Senior Lead TDM Engineer

As a Senior Lead Software Engineer (G5) for TDM Lead at the Staples Global Capability Center, you drive the design, and delivery of enterprise‑scale TDM solutions supporting key Engineering, Product, and Sales Engineering initiatives. You lead a high‑velocity data provisioning function, ensuring secure, reliable, production‑like test data across complex backend systems. You architect and optimize Informatica PowerCenter workflows, establish reusable ETL frameworks, and advance data quality, masking, and Java automation practices. You partner closely with cross‑functional teams to translate business needs into scalable TDM solutions while serving as the technical authority and mentor for GCC TDM engineering team. Duties & Responsibilities Execute end-to-end test data provisioning activities for assigned applications and capable of independently address technical, environment and Jenkins integration issues for the GCC team. Capable of independently develop, enhance, and maintain Informatica PowerCenter and TDM Workbench workflows to support test data requests and release timelines. Configure and run Test Data Services, including data masking and refresh jobs, in accordance with defined standards. Perform daily monitoring of test data jobs, validate outputs, and ensure data availability within agreed SLAs. Independently develop and maintain Java-based automation scripts to trigger and monitor Informatica/TDM jobs via Jenkins. Track execution status, dependencies, and issues; provide clear and timely updates to the onsite Technical Lead and stakeholders. Troubleshoot and resolve complex job failures, data issues, and environment-related problems independently within the offshore scope. Analyze and resolve data discrepancies across databases to ensure accuracy and consistency of test data. Generate, manipulate, and validate complex test data sets to support functional, integration, regression, and performance testing. Execute test data activities across multiple backend systems and environments, managing parallel requests with changing priorities. Document operational procedures, job details, and recurring issues for offshore execution and handover. Escalate risks, blockers, and repeated failures to the onsite Technical Lead with impact and recovery details. Provide task-level guidance and support to G2 and junior offshore team members to ensure timely execution. Support release cycles by ensuring test data readiness and stability during critical testing windows. Requirements Basic Qualifications Bachelor's degree in Computer Science with 8-10 years of minimum relevant TDM experience. Prior hands-on experience to develop, enhance, and maintain Informatica PowerCenter and TDM Workbench workflows Proficient in setting up Test Data Services and applying data masking techniques. Ability to develop and implement Test Data Management strategies to support enterprise-level testing environments. Preferred Qualifications Hands-on programming experience, preferably in Java or any other OOP language.