Senior Data Manager
- 05 Nov 2026
- Sydney
- Contract
- Data Foundations for AI program of work
- Federal Agency
- Contract - APS6 equivalent
This is a hands-on data management role supporting a major Data Foundations for AI program. The work will strengthen the governance, management, quality and visibility of data used for analytics, automation and AI-enabled decision-making.
The successful candidate will work directly with survey or administrative data, analyse data assets, gather business requirements, establish data-quality rules and support the implementation and adoption of metadata, lineage, workflow and data-quality capabilities.
Key responsibilities
Location and contract Eligible locations include Brisbane, Cairns, Robina, Canberra, Melbourne, Adelaide and Hobart. The successful candidate must work onsite at their nominated office for the first six weeks. A hybrid arrangement may then be considered, subject to operational requirements.
The contract is for up to 12 months.
Applicants must be Australian citizens and able to obtain an Australian Government Baseline security clearance before starting
The successful candidate will work directly with survey or administrative data, analyse data assets, gather business requirements, establish data-quality rules and support the implementation and adoption of metadata, lineage, workflow and data-quality capabilities.
Key responsibilities
- Lead practical data analysis activities supporting the Data Foundations for AI program.
- Work with stakeholders to understand business needs and translate them into workable data-management solutions.
- Create, document and socialise data-quality rules and data business rules.
- Support metadata management, data lineage, data stewardship and data-quality capabilities.
- Query, combine and analyse data using SQL, Python or comparable analytical tools.
- Contribute to platform implementation, testing, process improvement, user guidance and adoption.
- Support planning, implementation and reporting, with the potential to lead staff.
- Recent, personally performed work with survey, administrative or statistical data.
- Hands-on SQL, Python or similar analytical coding capability.
- Practical experience with data collection, editing, integration, profiling and quality assurance.
- Strong understanding of metadata, lineage, data quality, stewardship and data lifecycle management.
- Experience implementing or using governance platforms such as Collibra, Informatica, IBM Knowledge Catalog or a comparable product.
- The ability to engage stakeholders and support the adoption of new data capabilities.
Location and contract Eligible locations include Brisbane, Cairns, Robina, Canberra, Melbourne, Adelaide and Hobart. The successful candidate must work onsite at their nominated office for the first six weeks. A hybrid arrangement may then be considered, subject to operational requirements.
The contract is for up to 12 months.
Applicants must be Australian citizens and able to obtain an Australian Government Baseline security clearance before starting