Technical Lead - Informatica IICS

Location: Plano, Texas | Job type: Contract | Work hours: 8am to 5pm

About the role

This role is responsible for leading the design, delivery, and evolution of cloud-based, AI-enabled data integration and analytics platforms to meet enterprise technology and business goals. The Lead drives architectural decisions across Informatica (on-prem and cloud), public cloud services, and AI-driven data capabilities, ensuring scalable, secure, and high-performance data solutions. The role partners with Product, Application, Software Engineering, Cloud Infrastructure, and Data Science teams to implement data and AI requirements, optimize platform performance, and resolve complex system engineering challenges. This position also provides technical leadership, governance, and mentorship across data, cloud, and AI initiatives.

Responsibilities

• Lead the design, delivery, and evolution of cloud-based, AI-enabled data integration and analytics platforms.
• Drive architectural decisions across Informatica (on-prem and cloud), public cloud services, and AI-driven data capabilities.
• Ensure scalable, secure, and high-performance data solutions.
• Partner with Product, Application, Software Engineering, Cloud Infrastructure, and Data Science teams to implement data and AI requirements.
• Optimize platform performance and resolve complex system engineering challenges.
• Provide technical leadership, governance, and mentorship across data, cloud, and AI initiatives.
• Implement and maintain CI/CD pipelines across multiple Orgs and SubOrgs.
• Design solutions on public cloud platforms (Azure preferred), including integration with Azure Active Directory.
• Deliver AI/ML-enabled data pipelines that support analytics, model training, and intelligent applications.
• Manage data replication and availability across cloud object storage (S3-compatible), local file systems, and NAS.
• Utilize Operational Insights, cloud monitoring, and AI-driven observability.
• Handle Incident, Problem, Change, and Service Request Management in cloud environments.
• Optimize performance, cost efficiency, and scaling of cloud data workloads.
• Mentor teams on cloud, data engineering, and AI data best practices.
• Work within a shared services or platform engineering model.

Requirements

• Strong hands-on experience with Informatica on-prem and Informatica Intelligent Cloud Services (IICS).
• Deep understanding of Informatica Cloud architecture, secure agents, and hybrid/cloud deployment models.
• Experience designing solutions on public cloud platforms (Azure preferred).
• Experience delivering AI/ML-enabled data pipelines that support analytics, model training, and intelligent applications.
• Hands-on experience implementing and maintaining CI/CD pipelines across multiple Orgs and SubOrgs.
• Knowledge of data replication and availability across cloud object storage (S3-compatible), local file systems, and NAS.
• Familiarity with Operational Insights, cloud monitoring, and AI-driven observability (preferred).
• Proven experience with Incident, Problem, Change, and Service Request Management in cloud environments.
• Demonstrated expertise in performance optimization, cost efficiency, and scaling cloud data workloads.
• Experience mentoring teams on cloud, data engineering, and AI data best practices.
• Background working in a shared services or platform engineering model.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree.

Pay

$54.62 - 64.62 per hour

Benefits

• Medical, prescription, dental, and vision insurance.
• AD&D and life insurance offerings.
• Short-term disability.
• 401K plan (all benefits are based on eligibility).