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MDM & Data Catalogue Specialist

Job No: WaterNSW3185
Location: Parramata


Ready to make a splash in your career?
WaterNSW is seeking an experienced MDM & Data Catalogue Specialist (full-time, permanent)
to join our team.  

This is an opportunity to work with an essential organisation creating a more sustainable future for the state.  

This role offers the flexibility to work around life, your contribution will be valued, and you’ll be supported to build a rewarding career. 

 

Our perks and Benefits:

At WaterNSW, we believe that our employees should be as well taken care of as our rivers, dams, and pipelines, that’s why we offer a load of benefits.  

  • Flexible working. 
  • Work a 9-day fortnight at Full Pay on the Enterprise Agreement.
  • Up to 16 weeks paid parental leave. 
  • Fertility leave. 
  • Corporate wear allowance.  
  • Professional development and educational assistance. 
  • Access to remote area benefit packaging – based on work location.
  • Salary starting from $ 137,125.00 base + 12% super.
  • And so much more! 

 

What you’ll do: 

  • Implement processes, tools, and dashboards to monitor and enhance data quality and remediation.
  • Define and enforce standards ensuring consistent, accurate, and complete master data across systems.
  • Manage metadata, maintain data dictionaries, and support data discoverability and understanding.
  • Design and deploy Master Data Management solutions to maintain data integrity and reliability.
  • Work closely with data owners, users, and IT to resolve data issues and align business needs.
  • Oversee and improve data governance frameworks, ensuring adherence to organisational standards.
  • Prepare reports, metrics, and dashboards to communicate data quality progress and recommendations.
  • Handle incidents and service requests as 3rd level support within agreed service levels. 


What we are looking for: 
 

  • Relevant tertiary qualification in Computer Science, e.g., bachelor’s degree in a Management Information Systems, Information Technology/Computer Sciences field.
  • Relevant intermediate/advanced Azure Data certifications.
  • Knowledge of data governance practices, business and technology issues related to management of enterprise information assets and approaches related to data protection.
  • Experience with technologies such as Power Platform, Synapse, Databricks, Azure Data Factory, Purview, Power BI or similar tools.
  • Strong hands-on experience with Master Data Management (MDM) & Data Catalog tools and frameworks. 
  • Current NSW Drivers Licence.

 

How we will support you: 

At WaterNSW, we balance flexibility – and the way we work – with the needs of the business, our teams, and us as individuals.

When it comes to working in an office, we work in a hybrid way. If you’re required to be in the field or on site, the benefits of flexibility can be achieved in other ways, such as through a condensed work week.

 

We are proud to be a WORK180 Endorsed Employer and are committed to providing equal opportunities for women. Visit our WORK180 page to access our benefits and career development opportunities. 

 

More about our team / culture:

No matter how or where you work, safety is the number one priority. This means the physical and mental safety of you, your colleagues, and the public.

 

WaterNSW operates the state’s dams, capturing and storing water, and then supplying it ready for distribution – for the environment, agriculture, industry and the community. With 41 major dams and hundreds of waterways across the state, we play a vital role at the source of the state’s water, delivering two thirds of all water used in NSW 

We’re the people taking care of the state’s water at the source – capturing, storing, delivering. Find out more at waternsw.com.au. 

 

For more information, please reach out to: Nathan Hollis (Nathan.Hollis@waternsw.com.au)

 

Please note applications for this position will close on 12 December 2025, 5.00pm. 

 

Click for Position Description - Please note this can only be accessed on the WaterNSW Careers Page. 

 

You must have full work rights in Australia to qualify for all positions at WaterNSW.  

 

We are a 2025 Circle Back Initiative Employer – we commit to respond to every applicant. 

  


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