Lead Data Analyst - Data Discovery
- Lead data discovery and profiling across datasets.
- Develop source-to-target mappings and data contracts.
- Communicate data risks and recommendations to stakeholders.
- 12 Months Plus Extensions
- Sydney or Melbourne
- $900-$1000 per day
Lead Data Analyst - 12-24 Month Contract
Australian citizens only
Talent Insights is partnering with a large Insurance business to find an experienced Lead Data Analyst for complex ICT and digital delivery programs. You’ll lead data discovery across internal and external datasets and turn business needs into implementation-ready data specifications that engineers can build from.
About the role
- Lead data discovery and profiling: structure, quality, lineage, sensitivity and fitness for purpose
- Develop source-to-target mappings, data dictionaries, data contracts, transformation rules and matching logic
- Use SQL to investigate data quality issues and define cleansing, de-duplication and reconciliation approaches
- Partner with data engineers on ingestion, integration and migration across cloud and on-premises environments
- Validate loads, reconcile source and target data, and support defect and production issue resolution
- Communicate data risks and recommendations to delivery teams and senior stakeholders
About you
- Extensive data discovery, profiling and analysis experience in ICT, digital transformation or data delivery
- Strong hands-on SQL and contemporary analysis tools (e.g. Python, notebooks)
- Proven experience producing source-to-target mappings, data contracts and business rules
- End-to-end data lifecycle experience: migration, initial and incremental loads, validation and reconciliation
- Clear communicator who can work with business stakeholders, engineers, architects and testers
- Government or regulated-sector experience highly regarded
Eligibility: Australian citizenship is required for this role.
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