Cloud Data Governance & Catalog Lead Richardson, TX (Remote OK) on w2

Cloud Data Governance & Catalog Lead

Location: Richardson, TX (Remote OK)
Contract: 12 months plus
Experience: 20+ years

Role Overview

We are looking for a Cloud Data Governance & Catalog Lead with strong hands-on experience in Informatica Cloud Data Governance & Catalog (CDGC) or Informatica EDC to lead enterprise data governance, metadata, and lineage initiatives across cloud and on-prem platforms.

Key Responsibilities

• Implement and configure Informatica CD/ EDC

• Build and manage data catalog, metadata, lineage, impact analysis, and business glossary

• Integrate governance tools with cloud and on-prem data sources

• Collaborate with data engineering teams to onboard datasets and ETL pipelines

• Support data governance, stewardship, and data quality processes

• Configure roles, policies, and access controls

• Troubleshoot metadata ingestion and lineage issues

• Document governance standards and best practices

Required Skills & Qualifications

• Strong hands-on experience with Informatica CDGC or Informatica EDC

• Solid understanding of data governance, metadata management, and data lineage

• Experience with cloud data platforms: AWS, Azure, Snowflake, Databricks, Informatica Cloud

• Strong SQL and relational database knowledge

• Experience integrating metadata from multiple data platforms

• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills

• Mandatory Informatica Certifications:

  • Data Governance / Privacy

  • Cloud Data Governance & Catalog

  • IDMC (Intelligent Data Management Cloud)

• Experience with regulatory/compliance frameworks (GDPR, SOX, HIPAA)

• Direct production experience with Informatica CDGC

Nice to Have

• Experience with data quality tools

• Exposure to stewardship workflows