Kaushik Prakash Vir Sharma
Porto,Portugal
Summary
Accomplished Professional with 17 years of IT experience and
expertise in Data Architecture & Engineering, ETL & Data Pipeline
Development, and Data Governance & Security. Proficient in Cloud
& Big Data Technologies, Database & Data Modeling, and
Technical Leadership. Demonstrated success in leveraging Big
Data & Cloud Platforms to drive data processing and engineering
initiatives. Skilled in managing Databases & Data Warehouses,
Infrastructure & Automation, and BI & Analytics Tools to deliver
robust Data Solutions.
Overview
17
17
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Principal Data Engineer / Data Architect
Jumia
Porto, Portugal
10.2018 - 03.2025
- Architected and developed scalable, high-performance data pipelines to handle terabytes of e-commerce data, improving system efficiency by 30%
- Designed and optimized data models for structured and unstructured data using Iceberg & Parquet, enabling efficient storage and retrieval
- Implemented AWS-based Data Lake migration from Hadoop, reducing operational costs by 40%
- Built real-time analytics pipelines using Kafka + Spark Streaming, enhancing seller performance insights
- Led Data Governance & Security Strategy, ensuring compliance with GDPR & data privacy policies
- Migrated ML Pipelines from Dataiku to AWS SageMaker, cutting model deployment time by 50%
- Developed complex data models to support business decision-making.
Senior Big Data Consultant
CenturyLink
India
05.2017 - 08.2018
- Led a 20-member team managing 8 enterprise data engineering projects in banking, finance, and healthcare
- Designed scalable ETL workflows using Apache Airflow & AWS Glue, reducing processing time by 25%
- Integrated data sources from multiple vendors, ensuring seamless ingestion and processing
Big Data Administrator
HCL Technologies
Noida, India
03.2014 - 05.2017
- Designed & implemented a Hadoop-based data lake for Deutsche Bank, enabling advanced analytics
- Developed real-time data ingestion pipelines using NiFi and Kafka
Unix & Storage Administrator
Fujitsu Consulting
India
09.2008 - 03.2012
- Led data infrastructure projects for PriceWaterhouseCoopers and Harvard University, ensuring high availability and security
- Optimized storage and Unix-based data processing systems, improving data access speeds by 30%
Education
B.E. - Electronics & Communication
Rajiv Gandhi University
Skills
- Data Architecture & Engineering
- ETL & Data Pipeline Development
- Data Governance & Security
- Cloud & Big Data Technologies
- Database & Data Modeling
- Technical Leadership
- Big Data & Cloud Platforms
- Data Processing & Engineering
- Databases & Data Warehouses
- Infrastructure & Automation
- BI & Analytics Tools
Languages
English
Proficient (C2)
Hindi
Proficient (C2)
Portuguese
Intermediate
Certification
- AWS Certified Solutions Architect – Associate
- Microsoft Certified Azure Data Engineer
Tools & Technologies
- AWS (S3, Glue, EMR, Lambda, Step Functions, Kinesis, Athena,Redshift)
- Apache Spark, Apache Kafka, Apache Iceberg, Apache Airflow, NiFi, PostgreSQL, MySQL, Hive, Druid, Terraform, Ansible, Kubernetes, Docker, CI/CD (Jenkins, GitLab), Apache Atlas, Ranger, Power BI, Tableau, Apache Superset
- Azure (ADLS Gen2,Synapse Analytics, ADF,Azure Databricks )
- SnowFlake, DBT
- GDPR, HIPAA compliance
Personal Information
Timeline
Principal Data Engineer / Data Architect
Jumia
10.2018 - 03.2025
Senior Big Data Consultant
CenturyLink
05.2017 - 08.2018
Big Data Administrator
HCL Technologies
03.2014 - 05.2017
Unix & Storage Administrator
Fujitsu Consulting
09.2008 - 03.2012
B.E. - Electronics & Communication
Rajiv Gandhi University
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