I am Abarna Suresh Babu, a results-driven Azure Data Engineer with 8+ years of experience designing, building, and maintaining end-to-end ETL/ELT data solutions on the Microsoft Azure platform. I excel at Azure Data Factory, Synapse Analytics, Databricks, Snowflake, and Power BI to deliver scalable data integration and analytics. I enjoy automating workflows with Python and PySpark, and I focus on data modelling, governance, security, and production support. In my roles at Cognizant for Blue Triton Brands, Nestlé Waters, Delhaize America, and PepsiCo, I have led Agile teams to deliver secure, governed data platforms in retail and consumer goods domains. I am passionate about leveraging Gen AI, Python, and modern Azure services to turn data into actionable business insights.

Abarna Suresh Babu

I am Abarna Suresh Babu, a results-driven Azure Data Engineer with 8+ years of experience designing, building, and maintaining end-to-end ETL/ELT data solutions on the Microsoft Azure platform. I excel at Azure Data Factory, Synapse Analytics, Databricks, Snowflake, and Power BI to deliver scalable data integration and analytics. I enjoy automating workflows with Python and PySpark, and I focus on data modelling, governance, security, and production support. In my roles at Cognizant for Blue Triton Brands, Nestlé Waters, Delhaize America, and PepsiCo, I have led Agile teams to deliver secure, governed data platforms in retail and consumer goods domains. I am passionate about leveraging Gen AI, Python, and modern Azure services to turn data into actionable business insights.

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I am Abarna Suresh Babu, a results-driven Azure Data Engineer with 8+ years of experience designing, building, and maintaining end-to-end ETL/ELT data solutions on the Microsoft Azure platform. I excel at Azure Data Factory, Synapse Analytics, Databricks, Snowflake, and Power BI to deliver scalable data integration and analytics. I enjoy automating workflows with Python and PySpark, and I focus on data modelling, governance, security, and production support.

In my roles at Cognizant for Blue Triton Brands, Nestlé Waters, Delhaize America, and PepsiCo, I have led Agile teams to deliver secure, governed data platforms in retail and consumer goods domains. I am passionate about leveraging Gen AI, Python, and modern Azure services to turn data into actionable business insights.

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Language

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Telugu
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Work Experience

Senior Azure Data Engineer at Cognizant Technology Solutions
April 30, 2025 - April 30, 2025
Designed and managed data ingestion frameworks pulling data from SAP, Salesforce, SQL, REST APIs, and SFTP. Built scalable ETL/ELT pipelines in Azure Data Factory and Databricks (PySpark) for real-time and batch processing. Implemented data security and governance using Azure Key Vault, RBAC, and Azure Purview. Supported production and enhancements via ServiceNow. Automated operational monitoring and reporting with Power BI dashboards. Collaborated with Microsoft support to resolve Azure issues and improve system stability.
Azure Data Engineer at Cognizant Technology Solutions
September 1, 2021 - September 1, 2021
Designed and implemented ADF pipelines to extract data from SAP, REST APIs, HTML, and Email sources. Developed ETL/ELT workflows for cleansing, validation, and transformation. Provided ongoing production support via ServiceNow tickets. Delivered cleansed datasets to analytics teams for Power BI reporting. Ensured data refreshes met business SLAs for real-time analytics.
Azure Data Engineer at Cognizant Technology Solutions
May 1, 2020 - May 1, 2020
Migrated existing ETL pipelines from DataStage to Azure Data Factory. Implemented transformations using U-SQL, HQL, and T-SQL. Developed master pipelines integrating lookup, copy, and trigger-based activities. Supported production monitoring, enhancements, and ServiceNow issue resolution.
ETL Developer at Cognizant Technology Solutions
March 1, 2019 - March 1, 2019
Developed SSIS packages for ETL processes, integrating multiple data sources. Used control flow tasks like For Each Loop, Execute SQL, and Sequence Containers. Applied transformations such as Lookup, Derived Column, and Sort. Provided production support, handling enhancement requests and ServiceNow incidents.

Education

Bachelor of Engineering (Computer Science) at Anna University, Chennai, India
January 11, 2030 - April 1, 2016

Qualifications

Microsoft Certified: Azure Data Engineer Associate (DP-203)
January 11, 2030 - November 7, 2025
Fabric Analytics Engineer Associate (DP-600)
January 11, 2030 - November 7, 2025
Implementing Azure Data Solutions (DP-200)
January 11, 2030 - November 7, 2025
Microsoft Certified: Azure Fundamentals (AZ-900)
January 11, 2030 - November 7, 2025

Industry Experience

Retail, Software & Internet, Professional Services

Experience Level

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