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Ahmed J

@ahmedj1

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Principal Data Engineer and Senior Data Solutions Architect specializing in cloud, streaming, and ETL.

United States

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What I'm looking for

I seek a senior technical role building scalable, cloud-native data platforms with strong data governance, real-time processing, and opportunities to integrate ML into production.

I am a solutions-oriented Principal Data Engineer and Senior Data Solutions Architect with over 11 years designing and optimizing ETL pipelines and cloud data platforms. I specialize in real-time data processing, distributed systems, and scalable data warehouse architectures across AWS, Azure, and GCP.

I've architected Kafka-based streaming infrastructures and Snowflake data warehouses, built advanced predictive analytics with Python and Spark, and improved operational metrics such as reducing stockouts by 20% and accelerating processing by 40%.

My work emphasizes data governance, security, and regulatory compliance (HIPAA, GDPR, SOC 2), as well as integrating ML models into production pipelines using Scikit-learn, TensorFlow, PyTorch, Databricks, and MLflow for robust MLOps.

I bring strong DevOps and automation practices (Docker, Kubernetes, CI/CD, Terraform), cross-industry experience in financial and healthcare domains, and a track record delivering data solutions that drive business insights and operational efficiency.

Experience

Work history, roles, and key accomplishments

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Principle Data Engineer

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Firebolt

Dec 2021 - Present (3 years 10 months)

Architected and deployed real-time streaming infrastructure with Kafka and Spark, designed a Snowflake-based warehouse that improved query performance by 40%, and implemented predictive models that reduced stockouts by 20%.

Apache Kafka Spark Snowflake Apache NiFi Talend Python

Senior Data Solutions Architect

Confluent

Feb 2017 - Nov 2021 (4 years 9 months)

Designed and implemented enterprise-grade streaming architectures with Kafka and Flink, led multi-cloud deployments and containerized data solutions, and established data governance and compliance frameworks for GDPR/HIPAA.

Apache Kafka Apache Flink Docker Kubernetes Data Governance Encryption CI CD

Cloud & ETL Specialist

Viral Square

Jun 2014 - Jan 2017 (2 years 7 months)

Designed high-performance ETL pipelines using Kafka and Flink, optimized cloud architectures with AWS services, and built ML-driven ETL workflows integrating SageMaker and Google AI Platform for predictive analytics.