Data BI & Integration Platforms Lead - Informatica Suite Platform Manager

Overview

Data BI & Integration Platforms Lead - Informatica Suite Platform Manager

Responsibilities

PepsiCo Data BI & Integration Platforms Team is seeking an experienced Informatica certified professional, for managing and maintaining the Informatica platform – Data Integration, MDM &360, Data Catalog, Data Governance, Data Quality – ensuring its smooth operation and security.The ideal candidate will have extensive hands-on experience and deep expertise in platform administration, troubleshooting, and advanced configuration of following Informatica platforms, on on-premises and cloud (AWS/Azure):

• Informatica Power Center.
• Informatica Cloud Data Integration (IICS).
• Informatica Data Integration Hub (DIH).
• Informatica Master Data Management (MDM) and Informatica R360.
• Informatica Enterprise Data Control (EDC).
• Informatica Axon Platform (Axon Data Governance).
• Informatica Data Quality (IDQ).
• Informatica platform administration
• Leadership and Guidance
• Manage and mentor a team of cloud platform infrastructure SMEs, providing technical leadership and direction.
• Modernization
• Migration and modernization to cloud Azure/AWS/Informatica.
• Patching and Upgrades
• Troubleshooting and Problem Resolution
• Identifying and resolving platform and data integration job/mappings issues – including performance degradation, connectivity problems, and security breaches.
• Participating in project planning and change management, including root cause analysis for issues. On-Call Support: Providing on-call support for production environments.
• Documentation
• Creating and maintaining documentation of configuration changes, system processes, and troubleshooting procedures. Collaboration
• Working closely with development, operations, and other teams to support application lifecycle management and ensure smooth operation.
• Providing support and guidance to users working with the Informatica platform.
• High Availability, Business Continuity and Disaster Recovery
• Configuring and maintaining high availability and disaster recovery solutions, including clustering and failover mechanisms & testing, backup and recovery.
• Installation and Configuration
• Installing, configuring, and upgrading Informatica software and related infrastructure.
• Managing repository maintenance, scheduling, grid management, and version control.
• Configuring and managing the CDI service, including runtime environments, connections, and mappings.
• Performance Tuning and Optimization
• Identifying and recommending/implementing performance optimization strategies of Informatica platform and jobs, workflows, and mappings.
• Security Administration
• Managing user accounts, roles, and permissions.
• Configuring security settings, including LDAP and SSL for authentication, enabling Single Sign-on.
• Ensure compliance with relevant regulations and policies.
• Automation and Scripting
• Developing and implementing scripts to automate routine platform tasks and manage the various environments, including integration with Elastic,
• Splunk and ServiceNow.
• Developing and implementing automation strategies, including CI/CD pipelines, and analyzing processes for improvements.
• Monitoring and Alerting
• Monitoring the Informatica platform for performance, capacity, and availability, identify bottlenecks, and implement optimization strategies.
• Cloud Infrastructure & Automation
• Implement and support application migration, modernization, and transformation projects, leveraging cloud-native technologies and methodologies.
• Implement cloud infrastructure policies, standards, and best practices, ensuring cloud environment adherence to security and regulatory requirements.
• Design, deploy and optimize cloud-based infrastructure using Azure/AWS services that meet the performance, availability, scalability, and reliability needs of our applications and services.
• Drive troubleshooting of cloud infrastructure issues, ensuring timely resolution and root cause analysis by partnering with global cloud center of excellence & enterprise application teams, and PepsiCo premium cloud partners (Microsoft, AWS, Informatica).
• Establish and maintain effective communication and collaboration with internal and external stakeholders, including business leaders, developers, customers, and vendors.
• Develop Infrastructure as Code (IaC) to automate provisioning and management of cloud resources. Write and maintain scripts for automation and deployment using PowerShell, Python, or Azure/AWS CLI.
• Work with stakeholders to document architectures, configurations, and best practices.