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junaid bilal

@junaidbilal

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Senior Data Engineer specializing in Azure, PySpark, SQL and scalable data pipelines.

Germany

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What I'm looking for

I seek a hands-on data engineering role building scalable Azure-based pipelines, automation, and analytics solutions with strong ownership and impact.

I am a Senior Data Engineer with seven years of hands-on experience building scalable data platforms, ETL automation, and analytics solutions for enterprise clients.

I have delivered high-performance Azure Synapse and Databricks pipelines, optimized PySpark jobs for terabyte-scale processing, and led AWS-to-Azure migrations while maintaining data integrity and improving runtime and cost efficiency.

My work has improved pipeline reliability to over 99%, reduced ETL runtimes by up to 28%, and accelerated reporting delivery from days to hours through automation and robust validation frameworks.

I prioritize end-to-end ownership across ideation, development, QA, and production, and I bring a pragmatic, results-driven approach to data modelling, BI enablement, and operational automation.

Experience

Work history, roles, and key accomplishments

Senior Data Engineer

Cedar Financial

Mar 2025 - Oct 2025 (7 months)

Built automated ETL pipelines with Azure Data Factory, Python, and SQL, improving data ingestion and validation and raising pipeline stability to 99%; automated reporting and file processing to cut manual effort by up to 95% and accelerate delivery timelines from days to hours.

Azure Data Factory Python SQL Pandas NumPy ETL Data Modeling

Data Engineer

Algo

Oct 2023 - Jan 2025 (1 year 3 months)

Designed and optimized Azure Synapse and PySpark pipelines processing terabytes daily, reducing ETL runtime 28% and improving reliability to 99.7%; delivered Power BI dashboards and led AWS-to-Azure migrations improving analytics readiness and performance by ~30%.

Azure Synapse Pyspark Databricks Azure Data Factory Apache Spark Power BI Delta Lake Azure Migrate

Data Engineer

Kavtech Solutions

Feb 2022 - Sep 2023 (1 year 7 months)

Designed and maintained automated ETL pipelines using Pentaho and PostgreSQL to aggregate REST API data, improving throughput 30% and reducing ingestion errors 25%; developed Power BI dashboards that increased client decision speed by 20%.

Pentaho PostgreSQL Power BI Apache Airflow Apache Spark CI CD Data Validation ETL

Data Engineer

Independent Consultant

Nov 2018 - Jul 2021 (2 years 8 months)

Delivered end-to-end ETL and analytics solutions for international clients using Python and Azure, improving data accuracy and reducing manual processing time by 30%; built Azure Data Factory workflows and analytical dashboards.