
Ajay Raina
@ajayraina
Data & Solution Architect | Microsoft Fabric (DP-700), Power BI, Data Warehousing & Data Governance | 16+ Yrs | Open to Fabric Architect Roles
What I'm looking for
I help enterprises turn fragmented, multi-source data into governed, decision-ready reporting. Over 16+ years, I've designed data warehouses, ETL pipelines and BI platforms across SQL Server, Oracle, Netezza, DB2, Snowflake and Azure.
What I've delivered:
- Data governance & security: led a team of 8 to build a reusable Dynamic Data Masking framework across SQL Server, Oracle and Snowflake, covering 10+ databases for compliance-driven clients.
- Migrations & data mapping: owned source-to-target design for 100+ tables across multiple business units at Nedbank SA, and led migration and upgrade work for FedEx and Old Mutual.
- BI & semantic modeling: designed a Power BI semantic model (around 10 KPIs serving 20+ reports) for executive reporting, alongside enterprise reporting and modeling in SSRS and SSAS.
Moving into Microsoft Fabric:
I'm DP-700 certified (Fabric Data Engineer Associate) and have applied Fabric hands-on building a semantic model for executive KPI reporting. I'm deepening my Fabric expertise as organizations modernize their data platforms, and I bring 16 years of warehousing, ETL and governance architecture to that work.
Leadership:
I've led and mentored teams of 3 to 8 across SQL Server, Oracle and Power BI stacks, and led transition and knowledge-management efforts on multi-year enterprise programs.
Core skills: Microsoft Fabric · Power BI · Azure Data Factory · SSIS · SSRS · SSAS · Snowflake · T-SQL · Data Warehousing · Data Governance · Data Modeling
Open to Fabric Architect, Data Architect, BI Architect and Data Governance leadership roles. Let's connect.
Experience
Work history, roles, and key accomplishments
Designed the Power BI semantic model behind executive KPI dashboards, applying Fabric-aligned modeling practices: around 10 KPIs in one governed model serving 20+ reports. Led a team of 3 on source-to-table design and mentored engineers across SQL Server and Power BI.
Led a team of 4 across SQL Server, Oracle and Power BI, and owned source-to-target data flow design for 100+ tables across the RDARR, IFRS and Wealth lines of business, engaging directly with source teams. Authored STTM documentation and identified data gaps ahead of ingestion into the centralized database, preventing downstream rework.
Led a team of 8 to design a self-service masking framework: DBAs supply the object list and the framework applies masking automatically across SQL Server, Oracle and Snowflake, covering 10+ databases. Designed an automated detection process that flags any sensitive data left unmasked, giving compliance teams continuous assurance.
Led data mapping and modeling for Guidewire policy-center-to-data-hub migrations, enabling downstream data science consumption. Transition lead for the annual SA tax reporting system; documented functional and technical scope and designed the upgrade path from SQL Server 2008 to 2016. Designed an ETL framework and data mart for global e-medicine tracking, built for Power BI reporting and restartab
Analyzed and maintained ETL processes (PETL, SSIS) feeding the enterprise data warehouse for a leading mobile-insurance provider; designed new data models, resolved client-reported data issues and mentored the technical team.
Built SSRS reporting on high-volume customer-care data and monitored supporting SQL jobs.
Built SSIS packages and SSRS reports and provided production support through stabilization.
Developed OSS modules and GUI forms and migrated legacy code from VB6 to T-SQL.
Education
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University of Jammu
Master of Computer Applications, Computer Science
2006 - 2009
Grade: First Class
Master of Computer Applications in Computer Science from the University of Jammu, completed with First Class.
University of Jammu
Bachelor of Science, Electronics
2003 - 2006
Bachelor of Science in Electronics from the University of Jammu.
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