Nilesh User
@nileshuser3
Senior Data Engineer at IBM skilled in PySpark, Kafka, and cloud platforms, building scalable real-time data pipelines for global teams
What I'm looking for
Senior Data Engineer with 4.5+ years of experience at IBM, specializing in building scalable, cloud-native data platforms and real-time data pipelines. I have hands-on experience designing and developing end-to-end ETL/ELT solutions using Python, SQL, PySpark, Apache Spark, Databricks, Snowflake, and Kafka across AWS and Azure environments.
My work focuses on building reliable, high-performance data systems that support large-scale data processing and analytics. I have strong expertise in batch and streaming architectures, event-driven systems, and delivering low-latency, analytics-ready data for business insights. I’ve worked extensively with Data Lake, Data Warehouse, and Lakehouse architectures, along with data modeling, schema design, and query optimization.
I am passionate about solving complex data engineering challenges, improving pipeline performance, and implementing data quality, validation, and governance frameworks. I also follow DataOps practices, including automation, monitoring, and CI/CD, to ensure scalable and production-ready solutions.
I enjoy working in collaborative, remote environments and am open to global opportunities where I can contribute to building modern data platforms and impactful data-driven solutions.
Experience
Work history, roles, and key accomplishments
Data Engineer
IBM
Mar 2024 - Present (2 years 3 months)
Built real-time, event-driven logistics data pipelines using Kafka, AWS Lambda, and S3, improving delivery visibility with CloudWatch monitoring and SNS/SQS alerting. Engineered API-driven ingestion and applied data validation/data quality and anonymization logic to support reliable operational reporting.
Data Engineer
EXL Services India Pvt Ltd
Apr 2023 - Feb 2024 (10 months)
Developed AWS ETL pipelines for insurance compliance, ingesting 90GB+ per month from SharePoint API and email sources. Implemented Data Quality/Validation and governance controls for HIPAA/ACA alignment and optimized Athena datasets for scalable reporting in QuickSight and Power BI.
Python Data Engineer
HDFC
Sep 2021 - Mar 2023 (1 year 6 months)
Created automated hybrid AWS/Azure pipelines for loan management and CIBIL processing using AWS Lambda, Glue, S3, Step Functions, and CloudWatch. Built PySpark and Databricks transformation workflows, integrated Azure Data Factory/Databricks orchestration, and delivered curated datasets to RDS/Redshift for downstream analytics and ML-supporting use cases.
Education
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Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar Marathwada University
Bachelor of Science, Computer Science
Earned a B.Sc. in Computer Science from Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar Marathwada University (completed in 2021).
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