# Riya Raj Riya Raj is a remote worker on Himalayas, Senior Data Architect / Technical Lead at Tundra Technical Solutions, based in Canada. Source: https://himalayas.app/@riyaraj3 ```text Data Architect at Tundra Technical Solutions for Manulife, modernizing compensation platforms into a unified cloud architecture. ``` | Detail | Value | | --- | --- | | Availability | Looking for a job | | Location | Canada | | Authorized to work in | Canada | | Salary expectations | 160k+ CAD | | Job categories | Data Architect, Data Engineering Lead | | Skills | Data Architecture, Data Engineering, Lakehouse Architecture, Medallion Architecture, Data Governance, Data Modeling, Data Migration, ETL, Real time Data Processing, Data Pipelines, Data Warehouse, Dimensional Modeling, Machine Learning, Generative AI, RAG | | LinkedIn | https://linkedin.com/in/annieria-t-2501a8144 | ## About ```text At Tundra Technical Solutions, I’m leading data architecture for Manulife’s Compensation Modernization Program, consolidating legacy platforms into a unified cloud-based architecture. I designed the data models and integration patterns for compensation data flowing into the Enterprise Data Lake. Previously at FPT Software for Air Canada, I led architecture and delivery of a Revenue Integrity platform on Azure and Databricks. Across my work, I’ve modernized data platforms and pipelines, established governance with Unity Catalog, and built data foundations for analytics, machine learning, and RAG-based knowledge retrieval. ``` ## Experience ### Senior Data Architect / Technical Lead (current) Tundra Technical Solutions. Apr 2026 - Present ```text Led data architecture and modernization strategy for Manulife's enterprise Compensation Modernization Program, consolidating legacy platforms into a unified cloud-based architecture. Designed end-to-end data architecture for insurance agent compensation and defined integration patterns for SAPAPM Cloud. ``` Skills: Data-Architecture, Data-Modeling, Medallion-Architecture, Unity-Catalog, Data-Governance, SAP-APM, Data-Integration, Enterprise-Architecture ### Data Architect / Technical Lead FPT Software. Mar 2024 - Apr 2026 ```text Led architecture, development, and deployment of a $180M Revenue Integrity platform on Azure Cloud and Azure Databricks, increasing revenue by 45%. Architected real-time data ingestion pipelines using Apache Kafka and Spark, and directed a data engineering team of 15. ``` Skills: Azure-Databricks, Kafka, Apache-Spark, Medallion-Architecture, Unity-Catalog, CI-CD, Data-Governance, MLFlow, RAG, Delta-Lake, Azure-Data-Factory, Data-Modeling, Performance-Optimization ### Data Architect / Technical Lead Tech Mahindra. May 2023 - Mar 2024 ```text Served as Data Architect and Technical Lead for the Worker Data Analytics platform, defining architecture and governance standards across Google Cloud and Databricks. Architected Kimball-style data marts and established data-quality frameworks, cutting operating costs by 55%. ``` Skills: Google-Cloud-Platform, Databricks, Data-Modeling, Kimball, SCD2, Terraform, Data-Quality, CI-CD, Data-Governance, ETL, Data-Pipelines ### Senior Data Engineer / Technical Lead Walmart Global Tech. May 2019 - May 2023 ```text Led data engineering for Walmart's Cost to Serve Analytics platform, delivering scalable solutions for supply chain insights. Migrated Hadoop workloads to GCP, automated Hive-to-Spark conversion, and developed 50+ Spark and Hive pipelines. ``` Skills: Apache-Spark, Hive, Kafka, Azure-Data-Factory, Databricks, PySpark, SQL, Performance-Optimization, Data-Modeling, Agile, SDLC ### Data Engineer [Ford Motor Company](https://himalayas.app/companies/ford). Aug 2017 - May 2019 ```text Increased data processing speed by 32% by migrating over 10 SAS models to PySpark on Google Cloud. Refactored 15 complex workflows into modular PySpark and SQL components and architected end-to-end data platforms. ``` Skills: PySpark, Google-Cloud-Platform, SQL, Apache-Spark, Hadoop, ETL, Data-Pipelines, Performance-Optimization ### Data/Software Engineer [Cognizant](https://himalayas.app/companies/cognizant). Jan 2015 - Aug 2017 ```text Improved application performance by 30% by developing and optimizing 5 backend systems and ETL pipelines using Oracle PL/SQL, SQL Server, and Sybase. Supported 10+ BI, analytics, and reporting projects by designing and maintaining scalable data models. ``` Skills: Pl-SQL, SQL-Server, Sybase, ETL, Data-Modeling, SQL, BIツール, Reporting ### Software Engineer [Hexaware Technologies](https://himalayas.app/companies/hexaware-technologies-limited). Oct 2013 - Jan 2015 ```text Enhanced backend data processing by developing over 30+ Oracle PL/SQL procedures, packages, and triggers. Improved database efficiency by reducing query latency by 15% through SQL tuning and indexing strategies. ``` Skills: Pl-SQL, SQL, Database-Tuning, Indexing, ETL, Data-Migration ### Systems Engineer [Tata Consultancy Services](https://himalayas.app/companies/tata-consultancy-services). Sep 2010 - Oct 2013 ```text Supported migration of over 40+ enterprise data workloads from Microsoft SQL Server to Oracle, assisting in schema conversion and query translation. Converted 60+ T-SQL procedures and triggers to Oracle PL/SQL, ensuring 100% functional parity. ``` Skills: Microsoft-SQL-Server, Oracle, Pl-SQL, T-SQL, ETL, Data-Migration, SQL-Optimization ## Education ### Thiagarajar School of Management Master of Computer Applications, Computer Applications ```text Completed a Master's in Computer Applications in 2010. ``` ### Microsoft Microsoft Azure Cloud Fundamentals AZ-900, Cloud Computing ```text Earned the Microsoft Azure Cloud Fundamentals certification. ``` ### Databricks Databricks Certified Data Engineer Associate, Data Engineering ```text Earned the Databricks Certified Data Engineer Associate certification. ``` ### Microsoft Microsoft Azure Data Fundamentals DP-900, Data ```text Earned the Microsoft Azure Data Fundamentals certification. ``` ### Databricks Databricks Certified Generative AI Engineer Associate, Generative AI ```text Earned the Databricks Certified Generative AI Engineer Associate certification. ``` ### Google Google Certified Associate Cloud Engineer, Cloud Engineering ```text Earned the Google Certified Associate Cloud Engineer certification. ``` ### Google Google Certified Professional Data Engineer, Data Engineering ```text Earned the Google Certified Professional Data Engineer certification. ``` ### Amazon Amazon Certified Solutions Architect, Cloud Architecture ```text Earned the Amazon Certified Solutions Architect certification. ``` ### Oracle Oracle Certified Professional, Database ```text Earned the Oracle Certified Professional certification. ``` ### Databricks Academy Accreditation - Databricks Lakehouse Fundamentals, Data Engineering ```text Completed the Academy Accreditation - Databricks Lakehouse Fundamentals course. ``` ### Databricks Databricks Generative AI, Generative AI ```text Completed the Databricks Generative AI course. ``` ### Microsoft Microsoft Azure Data Engineer Associate DP-203, Data Engineering ```text Earned the Microsoft Azure Data Engineer Associate certification. ``` ## Tech stack - Snowflake - Apache Spark - Looker - SAS - Google Cloud Platform - GitHub Actions - PySpark - Hadoop - Sybase - Lucidchart - Databricks - Terraform - Azure DevOps - Jira - Python - MLflow - Oracle PL/SQL - SQL - Delta Lake - Unity Catalog - Lakeflow - Power BI - Apache Kafka - Azure To contact Riya, message them from this profile with a Himalayas employer account: [Hire on Himalayas](https://himalayas.app/hire). ## People also viewed - [Hanish User](https://himalayas.app/@hanishuser): Senior Data Engineer, Rogers Communications - [Kirtesh Patel](https://himalayas.app/@kirteshpatel): Sr. AWS Data Engineer, Rogers Communications - [Ismail Yunus](https://himalayas.app/@ismailyunus): Data Engineer / Cloud Data Consultant, Alphadot - [Vikas Singhal](https://himalayas.app/@vikassinghal1): Head, Data Team – Compliance Technology, RBC - [Asim Kareem Mohammad](https://himalayas.app/@asimkareemmohammad): Data Engineer, Desjardins - [Peter Michael](https://himalayas.app/@petermichael2): Senior Data Engineer, EY - [Kartik Patel](https://himalayas.app/@kartikpatel4): Senior Data Engineer, Deloitte - [Chandana Sri](https://himalayas.app/@chandanasri): Senior Data Engineer, Rogers Communications - [Dharmil Patel](https://himalayas.app/@dharmilpatel): Senior Data Engineer, EY - [Arush Kumar](https://himalayas.app/@arushkumar): Director, Data & Machine Learning, Loblaw Companies