I'm a data engineer and SQL/ETL specialist with over 20 years of experience designing, building, and migrating complex data solutions. I partner with business stakeholders to turn messy data into scalable pipelines, robust data models, and actionable analytics across on-prem, cloud, and hybrid environments. I'm currently delivering modern data platform initiatives using Azure Databricks, Snowflake, dbt, and Fivetran, building metadata-driven automation and semantic models to support self-service analytics and governance.

Muthu Annamalai

I'm a data engineer and SQL/ETL specialist with over 20 years of experience designing, building, and migrating complex data solutions. I partner with business stakeholders to turn messy data into scalable pipelines, robust data models, and actionable analytics across on-prem, cloud, and hybrid environments. I'm currently delivering modern data platform initiatives using Azure Databricks, Snowflake, dbt, and Fivetran, building metadata-driven automation and semantic models to support self-service analytics and governance.

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I’m a data engineer and SQL/ETL specialist with over 20 years of experience designing, building, and migrating complex data solutions. I partner with business stakeholders to turn messy data into scalable pipelines, robust data models, and actionable analytics across on-prem, cloud, and hybrid environments.

I’m currently delivering modern data platform initiatives using Azure Databricks, Snowflake, dbt, and Fivetran, building metadata-driven automation and semantic models to support self-service analytics and governance.

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Language

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Work Experience

Data Engineer / Analyst at Co-Operative Bank
June 1, 2025 - Present
Led data migration and analytics initiatives, migrating legacy SSRS and SQL Server reporting to Snowflake, dbt, and Power BI. Built scalable ELT/ETL pipelines, modular metadata-driven frameworks, and automated deployments via Git-based CI/CD. Collaborated with finance stakeholders to validate data, reconcile reports, and deliver trusted insights.
Data Engineer/Analyst at Qrious
June 1, 2023 - June 1, 2025
Designed and delivered end-to-end data pipelines and analytics, modernizing ETL pipelines using dbt, Airflow, and Snowflake. Implemented CI/CD for ETL assets, optimized transformation models, and improved reliability and performance of analytics workloads.
Data Engineer at ScaleFresh Analytics
April 1, 2021 - May 1, 2023
Developed scalable data pipelines to ingest and transform data into Snowflake, leveraging dbt for transformations and DAG-driven dependency management. Implemented RBAC, data quality checks, and documentation to support analytics teams.
Sr. SQL Server/ Sybase DBA/ Data Engineer at AMP Financial Services
May 1, 2012 - May 1, 2022
Provided DBA and data engineering support across SQL Server and Sybase environments, built ETL pipelines, migrated on-prem workloads to cloud (AWS), and led performance tuning, backups, and security governance.
SQL Server DBA / BI Support at Statistics New Zealand
August 1, 2011 - May 1, 2012
Installed, configured, and maintained SQL Server environments; supported BI reporting with SSIS/SSRS; migrated web log reporting and provided data-driven insights for census and analytics projects.
IT Systems Architect/DBA at Practical Education Institute
June 1, 2006 - July 1, 2011
Designed and maintained SQL Server databases, implemented backup/recovery strategies, and migrated reporting and data warehousing components. Built Google Geo Coding for student reports and helped migrate Crystal Reports to SSRS.
Web Specialist / DBA at SONATA Software Ltd
May 1, 2004 - February 1, 2006
Web design/development and DBA tasks; upsized SQL Server databases; provided integration via linked servers and data migrations.
Web Design/Developer/ DBA at Infosys (Electronic City), Bangalore
May 1, 2003 - August 1, 2004
Web design/development and DBA contracting work; assisted database migration and web-based data interfaces.

Education

PG Diploma in Computer Science at Auckland University
January 11, 2030 - January 1, 2006
Bachelor of Technology (Information Technology) at Thiyagarajar College of Engineering, Madurai
April 1, 1999 - April 1, 2003

Qualifications

SnowPRO Core Certification
January 11, 2030 - February 1, 2026
MCP 70-461: Querying Microsoft SQL Server 2012
January 11, 2030 - February 1, 2026
MCP 70-462: Administering Microsoft SQL Server 2012 Databases
January 11, 2030 - February 1, 2026
MCP 70-463: Implementing a Data Warehouse with Microsoft SQL Server
January 11, 2030 - February 1, 2026

Industry Experience

Financial Services, Software & Internet, Professional Services, Education, Media & Entertainment, Government