Benjamin Sady
Chesterfield
Summary
Azure Data Platform Engineer and Microsoft business applications specialist with 11+ years of experience designing, optimising and supporting production data platforms and operational systems. Strong background across SQL Server, Azure, Cosmos DB, Dataverse, Power Platform, C#, JavaScript, API integrations and event-driven architecture. Experienced in database design, query optimisation, indexing, data migration, ETL, monitoring, alerting and production support. Microsoft Certified: Azure Fundamentals AZ-900 and currently studying toward AZ-104 Azure Administrator.
Overview
19
19
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work history
Senior Azure Data & Power Platform Engineer
Appello
Bracknell
2024.10 - 2026.05
- Lead enhancement, support and optimisation of Microsoft-based operational platforms in a live production environment.
- Design and implement Azure-based data integration solutions using Azure Functions, Cosmos DB, Service Bus, Dataverse and API-led architecture.
- Develop Cosmos DB data models, partitioning strategies and lookup containers to improve query performance and reduce dependency on heavy Dataverse joins.
- Build and support event-driven replication pipelines between Dataverse and Cosmos DB for near real-time operational data access.
- Investigate and resolve performance bottlenecks across databases, APIs, integrations and front-end data retrieval.
- Develop and maintain C#, JavaScript and Node.js components supporting data access, business logic and operational workflows.
- Implement monitoring, logging and automated alerting to improve production stability and reduce support demand.
- Work with stakeholders and technical teams to define schema changes, integration requirements, data quality rules and operational improvements.
- Reduced technical support demand by 40% through proactive monitoring, automation and improved system reliability.
Power Platform / Dynamics 365 Developer
Appello
Bracknell
2021.10 - 2024.10
- Re-architected a core Technology Enabled Care platform into a scalable Power Platform / Dynamics 365 solution while preserving critical legacy functionality.
- Built and enhanced Model-Driven Apps, Dataverse tables, relationships, security roles, business rules, web resources and Power Automate flows.
- Developed and supported C# plug-ins, JavaScript customisations and Dataverse Web API integrations.
- Designed Dataverse data structures and integration patterns to support operational workflows, reporting and customer-facing services.
- Delivered SharePoint integrations to improve document management, collaboration and process automation.
- Developed and maintained a responsive external web application used by over 10,000 customers.
- Improved deployment quality and release consistency through Azure DevOps CI/CD pipelines.Azure DevOps CI/CD pipelines.
SQL Administrator and Customer Onboarding
Appello
New Milton
2013.09 - 2021.09
- Led onboarding of new customers onto call-handling platforms, managing data migration, transformation, validation, QA and operational readiness.
- Designed and maintained SQL Server processes supporting customer onboarding, reporting and operational workflows.
- Streamlined ETL processes and automated database maintenance tasks, saving around 10 hours per week in manual effort.
- Optimised SQL Server performance through indexing, stored procedure tuning and query review.
- Supported database reliability through data validation, maintenance routines, troubleshooting and production issue resolution.
- Delivered reporting and operational insight through Power BI and SSRS dashboards.
Project Manager / Consultant
Hay Group
London
2007.04 - 2012.09
- Directed employee survey initiatives to evaluate engagement, satisfaction, and workplace culture across Europe.
- Collaborated with HR and leadership to promote improvements, enhance the employee experience, and support organisational development.
- Managed full project lifecycle for multi-country survey programs, including scoping, planning, scheduling, risk management, resource allocation, and stakeholder reporting.
Education
MA - International Law
University Panthéon-Assas
ParisBsc - Law
Universidad de Chile
ChileSkills
Cloud & Azure
- Azure
- Azure Functions
- Azure Service Bus
- Cosmos DB
- Azure Data Factory
- Azure DevOps
- Azure Monitor
Databases & Data Engineering
- SQL Server
- Cosmos DB
- Dataverse
- Database design
- Query optimisation
- Indexing strategies
- ETL
- Data migration
- Data modelling
- Data governance
Development
- C#
- NET
- JavaScript
- Nodejs
- REST APIs
- PowerShell
- HTML / CSS
Microsoft Business Applications
- Power Platform
- Dynamics 365
- Power Automate
- Power Apps
- Power Pages
- SharePoint Integration
Reporting
- Power BI
- SSRS
- SSIS
Certification
- Microsoft Certified: Azure Fundamentals AZ-900 — Microsoft
- Currently studying: Microsoft Azure Administrator AZ-104
- Microsoft Certified Solutions Associate MCSA: SQL Server 2012/2014 — Microsoft
- Legacy JavaScript Algorithms and Data Structures — freeCodeCamp
- PRINCE2 Foundation Certificate — Learning Tree
Languages
English
Fluent
French
Native
Spanish
Advanced
Timeline
Senior Azure Data & Power Platform Engineer
Appello
2024.10 - 2026.05
Power Platform / Dynamics 365 Developer
Appello
2021.10 - 2024.10
SQL Administrator and Customer Onboarding
Appello
2013.09 - 2021.09
Project Manager / Consultant
Hay Group
2007.04 - 2012.09
Bsc - Law
Universidad de Chile
MA - International Law
University Panthéon-Assas