Cloud - Solution - Data Architect / Integration - Cloud Migration Lead

MC GOWDA

Pleasanton, CA 408-***-**** ******@*****.*** linkedin.com/in/mc-gowda-99aa344/

Cloud - Solution - Data Architect / Integration - Cloud Migration Lead / Cloud Analytics - BI - AI - Data Science - MDM - DW Expert Results-oriented IT leader specializing in designing, developing, end-to-end modernization and complex data, database application/systems migration to the Azure Cloud. Expert in crafting innovative cloud-ready solutions and designing enterprise-level architecture, blueprints and frameworks to improve customer experience. Demonstrates leadership by guiding cross-functional teams in developing and deploying auto-scaling cloud architectures and framework for critical customer-facing applications. Proficient in Microservices development, excelling in seamless large-volume documents-data migration, and skilled in security, audit, compliance, data governance, hiring and performance reviews. Specialized in optimizing data processes for enhanced real-time data publishing through decision-making tools, ELT, data virtualization, and data lake. Seasoned in building and leading global DevOps, OLTP/OLAP DBA’s, BI/Analytics, and infrastructure teams driving operational excellence and efficiency. Proficient in designing and constructing AI products and services, leveraging advanced AI/ML technologies and methodologies to drive innovation and achieve exceptional results. Enterprise Architecture Cloud - Solution Architect Integration - Data Architect On-Premise Migration to Azure & OCI Cloud Technical Manager Design Frameworks, Blueprints, Patterns, Security Standards and Best Practices Containers, Docker, Jenkins, Terraform, Kubernetes/OpenShift Design & Building AI Products and Services - MIT Analytics Expert ADF, ELT, Data Lake, Synapse, ClickHouse, Databricks & Power BI Data Streaming - Virtualization SaaS, IaaS, PaaS, DaaS, Governance & Compliance IBM CMOD Cross-Functional Team Leadership Microservices Development Cloud Optimization ROI Expert Experience

Applied Materials – Santa Clara 05/2024 – 10/2024

Team Lead - Data Engineering / Solution Architect

Dynamic Data Team Lead with a proven record of driving scalable architectures and modernizing analytical tools. Optimized workflows, ensured data security, and accelerated cloud-native decision-making. Collaborated with stakeholders to deliver results. Mentored teams to foster innovation and growth. Key Achievements :

● Led cross-functional teams to build scalable, data-driven applications aligned with business goals, delivering both immediate and long-term results.

● Designed and implemented robust application architectures and ETL/ELT pipelines in the cloud, optimizing ClickHouse data warehousing.

● Boosted ETL efficiency by 30% and automated workflows, achieving a 40% gain in productivity.

● Built CI/CD pipelines using Python, .NET, SQL, JSON, Jenkins and Azure ARM Templates, accelerating deployments and improving quality.

● Modernized real-time analytics and legacy applications, enhancing data-driven insights in collaboration with tech teams. Established coding, data ingestion, and integration best practices, ensuring high-quality and efficient workflows.

● Designed dashboards with automated compliance and security, meeting enterprise architecture standards. Built scalable, cloud-native .NET and WebSphere microservices using innovative patterns, leading data strategy advancements.

● Enforced robust data governance policies, maintaining security and compliance with industry regulations. Conducted code reviews and set ClickHouse best practices, prioritizing data integrity and maintainable code.

Charles Schwab Corporation – San Francisco 01/2022 – 01/2024 Director Software Development & Engineering / Solution Architect Spearheaded the seamless integration and migration of mission-critical applications, extensive data sets, metadata management and large documents to Charles Schwab's private and public cloud from the TDA merger and acquisition.

Key Achievements:

● Led the migration of 20 million customer accounts, 6 billion live documents, and 8 billion historical documents to S3 storage, integrating petabytes of data on a private cloud.

● Analyzed stakeholder requirements and designed a cloud-ready architecture, boosting scalability and enabling disaster recovery. Achieved 80% higher operational efficiency and 99.999% uptime.

● Engineered & executed high-impact deployment of a scalable platform for 10 million customer conversions, supporting a 10X surge in mobile users. Received STech award for exceptional impact.

● Migrated 2 billion regulatory documents (SQL/NoSQL) to the private cloud, cutting operational and licensing costs by 70%, completing the project ahead of schedule.

● Conducted bandwidth analysis, identified risks, and led the upgrade of vendor network bandwidth from 200MB to 600MB, ensuring post-TDA integration success.

● Engineered scalable Azure cloud architecture, migrated DB2 databases, integrated log analytics, and created dashboards. Increased operational support efficiency by 80%. Global Impact:

● Developed a threat modeling framework for Tier 1 & Tier 2 applications, improving cybersecurity by 80% and strengthening trust in critical systems.

● Served as a trusted advisor, enhancing customer migration capacity and providing strategic guidance. Designed enterprise-level architectures and cloud frameworks.

● Refined data-driven strategies, collaborating with leadership to drive change and meet integration timelines.

● Built Terraform and Jenkins pipelines, enabling Cloud CI/CD deployment, automation, and training for improved service delivery.

● Led migration of relational and non-relational databases to the cloud, optimizing cloud costs and aligning vendor solutions with business goals.

● Defined and enforced security requirements, ensuring alignment with governance, cloud best practices, and standards.

● Contributed to the Local Governance Enterprise Architecture team, advising on application onboarding and technology adoption.

Gap Inc – SanFrancisco,CA 02/2012 – 01/2022

Sr. Manager/ Azure Cloud Migration / Cloud Solution Architect Established and led a highly skilled global team specializing in DevOps, creating design/deployment frameworks and templates for Azure cloud migration, providing technical expertise and solutions for optimization, BI/Advanced Analytics/Data Science, data architecture, DBA, infrastructure, and release management. Built POC environments for new cloud technology adoption, metadata management and provided mentorship.

● Conveyed SLAs to C-level leaders and partners, clarifying priorities, deadlines, and deployments.

● Designed and integrated Teradata & BigData Hadoop with Azure Synapse, eliminating ETL hops using DENODO virtualization. Boosted efficiency by 90%.

● Architected Azure Synapse, MSSQL, PaaS databases, Data Lake, Power BI, and OLAP systems. Established governance, security, and support standards.

● Created a cloud unit for critical data repositories, OLAP systems, Data Lake, and disaster recovery. Reduced infrastructure costs by 30% and operational costs by 25%, driving a 12% ROI increase.

● Collaborated throughout the agile lifecycle, focusing on CI/CD automation for seamless Azure and OCI migrations.

● Provided direction for large-scale data integration and migration on Azure/OCI Cloud. Increased project delivery accuracy by 90%.

● Led security, sizing, and workload management for Azure Cloud, saving $250K quarterly. Recognized by the CIO.

● Executed POC projects with vendors, boosting project efficiency by 25% and delivery accuracy by 90%.

● Managed scaling of holiday peak workloads across Cloud and On-Prem infrastructure.

● Pioneered a geo-replication database backup and recovery process, and streamlined CI/CD change management.

EllieMae Inc – Pleasanton,CA 03/2011 – 02/2012

Data Architect/DBA Manager

Managed global production databases, developing strategies for monitoring and supporting numerous customer OLTP MS SQL Server and ORA databases, Data Mart, Metadata Management and Data Warehouse. Achieved a 70% cost reduction through successful database migration. Pioneered a DaaS (database-as-a-service) solution, implemented best practices, and optimized processes for code deployment and CI/CD. Charles Schwab Inc. Co – San Francisco, CA 02/2002 - 03/2011 Sr. Prod DBA/Data Architect/Lead

Executed talented operation Production DBA team supporting $BB transactions critical OLTP MS SQL Server and Data Warehouse ORACLE/MS SQL Server /DB2 databases. Education & Credentials

Designing and Building AI Products and Services - MIT (2024) Bachelor of Computer Science & Engineering (Major Artificial Intelligence, RDBMS) University BDT College of Engineering, Davengere, India Honors & Awards

Charles Schwab Inc - Schwab SPOT Award, 2023

Gap Inc – Cloud Modernization & Transformation, 2020 (From CIO) Technical Proficiencies

Cloud – MSFT Azure (OnPrem to Cloud Migration), OCI & PCF DBMS - Hadoop BigData, ORACLE, Teradata, DB2, MongoDB, Postgres SQL, MySQL, NoSQL, Cassandra, MS/Azure SQL DB and Azure DW, Synapse, Data lake, Redis, DataBricks UNIX Operating Systems – UNIX (Solaris and HP), Linux, Unix Admin, C-Shell, and Perl scripting. Hardware – Azure and OCI Cloud, EMC Storage, HP-SAN, Netapp Storage, IBM Mainframe, FlexPod, Microsoft PolyBase APS, IBM, HP, Dell, Unisys and OpenStack Cloud Service. Tools – Azure Data Factory, SSIS, SSAS, SSRS, Sqoop, Toad, Cassandra, Oozie, PL/SQL, SQL Loader, Oracle Data Guard, Denodo, Informatica, SAP, ERWIN, Data Junction, JIRA, Gliffy, Confluence, DataDog, NewRelic, Nagios, Remedy, Clarity, Java scripting, TFS, GIT, Snap Manager, Goldengate, Double take replication and Hadoop, Microsoft Visio, Sysadmirol, CRM Systems, Visual Studio, NET IQ, EMC, BMC & DataDog, Reporting Tools – Azure Power BI, Business Objects, Crystal Reports, BIZTALK, HTML reports, Microsoft Reporting Services and Share point and SSAS CUBES.

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