Position : Senior Informatica Administrator <101212-IO42-KATFOR>

Location : WashingtonDC

Duration:  Long Term Contract (June 2013)

 

The required skills include but not limited to the following:

Experience in supporting IT operations using an onsite/offshore delivery model

Strong customer focus and ability to manage client expectations.

Ability to write and maintain technical documentation and procedures

Good understanding of the Software development lifecycle

Ability to diagnose and resolve technical problems independently as well as in collaboration with a team

Ablility to take initiative and work without supervision.

Ability to work as a effective team member in a multicultural environment is must

Should have excellent interpersonal skill as well as oral and written communication skill

The required qualifications for this position are:

4-year Bachelor s degree preferably in Math, Computer Science or Engineering. Master s degree preferred

Minimum 7 years of industry experience with an emphasis on INFORMATICA and ETL tools.

Minimum 5 years of experience in implementing, configuring and maintaining Informatica PowerCenter.

Minimum 1 year of experience in implementing, configuring and maintaining Informatica Data Quality.

Minimum 2 years of experience in Oracle SQL tuning, Oracle stats, index optimization and partitioning.

Minimum 3 years of strong Unix Administrator experience, especially in performance tuning, upgrades/patches.

Minimum 2 years of experience with Informatica 8.1 and above, Informatica Team Based Development, Data Analyzer.

Certification in Informatica ETL administration a plus

Knowledge of Informatica 9.x is a plus

Senior Informatica administrator is responsible for supporting and maintaining all Informatica ETL tool and related products .Perform all aspects of Informatica server operations and administration services in accordance with established processes and guidelines.

 

These include, but are not limited to:

Install and configure Informatica software following the best practices.

 

Provide operational support for Informatica servers, recover servers in case of system failures.

Upgrade existing Informatica PowerCenter and Data Quality repositories from version 8.x to version 9.x.

 

Deploy Informatica code by using team based development features.

Manage ETL defects, enhancement, and new functionality requests to meet changes in the business needs.

 

Support migration of Informatica code (reports/models/ frameworks) from one environment to another

 

Identify and investigate data quality/integrity problems, determine impact and provide solutions to problems.

 

Analyze current application process and recommend improvements

Maintain Informatica on IBM AIX servers, keeping them in optimal health and taking necessary steps for better ETL performance, including but not limited to server parameters tuning.

 

Manage and maintain Informatica Informatica Data Analyzer instances and tune SQL queries, if necessary, to optimize the performance of the reports.

 

Configuration of ODBC driver connection to Notes and Windows server using Informatica provided driver or third party driver.

Participate in the testing activities on the upgraded servers, proactively resolve environment related issues, find root causes and take necessary steps to prevent them from happening again.

Work with Informatica technical support when and if necessary.

Perform Informatica software Backup and Restore activities in close coordination with the Backup team Participate in security audits and compliance initiatives. Ensure the ETL environment is fully compliant with Client security policies and internal controls.

Participate in security audits and compliance initiatives and ensure the ETL environment is fully compliant with Client's security policies and internal controls.

Provide 24/7 incident response for Client's production environment thru established escalation processes Perform R & D activities and manage Infrastructure technical projects.

Should be flexible to work in shifts and week ends on need basis in close co-ordination with onsite and offshore team as well as with end users across the globe, in a multi vendor / service provider environment.

Creation and maintenance of technical documents as per standards followed

Mentoring and guiding junior staff Provide necessary performance related reports including KPIs as per request by the supervisory staff.

 

For immediate response:

 

Contact:

Sandeep, Ph: 703 880 9800, Email: sandeepa@iormyx.com

Raja, Ph: 703 880 9800, Email: rajar@iormyx.com