I am Dilip Thallam Sridhar, a Senior Big Data Engineer with 20+ years of hands-on experience delivering scalable data platforms across on-prem and cloud environments, including Azure, AWS, and GCP. I specialize in Azure Data Factory, ADLS Gen2, Databricks, Spark, Python, Kafka, and data governance frameworks to enable reliable, auditable analytics. I have led end-to-end data pipelines (bronze-silver-gold, Delta Lake) with strong emphasis on data quality, schema evolution, and security using Unity Catalog and Purview. I thrive in fast-paced teams across Banking, Payments, Travel, and Manufacturing, and enjoy building robust CI/CD pipelines, testing strategies, and cross-team collaboration.

Dilip Thallam Sridhar

I am Dilip Thallam Sridhar, a Senior Big Data Engineer with 20+ years of hands-on experience delivering scalable data platforms across on-prem and cloud environments, including Azure, AWS, and GCP. I specialize in Azure Data Factory, ADLS Gen2, Databricks, Spark, Python, Kafka, and data governance frameworks to enable reliable, auditable analytics. I have led end-to-end data pipelines (bronze-silver-gold, Delta Lake) with strong emphasis on data quality, schema evolution, and security using Unity Catalog and Purview. I thrive in fast-paced teams across Banking, Payments, Travel, and Manufacturing, and enjoy building robust CI/CD pipelines, testing strategies, and cross-team collaboration.

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I am Dilip Thallam Sridhar, a Senior Big Data Engineer with 20+ years of hands-on experience delivering scalable data platforms across on-prem and cloud environments, including Azure, AWS, and GCP. I specialize in Azure Data Factory, ADLS Gen2, Databricks, Spark, Python, Kafka, and data governance frameworks to enable reliable, auditable analytics.

I have led end-to-end data pipelines (bronze-silver-gold, Delta Lake) with strong emphasis on data quality, schema evolution, and security using Unity Catalog and Purview. I thrive in fast-paced teams across Banking, Payments, Travel, and Manufacturing, and enjoy building robust CI/CD pipelines, testing strategies, and cross-team collaboration.

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Language

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Work Experience

Senior Data Engineer at CQC
March 1, 2025 - March 1, 2025
Led big data ingestion and transformation pipelines on Azure Databricks, enabling data sharing, governance, and reporting to Health Inspectors via Power BI. Implemented data access controls using Unity Catalog, data lineage, and data quality rules; supported Delta sharing and Purview/Data governance.
Data Engineer (Common Data Service Platform) at OSB
November 1, 2023 - November 1, 2023
Developed data ingestion and transformation pipelines on Azure Databricks; migrated input sources to Spark SQL, and implemented data governance with Purview and Unity Catalog across environments.
Data Engineer (RRP Migration) at HSBC London
April 1, 2023 - April 1, 2023
Implemented end-to-end data platform on Azure and on‑prem for RRP migration; used Spark/PySpark, Kafka, Data Factory, Delta Lake, ADLS Gen2, and Power BI for data processing and visualization.
Data Engineer at Megafone / Dyancommerce
March 1, 2021 - March 1, 2021
Ingested and transformed bundle product offers data using Kafka, Nifi, Spark/Databricks on AWS; built end-to-end data platform including Lambda, Glue, S3, and analytics tools.
Principal Data Engineer at NatWest / RBS
December 1, 2020 - December 1, 2020
Developed end-to-end enterprise data platform on AWS, including Lambda, Glue, SQS, S3, DynamoDB, and Kafka-based streaming; built testing with Pytest and managed CI/CD pipelines.
Senior Data Engineer at Rolls-Royce (Data Room)
June 1, 2020 - June 1, 2020
Led enterprise data platform development on Azure with open-source tools for real-time analytics, data ingestion, cleansing, processing, and visualization; implemented data governance and secure data access.
Senior Java Developer at Ladbrokes-Coral
December 1, 2017 - December 1, 2017
Integrated data fabric platforms using Java, Kafka, AWS, Docker, and Terraform to consolidate Ladbrokes and Coral platforms; built components for data integration.
Senior Java Developer at HSBC (Regulatory & Compliance Programme)
June 1, 2017 - June 1, 2017
Contributed to regulatory and compliance rollout across countries; developed low-latency, scalable services with Java, Spring, OSB, Drools, and REST APIs; supported test-driven development.
Senior Java Developer at Goldman Sachs (Hydra)
March 1, 2016 - March 1, 2016
Worked on low-latency, high-volume trading modules; implemented test-driven development, built with Java/J2EE, Spring, ES, and Drools; contributed to Alpaca-based testing framework and regression suites.
Senior Java Developer at Travel for Greater Manchester (TfGM)
February 1, 2015 - February 1, 2015
Developed mobile payments services using Java and Scala with SOA, OSB; built payment service modules with AWS integration; agile XP practices.
Senior Java Developer at Vocalink
September 1, 2014 - September 1, 2014
Developed low-latency payment solutions; built modules for speed and reliability; implemented REST/SOAP services, and used Elasticsearch for metrics reporting; led Scrum activities.
Senior SOA Developer at Prudential (PAAM)
March 1, 2013 - March 1, 2013
Developed pensions & annuities modular Java applications on the OSGi platform; Spring Camel integration; JAXP/XSLT transformations; unit/integration testing.
Senior Java Developer at JP Morgan Chase - iPay & IACH
January 1, 2012 - January 1, 2012
Developed Payments Clearing system; multi-currency module; JMS connectivity; parallel processing; implemented test-driven development with JUnit.
Senior Java Developer at UBS - Operation Risk Inventory (ORI)
December 1, 2010 - December 1, 2010
Implemented risk management workflows; multi-user online web-based tool; Struts2, Spring, Hibernate; concurrency handling; performance optimization.
Java Developer at ITN Network - AiRes
July 1, 2009 - July 1, 2009
Maintained and developed passenger reservation system components; Struts, Spring/XML; performance tuning and data integration.

Education

Bachelor of Technology (Electrical & Electronics) at Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University, Andhra Pradesh, INDIA
January 11, 2030 - November 1, 2025

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Industry Experience

Financial Services, Software & Internet, Professional Services, Manufacturing, Travel & Hospitality, Media & Entertainment, Telecommunications, Government, Education