General Description
We are seeking an experienced Informatica Enterprise Data Catalog (EDC) Analyst to support enterprise metadata management and data governance initiatives within a leading banking organization.
The successful consultant will work with Data Governance, Data Architecture, and Business teams to implement and maintain Informatica Enterprise Data Catalog (On-Premises), ensuring enterprise-wide metadata discovery, lineage, cataloging, and governance.
This is a 6-month onsite contract in Riyadh with expected extension.
Key Responsibilities
- Configure, maintain, and support Informatica Enterprise Data Catalog (EDC) On-Premises across enterprise environments.
- Perform metadata harvesting from databases, ETL tools, reporting platforms, and enterprise applications.
- Build and maintain enterprise metadata repositories and business glossaries.
- Develop and maintain end-to-end data lineage across critical banking systems.
- Support data classification, metadata management, and catalog governance activities.
- Collaborate with Data Governance, Data Architecture, and Business teams to improve metadata quality and usability.
- Perform impact analysis to support system enhancements and regulatory initiatives.
- Maintain metadata standards, naming conventions, and governance documentation.
- Assist in identifying data owners, data stewards, and critical data elements across the organization.
- Troubleshoot metadata scanning, lineage, and catalog-related issues.
- Support enterprise data governance initiatives, audits, and compliance reporting.
- Provide user support, documentation, and training related to Informatica EDC capabilities.
Required Skills
- Strong hands-on experience with Informatica Enterprise Data Catalog (EDC) On-Premises.
- Experience configuring, maintaining, and administering Informatica EDC environments.
- Strong understanding of metadata management, metadata harvesting, and metadata repositories.
- Experience implementing and maintaining enterprise data catalogs and business glossaries.
- Strong knowledge of data lineage, impact analysis, and source-to-target mapping.
- Experience with Informatica PowerCenter, ETL processes, and enterprise data integration.
- Strong SQL skills and experience working with Oracle, SQL Server, or other enterprise databases.
- Knowledge of enterprise Data Governance, Data Stewardship, and Data Management frameworks.
- Experience documenting metadata standards, governance processes, and technical documentation.
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
- Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills.
- Ability to collaborate with business, architecture, governance, and engineering teams.
- Experience working within Agile or hybrid delivery environments.
Preferred Experience
- Banking or financial services industry experience.
- Experience implementing enterprise Data Governance programs.
- Experience with Informatica Axon and broader Informatica Data Governance solutions.
- Experience working with enterprise data warehouses, data lakes, or analytical platforms.
- Familiarity with banking data domains, including customer, accounts, payments, loans, treasury, and risk.
- Knowledge of BCBS239, Basel, AML, KYC, or other financial regulatory requirements.
- Experience supporting metadata governance, data stewardship, and regulatory reporting initiatives.
- Exposure to cloud migration or hybrid data platform environments.
- Informatica certifications are highly desirable.
