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: Establish, implement and continuously improve data quality processes, tools and dashboards to proactively monitor, remediate and uplift the quality of master and reference data. Manage enterprise metadata assets, including data dictionaries and catalogues, to improve data discoverability, transparency and shared understanding across the organisation. Design, implement and optimise MDM solutions that ensure the integrity, reliability and lifecycle management of critical organisational data. Partner closely with data owners, business users and technology teams to identify data issues, drive continuous improvement initiatives, and align data solutions with business priorities. Develop and deliver data quality metrics, dashboards and reports to provide actionable insights, track progress and inform decision-making. What we are looking for: Tertiary qualification in Computer Science, Information Technology, Management Information Systems, or a related discipline. Relevant intermediate to advanced Microsoft Azure Data certifications Strong understanding of data quality management concepts, including data profiling, cleansing, enrichment and remediation techniques. Demonstrated experience in enterprise data management, including master, reference and metadata management. Experience designing, defining and enforcing data quality rules, business rules and data controls, with exposure to data quality tooling. Proven ability to assess business and customer needs, translating them into data solutions aligned to broader organisational and strategic objectives. 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. Who is WaterNSW? 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 6 March 2026, 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. Privacy and collection of your personal information If you apply for a position via our website or recruitment@waternsw.com.au, WaterNSW may collect your personal information. Please visit WaterNSW’s Privacy Page to view the Careers Collection Notice for more information about how WaterNSW collects, uses, and discloses your personal information. Apply Now
