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Ajay Shah

@ajayshah

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Senior data engineer driving data-driven finance and governance outcomes.

India

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What I'm looking for

I seek roles where I can build scalable data platforms and governance, partner with finance and product teams, deliver measurable financial impact, and grow into technical leadership within collaborative, data-driven organizations.

I am a senior data engineer with deep experience building scalable data pipelines and governance solutions that drive measurable financial impact for large organizations.

At Aays Analytics I integrated Databricks Labs (DQX) profiling into a governance web application, built centralized Azure Databricks assets with PySpark, and developed ADF/Databricks pipelines for AR/AP reporting—work that identified a $352M working capital opportunity and surfaced $202.5M in customer underpayments.

Earlier roles combine product management and analytics: I built a Django dashboard and automated analysis for state-level student assessments, cutting reporting time from three months to 15 days and saving program costs, while partnering with stakeholders to deliver monitoring and evaluation frameworks.

I began my career in finance and accounting, delivering reporting, metadata governance, and process improvements that shortened close cycles and supported global teams; I hold an MBA in Finance and several data engineering certifications.

Experience

Work history, roles, and key accomplishments

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Senior Data Engineer

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Aays Analytics

Jul 2021 - Present (4 years 11 months)

Integrated Databricks DQX profiling and data quality into a governance web app and built Azure Databricks/PySpark pipelines that identified a $352M working capital opportunity and highlighted $202.5M in customer underpayments for enterprise clients.

Pyspark Databricks Azure Data Factory Data Quality Data Governance ETL SQL Power BI

Product Manager

Sikshana Foundation

May 2017 - Jun 2021 (4 years 1 month)

Developed a Django analytics dashboard and automated assessment analyses for 3M students, reducing reporting time from 3 months to 15 days and supporting CSR reporting that secured 2+ crore INR.

Product Management Django Python Pandas Data Visualization Monitoring & Evaluation Stakeholder Management SQL

Fellow

Teach For India

May 2015 - Apr 2017 (1 year 11 months)

Improved reading and math levels of 43 low-income students (reading +1.6 years, math +1.3 years) and reduced behavioral issues by 40% through adapted moral development curricula and home engagement.

Classroom Instruction Curriculum Adaptation Behavioral Interventions Community Engagement Monitoring & Evaluation

Business Analyst

Archer Daniels Midland

Nov 2012 - Apr 2014 (1 year 5 months)

Collected user stories and conducted UAT to deploy reporting solutions, managed metadata governance and reconciliation between Oracle Hyperion and legacy systems, and trained global finance teams across 8+ countries.

Business Analysis UAT Hyperion Reporting Stakeholder Management Reconciliations Requirements Gathering

Advanced Staff Accountant

Archer Daniels Midland

Jun 2010 - Oct 2012 (2 years 4 months)

Prepared financial statements and reconciliations, participated in a project that reduced close time by 80%, and approved invoices and wire transfers ensuring accounting data accuracy.

Financial Reporting Reconciliations Accounting Internal Controls