I'm Naga Bandarupalli, a dynamic and results-driven Senior Data Engineer with 16 years of experience delivering IT solutions and data platforms to drive business growth. I design scalable data lakes, manage cloud migrations, and build customer-centric analytics solutions using Python, Spark, Snowflake, AWS, and Azure. I thrive on collaborating with stakeholders to align data strategy, governance, and performance improvements while delivering large-scale projects on time and within budget. I am passionate about transforming data into actionable insights, optimizing data architectures, and mentoring teams to adopt modern data practices. My goal is to deliver cost-effective, cloud-native data platforms that empower organizations to make informed decisions quickly.

Naga Bandarupalli

I'm Naga Bandarupalli, a dynamic and results-driven Senior Data Engineer with 16 years of experience delivering IT solutions and data platforms to drive business growth. I design scalable data lakes, manage cloud migrations, and build customer-centric analytics solutions using Python, Spark, Snowflake, AWS, and Azure. I thrive on collaborating with stakeholders to align data strategy, governance, and performance improvements while delivering large-scale projects on time and within budget. I am passionate about transforming data into actionable insights, optimizing data architectures, and mentoring teams to adopt modern data practices. My goal is to deliver cost-effective, cloud-native data platforms that empower organizations to make informed decisions quickly.

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I’m Naga Bandarupalli, a dynamic and results-driven Senior Data Engineer with 16 years of experience delivering IT solutions and data platforms to drive business growth. I design scalable data lakes, manage cloud migrations, and build customer-centric analytics solutions using Python, Spark, Snowflake, AWS, and Azure. I thrive on collaborating with stakeholders to align data strategy, governance, and performance improvements while delivering large-scale projects on time and within budget.

I am passionate about transforming data into actionable insights, optimizing data architectures, and mentoring teams to adopt modern data practices. My goal is to deliver cost-effective, cloud-native data platforms that empower organizations to make informed decisions quickly.

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Language

English
Fluent

Work Experience

Senior Solution Consultant at Sahaj
July 1, 2022 - November 7, 2025
Implement scalable data platforms for clients across industries; provide architectural guidance and reviews on data strategies and governance tools; lead integration projects to ingest disparate data sets into data lake/warehouse and develop domain-driven data modeling; promote industry-standard coding practices and secure codebases; optimize costs by refactoring integrations and improving data layout; implement advanced data models in DBT and validate controls through tests.
Senior Data Engineer – Contractor at Telstra; SEEK; AGL; Ernst & Young
July 1, 2022 - July 1, 2022
Migrated legacy data warehouses/lakes to cloud-native solutions on AWS/Azure/Databricks; developed automated, config-driven ingestion frameworks to accelerate migration and raw data ingestion; modeled data using Snowflake/Star/Snowflake-like schemas; set up cloud infrastructure as code for repeatable deployments with CI/CD; aligned with cloud well-Architected frameworks and governance; optimized Spark performance; delivered real-time streaming with Kafka; integrated with Power BI for near real-time reporting.
Travelling & Career Break
April 1, 2019 - April 1, 2019
Took time to travel, upskill, and refresh expertise in cloud data platforms and analytics; focused on self-study and hands-on practice to stay current with industry trends.
Senior Data Engineer – Contractor at ONZO Ltd.
October 1, 2018 - October 1, 2018
Enhanced and implemented data platform in AWS Redshift to support AI/ML use cases; improved performance of Pandas-based algorithms for production deployment; aided onboarding of enterprise customers and supported sales/POC processes; performed data analysis and reporting to understand utility data at scale; evolved customer trials code to support multiple data formats across vendors.
Big Data Engineer, Technical Delivery Lead, Business & Data Analyst at Telstra
July 1, 2017 - July 1, 2017
Implemented and enhanced data ingestion framework using Spark (PySpark), Hive, and Kafka (real-time and batch processing); analyzed customer pain points, managed IT delivery and vendor teams; automated processes to reduce operational costs; performed data analysis to identify revenue leakage and opportunities for growth; led pre-production testing and governance for new capabilities; designed ingestion statistics framework for data quality checks and pipeline dependencies.
Senior Software Engineer at Accenture Technology Solutions
February 1, 2012 - February 1, 2012
Delivered software engineering solutions across Chennai and Melbourne engagements; developed and maintained data integration and software components; collaborated with teams to support business operations automation and data analytics initiatives.

Education

Bachelor of Technology at GITAM College of Engineering, Visakhapatnam, India
September 1, 2004 - May 1, 2008

Qualifications

AWS Certified - Solution Architect Professional
January 1, 2025 - January 1, 2028
AWS Certified - Solution Architect Associate
December 1, 2024 - December 1, 2027
Databricks Certified – Data Engineer Professional
January 1, 2025 - January 1, 2027
Databricks Certified – Data Engineer Associate
January 1, 2025 - January 1, 2027
AWS Certified - Data Engineer Associate
December 1, 2024 - December 1, 2027
AWS Certified - Developer Associate
December 1, 2024 - December 1, 2027
AWS Certified – Cloud Practitioner
December 1, 2024 - December 1, 2027
Microsoft Certified – Azure Fundamentals
January 1, 2025 - January 1, 2028

Industry Experience

Software & Internet, Professional Services, Telecommunications, Media & Entertainment, Financial Services