeholders to identify and address data governance gaps, ensuring data is accurate, reliable, and fit for purpose. Through a combination of data management expertise, analytics capability, and modern data platforms, the team helps embed governance into data products and supports informed decision-making through trusted data and insights.

What does the role look like?

* Assess business initiatives and data products to identify data ownership, quality, metadata, lineage, privacy and other governance requirements. * Investigate material data quality issues using Databricks and SQL, determine root causes and work with accountable teams to establish remediation. * Define data quality rules, thresholds and monitoring requirements and determine where appropriate controls should operate across the data lifecycle. * Assess new data acquisition and ingestion into Databricks for fitness for purpose and establish required governance, metadata and data quality requirements. * Improve the usability and control of data through business definitions, metadata, lineage, ownership and Unity Catalog capabilities. * Translate DAMA-DMBOK principles and NDO standards into practical requirements for Data Engineering, Data Architecture, Product Owners and business teams. * Provide data governance input to DPIAs, business projects, international data management initiatives and emerging AI use cases.