Senior Azure Solution Architect/Engineering Lead

Core Skills: Azure Databricks, PySpark, Spark, SQL, Azure Synapse, Kafka, Big Data, Python, Java, Azure Data Factory (ADF)

Qualified Summary

Senior Data Architect with 15+ years of experience designing, building, and scaling enterprise-grade data platforms. Proven expertise in cloud-native big data architectures on Azure, real-time and batch data processing, and high-performance analytics systems. Strong background in data modeling, distributed computing, and end-to-end data pipeline orchestration, with hands-on leadership in large-scale enterprise and mission-critical projects.

Technical Expertise

Cloud & Data Platforms
- Azure Databricks (Lakehouse architecture, Delta Lake, Unity Catalog)
- Azure Synapse Analytics (Dedicated & Serverless Pools)
- Azure Data Factory (ADF) for ELT/ETL orchestration
- Azure Data Lake Storage Gen2

Big Data & Distributed Processing
- Apache Spark (Core, SQL, Structured Streaming)
- PySpark performance tuning & optimization
- Apache Kafka (real-time ingestion, streaming pipelines)




- Large-scale batch and streaming data architectures

Programming & Query Languages
- Python (advanced data engineering, automation, frameworks)
- Java (Spark internals, Kafka consumers/producers, microservices)
- SQL (complex analytics, query optimization, warehouse design)

Data Architecture & Design
- Lakehouse, Lambda, and Kappa architectures
- Dimensional modeling & data warehouse design
- Data governance, security, and lineage
- Scalability, fault tolerance, and cost optimization

Technical depth in designing and building data platforms for high volume data processing with low latency

Strong Expertise in Azure, Databricks, Python, Pyspark, SparkSQL, CI-CD (Jenkins, Github), Obs (Dynatrace),

Good to have : Java, Kafka , Casandra, Microservices, API, Flink, ZeroMQ, Protocol Buffers

Experience in recruiting , people leadership for managing team of 40+ , govern delivery and also act as technical me

📌 Engineering Lead/Azure Solution Architect (Bengaluru)
🏢 Cognizant
📍 Bengaluru