Metadata & Data Catalog Consultant (Informatica)

Aventus; Abu Dhabi Emirate; On-site; AED 240,000 - 360,000; Full time

Job summary

Aventus in Abu Dhabi is seeking a Metadata & Data Catalog Consultant to support an enterprise data governance programme. The role is onsite in Abu Dhabi, a 12‑month contract with immediate joiners preferred, focusing on implementing Informatica data catalog and governance tooling and enabling data stewardship.

You will scan and onboard metadata from diverse sources, build data lineage, and run workshops to drive user adoption while delivering design documents and user guides for ongoing

Qualifications

• 4–7 years of experience in data governance, metadata management or data catalog work.
• Hands‑on experience with Informatica EDC and Axon, plus CDGC/IDMC exposure (a strong plus).
• Basic to intermediate Informatica Administration (users, roles, permissions).
• Strong understanding of metadata, data lineage and data governance concepts.
• Strong communication and stakeholder management.

Responsibilities

• Implement and configure Informatica data catalog and governance tools (EDC, Axon, CDGC).
• Scan and onboard metadata from databases, data warehouses, data lakes, BI and cloud sources.
• Build end-to-end data lineage and impact analysis.
• Set up business glossaries, data domains, ownership and stewardship workflows.
• Troubleshoot scanner, lineage and permission issues.
• Run workshops and training, and drive user adoption.
• Prepare design documents, standards and user guides.

Skills

Data governance

Metadata management

Data lineage

Stakeholder management

Communication

Tools

Informatica EDC

Informatica Axon

CDGC

IDMC

Informatica Administration

Job description

Metadata & Data Catalog Consultant (Informatica)

Abu Dhabi | Onsite | 12 Month Contract | Immediate joiners preferred

We are hiring a Metadata & Data Catalog Consultant for a leading client to support an enterprise data governance programme.

What you’ll do

• Implement and configure Informatica data catalog and governance tools (EDC, Axon, CDGC)
• Scan and onboard metadata from databases, data warehouses, data lakes, BI and cloud sources
• Build end-to-end data lineage and impact analysis
• Set up business glossaries, data domains, ownership and stewardship workflows
• Troubleshoot scanner, lineage and permission issues
• Run workshops and training, and drive user adoption
• Prepare design documents, standards and user guides

What you bring

• 4–7 years of experience in data governance, metadata management or data catalog work
• Hands‑on experience with Informatica EDC and Axon, plus CDGC/IDMC exposure (a strong plus)
• Basic to intermediate Informatica Administration (users, roles, permissions)
• Strong understanding of metadata, data lineage and data governance concepts
• Strong communication and stakeholder management

Nice to have

• Informatica certifications (Data Governance, Catalog, IDMC, Data Quality)
• Informatica Data Quality, PowerCenter or IICS
• Frameworks such as DAMA-DMBOK, and regulations such as GDPR or PDPL

Availability: immediate or short notice preferred.