I am an IBM Certified Solution Developer and Solution Designer with 17+ years of experience designing, developing, and implementing data warehousing, data migration, and data engineering projects across cloud and on-prem environments. I have hands-on experience with Azure Data Factory, Azure Synapse, Microsoft Fabric, Azure Databricks, Unity Catalogue, Delta Lake, and cloud-based data lakehouse architectures. I enjoy leading cross-functional teams and delivering scalable, governance-driven data solutions. I am a collaborative, quick learner with strong communication skills and a passion for adopting emerging tools. I am dedicated to team growth, mentoring junior developers, and continuously optimizing data pipelines and analytics capabilities to enable informed decision-making.

Geelani Nawab

I am an IBM Certified Solution Developer and Solution Designer with 17+ years of experience designing, developing, and implementing data warehousing, data migration, and data engineering projects across cloud and on-prem environments. I have hands-on experience with Azure Data Factory, Azure Synapse, Microsoft Fabric, Azure Databricks, Unity Catalogue, Delta Lake, and cloud-based data lakehouse architectures. I enjoy leading cross-functional teams and delivering scalable, governance-driven data solutions. I am a collaborative, quick learner with strong communication skills and a passion for adopting emerging tools. I am dedicated to team growth, mentoring junior developers, and continuously optimizing data pipelines and analytics capabilities to enable informed decision-making.

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I am an IBM Certified Solution Developer and Solution Designer with 17+ years of experience designing, developing, and implementing data warehousing, data migration, and data engineering projects across cloud and on-prem environments. I have hands-on experience with Azure Data Factory, Azure Synapse, Microsoft Fabric, Azure Databricks, Unity Catalogue, Delta Lake, and cloud-based data lakehouse architectures. I enjoy leading cross-functional teams and delivering scalable, governance-driven data solutions.

I am a collaborative, quick learner with strong communication skills and a passion for adopting emerging tools. I am dedicated to team growth, mentoring junior developers, and continuously optimizing data pipelines and analytics capabilities to enable informed decision-making.

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Work Experience

Sr Data Engineer at Department of National Defence (DND), Government of Canada
November 1, 2024 - November 1, 2025
Led cloud transformation initiatives for DRMIS, migrating financial datasets to Azure. Independently built ADF pipelines ingesting ~300M Oracle GL balances into the raw ADLS layer and designed bronze/silver/gold layers in Databricks Delta Lake; integrated Snowflake for cross-cloud data movement and implemented metadata-driven, CI/CD-enabled data pipelines.
Data Engineer/Data Conversion Specialist at Indigenous Services Canada (ISC)
October 1, 2024 - October 1, 2024
Designed and implemented end-to-end ETL pipelines using Azure Data Factory, Azure Synapse, and Databricks with Unity Catalogue, integrating structured/unstructured data into ADLS Gen2 for analytics and reporting. Developed PySpark-based transformations, leveraged Synapse pipelines, and enabled AI/ML workflows within Databricks and Azure environments.
Sr ETL Consultant at Insurance Corporation of British Columbia (ICBC)
December 31, 2018 - December 31, 2018
Developed and optimized IBM InfoSphere DataStage ETL jobs for enterprise data warehousing using Kimball methodologies and SCDs; designed logical/physical data models; prepared deployment artifacts and supported Azure migration PoCs.
ETL Lead at IBM Canada Pvt Ltd, Vancouver (ICBC client)
December 31, 2017 - December 31, 2017
Led ETL initiatives for ICBC, migrating DataStage pipelines and upgrading from v8.7 to v11.7; designed and optimized DataStage jobs, established audit templates, and coordinated offshore teams; supported BI reporting via Cognos/Tableau.
Senior System Engineer at IBM India Pvt Ltd, Bangalore
October 19, 2013 - October 19, 2013
Contributed to data integration and ETL activities, supporting system engineering across multiple projects and coordinating with cross-functional teams to ensure smooth delivery of data solutions.
Senior Software Engineer at JDA Software India Pvt Ltd, Hyderabad
November 4, 2011 - November 4, 2011
Delivered data integration solutions for retail clients, designing and implementing ETL processes and facilitating data movement between core systems and EDW environments to support MIS reporting and analytics.
Data Conversion Specialist / Data Engineer at Indigenous Services Canada (ISC)
October 1, 2024 - October 1, 2024
Designed and implemented end-to-end ETL pipelines using Azure Data Factory, Azure Synapse, and Databricks with Unity Catalog, integrating structured/unstructured data into ADLS Gen2 for analytics. Built Databricks Spark jobs, implemented CDC, CI/CD, and metadata-driven architectures; migrated on-prem data to cloud analytics platforms and supported governance and reporting.
ETL Lead / Onshore Coordinator at IBM Canada Pvt Ltd
December 31, 2017 - December 31, 2017
Led ETL development for ICBC EDW; designed DataStage jobs, mentored offshore teams, and coordinated migrations to Azure Data Factory and Synapse; implemented governance, metadata management, and performance improvements.
Senior System Engineer at IBM India Pvt Ltd
October 19, 2013 - October 19, 2013
Systems engineering and data integration across client projects; supported ETL tooling, Unix scripting, and database migrations; contributed to data architecture and performance improvements.
Senior Software Engineer at JDA Software India Pvt Ltd
November 4, 2011 - November 4, 2011
Developed ETL and data integration solutions for retail planning and analytics; implemented DataStage jobs, data mapping, and metadata-driven loads for multiple clients.
Sr ETL Developer at Punjab & Maharashtra Co-op. Bank (PMC Bank)
October 31, 2012 - October 31, 2012
Contributed to modernization of PMC Bank's data warehouse; designed ETL flows, implemented data integration from core banking systems; supported regulatory reporting.
Sr ETL Developer at JDA Software India
December 31, 2010 - December 31, 2010
Auto-maintenance and integration tasks for MMS/POS applications and ERP data; built ETL templates and batch processing.
ETL Developer at JDA Software India
September 30, 2010 - September 30, 2010
PMMEP/MMSEP/EXTPSD - dynamic metadata-driven data imports for multiple clients in an Enterprise Planning environment.
ETL Developer at JDA Software India
February 28, 2010 - February 28, 2010
MMS/POS applications data integration; loads between MMS databases and POS XML files for downloads and back-office processing.
DataStage Developer at JDA Software India
July 31, 2009 - July 31, 2009
PMM/POS data integration for enterprise planning; dynamic data imports and metadata-driven processing for multiple clients.
Sr Data Engineer at Department of National Defence (DND) / Government of Canada
December 1, 2024 - November 22, 2025
Leading cloud transformation for DRMIS; designed medallion (Bronze-Silver-Gold) architecture in Azure Synapse and Delta Lake; built and optimized ADF pipelines and Databricks notebooks; integrated SAP and Oracle DRMIS sources; implemented log control delta tables and metadata-driven ETL; established data governance, security, and cost optimization; collaborated with data scientists and stakeholders to enable scalable analytics.
Data Conversion Specialist / Data Engineer at Indigenous Services Canada (ISC)
November 1, 2024 - November 1, 2024
Designed end-to-end ETL pipelines using ADF, Synapse, and Databricks with Unity Catalogue; processed structured/unstructured data into ADLS Gen2 for analytics; developed Databricks Spark-based transformations; leveraged Delta Lake, CDC, and data lineage; implemented CI/CD practices and AI/ML model integration within workflows; supported enterprise data warehouse and BI modernization.
Data Engineer / Sr ETL Developer / Data Modeler / QAT Specialist at Insurance Corporation of British Columbia (ICBC)
December 1, 2018 - December 1, 2018
Delivered enterprise data warehousing with IBM InfoSphere DataStage; applied Kimball methodologies, SCDs, and dimensional modeling; built reusable ETL templates and audit frameworks; supported Azure migration proofs-of-concept; collaborated with BI tooling (Cognos/Tableau) and data governance activities.
Data Integration Programmer Analyst / ETL Lead / Onshore Coordinator at ICBC through IBM Canada
December 1, 2017 - December 1, 2017
Designed and delivered DataStage ETL solutions (v8.5–11.5) for multi-source data integration; led offshore teams, performed data modeling, implemented CDC and performance tuning; supported BI environments and migration to Azure-based frameworks.
Sr ETL Developer at Punjab & Maharashtra Co-op. Bank - PMC Bank (Bangalore)
October 1, 2012 - October 1, 2012
Designed ETL processes using DataStage to integrate core banking and mainframe data into an EDW; implemented star/snowflake schemas and ensured data quality for regulatory reporting; contributed to data modeling and offshore coordination.
Sr ETL Developer at JDA Software India Integrator Project
October 1, 2011 - October 1, 2011
Acted as Data Conversion Specialist, developing dynamic metadata-driven ETL loads for multiple retail and corporate clients; built reusable DataStage jobs and templates and performed data validation.
Sr ETL Developer at JDA Software India Auto Purge Jobs
December 1, 2010 - December 1, 2010
Designed automated ETL processes and log purges for job history; implemented data verification and reprocessing for Oracle data loads; contributed to EDW maintenance.
DataStage Developer at JDA Software India Test Drivers
October 1, 2010 - October 1, 2010
Independently designed and executed test processes for ODBC driver updates across DB2, SQL Server, and Oracle; validated read/update operations and produced detailed test reports.
ETL Developer at JDA Software India PMMEP, MMSEP, EXTEPSD - 7.7.2
September 1, 2010 - September 1, 2010
Implemented dynamic metadata-driven data imports for multiple clients in an Enterprise Planning environment; developed ETL pipelines using DataStage.
ETL Developer at JDA Software India MMS/POS Applications
February 1, 2010 - February 1, 2010
Enabled data exchange between merchandising systems and POS XML files; developed DataStage ETL jobs for data movement and transformation.
DataStage Developer at JDA Software India PMM/POS Applications
July 1, 2009 - July 1, 2009
Integrated Portfolio Merchandise Management with POS systems; developed DataStage jobs to generate and process XML data files for transfer.

Education

Master of Science at Acharya Nagarjuna University
January 11, 2030 - January 1, 2006
Master of Science at Acharya Nagarjuna University
January 1, 2006 - November 1, 2025
Master of Science at Acharya Nagarjuna University
January 11, 2030 - January 1, 2006

Qualifications

IBM Certified Solution Developer
January 11, 2030 - November 1, 2025
IBM Certified Solution Designer
January 11, 2030 - November 1, 2025
Control Goods Program Certificate
January 11, 2030 - November 1, 2025
Reliability Status Security Clearance
January 11, 2030 - November 1, 2025
Secret Clearance
January 11, 2030 - November 1, 2025
IBM Certified Solution Developer and Solution Designer
January 11, 2030 - November 1, 2025
IBM Certified Solution Developer
January 11, 2030 - November 22, 2025
IBM Certified Solution Designer
January 11, 2030 - November 22, 2025

Industry Experience

Government, Software & Internet, Professional Services, Other, Financial Services, Education, Retail