How to hire an informatica consultant

How to hire an informatica consultant, step by step

Here's a step-by-step informatica consultant hiring guide:

• Step 1: Identify your hiring needs
• Step 2: Create an ideal candidate profile
• Step 3: Make a budget
• Step 4: Write an informatica consultant job description
• Step 5: Post your job
• Step 6: Interview candidates
• Step 7: Send a job offer and onboard your new informatica consultant
• Step 8: Go through the hiring process checklist

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1. Identify your hiring needs

   The informatica consultant hiring process starts by determining what type of worker you actually need. Certain roles might require a full-time employee, whereas part-time workers or contractors can do others.

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   You should also consider the ideal background you'd like them an informatica consultant to have before you start to hire. For example, what industry or field would you like them to have experience in, what level of seniority or education does the job require, and how much it'll cost to hire an informatica consultant that fits the bill.

   Here's a comparison of informatica consultant salaries for various roles:

   Type of Informatica Consultant	Description	Hourly rate
   Informatica Consultant	Computer systems analysts study an organization’s current computer systems and procedures and design information systems solutions to help the organization operate more efficiently and effectively. They bring business and information technology (IT) together by understanding the needs and limitations of both.	$33-52
   Consultant/Team Lead	Consultant team leads analyze background documentation, project documents, financial reports, etc., to prepare an initial report about the projects they are working on. They gather data through interviews, research, and surveys to design proposals meant to create an inclusive environment for everyone... Show more	$34-62
   Customer Relationship Management Consultant	A customer relationship management consultant is responsible for providing management solutions for clients to develop successful customer relationships. Customer relationship management consultants evaluate business requirements and plans and identify potential risks that may affect the reputation and stability of an organization in the market... Show more	$35-62

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2. Create an ideal candidate profile

   Common skills:

   • Java
   • Informatica Workflow
   • Unix
   • SQL Server
   • PL/SQL
   • Informatica ETL
   • Data Warehouse
   • Repository
   • Toad
   • DB2
   • Informatica Powercenter
   • Aggregator
   • Windows XP
   • Informatica Mappings

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   Responsibilities:

   • Manage an enterprise files transfer application across windows and Unix environments.
   • Manage documentation between vendor's collaboration site and Lilly to archive on collaboration SharePoint sites.
   • Analyze the source data, make decisions on appropriate extraction, transformation and loading strategies.
   • Involve in the extraction, transformation and loading of the source data to the target database.
   • Design physical data mart schema optimize for Teradata.
   • Conduct information and data analysis, ETL design, development and implementation and overall performance tuning.

   More informatica consultant duties

3. Make a budget

   Including a salary range in your informatica consultant job description helps attract top candidates to the position. An informatica consultant salary can be affected by several factors, such as geography, experience, seniority, certifications, and the prestige of the hiring company.

   For example, the average salary for an informatica consultant in Nebraska may be lower than in Hawaii, and an entry-level informatica consultant usually earns less than a senior-level informatica consultant. Additionally, an informatica consultant with certifications may command a higher salary, and working for a well-known company or start-up may also impact an employee's pay.

   Average informatica consultant salary

   $87,410yearly

   $42.02 hourly rate

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   Entry-level informatica consultant salary

   $69,000 yearly salary

   Updated December 18, 2025

   Average informatica consultant salary by state

   Rank	State	Avg. salary	Hourly rate
   1	California	$109,297	$53
   2	District of Columbia	$100,620	$48
   3	Washington	$100,560	$48
   4	Rhode Island	$92,920	$45
   5	New York	$91,355	$44
   6	Connecticut	$89,226	$43
   7	Pennsylvania	$88,174	$42
   8	Maryland	$88,006	$42
   9	Georgia	$86,706	$42
   10	Arizona	$85,818	$41
   11	New Jersey	$84,893	$41
   12	North Carolina	$84,674	$41
   13	Michigan	$84,118	$40
   14	Virginia	$82,425	$40
   15	Texas	$81,886	$39
   16	Illinois	$80,763	$39
   17	Oregon	$80,453	$39
   18	Arkansas	$80,042	$38
   19	Missouri	$80,039	$38
   20	Massachusetts	$79,684	$38

   Average informatica consultant salary by company

   Company

   Rank	Company	Average salary	Hourly rate	Job openings
   1	Avtech	$98,468	$47.34	3
   2	Broadridge	$97,426	$46.84
   3	Sv	$93,994	$45.19	11
   4	4 Consulting Inc.	$91,025	$43.76
   5	DXC Technology	$90,256	$43.39	1
   6	United Software Group	$88,024	$42.32
   7	Agile Enterprise Solutions	$87,324	$41.98	9
   8	I3 INFOTEK	$86,987	$41.82
   9	KAnand	$86,960	$41.81
   10	TWO95 International	$86,945	$41.80
   11	A1 Kaiser	$86,942	$41.80
   12	Intone Networks	$86,765	$41.71	1
   13	N&B Team Consulting	$86,485	$41.58
   14	Softpath System	$86,291	$41.49
   15	Deloitte	$86,267	$41.47	1,944
   16	Glow Networks	$86,189	$41.44
   17	Apptad	$84,265	$40.51
   18	Collaborate Solutions	$83,573	$40.18
   19	PROLIM	$82,731	$39.77
   20	VEDICSOFT	$82,589	$39.71

4. Writing an informatica consultant job description

   An informatica consultant job description should include a summary of the role, required skills, and a list of responsibilities. It's also good to include a salary range and the first name of the hiring manager. Below, you can find an example of an informatica consultant job description:

   Informatica consultant job description example

   Location: Hartford, CT or St. Paul, MN or Hunt Valley, MD (Initially 2-3 months Remote)

   Duration: Full Time

   Job Description

   Must have expertise in the following:-

   Informatica TDM (Test Data Management)

   Good to Have (optional)

   Informatica PowerCenter, Power Exchange, IICS

   Experience Summary:

   Over 5 8 years of experience in IT with extensive specialization on Test data management

   4-year degree in a related field (or equivalent experience)

   Requirements:

   Extensive knowledge in developing TDM solution with Informatica Test Data Management with extensive exposure to Informatica PC, Informatica Power exchange

   Strong knowledge in defining the Data masking, data provisioning strategy, building Gold copy repository

   Should be able to co-ordinate with Informatica product team on the ticket raised and ensure faster closure

   Excellent analytical skills with strong knowledge on Insurance, Data migration, ETL and BI processes / DW Strong knowledge of Mainframe systems, DB2 & IMS Experience in Agile methodology and Rally Knowledge preferred

   Exposure to Testing Life cycle and understand end-to-end data validation for ETL & BI systems Experience in Project management activities

   Develops solutions to meet business needs that reflect a clear understanding of the objectives, practices and procedures of the corporation, department and business unit

   Understands where to obtain information needed to make the appropriate decisions

   Demonstrates ability to break down a problem to manageable pieces and implement effective, timely solutions

   Identifies the problem versus the symptom

   Manages problems that require involvement of others to solve

   Reaches sound decisions quickly

   Carefully evaluates alternative risks and solutions before taking action

   Optimizes the use of all available resources

   Skills :

   Strong SQL Knowledge

   Good analytical and logical skills in writing SQLs, Stored Procedures and creating Marts/Views in Oracle

   A good end to end knowledge in ETL landscape; starting from source system, warehouse, mart and reports

   Very strong ETL Concepts and hands-on experience on Informatica Powercenter ETL Tool (Basic & Advanced)

   Experience working within a highly-matrixed organization

   Strong communication and presentation skills"

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5. Post your job

   There are a few common ways to find informatica consultants for your business:

   • Promoting internally or recruiting from your existing workforce.
   • Ask for referrals from friends, family members, and current employees.
   • Attend job fairs at local colleges to meet candidates with the right educational background.
   • Use social media platforms like LinkedIn, Facebook, and Twitter to recruit passive job-seekers.

   Post your job online:

   • Post your informatica consultant job on Zippia to find and attract quality informatica consultant candidates.
   • Use niche websites such as dice, engineering.com, stack overflow, it job pro.
   • Post a job on free websites.

6. Interview candidates

   During your first interview to recruit informatica consultants, engage with candidates to learn about their interest in the role and experience in the field. During the following interview, you'll be able to go into more detail about the company, the position, and the responsibilities.

   It's also good to ask about candidates' unique skills and talents. You can move on to the technical interview if a candidate is good enough for the next step.

   If your interviews with informatica consultant applicants aren't enough to make a decision, you should also consider including a test project. These are often the best, most straightforward, and least bias-prone ways of determining who will likely succeed in the role. If you don't know how to design an appropriate test, you can ask someone else on the team to create it or take a look at these websites to get a few ideas:

   • TestDome
   • CodeSignal
   • Testlify
   • BarRaiser
   • Coderbyte

   The right interview questions can help you assess a candidate's hard skills, behavioral intelligence, and soft skills.

7. Send a job offer and onboard your new informatica consultant

   Once you've found the informatica consultant candidate you'd like to hire, it's time to write an offer letter. This should include an explicit job offer that includes the salary and the details of any other perks. Qualified candidates might be looking at multiple positions, so your offer must be competitive if you like the candidate. Also, be prepared for a negotiation stage, as candidates may way want to tweak the details of your initial offer. Once you've settled on these details, you can draft a contract to formalize your agreement.

   It's equally important to follow up with applicants who don't get the job with an email letting them know that the position has been filled.

   Once that's done, you can draft an onboarding schedule for the new informatica consultant. Human Resources should complete Employee Action Forms and ensure that onboarding paperwork is completed, including I-9s, benefits enrollment, federal and state tax forms, etc. They should also ensure that new employee files are created for internal recordkeeping.

8. Go through the hiring process checklist

   • Determine employee type (full-time, part-time, contractor, etc.)
   • Submit a job requisition form to the HR department
   • Define job responsibilities and requirements
   • Establish budget and timeline
   • Determine hiring decision makers for the role
   • Write job description
   • Post job on job boards, company website, etc.
   • Promote the job internally
   • Process applications through applicant tracking system
   • Review resumes and cover letters
   • Shortlist candidates for screening
   • Hold phone/virtual interview screening with first round of candidates
   • Conduct in-person interviews with top candidates from first round
   • Score candidates based on weighted criteria (e.g., experience, education, background, cultural fit, skill set, etc.)
   • Conduct background checks on top candidates
   • Check references of top candidates
   • Consult with HR and hiring decision makers on job offer specifics
   • Extend offer to top candidate(s)
   • Receive formal job offer acceptance and signed employment contract
   • Inform other candidates that the position has been filled
   • Set and communicate onboarding schedule to new hire(s)
   • Complete new hire paperwork (i9, benefits enrollment, tax forms, etc.)

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