Bishal Thapa
@bishalthapa2
Senior Data Engineer delivering secure AWS lakehouse and streaming pipelines for regulated analytics.
United StatesWhat I'm looking for
I’m a Senior Data Engineer with 7+ years designing and operating secure, cloud-native data platforms on AWS across financial services and healthcare. I build scalable lakehouse and data warehouse solutions using Databricks, Delta Lake, Spark, and Redshift to power analytics, regulatory reporting, and operational use cases.
I embed data quality, governance, and compliance controls directly into architectures, driving reliability and audit readiness in highly regulated environments. I lead batch and streaming pipelines with Kafka/MSK and orchestrate transformations with Airflow and dbt, using Python and SQL to deliver governed, self-service datasets.
I also strengthen platforms through automation with CI/CD and infrastructure as code (Terraform, Docker), plus monitoring and alerting for data freshness and pipeline failures (CloudWatch/Databricks observability). I collaborate with cross-functional stakeholders, translate regulatory and business requirements into technical controls, and mentor engineers on Spark performance tuning and AWS security patterns.
Experience
Work history, roles, and key accomplishments
Senior Data Engineer
Chase Bank
Feb 2023 - Present (3 years 4 months)
Led end-to-end architecture of AWS-native data platforms for enterprise risk, fraud detection, and regulatory reporting with audit-ready data lineage. Built secure multi-account S3 lakehouse solutions using Databricks (Delta Lake), Spark batch/streaming pipelines, Kafka/MSK ingestion, dbt models on Redshift, and Airflow orchestration with CI/CD and Terraform-based governance.
Data Engineer
Greenway Health
Jul 2020 - Jan 2023 (2 years 6 months)
Built AWS-based data pipelines for healthcare analytics, clinical reporting, and operational insights supporting EHR and practice management systems. Implemented HIPAA-aligned security controls, Spark batch processing on Databricks, Redshift analytics datasets with dbt transformations, Airflow orchestration, and Kafka-based ingestion with automated CI/CD, monitoring, and data quality checks.
Designed real-time data pipelines for telecom call, network, and usage streams using Apache Beam and GCP Dataflow. Built and orchestrated BigQuery and ETL workflows with Cloud Composer (Airflow), Pub/Sub, GCS, Cloud Functions, Dataform, Vertex AI integrations, and Terraform-based infrastructure while enabling cross-project analytics and monitoring with Looker Studio.
Education
Degrees, certifications, and relevant coursework
Carolina University
Master of Science, Data Science
Grade: GPA 3.7/4
Earned an M.Sc. in Data Science at Carolina University, achieving a GPA of 3.7/4.
Coventry University
Bachelor of Science, Information Technology
Grade: GPA 3.9/4
Earned a B.Sc. in Information Technology at Coventry University, achieving a GPA of 3.9/4.
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