I seek a remote senior data engineering role where I can lead cloud migrations, build scalable pipelines, mentor teams, and deliver analytics-driven business impact in a collaborative, growth-oriented company.
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Ali Ashraf
@aliashraf2
Principal Data Engineer with 8+ Years of Experience | Expertise in BI & ETL Tools | Driving Data-Driven Solutions and Business Insights
PakistanWhat I'm looking for
I am a certified Azure Data Engineer and team lead with over nine years of hands-on experience architecting and implementing scalable, high-performance data pipelines on Microsoft Azure and Snowflake. I have a strong track record migrating on-prem ETL to cloud platforms, optimizing compute costs, and delivering enterprise data warehouses and lakehouse solutions that enable data-driven decisions.
I lead and mentor cross-functional teams, champion data quality and security, and implement modern data engineering best practices—using tools such as Azure Data Factory, Databricks, Synapse, Informatica, Snowflake, Python, and Power BI—to deliver real-time analytics, ML-enabled insights, and actionable business reporting.
Experience
Work history, roles, and key accomplishments
SL
Current
Principal Data Engineer
Systems Limited
Nov 2020 - Present (5 years 2 months)
Led a team of 8 data engineers to build scalable Snowflake and Azure-based data pipelines, migrated on-prem ETL to Snowflake reducing compute costs ~30%, and processed 5+ TB monthly to enable enterprise analytics.
AL
Data Architect
Allied Bank Limited
Dec 2018 - Oct 2020 (1 year 10 months)
Designed and maintained ETL processes and data warehouse solutions, built Power BI and OBIEE dashboards to surface business insights, and resolved ETL issues to improve data accuracy for FCCM and ERM systems.
MB
MIS Report Developer
MCB Islamic Bank
Sep 2016 - Dec 2018 (2 years 3 months)
Developed OBIEE reports and PL/SQL-based ETL processes for CRMIS migration, and performed SQL performance tuning to improve query execution and reporting efficiency.
Education
Degrees, certifications, and relevant coursework
FUFAST National University
Bachelor of Science, Computer Sciences
Completed a Bachelor of Science in Computer Sciences, graduating in June 2016.
Tech stack
Software and tools used professionally
Availability
Looking for a job
Location
PakistanAuthorized to work in
Salary expectations
50k-80k USD
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