Ravi Narayana
IT Professional
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Summary
Results-driven Cloud & Data Architect with 17+ years of experience delivering enterprise-grade solutions across energy, banking, healthcare, and retail domains. Adept at seeing the big picture, I align technology with business strategy to drive regulatory compliance, resilience, and innovation. Demonstrated success leading a £20M transformation programme for an Energy client with 1.5M+ users, delivering a secure, scalable Data Asset Register using Microsoft Purview. Expert in Azure, AWS, Microsoft Fabric, and CI/CD, with deep skills in metadata management, AI/ML enablement, and data security. I bring calm, focused delivery under pressure, blending technical depth with strong leadership, mentoring, and inclusive team development. Certified in CISM, Azure, AWS, Terraform, and Agile/PRINCE2. Trusted for building secure, high-impact data ecosystems that serve operational, ESG, and strategic objectives.
Overview
18
18
years of professional experience
9
9
Certifications
Work History
Data Asset Register Lead
Accenture
03.2021 - 11.2024
- Company Overview: Leading global professional services company, providing a range of services and solutions in strategy, consulting, digital, technology, and operations.
- As part of a £20 million digital transformation program led by Accenture for a leading Energy Company operating across the UK and Dublin, I was appointed as the Data Asset Register (DAR) Lead.
- The client supported 1.5+ million users, with customer, billing, and smart meter data stored across Azure Data Lake, Blob Storage, and SQL Server.
- Building on my prior experience in cloud-based metadata and governance, I was responsible for designing and delivering a resilient, automated, and inclusive Data Asset Register (DAR) using Microsoft Purview.
- Engaged business and technology leaders across the UK and Dublin to ensure DAR implementation aligned with digital transformation goals, ESG reporting, and GDPR readiness.
- Led the deployment and configuration of Microsoft Purview, enabling: Data Governance - Unified metadata across multiple systems, integrating structured and unstructured datasets from Azure Data Lake, Blob Storage, and SQL Server into Purview's data catalogue.
- Designed Power BI dashboards to make DAR insights accessible to data stewards, analysts, and C-level executives.
- Embedded DAR compliance checks into CI/CD pipelines, ensuring every new dataset met classification and metadata policies.
- Leading global professional services company, providing a range of services and solutions in strategy, consulting, digital, technology, and operations.
- Enhanced metadata visibility by 80%, improving data traceability.
- Reduced time to identify critical datasets by 60%.
- Enabled GDPR and energy market compliance through end-to-end lineage tracking and audit-ready controls via Microsoft Purview.
AWS Cloud Architect
IMS-UK
03.2020 - 01.2021
- AWS Cloud Architect with a strong focus on stakeholder management and project leadership.
- Designed, architected, implemented, and managed scalable, secure, and reliable cloud infrastructure on Amazon Web Services (AWS).
- Proposed initial AWS cloud services that align with the discussed requirements and brainstorm their potential with the stakeholders.
- Successfully designed and implemented a scalable AWS architecture for Mobile application/Insurance application, which improved system efficiency by 15% and reduced costs by approximately 21%.
AWS & Azure Cloud Architect
Capgemini, UK
03.2019 - 02.2020
AWS Architect
Vaniqua's Bank, UK
09.2018 - 03.2019
AWS & Azure Cloud Architect
Santander's Bank, UK
01.2018 - 09.2018
AWS & Azure Cloud Architect
Tesco Bank, UK
03.2017 - 12.2017
Architect & Cloud Engineer
British Gas, UK
01.2014 - 06.2016
DevOps Engineer
Barclays Bank, UK
01.2012 - 06.2014
Automation Engineer
AstraZeneca, UK
10.2010 - 12.2011
Developer & DBA
Lloyd's Banking Group, UK
11.2008 - 09.2010
Developer & DBA
JP Morgan's Bank, UK
06.2006 - 10.2008
Education
Bachelor of Engineering -
Skills
Azure Cloud Architecture
Certification
Certified Information Security Manager - CISM
Technical Skills
Azure Cloud Architecture, Microsoft Purview, Azure Synapse Analytics, Azure Data Factory, Azure SQL DB/DW, Azure Stream Analytics, Azure Functions, Azure Storage, Azure DevOps, Azure ML Studio, Azure Analysis Services, Azure Fabric, Azure Data Catalog, AWS Cloud Architecture, AWS S3 & RDS, AWS Lambda, AWS Glue & Redshift, AWS Elasticsearch & Kafka, Terraform & Ansible, Google Cloud Platform, Data Mesh Architecture, Data Vault & Snowflake Schema, Data Partitioning & Indexing, Data Security & Compliance, CI/CD Pipelines, Kubernetes & Containers, StreamSets & GoldenGate, Stakeholder Collaboration, Mentorship & Knowledge Sharing, Workshop Facilitation, Structured Problem-Solving, Decision-Making Under Pressure
Special Activity
Developed an Architect Security Talent Development Program, including mentorship and certification paths, which improved team retention and upskilled 80% of the team members within a year.
Personal Information
Citizenship: British Citizen - SC Eligible
Timeline
Data Asset Register Lead
Accenture
03.2021 - 11.2024
AWS Cloud Architect
IMS-UK
03.2020 - 01.2021
AWS & Azure Cloud Architect
Capgemini, UK
03.2019 - 02.2020
AWS Architect
Vaniqua's Bank, UK
09.2018 - 03.2019
AWS & Azure Cloud Architect
Santander's Bank, UK
01.2018 - 09.2018
AWS & Azure Cloud Architect
Tesco Bank, UK
03.2017 - 12.2017
Architect & Cloud Engineer
British Gas, UK
01.2014 - 06.2016
DevOps Engineer
Barclays Bank, UK
01.2012 - 06.2014
Automation Engineer
AstraZeneca, UK
10.2010 - 12.2011
Developer & DBA
Lloyd's Banking Group, UK
11.2008 - 09.2010
Developer & DBA
JP Morgan's Bank, UK
06.2006 - 10.2008
Bachelor of Engineering -
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