Informatica Enterprise Data Catalog (EDC) Analyst

Socium - Teams Done Differently; Riyadh; On-site; SAR 150,000 - 190,000; Part time

Job summary

Socium - Teams Done Differently is seeking an experienced Informatica Enterprise Data Catalog (EDC) Analyst to support enterprise metadata management and data governance within a leading banking organization. The consultant will implement and maintain Informatica EDC On-Premises, ensuring discovery, lineage, cataloging, and governance across the enterprise.

This is a 6-month onsite contract in Riyadh with expected extension.

Qualifications

• Informatica EDC On-Premises in enterprise environments.
• Metadata harvesting, governance processes, and cataloging.
• End-to-end data lineage across banking systems.
• Experience with banking data domains and regulatory considerations is a plus.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management.

Responsibilities

• Configure, maintain, and support Informatica EDC On-Premises across enterprise environments.
• Harvest metadata from databases, ETL tools, reporting platforms, and enterprise apps.
• Build enterprise metadata repositories and business glossaries.
• Develop end-to-end data lineage across critical banking systems.
• Support data classification, metadata management, and catalog governance.
• Collaborate with governance, architecture, and business teams to improve metadata quality.
• Perform impact analysis for system enhancements and regulatory initiatives.
• Maintain metadata standards and governance documentation.
• Identify data owners, data stewards, and critical data elements.
• Troubleshoot metadata scanning, lineage, and catalog issues.
• Support data governance audits and regulatory reporting.
• Provide user support, documentation, and training on Informatica EDC.

Skills

Informatica EDC On-Premises

Metadata management

Data governance

Data lineage

SQL (Oracle/SQL Server)

ETL / PowerCenter

Agile / Hybrid delivery

Tools

Informatica EDC

PowerCenter

Oracle

SQL Server

Job description

We are seeking an experienced Informatica Enterprise Data Catalog (EDC) Analyst to support enterprise metadata management and data governance initiatives within a leading banking organization.

The successful consultant will work with Data Governance, Data Architecture, and Business teams to implement and maintain Informatica Enterprise Data Catalog (On-Premises), ensuring enterprise-wide metadata discovery, lineage, cataloging, and governance.

This is a 6-month onsite contract in Riyadh with expected extension.

Key Responsibilities

• Configure, maintain, and support Informatica Enterprise Data Catalog (EDC) On-Premises across enterprise environments.
• Perform metadata harvesting from databases, ETL tools, reporting platforms, and enterprise applications.
• Build and maintain enterprise metadata repositories and business glossaries.
• Develop and maintain end-to-end data lineage across critical banking systems.
• Support data classification, metadata management, and catalog governance activities.
• Collaborate with Data Governance, Data Architecture, and Business teams to improve metadata quality and usability.
• Perform impact analysis to support system enhancements and regulatory initiatives.
• Maintain metadata standards, naming conventions, and governance documentation.
• Assist in identifying data owners, data stewards, and critical data elements across the organization.
• Troubleshoot metadata scanning, lineage, and catalog-related issues.
• Support enterprise data governance initiatives, audits, and compliance reporting.
• Provide user support, documentation, and training related to Informatica EDC capabilities.

Required Skills

• Strong hands-on experience with Informatica Enterprise Data Catalog (EDC) On-Premises.
• Experience configuring, maintaining, and administering Informatica EDC environments.
• Strong understanding of metadata management, metadata harvesting, and metadata repositories.
• Experience implementing and maintaining enterprise data catalogs and business glossaries.
• Strong knowledge of data lineage, impact analysis, and source-to-target mapping.
• Experience with Informatica PowerCenter, ETL processes, and enterprise data integration.
• Strong SQL skills and experience working with Oracle, SQL Server, or other enterprise databases.
• Knowledge of enterprise Data Governance, Data Stewardship, and Data Management frameworks.
• Experience documenting metadata standards, governance processes, and technical documentation.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills.
• Ability to collaborate with business, architecture, governance, and engineering teams.
• Experience working within Agile or hybrid delivery environments.

Preferred Experience

• Banking or financial services industry experience.
• Experience implementing enterprise Data Governance programs.
• Experience with Informatica Axon and broader Informatica Data Governance solutions.
• Experience working with enterprise data warehouses, data lakes, or analytical platforms.
• Familiarity with banking data domains, including customer, accounts, payments, loans, treasury, and risk.
• Knowledge of BCBS239, Basel, AML, KYC, or other financial regulatory requirements.
• Experience supporting metadata governance, data stewardship, and regulatory reporting initiatives.
• Exposure to cloud migration or hybrid data platform environments.
• Informatica certifications are highly desirable.