Are you passionate about data, governance, and improving the quality of business information? Services Australia is seeking a Metadata Developer to support a major uplift of enterprise metadata capabilities, helping ensure high-value data assets are documented, governed, and managed effectively.
Working within a collaborative data team, you will undertake detailed metadata research, analysis, validation, and registration activities to improve data consistency, accessibility, and quality across key business and AI initiatives.
The Role
As a Metadata Developer, you will play a hands-on role in developing and maintaining business metadata in line with established standards and best practices. You will work closely with business stakeholders, subject matter experts, data stewards, analysts, and technical teams to develop metadata definitions, identify gaps, and support enterprise data governance initiatives.
Key Responsibilities
Metadata Analysis & Curation
- Review existing metadata records, data dictionaries, data models, lineage documentation, and source-system artefacts.
- Identify metadata gaps, duplication, quality issues, and inconsistent terminology.
- Research and interpret business rules, system documentation, policies, procedures, and legislative requirements.
- Contribute to the harmonisation of metadata definitions, business context, and governance attributes.
Metadata Development & Validation
- Develop clear, consistent, plain-English metadata definitions for both business and technical audiences.
- Create metadata artefacts aligned with ISO/IEC 11179 and organisational standards.
- Facilitate stakeholder engagement and validation workshops.
- Incorporate feedback and ensure metadata quality, consistency, and completeness.
- Understanding of ISO/IEC 11179 metadata standards, or the ability to rapidly acquire this knowledge.
- Strong ability to research, interpret, and synthesise complex business and technical information.
- Demonstrated experience creating precise, consistent, and user-friendly documentation.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
Highly Desirable Experience
- Data governance and data management practices.
- Advanced Microsoft Excel skills.
- Experience working with enterprise data environments.
- Ability to quickly understand complex business domains and data landscapes.
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