Prashant  ·  Lead Azure Data Engineer  ·  10+ yrs

Principal
10+ years experienceremote
Available within 48 hrs

Proof of scale

$5M in additional revenue
10,000+ IoT devices
85% improvement in data reliability
40% reduction in data processing time$5M in additional revenue10,000+ IoT devices60% reduction in infrastructure costs85% improvement in data reliability
Built for
HiltonMcCain FoodsVantivBritish Telecom
Microsoft Certified: Azure Solutions Architect Expert · Microsoft
Microsoft Certified: Azure Data Engineer Associate · Microsoft
Databricks Certified: Data Engineer Professional · Databricks

About Prashant

Prashant is a Lead Azure Data Engineer with 10+ years of experience in designing and implementing data solutions using Azure technologies. He has a strong background in data modeling and ETL pipelines, leading teams to deliver high-performance data solutions.

10+ years of commercial experience in

Skills(10)

AzureSQL ServerPySparkAzure SynapsePower BIDatabricksAzure Data FactorySQL Server Integration ServicesT-SQLETL

Why hire Prashant?

Production deploy authorityMentored 15+ juniorsLed cross-functional teams

Spearheaded the implementation of a multi-cloud Databricks Lakehouse Platform, resulting in a 40% reduction in data processing time.

Led a team of 15 data engineers in developing advanced machine learning models, improving customer churn prediction by 35%.

Architected a real-time data streaming solution for 10,000+ IoT devices, reducing operational costs by $2M annually.

Implemented a comprehensive data quality framework that improved data reliability by 85% and accelerated decision-making processes by 30%.

Designed and implemented ETL pipelines processing over 10TB of daily data, reducing ingestion latency by 50%.

Generated $5M in additional revenue through improved machine learning models.

Achieved a 60% reduction in infrastructure costs by migrating legacy data warehouses.

Reduced audit preparation time by 70% with centralized data governance.

Project highlights(5)

Master Data PipelineLead Azure Data Engineer

Overview: Spearheaded the implementation of a multi-cloud Databricks Lakehouse Platform integrated with Azure Synapse Analytics. Responsibilities: Led a team of data engineers in developing machine learning models, architected real-time data streaming solutions, and orchestrated the migration of legacy data warehouses to a modern data environment.

AzurePySparkAzure SynapseDatabricks

Key outcomes:

  • 40% reduction in data processing time

  • 35% improvement in customer churn prediction

  • $2M annual reduction in operational costs

Business Intelligence Reports for Hilton and Mc-Cain FoodsSenior Data Engineer

Overview: Developed Business Intelligence reports for procurement, sales, and asset management. Responsibilities: Enhanced data accessibility and decision-making processes using Azure Synapse and Power BI, and led the integration of multiple source systems into a harmonized dataset.

Azure SynapsePower BIAzure Data Factory

Key outcomes:

  • Improved data accessibility for stakeholders

  • Streamlined invoice processing workflows

ETL Solutions for FMT and LighthouseData Engineer

Overview: Created ETL solutions using SQL Server Integration Services and Azure Data Factory. Responsibilities: Optimized data movement and transformation, and developed data marts and warehouse solutions.

SQL ServerAzure Data FactoryAzure Synapse

Key outcomes:

  • Enhanced BI and reporting efficiency

  • Improved database performance

Vantiv ProjectsData Engineer

  • ETL solutions using SSIS for financial data processing.
  • Developed ETL solutions using SQL Server Integration Services.
  • Fixed invalid mappings and troubleshot technical database issues.
  • Used debugger tools to identify bugs in existing mappings.
  • Worked in Onsite-Offshore work model collaborating with global teams.
SQL Server Integration ServicesT-SQL

Key outcomes:

  • Live SSIS-based financial-data ETL with mapping fixes and global-team coordination.

British TelecomData Engineer

  • ETL processes and data integration for a large-scale telecom data warehouse.
  • Worked on ETL processes and data integration for telecom warehouse.
  • Optimised database performance and implemented data-quality measures.
ETLT-SQL

Key outcomes:

  • Optimised telecom data-warehouse performance with structured data-quality measures.

Industry experience

EdTech

1 project
  • Master Data PipelineLead Azure Data EngineerAzure · PySpark · Azure Synapse · Databricks

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