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Sharmila Sankaralingam

Sharmila Sankaralingam

Staines Upon Thames

Summary

Data Engineer with over 17 years of IT experience in designing, implementing, and maintaining data solutions across various industries. Extensive experience in data engineering, data warehousing, ETL/ELT processes, and big data technologies.

Experienced in designing Data & Analytics solutions for public Cloud (AWS and Azure) and on-premises.

Proactive and result-oriented leader skilled in mentoring and motivating a dynamic team to excellent performance. Effective communicator experienced in delivering superior customer service and bridging the business & technical communities.

Overview

18
18
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work history

SW Development Engineer

Hitachi Vantara
Uk
04.2020 - Current
  • Designed, implemented, and monitored ETL pipelines using Azure Data Factory and Databricks to extract, transform, and load data from diverse sources into Azure Data Lake Storage.
  • Optimized performance and scalability of data warehouses on Azure Synapse Analytics.
  • Created interactive dashboards and visualizations using Grafana and Power BI to provide actionable insights for stakeholders and decision-makers.
  • Improved ETL pipeline efficiency by 30% through performance tuning and optimization techniques.
  • Enhanced data accessibility by implementing role-based access controls (RBAC) on Azure Data Lake Storage.

Senior Associate

Cognizant Technology Solutions (CTS)
04.2013 - 03.2020
  • Data Architect at Mars, UK Conducted in-depth data analysis, transformed raw data into actionable insights to support business decision-making using Azure Databricks & Azure Data Factory
  • Data Engineer at Centrica, UK Collaborated with business stakeholders to define data requirements and KPIs, ensuring alignment with organizational goals. Developed and maintained ETL processes, optimizing data integration and data warehousing systems for efficiency and accuracy. Created interactive data visualization reports and dashboards using Power BI to communicate insights and trends to stakeholders.
  • Data Analyst in AstraZeneca worked in preparing and analyzing Large datasets to support business decisions.
  • SPLUNK/Hadoop Engineer in CapitalOne worked in defining data migration, data availability and success/failover rates and their reports for analyzing
  • Perl Automation Engineer in UBS, Singapore worked in automating several processes.
  • Conducted performance evaluations and provided constructive feedback to team members.

Consultant

Capgemini
08.2010 - 04.2013
  • Developed and maintained Unix-based applications and utilities tailored to banking operations, focusing on transaction processing and data analytics.
  • Automated system administration tasks using shell scripts, reducing manual intervention and improving operational efficiency.

Assistant Systems Engineer

Tata Consultancy Services (TCS)
02.2006 - 07.2010
  • Designed and developed Unix-based applications and utilities using Shell Script, Perl, and Python to meet client requirements for various clients like BT, Bank of America, Morgan Stanley, Nomura.
  • Maintained and enhanced existing applications, ensuring compatibility and performance optimization.
  • Collaborated with cross-functional teams to integrate applications with database systems like MySQL, PostgreSQL, and Oracle.

Education

BE - Computer Science

Hindustan College of Engineering
Chennai, India
/2001 - /2005

Skills

  • Big Data Technologies: Hadoop, Hive, Kafka, Spark, PIG
  • Cloud: AWS, MS Azure
  • Azure Services: Data Factory, Synapse Analytics, Databricks, Data Lake Storage
  • Data Storage: Azure Blob Storage, Azure Data Lake Storage
  • RDBMS: Hive, Snowflake, MongoDB, Oracle 9i, SQL Server, Postgres
  • Containerization: Docker, Kubernetes
  • Programming Language: Unix Shell, Python, PySpark, SQL
  • Business Intelligence Tool: Splunk, Power BI, Grafana

Certification

  • AWS Solution Architect – Associate
  • Azure – 900
  • People Process Onsite Certification (Leadership and Management), Singapore
  • WebLogic Server Administration 8.1
  • Sun Certified Java Developer (SCJP)

Timeline

SW Development Engineer

Hitachi Vantara
04.2020 - Current

Senior Associate

Cognizant Technology Solutions (CTS)
04.2013 - 03.2020

Consultant

Capgemini
08.2010 - 04.2013

Assistant Systems Engineer

Tata Consultancy Services (TCS)
02.2006 - 07.2010

BE - Computer Science

Hindustan College of Engineering
/2001 - /2005

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