Enterprise Metadata Analyst

6 days ago

Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa Nedbank Full time R1 200 000 - R2 400 000 per year

*Requisition Details & Talent Acquisition Specialist*
REQ Keabetswe Modise

Closing Date: 18 November 2025

*Job Family*
Information Technology

*Career Stream*
Data

*Leadership Pipeline*
Manager of Self Professional

Job Purpose
To ensure that data assets are accurately built and continuously maintained through the discipline of metadata management to deliver simplistic, standardised and user-friendly data terms and definitions that underpin the data landscapes. Responsible for executing on Metadata strategies in line with Enterprise Data Management policies and frameworks.

*Job Responsibilities*

  • Cataloguing of metadata (glossary, technical, business and operational) for all critical data elements across clusters.
  • Identifying, logging, escalating, root cause analysis and the resolution of metadata issues in support of the resolution of metadata issues.
  • Create and maintain process flows and data flows of critical business processes for documentation purposes.
  • Integrate metadata in the approved metadata tools ensuring metadata standards, procedures and guidelines are adhered to.
  • Monitor the ongoing assessment of metadata and processes to ensure defects and business process inefficiencies are identified.
  • Metadata reporting: Create and provision reports based on the outcomes of monitoring metadata to ensure all stakeholders are informed of its completeness.
  • Ensure the ongoing promotion of metadata services through effective communication, metadata training and change management through the creation of handbooks and manuals, formal training sessions etc. throughout Nedbank.
  • Ensure that minimum metadata requirements to be met by all clusters are set.
  • Use of Ab Initio to create metadata and create a view of all metadata across the enterprise
  • Attend relevant sessions to drive adoption of metadata management best practices
  • Stay abreast of industry trends and developments
  • Understanding of data quality management in order to support the wider team

*Job Responsibilities Continue*

  • Stakeholder engagement
  • Reporting writing
  • Data Process flow documentation
  • Data cataloguing
  • Data contracts/standards writing
  • Policy interpretation and implementation
  • Project management
  • Interpret Data/System Architecture diagrams

Essential Qualifications - NQF Level

  • Advanced Diplomas/National 1st Degrees

Preferred Qualification

  • BSc Information Science/Systems, BCom Informatics

*Essential Certifications*

  • DAMA certified data management professional (CDMP) or similar data management certification

Preferred Certifications

  • Process engineering, process optimisation, Business analysis

Minimum Experience Level

  • 10 years' experience, most of which should be in financial sector
  • Data manipulation experience
  • Solid understanding of metadata and data lineage
  • Basic knowledge of programming languages
  • Understanding of Data Governance Principles

*Technical / Professional Knowledge*

  • Relevant software and systems knowledge
  • Ab Initio Metadata Hub
  • Metadata management
  • Data Lineage
  • Data Governance
  • Business Analysis

*Behavioural Competencies*

  • Adaptability
  • Communication
  • Decision Making
  • Stress Tolerance
  • Technical/Professional Knowledge and Skills

Please contact the Nedbank Recruiting Team

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