Senior Informatica PowerCenter Administrator

Cognizant Technology Solutions Corporation; Buffalo (NY); Hybrid; USD 130,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, Dental, Vision, and Life Ins.

Paid Holidays and PTO

401(k) Plan with Company Contributions

Short-Term and Long-Term Disability

Paid Parental Leave

Employee Stock Purchase Plan

Employee Assistance and Wellbeing

Training, Certification, and Career/PD

Job summary

Cognizant Technology Solutions Corporation in Buffalo, NY is seeking a Senior Informatica PowerCenter Administrator to ensure stability, performance, security, and availability of enterprise data integration platforms supporting critical operations and analytics.

You will lead upgrades, migrations, and 24x7 production support across Unix/Linux and Windows, coordinating with security, network, and DB teams while driving automation, documentation, and runbooks to improve operational excellence.

Qualifications

• 6+ years of IT/Data Integration or Middleware experience.
• 5+ years hands-on Informatica PowerCenter Administration.
• Experience administering Informatica Domain, Repository and Integration Services.
• LDAP/AD authentication configuration and security.
• Experience with 24x7 production environments.
• Proficient in Unix/Linux, SQL, shell scripting.
• Troubleshooting across Informatica, databases, Unix/Linux, networking, and infrastructure.
• Experience with Oracle/SQL Server/DB2/Teradata/Snowflake.

Responsibilities

• Install, configure, patch, upgrade, and maintain Informatica PowerCenter environments.
• Manage Informatica Domains, Nodes, Repository Service, Integration Service, and CMS.
• Administer users, groups, roles, LDAP/AD integrations.
• Support object migrations with deployment groups and release management.
• Monitor platform health, workflows, and repository performance.
• Troubleshoot production incidents and bottlenecks.
• Performance tuning of workflows, sessions, and infrastructure.
• Plan capacity, backups, DR procedures, and business continuity.
• Lead upgrades, hotfixes, and rollback procedures.
• Coordinate with Unix/Linux, Windows, Security, Network, DB teams.
• Support PowerExchange, CDC, and enterprise integration services.
• Participate in on-call rotations and RCA processes.
• Create/runbooks, disaster recovery guides, and knowledge bases.

Skills

Communication

Analytical thinking

Documentation

Stakeholder management

Tools

Informatica PowerCenter

LDAP/AD

Job description

Senior Informatica PowerCenter Administrator

As a Senior Informatica PowerCenter Administrator, you will make an impact by ensuring the stability, performance, security, and availability of enterprise data integration platforms that support critical business operations and analytics. You will be a valued member of the Data Integration and Middleware team and work collaboratively with application teams, database administrators, infrastructure teams, security teams, and business stakeholders to manage, optimize, and support large-scale Informatica environments.

This role requires deep hands-on expertise in Informatica administration, production support, platform optimization, migrations, upgrades, and operational excellence within business-critical enterprise environments.

In this role, you will:

• Install, configure, administer, patch, upgrade, and maintain Informatica PowerCenter environments across development, testing, and production landscapes.
• Manage Informatica Domains, Nodes, Repository Services, Integration Services, Model Repository Services (MRS), Data Integration Services (DIS), and Content Management Services (CMS).
• Administer users, groups, roles, privileges, folders, security configurations, and LDAP/Active Directory integrations.
• Support object migrations across environments using deployment groups, repository migration processes, and release management best practices.
• Monitor platform health, workflow execution, repository performance, filesystem utilization, and infrastructure resources to ensure operational reliability.
• Troubleshoot production incidents involving workflows, repositories, connectivity, performance bottlenecks, and service failures.
• Perform performance tuning of workflows, sessions, Integration Services, repositories, databases, and supporting infrastructure.
• Manage capacity planning, cache management, file systems, backup strategies, disaster recovery procedures, and business continuity processes.
• Lead PowerCenter upgrades, hotfix deployments, platform maintenance activities, and rollback procedures while minimizing business disruption.
• Coordinate with Unix/Linux, Windows, Security, Network, Database, and Infrastructure teams to resolve complex production and platform issues.
• Support PowerExchange, Change Data Capture (CDC), and enterprise integration services where applicable.
• Participate in on-call support rotations, outage management, root cause analysis (RCA), and operational improvement initiatives.
• Create and maintain operational procedures, architecture documentation, runbooks, disaster recovery guides, and support knowledge repositories.

Work model

We believe hybrid work is the way forward as we strive to provide flexibility wherever possible. Based on this role’s business requirements, this is a hybrid position requiring 4 days a week in a client or Cognizant office in Buffalo NY or Wilmington DE.

Regardless of your working arrangement, we are here to support a healthy work-life balance though our various wellbeing programs.

What you need to have to be considered

• 6+ years of overall IT, Data Integration, or Middleware experience.
• 5+ years of hands-on Informatica PowerCenter Administration experience.
• Strong expertise administering:
  • Informatica Domain
  • Repository Service
  • Integration Service
  • PowerCenter Nodes
  • Model Repository Service (MRS)
  • Data Integration Service (DIS)
  • Content Management Service (CMS)
• Hands-on experience with Informatica Administrator Console and Repository Manager.
• Experience configuring and supporting LDAP and Active Directory authentication.
• Strong expertise in migration strategies including deployment groups, object migrations, and release deployment activities.
• Experience supporting enterprise production environments with 24x7 operational requirements.
• Strong troubleshooting skills across Informatica, databases, Unix/Linux, networking, security, and infrastructure components.
• Experience supporting Oracle, SQL Server, DB2, Teradata, Snowflake, and other enterprise database platforms.
• Experience with Unix/Linux administration, shell scripting, SQL, and automation scripting.
• Strong understanding of backup, restore, disaster recovery, patching, upgrades, and hotfix implementation.
• Experience managing incidents, problems, changes, outages, and root cause analysis activities.
• Excellent communication, analytical, documentation, and stakeholder management skills.

These will help you stand out

• Experience supporting PowerExchange and Change Data Capture (CDC) implementations.
• Experience administering multi-node Informatica environments and high-availability architectures.
• Expertise with enterprise-scale Informatica upgrades, migrations, and platform modernization initiatives.
• Knowledge of cloud-based data platforms, including Snowflake and hybrid integration environments.
• Experience developing automation solutions that improve operational efficiency and platform monitoring.
• Experience supporting regulated and business-critical environments with strict uptime and compliance requirements.

Compensation

The annual salary for this position is between $130,000- $150,000 depending on experience, qualifications, geographic location, and other factors permitted by applicable law.

This position is also eligible for Cognizant's discretionary annual incentive program, based on performance and subject to the terms of Cognizant's applicable compensation plans.

Pay Transparency

The salary range provided reflects Cognizant's good-faith estimate of compensation for this position at the time of posting. Actual compensation offered will be determined based on several factors, including but not limited to relevant experience, technical expertise, certifications, education, internal equity, geographic location, and business needs.

Cognizant is committed to providing competitive compensation and a comprehensive benefits package designed to support the health, well-being, and financial security of our associates.

Benefits

Subject to applicable eligibility requirements, Cognizant offers:

• Medical, Dental, Vision, and Life Insurance
• Paid Holidays and Paid Time Off
• 401(k) Plan with Company Contributions
• Short-Term and Long-Term Disability Coverage
• Paid Parental Leave
• Employee Stock Purchase Plan
• Employee Assistance and Wellbeing Programs
• Training, Certification, and Professional Development Opportunities