Ashish User
@ashishuser6
Lead Data Engineer specializing in Azure Databricks data platforms, governed ETL, and scalable pipeline modernization.
IndiaWhat I'm looking for
I’m a Lead Data Engineer with 9+ years of experience building cloud-scale data platforms and modernizing legacy ETL into governed, secure pipelines. I focus on turning business needs into reliable, scalable data solutions through end-to-end ownership—ingestion, transformation, optimization, and production support.
Most recently, I’ve been modernizing data platforms and ETL workflows for a major US healthcare provider, helping enable actionable insights across pharmacy and medical claims data. I migrated Ab Initio workloads to Azure Databricks using Unity Catalog to strengthen governance, data security, and lineage.
I design and optimize rule-based engines for member identification and build dbt clinical interventions with a strong emphasis on performance, cost efficiency, and SLAs. Previously, as a Tech Lead, I drove data engineering initiatives for SaaS and client projects across domains including FinTech, while improving data quality, reliability, and time-to-insight.
I’ve also led end-to-end data engineering module delivery in cloud environments and supported batch and near-real-time processing using tools like Kafka and Spark Structured Streaming. I enjoy mentoring engineers and I’m certified as an Azure Databricks Platform Architect, with a consistent drive to build durable systems and clean engineering practices.
Experience
Work history, roles, and key accomplishments
Senior Associate, Data Engineering L2
Publicis Sapient
Jun 2025 - Present (11 months)
Modernizing data platform and ETL workflows for a US healthcare provider to enable actionable insights from pharmacy and medical claims data. Migrating Ab Initio workloads to Azure Databricks using Unity Catalog to strengthen governance, data security, and lineage.
Tech Lead - Data Engineering
LUMIQ
Mar 2022 - May 2025 (3 years 2 months)
Led data engineering initiatives for SaaS products and client projects, delivering governed and scalable pipelines across FinTech. Architected cloud-native data solutions on Azure/Azure Databricks, improving data quality, reliability, and time-to-insight.
Module Lead - Data Engineering
AWS Sapper Software
Oct 2020 - Mar 2022 (1 year 5 months)
Owned end-to-end delivery of data engineering modules, including design, development, and deployment of ETL pipelines. Mentored engineers on data engineering best practices, code quality, and performance tuning for batch and near-real-time processing, and supported GenAI prompt engineering.
Application Development Analyst
Accenture Solutions
Jan 2017 - Sep 2020 (3 years 8 months)
Built and managed data pipelines for hospitality and telecom clients, creating and optimizing Hive tables in enterprise data warehouse environments. Implemented ingestion workflows with Apache NiFi/Avro/Java EE and delivered near-real-time streaming pipelines using Apache Kafka, ZooKeeper, and Spark Structured Streaming with validation to ensure dataset quality.
Web Application Developer
Native Agrim Education Services
Jul 2016 - Dec 2016 (5 months)
Built mobile, cross-platform, and web applications to support e-commerce workflows and internal business operations. Delivered features supporting business users and application needs across web and mobile experiences.
Education
Degrees, certifications, and relevant coursework
Maharshi Dayanand University
Bachelor of Technology (B.Tech), Computer Engineering
2012 - 2016
Earned a B.Tech in Computer Engineering at Maharshi Dayanand University from 2012 to 2016.
Tech stack
Software and tools used professionally
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Location
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