Lead Informatica Administrator

Farm Bureau Financial Services•West Des Moines, IA

1d•Hybrid

About The Position

Farm Bureau Financial Services is seeking a Lead Informatica Administrator to be responsible for the daily operations of supporting Informatica environments, both on premises and in the cloud. This role ensures the platform’s optimal performance, availability, and security. The ideal candidate will have experience scheduling services and assisting staff with technical services, and will be a key part of a culture that values integrity, teamwork, passion, service, leadership, and accountability.

Requirements

College Degree (MIS or computer science) or equivalent plus seven years relevant experience required.
ETL Experience required.
In-depth skills supporting two or more of the following key enterprise infrastructure technology areas: data networks, application computing platforms, storage area networks, data-base system infrastructures, middleware technologies, security infrastructure technologies, and end user technologies.
Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, logical information organization skills.
Customer experience orientation, impact and influence, industry awareness, initiative, integrity, and relationship management.
Understand the inter-relationship between business and technology needs.
Ability to conceptualize potential, new, or changed infrastructure solution designs to satisfy changing business requirements.
Must have or attain a strong understanding of all entities of the FBL Financial Group.
Ability to work independently as well as in a team environment.
Maintain knowledge and skills current in alignment with industry technology developments.
On-call responsibility to support infrastructure 24/7.
Applicants must be currently authorized to work in the United States on a full-time, permanent basis.

Nice To Haves

Sr. Technical Administrator experience preferred.

Responsibilities

Install and configure Informatica products, including PowerCenter, Informatica Cloud (IICS), Data Quality (IDQ), MDM, and others, on both on-premises and cloud environments.
Set up and manage environments for development, testing, and production.
Monitor system health, performance, and resource utilization.
Manage Informatica services, including upgrades, patches, and performance tuning.
Automate administrative tasks such as backups, monitoring, and log management.
Apply security patches and fixes to ensure the system complies with security standards.
Manage user access, roles, and privileges in accordance with corporate policies.
Implement and maintain security policies, including authentication (LDAP/AD) and encryption.
Handle data security protocols, ensuring data privacy and compliance with regulations (GDPR, HIPAA, etc.).
Monitor job schedules, log files, and error reports for potential issues.
Troubleshoot and resolve any system issues, data load failures, or performance bottlenecks.
Collaborate with support teams, Informatica support, and other vendors as needed to resolve complex issues.
Accountable for assigned production systems and troubleshoot complex problems to ensure timely resolution.
Manage and configure Informatica Intelligent Cloud Services (IICS), including data integration, application integration, and API management.
Ensure the hybrid connectivity between on-premises and cloud platforms is operational and optimized.
Provide guidance and best practices for cloud data integration, migration, and governance.
Develop and maintain a robust backup and recovery strategy for Informatica environments.
Test and verify the integrity of backups regularly.
Restore systems and data as needed, ensuring minimal downtime.
Monitor and tune the performance of ETL jobs, data loads, and data processing operations.
Optimize server performance, memory usage, and system configurations to enhance efficiency.
Analyze workflows and jobs for bottlenecks and implement performance improvements.
Work closely with ETL developers, data architects, directors, and other IT teams to ensure seamless data integration processes.
Provide technical support and training to users and teams working with Informatica platforms.
Create and maintain documentation of environment configurations, procedures, and troubleshooting guidelines.
Provide 24-hour on call support for infrastructure to support business service levels.
Plan and execute upgrades of Informatica products (both on-prem and cloud versions).
Manage the migration of on-prem Informatica environments to cloud platforms, ensuring data consistency and minimal disruption.
Ensure compliance with corporate and regulatory requirements regarding data handling, privacy, and security.