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Poonam Kanwar

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Hi, I'm Poonam Kanwar, a passionate Data Engineer with 5 years of experience building scalable data pipelines.

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Hi, I’m Poonam Kanwar, a passionate Data Engineer with 5 years of experience building scalable data pipelines. Based in Bangalore, India, I specialize in leveraging AWS and big data technologies to optimize data processing and analytics. I have a strong background in ETL processes, cloud architectures, and real-time data workflows.

As an Indian citizen, I am open to global work opportunities and can provide my own visa/work permit for Germany within 5-8 weeks. I am continuously learning new technologies and advancing my skills in data engineering and cloud computing to deliver impactful data solutions.

  • 6 years' experience
  • Joined July 2025

Languages

  • EnglishFluent
  • HindiFluent
  • GermanBeginner

Industry experience

  • Financial Services
  • Healthcare
  • Professional Services
  • Software & Internet

Work experience· 8 roles

Data Engineer · AccentureApr 2024 – Jul 2025 · 1 yr 4 mos

Contributed to RocheHealth ETL project, a global medical data platform analyzing product and material availability for the German market. Designed and implemented PySpark-based ETL pipelines on AWS, reducing manual processing time by 29%. Optimized data transformations using AWS Glue and Athena, improving query performance by 30%. Integrated DynamoDB and AWS Lambda for real-time metadata storage and on-demand transformations. Improved Spark job performance by 40% using efficient partitioning and caching strategies. Also worked on a Data Comparison Engine to ensure data consistency, increasing data accuracy by 98% and minimizing downtime with AWS Lambda-based recovery jobs.

Data Engineer · Accenture, Bangalore, IndiaApr 2024 – Aug 2025 · 1 yr 5 mos

Designed and implemented PySpark-based ETL pipelines on AWS, reducing manual processing time by 29%. Optimized data transformations using AWS Glue and Athena, improving query performance by 30%. Integrated DynamoDB for metadata storage and used AWS Lambda for on-demand data transformations ensuring real-time updates. Enhanced Spark job performance by 40% through efficient partitioning and caching strategies. Also developed an automated data validation framework in Python, increasing data accuracy by 98%, and implemented AWS Lambda-based data recovery jobs to minimize downtime. Technologies included PySpark, AWS Glue, Lambda, DynamoDB, Athena, Spark SQL, and SQL.

Senior Data Engineer · Empower, Bangalore, IndiaApr 2024 – Present · 2 yrs 8 mos

Led the design and development of scalable big data pipelines in AWS, significantly reducing data processing time by 40%. Automated ETL transformations using AWS Glue, cutting manual workloads by 35%. Developed event-driven workflows with AWS EventBridge and Step Functions to decrease operational costs by 25%. Integrated DynamoDB for metadata storage and AWS Lambda for real-time processing, improving system efficiency. Used AWS Athena for data analytics, reducing query execution times by 35%. Leveraged AWS EMR Serverless for high-volume data processing, enhancing system performance by 20%. Technologies used included AWS S3, Redshift, Glue, Lambda, DynamoDB, EventBridge, Step Functions, Athena, EMR Serverless, PySpark, Spark SQL, Databricks, and SQL.

Senior Data Engineer · EmpowerApr 2024 – Present · 2 yrs 8 mos
Data Engineer · Consulting Engineers GroupAug 2021 – Jul 2025 · 4 yrs
Data Engineer · Consulting Engineers Group, Bangalore, IndiaAug 2021 – Aug 2025 · 4 yrs 1 mo
SQL Developer Intern · Smart India Hackathon (SIH)Jun 2020 – Jul 2025 · 5 yrs 2 mos
SQL Developer Intern · Smart India Hackathon (SIH), Bangalore, IndiaJun 2020 – Aug 2025 · 5 yrs 3 mos

Education

Bachelor of Technology · Jaipur National University, Jaipur, India2017 – 2021
Bachelor of Technology / Computer Science · Jaipur National University, Jaipur, India2017 – 2021

Certifications and awards

AWS Certified Solutions Architect - Associate2024
AWS Certified Solutions Architect - Associate2024 – 2025

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