Shamen Mudalige
LEICESTER,Leicestershire
Summary
Data and AI professional with over 8 years of experience in data engineering, analytics, and AI solution development. Proven ability to design and implement scalable data pipelines, support data science teams, and deploy cloud-native solutions using Azure, Databricks, and Python. Passionate about simplifying data workflows and using LLMs to enhance productivity in data engineering.
Overview
8
8
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Senior Developer / Senior Data Engineer
Next | UK
11.2022 - Current
- Automated data workflows and developed CI/CD pipelines for seamless deployments.
- Designed and built data ingestion applications to simplify the onboarding of diverse data sources.
- Integrated Large Language Models (LLMs) into data engineering tasks to improve productivity.
- Supported data scientists and analysts by ensuring timely and structured data availability.
- Implemented alerting and monitoring systems to enhance support team efficiency.
- Built event-driven architectures using Azure Event Grids and Databricks for real-time processing.
Consultant - Data & AI
Fortude
Sri Lanka
01.2021 - 11.2022
- Streamlined data ingestion and integration workflows through utilisation of PySpark and Databricks.
- Architected Lakehouse framework leveraging Delta Lake and Databricks.
- Established and implemented data pipelines using Azure Data Factory, Event Hub, Kafka, and Kubernetes.
- Engineered Power BI dashboards and constructed semantic data models.
- Established CI/CD pipelines for efficient Data & AI project deployments.
Associate Business Intelligence Specialist
Synapsys Ltd. (DFCC Bank)
07.2019 - 12.2020
- Built OLAP models with dimensions and facts for data warehousing.
- Created dashboards for profitability analysis using Tableau and SSRS.
- Developed PL/SQL mappings and optimized SQL for ETL performance.
- Worked on Temenos T24 core banking data extraction to SQL Server DWH.
Data and Accuracy Analyst
Global Systems Solutions
01.2018 - 06.2019
- Cleaned, validated, and analyzed data using statistical methods.
- Created KPI dashboards and implemented data collection strategies.
Education
MSc - Project Management
Asia E University
01.2019
BSc - Computer Science
University of Ruhuna
01.2017
Skills
- Databricks
- Power BI
- Python
- SQL
- Node JS / React
- Spark
- Azure Data Factory
- Azure Event Hub
- Azure DevOps CI/CD
- Azure Data Lake
Certification
- Databricks Certified Data Engineer Professional, 2024
- Azure Data Engineer, Microsoft, 2022
- Power BI Data Analyst, Microsoft, 2021
- Databricks Certified Data Engineer Associate, 2022
- Databricks Certified Generative AI Engineer Associate, 2025
Websites, Portfolios and Profiles
linkedin.com/in/shamen-paris-235b18156
Timeline
Senior Developer / Senior Data Engineer
Next | UK
11.2022 - Current
Consultant - Data & AI
Fortude
01.2021 - 11.2022
Associate Business Intelligence Specialist
Synapsys Ltd. (DFCC Bank)
07.2019 - 12.2020
Data and Accuracy Analyst
Global Systems Solutions
01.2018 - 06.2019
MSc - Project Management
Asia E University
BSc - Computer Science
University of Ruhuna