Lead Informatica Cloud Architect; NC, NJ

Position: Lead Informatica Cloud Architect (NC, NJ)
Job-r:
Technology and IT

Location:

Charlotte, NC

Contract:

Contract Posted:
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Our client, [Industry Descriptor] is seeking a Lead Informatica Cloud Architect (NC, NJ) to join their team. As a Lead Informatica Cloud Architect (NC, NJ), you will be part of the [Department Name] supporting [Team Name(s)]. The ideal candidate will have strong technical leadership, a hands-on architecture mindset, and the ability to partner across engineering and data teams to deliver secure, scalable cloud data and AI integration platforms.

Job Title:

Lead Informatica Cloud Architect (NC, NJ)

Location:

Charlotte, NC or Pennington, NJPay Range: $60-$65/hr What's the Job?

Lead the design, delivery, and ongoing evolution of cloud-based, AI-enabled data integration and analytics platforms aligned to enterprise technology and business goals. Drive architectural decisions across Informatica (on-prem and cloud), public cloud services, and AI-driven data capabilities to 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, including standards for solution design and delivery practices. Support operational excellence by applying Incident, Problem, Change, and Service Request management practices in cloud environments.

What's Needed?

Strong hands-on experience with Informatica on-prem and Informatica Intelligent Cloud Services (IICS), including deep understanding of Informatica Cloud architecture, secure agents, and hybrid/cloud deployment models. Experience designing and implementing solutions on public cloud platforms, with Azure preferred, including integration with Azure Active Directory. Hands-on experience delivering AI/ML-enabled data pipelines that support analytics, model training, and intelligent applications. Proven experience implementing and maintaining CI/CD pipelines across multiple Orgs and Sub Orgs.

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 is preferred.

What's in it for me?

Opportunity to lead end-to-end solution delivery for cloud data and AI integration platforms that directly support enterprise goals. Chance to shape architecture and governance across Informatica, public cloud, and AI-ready data engineering capabilities. Collaborative environment partnering with Product, engineering, cloud infrastructure, and data science teams to solve complex technical challenges. Technical growth through performance engineering, scaling cloud data workloads, and improving cost efficiency.

Leadership impact through mentoring teams on cloud, data engineering, and AI data best practices within a shared services or platform engineering model.

Upon completion of waiting period consultants are eligible for:

Medical and Prescription Drug Plans Dental Plan Vision Plan Health Savings Account Health Flexible Spending Account Dependent Care Flexible Spending Account Supplemental Life Insurance Short Term and Long Term Disability Insurance Business Travel Insurance 401(k), Plus Match Weekly Pay If this is a role that interests you and you'd like to learn more, click apply now and a recruiter will be in touch with you to discuss this great opportunity.

We look forward to speaking with you!

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