Senior Data Consultant

Candidate Description

A versatile Senior Data Engineer and Consultant with over 16 years of experience designing, optimising and governing cloud-native data platforms across consulting, telecommunications and energy sectors. Leveraging deep expertise in AWS, Azure and Databricks ecosystems, they architect robust data-lake and warehouse solutions that drive business insight and cost efficiency for organisations such as a Consulting Firm, a Telecommunications Company and an Energy Analytics Firm. Their proficiency spans data-platform migration, real-time streaming and data-modelling methodologies that align technology investment with strategic objectives.

Demonstrating advanced technical acumen, this professional has delivered automated, configuration-driven ingestion frameworks, Kafka-based streaming pipelines and infrastructure-as-code deployments. Key achievements include cutting Amazon Redshift query times by 50 %, accelerating Salesforce data onboarding to under one hour and delivering near real-time Power BI reporting via Azure Functions. Adept at performance tuning, CI/CD optimisation and data-governance alignment, they routinely translate complex requirements into scalable, secure and maintainable solutions.

Known for collaborative leadership, they mentor cross-functional teams, enforce best-practice coding standards and foster a culture of continuous improvement. Their blend of strategic thinking, stakeholder management and hands-on engineering ensures successful delivery of large-scale initiatives while maximising return on cloud investment. As a proactive problem-solver with a passion for innovation, they add value by transforming data into actionable insights that enhance customer experience and drive revenue growth.