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Chater Sohal

@chatersohal

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Senior data professional and analytics tech lead delivering reliable enterprise platforms.

United Kingdom

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What I'm looking for

I’m looking to lead end-to-end data platform ownership—optimising performance and reliability, defining/monitoring SLAs, and partnering with stakeholders to deliver business-critical analytics within a governance-by-design culture.

I’m a versatile senior data professional with 6+ years of experience designing, optimising, and owning enterprise analytics platforms across Azure, Databricks, and SQL Server. I focus on analytics enablement, platform reliability, and performance optimisation, with a track record of 90%+ ETL runtime reductions.

At Finning UK, I’ve delivered a 91% reduction in ETL execution time (1h20m → 7m) by refactoring PySpark transformations and optimising Azure Data Factory orchestration. I own performance and reliability of enterprise analytics pipelines, lead Tier 2/3 incidents as Incident Manager, and produce RCA documentation for senior stakeholders.

I combine hands-on engineering with direction-setting: tuning complex SQL, optimising compute cost, improving dashboard refresh times, and proactively remediating pipeline failures. I set platform standards and governance-by-design, define and track SLAs, manage backlogs and stakeholder alignment, and mentor engineers while continuously driving automation, cost optimisation, and scalability across the analytics stack.

Experience

Work history, roles, and key accomplishments

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Global Tech Lead

Current

Finning UK

Jun 2024 - Present (2 years)

Delivered a 91% reduction in ETL execution time (1h20m to 7m) by refactoring PySpark transformations and optimising Azure Data Factory orchestration. Owned enterprise analytics pipeline reliability, leading Tier 2/3 incidents as Incident Manager and producing RCA documentation for senior stakeholders.

Pyspark Azure Data Factory ETL Data Pipelines Incident Response Cost Optimization

Database Administrator

Bet365

Mar 2023 - Jun 2024 (1 year 3 months)

Reviewed and authorised database releases across Dev, UAT, and Production environments while performing performance tuning and code reviews for stored procedures and scripts. Deployed and maintained SSIS/SSRS packages and resolved replication, partitioning, and scheduled job failures.

SQL Server PostgreSQL Database Release SSIS Performance Tuning Replication Troubleshooting

Service Desk Shift Lead

Softcat

Apr 2022 - Mar 2023 (11 months)

Led service desk operations during P1/P2 incidents, coordinating internal and external stakeholders to drive resolution. Designed and automated reporting (Power Apps, Power BI) to analyse alert noise, improve monitoring efficiency, and track team KPIs for continuous improvement.

Incident Management Service Desk Operations P1 P2 Response Power BI KPI Analysis Continuous Improvement

Technical Specialist Supervisor

Adam Phones

May 2018 - Apr 2022 (3 years 11 months)

Led 1st–3rd line support operations across infrastructure, M365, Azure, and MDM platforms, acting as an SME for MDM (BlackBerry, Intune) and Azure/M365. Produced executive reports on trends and risks, and created training materials to coach the team on best practices.

Azure Administration MDM (Intune MDM Executive Reporting Network Troubleshooting