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Innovator and Certified Lead Azure Data Engineer with 15 years of experience in data engineering, specializing in building and optimizing data solutions on Microsoft Azure. I have a proven track record of designing robust and scalable data pipelines, leveraging Azure services like Azure Data Factory, Azure Databricks, and Azure Synapse Analytics to deliver high-performance solutions. I am an early adopter of Generative AI and other cutting-edge tools, integrating them to accelerate data processing, automate complex workflows, and derive new insights from large datasets. My expertise spans the entire data lifecycle, from on-prem to cloud migrations, data warehousing. I am a collaborative leader with a passion for innovation, consistently seeking new ways to deliver efficient and impactful solutions.…Innovator and Certified Lead Azure Data Engineer with 15 years of experience in data engineering, specializing in building and optimizing data solutions on Microsoft Azure. I have a proven track record of designing robust and scalable data pipelines, leveraging Azure services like Azure Data Factory, Azure Databricks, and Azure Synapse Analytics to deliver high-performance solutions. I am an early adopter of Generative AI and other cutting-edge tools, integrating them to accelerate data processing, automate complex workflows, and derive new insights from large datasets. My expertise spans the entire data lifecycle, from on-prem to cloud migrations, data warehousing. I am a collaborative leader with a passion for innovation, consistently seeking new ways to deliver efficient and impactful solutions.

Sajith Vijayan

Data Scientist, Data Analyst, Full Stack Developer, +2

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Innovator and Certified Lead Azure Data Engineer with 15 years of experience in data engineering, specializing in building and optimizing data solutions on Microsoft Azure. I have a proven track record of designing robust and scalable data pipelines, leveraging Azure services like Azure Data Factory, Azure Databricks, and Azure Synapse Analytics to deliver high-performance solutions. I am an early adopter of Generative AI and other cutting-edge tools, integrating them to accelerate data processing, automate complex workflows, and derive new insights from large datasets. My expertise spans the entire data lifecycle, from on-prem to cloud migrations, data warehousing. I am a collaborative leader with a passion for innovation, consistently seeking new ways to deliver efficient and impactful solutions.…Innovator and Certified Lead Azure Data Engineer with 15 years of experience in data engineering, specializing in building and optimizing data solutions on Microsoft Azure. I have a proven track record of designing robust and scalable data pipelines, leveraging Azure services like Azure Data Factory, Azure Databricks, and Azure Synapse Analytics to deliver high-performance solutions. I am an early adopter of Generative AI and other cutting-edge tools, integrating them to accelerate data processing, automate complex workflows, and derive new insights from large datasets. My expertise spans the entire data lifecycle, from on-prem to cloud migrations, data warehousing. I am a collaborative leader with a passion for innovation, consistently seeking new ways to deliver efficient and impactful solutions.

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Innovator and Certified Lead Azure Data Engineer with 15 years of experience in data engineering, specializing in building and optimizing data solutions on Microsoft Azure. I have a proven track record of designing robust and scalable data pipelines, leveraging Azure services like Azure Data Factory, Azure Databricks, and Azure Synapse Analytics to deliver high-performance solutions.
I am an early adopter of Generative AI and other cutting-edge tools, integrating them to accelerate data processing, automate complex workflows, and derive new insights from large datasets. My expertise spans the entire data lifecycle, from on-prem to cloud migrations, data warehousing. I am a collaborative leader with a passion for innovation, consistently seeking new ways to deliver efficient and impactful solutions.

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Lead Azure Data Engineer at Manulife Canada - Cognizant

July 1, 2023 - November 7, 2025

Led a comprehensive Azure data engineering project to optimize data processing and analytics. Integrated Azure Databricks, Azure Synapse, Azure Data Factory, and Jenkins for seamless pipeline orchestration. Designed metadata-driven ETL pipelines using Azure SQL, Databricks, and Data Factory to consolidate data into Azure Synapse. Leveraged Databricks for data transformation and feature engineering, improving data quality and analytics. Performed query optimization and performance tuning in Azure Synapse; collaborated with teams using GitHub, Bitbucket, and Azure DevOps for CI/CD. Explored GitHub Copilot to automate tasks and focus on business capabilities.

Lead Azure Data Engineer at OMERS Canada

May 1, 2023 - May 1, 2023

Led a team of five data engineers in building a high-performance Azure-based data platform. Designed a modern data warehouse with Azure Synapse Analytics, focusing on ELT/ETL pipelines and ingestion from REST APIs into Delta Lake. Optimized Synapse Dedicated SQL Pool to cut query times for critical reports by 40%, and refined PySpark and Spark SQL transformations to improve processing by 45%. Orchestrated Data Factory workflows that trigger Databricks notebooks and scripts processing terabytes of data, ensuring SLAs. Implemented strong security (Azure Active Directory, Key Vault) and migrated SQL databases to Azure; mentored junior engineers.

Data Engineer Lead at TD Bank – Equipment Finance application

November 1, 2022 - November 1, 2022

Led full lifecycle of Azure data pipelines, building scalable ETL/ELT solutions with Data Factory, connecting on-prem sources and Azure storage. Developed advanced transformations with PySpark and Spark SQL, performed extensive data validation. Used Azure Synapse to build pipelines and external tables for credit aggregation, enabling data-driven decisions. Migrated legacy databases to Azure, implemented encryption and masking, and automated CI/CD with DevOps processes.

Oracle Database Specialist at Bank of Montreal – SACCR

June 1, 2021 - June 1, 2021

Led ETL for SACCR Credit Risk data, mapping and loading from varied sources using SQL Loader and Informatica. Automated runs with Autosys and shell scripts. Maintained PL/SQL packages and error handling, supported SDLC with QA/UAT, and deployed using Flyway and Jenkins.

Oracle Database/Data Engineer at Cognizant – Express Scripts

December 1, 2020 - December 1, 2020

Core developer for NIHB HICPS 3.0 Adjudication Engine; designed data model; refined Oracle stored procedures and packages; performance tuning with AWR and TKPROF. Automated unit tests and deployed with Flyway and Jenkins; provided UAT and demo support.

Oracle Database Consultant at Fidelity Investments, India

December 1, 2017 - December 1, 2017

Developed data quality reports for fixed-income securities; built ETL pipelines with Pentaho and Informatica; performed PL/SQL analysis and introduced efficient loading procedures; created stored procedures and packages; tuned SQL/PLSQL for performance.

Oracle Database Developer at Prodapt Solutions, India – ZIGGO Netherlands

June 1, 2016 - June 1, 2016

Maintained Cramer Resource Manager telecom inventory system; analyzed PL/SQL code; performance tuning; built complex PL/SQL packages, procedures, triggers, and functions; created materialized views to support BI dashboards.

Oracle Database Engineer at Virtusa Solutions, India

October 1, 2014 - October 1, 2014

End-to-end database development; created triggers, packages, functions; enhanced Informatica mappings; wrote dynamic SQL/PL/SQL; enabled data integration feeding reporting systems.

PL/SQL and Forms Developer at Mphasis Ltd, India

October 1, 2013 - October 1, 2013

Gained requirements; designed Oracle Forms and Reports; created and maintained stored procedures; performed routine maintenance; supported SQL Loader jobs and Unix shell scripts; contributed to BI dashboards.