Position:  Informatica Data Catalog/Data Governance Consultant

Location:  Torrance, CA (Onsite)

Duration: Contract

Job Description:

"Key Responsibilities

Architecture Design

Design and own the enterprise metadata architecture using Informatica Data Catalog and related Informatica governance components

Define standards for technical business and operational metadata including lineage impact analysis and metadata enrichment

Integrate Data Catalog with upstream and downstream systems such as Informatica PowerCenter IICS MDM Data Quality data warehouses and data lakes

Implementation Enablement

Lead implementation of metadata scanning harvesting and classification across databases ETL tools BI platforms and cloud data sources

Configure endtoend data lineage and impact analysis to support analytics regulatory and change management needs

Enable selfservice data discovery for business users through curated and governed catalog views

Data Governance Quality

Partner with Data Governance teams to integrate business glossary policies stewardship workflows and ownership models into the catalog

Support data quality metrics trust scores and certification processes by linking catalog metadata with data quality results

Ensure alignment with enterprise data governance frameworks and regulatory requirements

Stakeholder Collaboration

Work closely with data engineers’ architects BI teams’ business analysts and data stewards to translate governance and discovery requirements into technical solutions

Provide architectural guidance and best practices for metadatadriven development and analytics

Operations Optimization

Define and monitor metadata standards naming conventions and lifecycle management processes

Review impact of schema and pipeline changes using lineage and metadata insights before production changes are approved

Document architecture patterns and operational runbooks for Informatica Data Catalog

Technical Skills

Strong handson experience with Informatica Data Catalog Enterprise Data Catalog

Solid understanding of metadata management data lineage impact analysis and data governance concepts

Experience with Informatica PowerCenter IICS MDM Data Quality or similar Informatica products

Strong knowledge of data warehousing relational databases SQL and ETL architectures

Functional Soft Skills

Ability to translate business and governance requirements into scalable technical designs

Strong stakeholder communication and crossteam collaboration skills

Experience defining enterprise standards best practices and architectural blueprints"