Senior PII Analyst

  • Australia
  • Melbourne
  • Contract
  • Negotiable
  • Initial 12 Month Contract | Potential For Extensions
  • Clayton Location | 3 Days On-Site & 2 Days WFH
  • Data Transformation Program | Data Privacy Laws | Data Loss Prevention

The Role: The Senior PII Analyst t is responsible for conducting detailed data discovery and mapping exercises to identify, classify, and document Personally Identifiable Information (PII) across the digital landscape.

The Responsibilities:

  • Contribute to strategic planning and implementation of PII analysis activities for programs supporting the achievement of data security goals including leading the identification and cataloguing of PII assets across core systems.
  • Provide a range of analysis services, including: working with stakeholders to identify vulnerabilities that could lead to data breaches or non-compliance; align practices with regulations like GDPR, CCPA, HIPAA, or other data protection laws; and prepare reports for audits and regulatory reviews.
  • Undertake risk assessment to locate and classify data that qualifies as PII including mapping the flow of sensitive data between systems to identify unauthorised replication, “shadow” spreadsheets, and integration risks and reviewing data collection points (web forms, manual uploads, applications) to identify where unneeded PII is entering the environment.
  • Implement Data Protection Measures by recommending encryption, masking, or anonymization techniques and work with IT and security teams to enforce access controls.
  • Collaborate with business owners to document the specific business justification for retaining sensitive fields, challenging “just-in-case” collection practices while building partnerships and networks within the team and other relevant business units.

Skills & Experience Required:

  • Minimum 7 years of experience as a Senior PII Analyst delivering business analysis, governance and compliance and its application to the IT infrastructure and service improvements to meet business goals
  • Strong knowledge of data privacy laws and frameworks with familiarity of data discovery tools and data loss prevention (DLP) solutions.
  • Demonstrated experience in business analysis, governance and compliance and its application to the IT infrastructure and service improvements to meet business goals.
  • Highly-developed planning and organisational skills, with experience establishing priorities, implementing improvements and meeting deadlines.
  • High level ability to analyse, isolate and interpret business needs and develop and document appropriate functional specifications and solutions.

What’s in it for you:

  • Initial 9 Month Contract | Potential For Extensions
  • Clayton Location | 3 Days On-Site & 2 Days WFH
  • Data Transformation Program | Data Privacy Laws | Data Loss Prevention

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