Informatica MDM Technical Lead

Thrive IT Systems; Greater London; On-site; GBP 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Thrive IT Systems is seeking a senior MDM Lead in Greater London to drive end-to-end MDM program delivery, covering requirements, design, development, testing, deployment and support.

You will mentor development teams, conduct design reviews, and collaborate with architecture, ETL and analytics teams to establish governance, data quality and survivorship rules.

Qualifications

• 10–12 years IT experience with at least 5 years in Master Data Management.
• Informatica MDM and Informatica Data Quality (IDQ) hands-on experience.
• Strong SQL and relational database knowledge (Oracle, SQL Server, PostgreSQL).
• Experience with ETL/data integration and enterprise integration patterns.
• Knowledge of REST APIs, SOA and cloud-based architectures.
• Experience working in Agile/Scrum environments.

Responsibilities

• Lead end-to-end MDM program delivery including requirement analysis, design, development, testing, deployment, and support
• Conduct workshops with business stakeholders to define master data requirements and governance processes
• Design and implement MDM solutions using Informatica MDM and related technologies
• Define data models, match merge strategies, survivorship rules, hierarchy management, and data stewardship workflows
• Lead source system analysis, data profiling, and data quality assessments
• Establish and enforce data governance standards, policies, and best practices
• Collaborate with business architecture, integration, ETL, and analytics teams
• Manage MDM releases, enhancements, and production support activities
• Drive performance tuning, scalability improvements, and issue resolution
• Mentor development teams and conduct design/code reviews
• Prepare project estimates, plans, status reports, and risk mitigation strategies

Job description

• Lead end-to-end MDM program delivery including requirement analysis, design, development, testing, deployment, and support
• Conduct workshops with business stakeholders to define master data requirements and governance processes
• Design and implement MDM solutions using Informatica MDM and related technologies
• Define data models, match merge strategies, survivorship rules, hierarchy management, and data stewardship workflows
• Lead source system analysis, data profiling, and data quality assessments
• Establish and enforce data governance standards, policies, and best practices
• Collaborate with business architecture, integration, ETL, and analytics teams
• Manage MDM releases, enhancements, and production support activities
• Drive performance tuning, scalability improvements, and issue resolution
• Mentor development teams and conduct design/code reviews
• Prepare project estimates, plans, status reports, and risk mitigation strategies

Qualifications

• 10-12 years of IT experience with at least 5 years in Master Data Management

Required Skills

• Strong Hands-on experience with Informatica MDM
• Informatica Data Quality (IDQ)
• Data Controls and MDM utilities
• Expertise in Customer, Product, Supplier Data Domains
• Match Merge Rules
• Data Governance
• Metadata Management
• Data Quality Frameworks
• Reference Data Management
• Strong SQL and relational database knowledge (Oracle, SQL Server, PostgreSQL)
• Experience with ETL/Data Integration tools and enterprise integration patterns
• Knowledge of REST APIs, SOA, and cloud-based architectures
• Experience working in Agile/Scrum environments

Preferred Skills

• Experience with Informatica Intelligent Cloud Services (IICS)
• Exposure to Azure/AWS cloud platforms
• TOGAF or enterprise architecture certification
• Experience in Banking, Financial Services, Insurance, or Healthcare domains

Soft Skills

• Strong stakeholder and client management capabilities
• Excellent communication and presentation skills
• Ability to lead distributed teams and manage multiple workstreams
• Strong problem-solving and decision-making abilities