Sivakumar Ponnusamy — Cognizant Technology Solutions - Senior Data Engineer Architect

  • As a Senior Data Engineer/Data Architect (Cognizant Technology Solutions ),
    1.Design, develop, and maintain scalable and efficient data infrastructure and architecture to support large-scale data processing and analytics.
    2.Lead the implementation of data pipelines and ETL processes, ensuring data quality and reliability across multiple systems.
    3.Collaborate with cross-functional teams to understand data requirements and provide technical expertise in data modeling and database design.
    4.Optimize data workflows and performance, leveraging modern big data technologies and AWS cloud-based solutions.I am Sivakumar Ponnusamy, Senior Data engineering professional with over 16 years of industry experience. I specialize in defining data architecture and road maps for building scalable data products, data warehouses, data marts, and data pipelines. My main area of interest and expertise includes ETL (Batch) application design & development, performance tuning and maintaining availability of high-critical systems in production environments. I have a proven track record of designing, and implementing efficient and scalable ETL pipelines that can handle large volumes of data with high accuracy. I have excellent domain experience in Banking & finance, and insurance.
    As a lead Data architect, I have played a critical role in providing end-to-end solution architecture for various project phases. I am involved in project proposals, requirement gathering, analysis and design, development, testing, UAT, implementation, and application support for several data warehousing and data integration projects. I have gained proficiency in collaborating with product owners, agile teams, and enterprise architects/COE teams to enforce data management standards and best practices.
    Recently, I have worked on the design and implementation of data pipelines using Ab Initio, Python, PySpark, and AWS services on the AWS public cloud infrastructure. I am an AWS Certified Solutions Architect Associate, and my specialization is in the area of ETL batch processing, data warehousing, big data, emerging technologies in the data space and cloud (AWS) solutions implementations.With my in-depth knowledge of the latest data engineering tools and technologies, I have helped organizations design and develop efficient, scalable, and secure data architectures that enable them to achieve their business goals.Masters in Computer Application
    AWS Solution Architect Associate