Informatica Engineer

Pure Talent

  • Rochester, NY
  • 4 days ago
  • $45 Per Hour
  • Contractor

Highlights

The role primarily focuses on maintaining and supporting Informatica PowerCenter, PowerExchange, and CDC environments, along with relational databases, UNIX/Linux systems, and data warehouse processes. This is a hands-on Level II support/engineering role, so the ideal candidate is generally around 3–6 years of experience, rather than an architect or highly senior profile.

Numbers & Facts

LocationRochester, NY
Job TypeContractor
Salary$45 Per Hour

Description

The Informatica Engineer – Level II provides enterprise-wide Informatica administration, production support, monitoring, deployment, troubleshooting, and ETL support. The role primarily focuses on maintaining and supporting Informatica PowerCenter, PowerExchange, and CDC environments, along with relational databases, UNIX/Linux systems, and data warehouse processes.

This is a hands-on Level II support/engineering role, so the ideal candidate is generally around 3–6 years of experience, rather than an architect or highly senior profile.

Job Responsibilities

  • Administer and support Informatica PowerCenter environments.
  • Perform daily/weekly/monthly Informatica monitoring and maintenance.
  • Troubleshoot Informatica production issues and resolve escalated tickets.
  • Manage Informatica accounts, repositories, mappings, workflows, and deployments.
  • Perform repository backups and migrate mappings/workflows between environments.
  • Support patching, upgrades, configuration, and version migrations.
  • Monitor Informatica performance, capacity, and usage metrics.
  • Diagnose and improve Informatica performance.
  • Work with PowerExchange and Change Data Capture (CDC) processes.
  • Develop and support basic ETL workflows.
  • Work with relational databases such as Oracle, DB2, Sybase, and MS SQL Server.
  • Use UNIX/Linux and shell scripting for operational and troubleshooting activities.
  • Provide production support for Informatica applications and interfaces.
  • Coordinate testing and deployment of Informatica environments.
  • Support internal/external projects involving Informatica integrations.
  • Document procedures, changes, troubleshooting steps, and resolutions.
  • Work with vendors, consultants, engineering teams, and business stakeholders.
  • Provide technical guidance to less-experienced team members.
  • Identify and implement small-scale process improvements.
  • Participate in or lead smaller Informatica-related internal projects.

Qualifications

  • Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or related field; OR equivalent additional work experience.
  • 3+ years of related IT/data integration experience.
  • 2+ years administering/supporting Informatica or similar toolsets.
  • Hands-on knowledge of Informatica PowerCenter.
  • Knowledge of Informatica PowerExchange and CDC (Change Data Capture).
  • Basic ETL development experience.
  • Basic knowledge of relational databases: Oracle, DB2, Sybase, and/or MS SQL Server.
  • Experience with UNIX/Linux operating systems.
  • Basic Shell scripting knowledge.
  • Strong troubleshooting and production support skills.
  • Understanding of Data Warehouse concepts.
  • Experience with Informatica monitoring, deployment, migration, repository backup, patching/upgrades, and performance troubleshooting.
  • Good written and verbal communication skills.
  • Ability to work collaboratively with engineering, business, vendors, and other teams.

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