Data Engineer Senior
Resume:
SHIVA NALLAKATTA
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CAREER ACCOMPLISHMENTS
● Boosted Azure revenue by saving 2%-3% annually through credits adjustment and the Bring Your Own License (BYOL) models, enhancing Microsoft’s profitability.
● Engineered scalable data platforms, managing near-petabyte-scale distributed systems with zero Sev2 production incidents, leveraging Azure Services.
● Delivered $50M in annual cost savings by optimizing Azure resource utilization and automating data onboarding, reducing turnaround from 5 days to under 5 minutes.
● Enhanced security posture by resolving over 300 critical vulnerabilities within 3 weeks through Managed Identity implementations and proactive repository scanning.
● Deployed strategic analytics dashboards utilizing multidimensional/tabular models in Power BI, SSRS, and Tableau, significantly driving insights. PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
MICROSOFT CORPORATION Redmond, WA
Senior Software Engineer (Data)2017 – 2025
Microsoft is a global leader in software, hardware, cloud computing, and AI, with over $200B in annual revenue and approximately 200,000 employees worldwide.
● Architected Azure Data Preprocessing Services (DPS) for near-petabyte workloads, achieving real-time ingestion and transformation with sub-2-hour latency, ensuring platform scalability and reliability.
● Developed Cost Optimization Models, generating monthly Azure revenue savings of 2%-3% via Credit Adjustment and BYOL initiatives, significantly enhancing cost efficiency.
● Directed Critical Security Initiatives during the 'Midnight Blizzard' incident, rapidly mitigating 300+ legacy vulnerabilities using secure Managed Identity solutions, ensuring stringent compliance.
● Ensured high availability (>99.9%) of critical Azure commerce data streams, including Reserved Instance (RI) transactions and Azure Stored Charges, adhering strictly to SLA metrics (resolution <24 hours for Sev2 incidents).
● Automated Manual Data Processes, reducing task completion from 5 days to under 5 minutes, dramatically boosting engineering productivity (~90%).
● Oversaw Multi-Cloud Data Pipelines across five environments (Prod, PPE, Aircapi, USNat, USSec), maintaining 100% SOX compliance, zero Sev2 alerts, seamless CI/CD deployment, and supporting analytics for 4.5 M+ users.
MICROSOFT CORPORATION (via Covant Solutions)Redmond, WA Software Engineer (Data)2013 – 2017
● Developed Advanced BI Solutions, creating Power BI dashboards and DataMarts utilizing multidimensional/tabular models from Bing Search, Windows 10, and MSN app datasets.
● Led Offshore Engineering Team, improving efficiency and code quality by ~40% through standardized Git management, automated code reviews, and established coding best practices.
● Optimized 14TB Database Performance, decreasing downtime by ~30% by deploying automated monitoring tools for usage tracking, disk space optimization, and proactive performance management.
● Executed Cloud Data Migration from SQL Server to AWS Redshift; streamlined daily data transfers using AWS Lambda, reducing pipeline latency by ~50%.
● Implemented CI/CD Automation using Git and Jenkins, accelerating software delivery cycles by
~60%, significantly enhancing deployment reliability and developer productivity. MICROSOFT CORPORATION (via Cognizant)Redmond, WA
Software Engineer (Data)2010 – 2013
● Designed Robust Dimensional Data Models, improving reporting efficiency and accelerating query performance by ~50%.
● Built Comprehensive ETL Orchestration Engine, integrating real-time logging and monitoring, reducing pipeline incidents by ~40%, and improving transparency and reliability.
● Successfully Managed Project Deliveries for SLPI and EMR initiatives, achieving a 100% success rate in meeting deadlines and exceeding client expectations.
● Executed Data Integration Pipelines using SSIS packages, enhancing data ingestion reliability by
~35% across multi-source enterprise data environments. TECHNICAL SKILLS
● Programming & Scripting: KQL, SQL, Postgres, Scope, Scala, PySpark, Python, C#, PowerShell
● Cloud & Data Services: Azure Synapse, Azure Data Factory, Delta Lake, Apache Spark, Cosmos Big Data, Data Explorer (Kusto), Event Hub, Key Vault, Log Analytics, Azure Storage, Data Lake Storage
● DevOps & Automation: EV2 Deployments, ARM Templates, Git, Jenkins, Azure DevOps
● BI & Visualization: Power BI, SSRS, SSAS, QlikView, Qlik Sense, Tableau EDUCATION
M.Sc. in Computer Science, Maharshi Dayanand University, India B.C.A. in Computer Applications, MCRP Vishwavidyalaya, India
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