Ferwa Zaidi

I’m a Data Solution Architect with 8+ years of experience designing scalable multi-cloud data platforms on AWS, Azure, and GCP. I’m expert in real-time streaming, large-scale ETL, and modern architectures such as Data Mesh and Lakehouse, with hands-on expertise in LLMOps, Data Observability, and GenAI-driven workflows.

At Cielo (08/2023 - Present), I led the architecture and deployment of a multi-cloud governance framework across AWS, Azure, and GCP to ensure compliance with HIPAA, GDPR, and CCPA across 15 business domains. I built real-time streaming platforms with Kafka and Spark on Kubernetes, maintaining 99.9% uptime and delivering sub-minute data latency while processing 5M+ events per hour. I also optimized Snowflake via CDC pipelines (Snowpipe, Streams, Tasks), reducing query costs by $1.2M annually, and drove Data Mesh adoption to reduce data-access bottlenecks by 40%.

Previously, as Lead Data Engineer at Brillio (12/2020 - 07/2023), I migrated on-premise data warehouses to cloud platforms, engineered hybrid architectures for 10TB+ daily throughput using Spark and Databricks, and reduced operational overhead by 70% by moving 250+ legacy ETL workflows into modular dbt and Airflow pipelines. I bring a results-focused, governance-first mindset—partnering with stakeholders to align data strategies with enterprise goals, mentoring teams, and delivering measurable business impact through cost savings and faster insights.