- Continuing
- Full Time
- Position based at Bundoora Campus
- Salary HEO8 starting from $115, 566 plus 17% superannuation
About the position
This role contributes to data quality standards, testing and validation processes, metadata completeness, and data documentation that supports trusted, governed and reusable enterprise data assets. The position works closely with data stewards, custodians, business analysts, platform teams and analytics professionals to resolve data quality issues, define and document business rules, build shared understanding of data meaning, and support quality monitoring.
Duties will include but are not limited to:
- Conduct data profiling to identify anomalies, missing values, duplicate records, rule violations and definitional inconsistencies and apply data quality dimensions.Maintain monitoring routines, dashboards and validation processes to assess quality performance, risk trends and remediation outcomes.Support business and data teams to define remediation approaches, escalation paths and business rule clarifications.
- Document decisions, business impacts and prioritisation logic.
- Coordinate remediation actions across portfolios, including ETL logic updates, source system corrections if required, metadata enhancement and process changes.
- Contribute to enterprise data quality standards, validation processes and definitional clarity across data domains.
- Document business rules, lineage context, glossary entries and controlled vocabularies to support metadata completeness and consistent analytics interpretation.
- Support standardisation of reference data.
- Translate business data requirements into executable data quality rules (e.g. Informatica, SQL, platform-native rules).
Skills and Experience
To be considered for this position, you will have:
- Demonstrated experience in data profiling, validation logic, anomaly detection, quality reporting or data investigation in a complex environment.
- Strong proficiency in SQL and data governance platforms such as Informatica.
- Experience supporting data glossary, reference data structures and metadata management
- Strong analytical capability in root-cause discovery, remediation planning and quality impact assessment.
- Experience providing training and education to users on using a platform, policies and best practices.
Please refer to the Position Description for other duties, skills and experience required for this position.
PD - Data Quality Analyst.pdf
Benefits
- 17% employer contributed superannuation
- On site child care facilities
- Flexible work arrangements
- Discounts for staff and their family members to study a range of La Trobe courses
How to apply
Closing date: By 11:55pm on Monday 9th March 2026
Position Enquiries: Rohan Thomas, Associate Director Information Management
Email: Rohan.Thomas@latrobe.edu.au
Recruitment Enquiries: recruitment@latrobe.edu.au
Only candidates with Full Working Rights in Australia may apply for this position.
Please submit an online application ONLY and include the following documents:
- Cover letter,
- An up-to-date resume and;
- A separate document addressing each bullet point under the Essential Criteria ‘Skills and knowledge required for the position’, which is located in the position description.
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Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Applicants
We welcome and strongly encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people.
La Trobe University is committed to creating a diverse and inclusive workforce. We take an intersectional approach by actively supporting and encouraging people of all backgrounds and abilities to submit an application and aim to ensure that the recruitment and employee experience is as accessible and inclusive as possible. Flexibility in interview format will be offered to shortlisted candidates.
All La Trobe University employees are bound by the Working with Children Act 2005. If you are successful, you will be required to hold a valid Victorian Employee Working with Children Check prior to commencement.
Why La Trobe:
- Develop your career at an innovative, global university where you’ll collaborate with community and industry to create impact.
- Enjoy working on our inspiring and stunning campuses – the perfect hub for industry, students and academics
- Help transform the lives of students, partners and communities now and in the future
La Trobe’s Cultural Qualities:
La Trobe University is committed to upholding the National Code to Prevent and Respond to Gender-Based Violence (GBV Code). This aligns with our mission to create safe and respectful communities. Candidates will be asked during the recruitment process to declare whether they have ever been investigated for, or found to have engaged in, gender-based violence in previous employment and/or in legal proceedings and provide relevant information to assist in determining suitability. Gender-based violence means any form of physical or non-physical violence, harassment, abuse or threats based on gender, that results in, or is likely to result in harm, coercion, control, fear or deprivation liberty or autonomy.
