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Avi Garg

@avigarg1

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Senior Data Architect delivering AI-ready, cost-efficient Snowflake data platforms for regulated enterprises.

India

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What I'm looking for

I’m looking to build and govern AI-ready data platforms—especially on Snowflake—where I can combine architecture leadership with hands-on delivery to improve performance, security, and cost for regulated enterprises.

I’m a Senior Data Architect specializing in AI-ready, cost-efficient data platforms for regulated enterprises. Over 14+ years, I’ve led end-to-end modernizations across Banking, Insurance, Pharmaceutical, and SaaS, supporting Fortune-500 advisory engagements and acting as a design authority through Architecture Decision Records, executive advisory, vendor selection, and technical mentorship.

I deliver measurable outcomes—like 40% Snowflake credit reduction, 5x reporting performance, and onboarding 50+ analysts to governed self-service analytics. My work blends Snowflake Cortex AI and open lakehouse foundations (Apache Iceberg) with strong governance (RBAC, dynamic masking, column-level lineage) across GDPR, HIPAA, SOX, and CCPA, bridging strategic vision with hands-on delivery on AWS and Azure.

Experience

Work history, roles, and key accomplishments

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Senior Data Architect

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Kipi.ai

Sep 2022 - Present (3 years 9 months)

Led Snowflake architecture modernization and governed AI-ready data platform builds across BFSI, insurance, pharma, and SaaS, cutting Snowflake credits by 40% and improving reporting performance by 5x. Designed RBAC/dynamic masking and Atlan-based column lineage, onboarded 50+ analysts to self-service analytics, and delivered Cortex AI/Document AI foundations for regulated self-service GenAI.

Snowflake Snowflake Cortex AI Dbt Cloud Atlan Apache Iceberg RBAC & Dynamic Masking AWS S3

Senior Lead Engineer

Axtria

Jan 2020 - Sep 2022 (2 years 8 months)

Architected centralized Snowflake-based data hubs on AWS, including a Prima Data Hub that consolidated pharmaceutical registration and licensing data and a Commercial Data Enterprise for Alkermes. Built metadata-driven hourly refresh pipelines and led engineering teams (5 engineers and then 3 engineers) through end-to-end delivery for regulated analytics.

Snowflake Apache Spark AWS S3 Apache Airflow Informatica Tableau Team Leadership

Senior Tech Lead

HCL Technologies

Mar 2019 - Jan 2020 (10 months)

Built batch and real-time transactional data pipelines in Spark/HDFS supporting fund-disposition analysis and fraud detection. Automated GDPR compliance through data classification, retention, and right-to-erasure workflows across customer datasets.

Apache Spark HDFS Apache Hive Data Classification Data Retention

Senior Data Engineer

NIIT (Coforge) Technologies

May 2018 - Mar 2019 (10 months)

Designed a metadata-driven data-quality framework for validating insurance data using SQL Server, SSIS, and Python. Contributed to RFP responses and mentored new joiners through onboarding and code reviews.

SQL Server SSIS Python Data Quality RFP Support Code Review

ETL Developer

Cognizant Technology Solutions

Nov 2015 - May 2018 (2 years 6 months)

Optimized ETL to cut Voice Response Reporting load time from 120 minutes to 45 minutes through query optimization and process redesign. Unified heterogeneous sources into a single reporting repository powering BI using SQL Server, SSIS, SSAS, and Python.

SQL Server SSIS SSAS Python ETL BI Reporting Query Optimization