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Job Title: Senior Informatica MDM Specialist

Role Overview

The Senior Informatica MDM Specialist is a critical data leadership role responsible for the design, implementation, optimisation, and governance of Master Data Management (MDM) solutions across The AA’s data ecosystem. This role ensures high-quality, trusted, and unified master data to support business domains such as customer, vehicle, policy, and partner data.

Operating within a hybrid architecture (on-premise and cloud), the role requires deep expertise in Informatica MDM (Multidomain / Customer 360), integration frameworks, and enterprise data strategy aligned with AA’s digital transformation initiatives.

Key Responsibilities

MDM Strategy & Architecture

• Define and evolve AA’s MDM strategy aligned with enterprise data governance and business objectives.
• Architect scalable MDM solutions across on-prem (Informatica Hub) and cloud (Informatica Intelligent Cloud Services – IICS / IDMC) .
• Design hybrid integration patterns supporting legacy systems and cloud-native platforms.

Solution Design & Delivery

• Lead end-to-end implementation of Informatica MDM solutions (Multidomain, Customer 360).
• Design data models, match/merge rules, survivorship logic, and hierarchies.
• Develop and optimise batch and real-time data integration pipelines.
• Ensure high availability, performance tuning, and scalability of MDM platforms.

Data Governance & Quality

• Collaborate with Data Governance teams to enforce data standards, stewardship workflows, and policies.
• Implement data quality frameworks using Informatica Data Quality (IDQ).
• Establish monitoring and remediation processes for data accuracy and consistency.

Integration & Ecosystem Alignment

• Integrate MDM with AA’s core systems (CRM, policy systems, roadside services platforms, telematics, etc.).
• Enable API-led connectivity using modern integration patterns.
• Support event-driven and microservices-based architectures where applicable.

Cloud & Modernisation

• Drive migration strategies from on-prem MDM to cloud-native platforms.
• Leverage Informatica IDMC capabilities (CDI, CAI, MDM SaaS).
• Ensure secure data handling in line with UK GDPR and AA compliance requirements.

Leadership & Stakeholder Engagement

• Act as a subject matter expert (SME) for MDM across the organisation.
• Engage with business stakeholders (Customer, Insurance, Roadside Ops) to align data solutions with business needs.
• Mentor junior engineers and guide offshore/onshore delivery teams.
• Collaborate with enterprise architects, data engineers, and platform teams.

Required Skills & Expertise

Core Technical Skills

• 10+ years of experience in Data Management, with 5+ years in Informatica MDM .
• Strong expertise in:
  • Informatica MDM Hub (Multidomain / Customer 360)
  • Informatica IDMC / IICS (Cloud Data Integration, MDM SaaS)
  • Informatica Data Quality (IDQ)
• Deep understanding of:
  • Match & merge algorithms
  • Data modelling (relational & hierarchical)
  • Data stewardship workflows

Architecture & Integration

• Proven experience in hybrid (on-prem + cloud) architectures
• Strong knowledge of:
  • REST/SOAP APIs
  • ETL/ELT pipelines
  • Event-driven architecture (Kafka or similar)
• Familiarity with Azure, AWS, or GCP (preferably Azure for enterprise alignment)

Database & Engineering

• Strong SQL skills (Oracle, SQL Server, or PostgreSQL)
• Experience with large-scale data processing and optimisation
• Understanding of DevOps/DataOps practices (CI/CD for data pipelines)

Domain Knowledge (Preferred)

• Experience in automotive, insurance, roadside assistance, or membership-based services
• Understanding of:
  • Customer 360 and identity resolution
  • Vehicle and policy data domains
  • Regulatory compliance (GDPR, data privacy)

Soft Skills & Leadership

• Strong stakeholder communication and influencing skills
• Ability to translate business needs into technical solutions
• Strategic thinking with hands-on delivery capability
• Mentorship and team leadership experience

Key Outcomes / Success Metrics

• Improved data quality, consistency, and trust across AA systems
• Successful delivery of MDM initiatives supporting digital transformation
• Reduced data duplication and improved customer/vehicle master records
• Seamless integration between legacy and cloud platforms
• Adoption of governance and stewardship practices across business units

Nice-to-Have

• Informatica certifications (MDM / IDMC)
• Experience with data cataloguing tools (e.g., Collibra, Alation)
• Exposure to AI/ML-driven data matching or data enrichment