Our client a large investment bank in NYC is looking for a Data Integration/ Informatica Architect.
Position Description:
IT Investment Banking - Data Integration / Informatica Shared Services Regional Manager
Key Responsibilities:
-Product Evangelist & Adoptions Management: Evangelize technology in line with CS strategy & roadmap; manage internal customers/projects portfolio including regular follow-up with projects.
-Architecture: Assist projects with Data Integration and Data Management Architecture reviews, ensuring sound deployment, H/A and DR strategy in line with corporate standards.
- Communication: ensure regular and smooth communication with Projects & Service Providers; participate and help maintain CS Data Integration Shared Service portal; help improve existing communication framework.
-Consultancy: Provide SWAT-type consultancy with projects when needed (e.g. 1-day PoC).
- Product SME: Have and maintain deep understanding of Informatica PowerCenter (from both Designer and Administration sides) and a good overall knowledge (and preferably experience) of the complete Informatica Product Stack to guide existing & prospective projects; run or organize technology briefs and events in NY; keep up to date with products and vendors in the Data Integration market.
- Vendor Relationship: assist shared service manager with vendor relationship.
-Cost Transparency Model: Establish framework for metrics & reports for cost transparency.
- Training: Organize Internal and/or External training sessions; ensure minimum training level for all projects using shared infrastructure.
- Shared Platform Management: Manage/Grow/Promote shared platform for new and existing projects; migrate existing projects to shared platform helping retire kit/save costs/repatriate licenses; establish framework for shared platform capacity management.
- Data Management: Help projects with metadata management, data quality and data profiling needs.
- Support: provide 3rd line support when needed; manage project "proxies" to Informatica Support; assist support with on boarding of existing & new projects, and ensure SLAs are maintained with projects and Informatica Vendor Support.
Please send your resume and salary requirements to
Qualifications
Experience and Skills Required/Desired:
Required Work Experience:
- Overall 10+ years experience.
- At least 2+ years experience with PowerCenter toolset as a developer
- At least 2+ years experience with PowerCenter toolset as an administrator
- At least 5+ years experience as an Architect with PowerCenter toolset
- At least 5+ years experience project management
Desirable Work Experience:
- Previous Experience with Informatica Shared Services
- Previous Experience in Financial Services
Required Technical/Business Skills and Knowledge:
- In-depth experience architecting, developing, deploying and supporting complex PowerCenter solutions v7.x and v8.x
- Strong knowledge of Solaris and Linux
- Strong knowledge of SQL Language, and DB Systems Architecture and Design (incl. Oracle, Sybase, SQL Server)
- Comfortable with at least one programming language (Java/C++/C#/VB/etc) and one scripting language (perl and/or ksh/csh/etc)
- Willing to learn new technologies and concepts
- Very good knowledge of the full MS Office suite, MS Project and Visio
- Strong analytical skills
- Must have good organizational skills; ability to own, track & prioritize several tasks to resolution, escalating when needed
- Excellent interpersonal and written communication skills
- Working efficiently with a global team with a manager in a different region
Desirable Technical/Business Skills and Knowledge:
- Experience with Informatica Shared Services/ICC
- Experience with Informatica Data Quality (IDQ), Informatica Data Explorer (IDE), Informatica Metadata Manager (MM)
- Experience with PowerCenter Enterprise HA & Grid (v8x)
- Experience with Realtime PowerCenter
- Experience messaging technologies (JMS & MQ)
- Experience with SOA
- Experience with Informatica Velocity Methodology & Best Practices
Required Education and Professional Qualifications:
- Bachelors Degree in Computer Science or comparable area
Experience: Desirable Technical/Business Skills and Knowledge:
- Experience with Informatica Shared Services/ICC
- Experience with Informatica Data Quality (IDQ), Informatica Data Explorer (IDE), Informatica Metadata Manager (MM)
- Experience with PowerCenter Enterprise HA & Grid (v8x)
- Experience with Realtime PowerCenter
- Experience messaging technologies (JMS & MQ)
- Experience with SOA
- Experience with Informatica Velocity Methodology & Best Practices
Required Education and Professional Qualifications:
- Bachelors Degree in Computer Science or comparable area
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Wednesday, August 27, 2008