Lead ETL Architect – Informatica PowerCenter & IDMC

Job Title: Lead ETL Architect – Informatica PowerCenter & IDMC

Location: Onsite – Dubai, UAE

Experience: 8–10+ Years

Availability: Immediate / Short Notice

Role Overview

We are seeking a highly skilled and experienced Lead ETL Architect with deep expertise in Informatica PowerCenter and Informatica Intelligent Data Management Cloud (IDMC) to lead and manage critical data integration and migration initiatives across the enterprise. This role requires a strategic thinker and hands-on technologist capable of managing end-to-end ETL operations, owning the PowerCenter job landscape, and leading the migration to cloud-based IDMC. The candidate will play a pivotal role in ensuring robust, performant, and scalable data integration across Salesforce, Oracle EBS, and Oracle Fusion platforms.

This is an onsite leadership role in Dubai, ideal for a self-driven professional passionate about data integration, operational excellence, and transformation.

Key Responsibilities

• Serve as the technical lead for all ETL activities including design, development, enhancement, and monitoring of Informatica PowerCenter workflows.
• Own and proactively manage daily PowerCenter job executions, reviewing logs, resolving sync failures, and mitigating risk of job failures.
• Enhance and refactor legacy return jobs to improve reliability, throughput, and performance optimization.
• Design, lead, and execute the migration of PowerCenter workloads to IDMC Cloud, including architecture definition, process mapping, and validation frameworks.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams including application owners, database administrators, and business stakeholders to ensure seamless data flows and alignment with enterprise data strategy.
• Manage workflow schedulers, job orchestration tools, and dependencies across applications.
• Drive root cause analysis, implement permanent fixes, and create robust monitoring, alerting, and documentation frameworks.
• Maintain data integrity, quality, compliance, and audit requirements across integrations and jobs.
• Provide technical mentoring and guidance to junior developers or ETL support teams when required.
  
  

Required Qualifications

• 8–10+ years of progressive experience in ETL architecture, data integration, and job orchestration, with a primary focus on Informatica PowerCenter.
• Hands-on expertise in Power Centre and IDMC (Informatica Cloud) with proven experience in migrating complex PowerCenter jobs and frameworks to cloud.
• Strong understanding of Salesforce, Oracle EBS, and Oracle Fusion data models and integration points.
• Advanced SQL / PL-SQL skills and deep knowledge of enterprise integration patterns and performance tuning.
• Experience with workflow scheduling tools (e.g., Control-M, Tidal, Informatica Scheduler) and cloud connectivity strategies.
• Ability to translate business requirements into scalable and secure integration designs.
• Excellent analytical and troubleshooting capabilities with a proactive and strategic mindset.
• Strong communication skills and ability to interface with senior business and technology stakeholders.
• Willingness to work full-time onsite in Dubai and support mission-critical integration systems.
  
  

Preferred Skills

• Familiarity with data governance, metadata management, and data quality frameworks.
• Knowledge of API-based integrations, web services (SOAP/REST), and event-driven architectures.
• Exposure to DevOps practices for ETL automation and cloud data platforms (e.g., Snowflake).