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Information Asset Register Lead

Reading
1 month ago
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Salary

Offering up to £69,840 per annum depending on experience .

Division

Digital Transformation

Location

Hybrid - Clearwater Court - RG1 8DB

Description

As Information Asset Register Lead, you will need to collaborate with the Head of Data Management and the Data Governance Manager to ensure data quality, compliance, and accessibility. In addition, you will play a pivotal role in educating other team members on the utilization of the Information Asset Register and in shaping the evolution of data governance strategies and policies.

What you'll be doing as an Information Asset Register Lead

Creating and maintaining a comprehensive catalogue of all data sources within the organisation using Azure Purview.
Classify data based on its information type, sensitivity, quality and business value.
Work with IT and security teams to set up appropriate access controls and monitor data usage to ensure compliance with data privacy regulations.
Collaborate with various stakeholders, including data owners, data stewards, IT teams and business units.
Provide training and support to other users of Azure Purview in the organisation.
Enforce data governance policies by setting up automated data validation and policy enforcement in Azure Purview.Base Location: Reading - Hybrid.

Working Pattern: 36 Hours.

What you should bring to the role

We want to bring together a team of brilliant tech minds with game-changing ideas. We're looking for people who will help us reimagine the way we work and the way we get things done:

A truly digital mindset. Open to collaboration. Open to risk. Open to new ways of doing things.
Obsessed with data. Obsessed with excellence.
People who think and behave differently to the way we do. People who don't want to just be another cog in the machine.
Experience with Azure Purview, including data cataloguing, data classification, data lineage tracking and policy enforcement.
Experience with data security principles and data privacy regulations.
Familiarity with other data management tools (Power BI, SQL Server).
Experience in managing data-related projects, coordinating with different teams and driving project deliverables.What's in it for you?

Competitive salary of up to £69,840 per annum, depending on experience.
Annual Leave - 26 days holiday per year increasing to 30 with the length of service (plus bank holidays).
Generous Pension Scheme through AON.
Access to lots of benefits to help you take care of you and your family's health and well-being, and your finances - from annual health MOTs and access to physiotherapy and counselling to Cycle to Work schemes, shopping vouchers and life assurance

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