Resume

Professional Summary

• Architecture & Governance
  Skilled in designing scalable microservices, event-driven architectures, and data mesh strategies, and implementing data governance frameworks.

• Cloud Data Engineering
  Expert in Data on Cloud Architecture, including data lakes, data warehouses, and Delta Lake implementations using BigQuery.

• Event-Driven Systems
  Strong background in Microservices and Event-Driven Architectures (EDA), leveraging technologies like Cloud Functions, Pub/Sub, and Kubernetes.

• Data Strategy & Compliance
  Proven ability to shape data strategy, define mesh frameworks and governance models, and align architecture with business goals and compliance (HIPAA, GDPR).

• Security & Infrastructure
  Collaborated with cross-functional teams to design secure IAM policies, VPC architectures, and disaster recovery strategies tailored to client compliance needs.

• Team Leadership & Mentorship
  Mentored Junior Architects and Data Engineers on best practices, inner sourcing, and reusable asset development, significantly improving team productivity.

• Technology Leadership
  Experienced technology leader with 19 years of consulting and architectural expertise in Cloud Strategy, Data Modernisation, and Generative AI solutions.

• Pre-Sales & CXO Engagements
  Led strategic pre-sales engagement with CXOs across pharma, travel & transportation, and logistics—owning solution design, executive presentations, RFP responses, and commercial estimation for multimillion-dollar cloud transformation deals.

• Business-Aligned Architecture
  Proven track record in partnering with C-suite stakeholders to design large-scale cloud-native applications, data platforms, and GenAI products aligned with business objectives.

• Generative AI Delivery
  Architected end-to-end Generative AI solutions on GCP (Vertex AI), including manual RAG pipelines, managed RAG chatbot implementations, and RAG-based AI agents.

• Cloud Transformation
  Demonstrated ability to drive enterprise transformation through cloud assessments, migrations, and modernization across GCP, AWS, and Azure.

• Strategic Thought Leadership
  Recognized thought leader in Cloud Architecture and Data Strategy, with hands-on experience leading multi-cloud modernization roadmaps and enterprise data initiatives.

Core Competencies

• Cloud Platforms & Services

  • GCP: GKE, BigQuery, Dataflow, Dataproc, Vertex AI, Pub/Sub, Cloud Functions, Cloud Composer

  • AWS: Lambda, Glue

  • Azure: Azure Data Factory (ADF), Synapse

• Cloud Strategy & Architecture

  • Cloud Assessment

  • Migration Roadmaps

  • Hybrid & Multi-Cloud Integration

  • Infrastructure as Code (Terraform, Ansible)

• Generative AI & LLMs

  • Vertex AI, Prompt Engineering

  • Manual & Managed RAG Pipelines

  • LangChain, LangChain Agents

  • GenAI-based Automation (Chatbots, AI Agents)

• Data Engineering & Modernization

  • Data Lake / Data Warehouse Design

  • Delta Lake, ELT/ETL Pipelines

  • Dataflow, Spark, Airflow/Composer

  • Streaming Data Processing

• Application Modernization

  • Microservices Architecture

  • REST APIs, Kubernetes, GKE

  • Containerization (Docker)

  • Security: OAuth2, IAM, Encryption at Rest/In Transit

• Big Data & Machine Learning

  • BigQuery ML

  • Spark ML

  • Real-time & Batch Processing Pipelines

• Data Governance & Strategy

  • Data Modeling & Quality

  • Data Mesh

  • Master Data Management

  • Compliance: HIPAA, GDPR

• Leadership & Stakeholder Management

  • Pre-Sales & RFP/RFI Responses

  • Go-To-Market Strategy

  • Global Team Management

  • CXO Engagement & Thought Leadership

Data & Solution Architect

BirlaSoft India Pvt. Ltd. – Pune, India
📅 July 2023 – Present

• Led cloud assessment and designed hybrid migration roadmap (GCP + AWS) for an insurance client

• Architected Data Mesh across 20+ data sources using Delta Lake on GCP and Azure

• Built scalable Data Lakehouse using BigQuery and ADLS Gen2, reducing costs by 30%

• Defined governance frameworks for HIPAA & GDPR compliance

• Led a 25-member cross-functional team for multi-cloud data migration

• Developed manual & managed RAG chatbots using LangChain + Vertex AI

• Created a GenAI Agent for ticket orchestration and automated classification

• Modernized legacy apps with microservices on GKE

• Automated DevOps using Terraform and Ansible, improving release cycle by 35%

• Set up centralized monitoring, logging, and anomaly detection using Cloud Monitoring + Vertex AI

Senior System Engineer

IBM India Pvt. Ltd. – Pune, India / USA / Remote
📅 June 2010 – July 2023

• Designed real-time data warehouse solutions on GCP with sub-second BigQuery performance

• Created Cloud Composer and Dataflow pipelines, cutting latency by 50%

• Optimized cost and performance with advanced BigQuery partitioning and materialized views

• Led ModelOps using BigQuery ML and AI Platform

• Directed a 30-member offshore delivery team with strong CI/CD practices

• Architected secure microservices using Kubernetes, IAM policies, and compliance strategies

Assistant System Analyst / Application Developer

Tata Consultancy Services – Pune, India
📅 May 2007 – May 2010

• Worked on enterprise-grade applications and backend systems

• Participated in system analysis, data migration, and enhancement projects

Graduate Engineer Trainee

Addecco Flexione Pvt. Ltd. – Pune, India
📅 June 2006 – April 2007

• Began professional career with hands-on training in IT operations and development

• Involved in small-scale application development and automation tasks