Work Type: Fixed-term - Full-time
Salary: $97,955 - $111,142
Grade: VPS 4
Occupation: IT and telecommunications
Location: Melbourne - CBD and Inner Metro suburbs
Reference: VG/DE/FPIS/1889911
About the Role
Reporting to the Senior Specialist, Data Solutions, the Data Specialist will be part of the ECE Data Solutions team within Early Childhood Digital Services. The primary responsibility of the Data Specialist is to support day-to-day data governance activities and maintain data integrity across critical business platforms. This includes monitoring system operations, managing data flows across production environments, and responding to user queries and issues. The role involves working with modern, government-deployed technologies, including an Informatica Master Data Management (MDM) platform, Azure Synapse (cloud-based SQL Pool) and IBM Business Rules Engine (BRE). The Data Specialist will provide operational support for these platforms, ensuring system stability and data quality.
The Data Specialist will perform a range of operational tasks across key data platforms, including but not limited to Informatica MDM, Azure Synapse SQL Pool, and IBM Business Rules Engine (BRE). Responsibilities include:
Some out-of-business hours support is required for critical priority support incidents and planned production activities.
Attributes
You have experience as a Data Specialist or similar data management responsibilities and have proven capability for ensuring data integrity across critical business platforms as well as developing and documenting processes to support this on an ongoing basis.
Essential:
Desirable Qualifications and Experience
How to Apply
Applicants are required to submit a CV and cover letter 60;(max. 2 pages for cover letter) which summarises their skills, relevant experience and suitability to the role.
About the Department
The department provides a wide range of learning and development support and services.
The department provides policy leadership, plans for the future of education in Victoria and leads key cross-sector collaboration. The department plays an important system steward role by providing support, guidance, oversight and assurance across early childhood and school education systems, as well as directly providing school education and 50 new early learning centres.
About the Division
The Information Management and Technology Division (IMTD) guides the Departments' digital capability and is leading digital transformation for the Department including Victorian government schools. The division architects manage and support the largest technology network in Victoria, which has a user base of approximately 750,000 staff and students.
IMTD provides innovation and leadership in the transformation and management of the Department's digital capability through the implementation of solutions on the department's cloud environment (IaaS), enterprise cloud platforms (PaaS) and software (SaaS), using agile practices with a focus on user experience, security, and integration.
As a valued member of the diverse IMTD team, you will have the opportunity to be part of influencing the new way of working for the department through your strong technical skills and customer-centric approach.
This position sits in the Early Childhood Education Digital Services Branch. A minimum requirement of 3 days a week in the DE office is required, plus a valid Working with Children Check (E).
Further Information
For more details regarding this position please see attached position description for the capabilities to address in application.
The department values diversity and inclusion in all forms - gender, religion, ethnicity, LGBTIQ+, disability and neurodiversity. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander candidates are strongly encouraged to apply. For more information about our work, working for the Department, diversity and inclusion, and our employment conditions visit the Department website and our Diversity and Inclusion page
Applicants requiring adjustments can contact the nominated contact person.
Information about the Department of Education's operations and employment conditions can be located at www.education.vic.gov.au.
For further information pertaining to the role, please contact George Boulos - Senior Specialist, Data Solutions via [email protected]
A valid Working with Children's Check is mandatory for this role, as well as 3 days a week in the Department office.
Preferred applicants may be required to complete a police check and may be subject to other pre-employment checks. Information provided to the Department of Education will be treated in the strictest confidence.
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Applications close 11:59pm on 29.10.2025