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sam k

@samk2

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Senior Data Engineer and Cloud Architect driving scalable data solutions.

United States

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What I'm looking for

I seek senior roles building cloud-native, secure data platforms and real-time analytics, with opportunities to lead teams, mentor engineers, and deliver measurable cost and performance improvements.

I am a Senior Data Engineer and Cloud Architect with over eight years of experience delivering scalable, cloud-native data solutions across Azure, AWS, and GCP. I specialize in building and optimizing ETL/ELT pipelines, real-time streaming architectures, and MLOps-enabled analytics that improve operational efficiency and business insights.

I have led migrations to serverless architectures, implemented robust governance and security controls (GDPR, SOC2, HIPAA), and reduced costs and overhead through automation and architecture optimization. Notable impacts include cutting costs by 30%, reducing operational overhead by 25%, and automating audits that identified $125M in discrepancies with rapid ROI.

I mentor engineering teams and collaborate closely with cross-functional stakeholders to align technical solutions with business goals, accelerate time-to-market, and drive data-driven decision-making in enterprise and healthcare environments.

Experience

Work history, roles, and key accomplishments

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Senior Data Engineer

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Nova Data Solutions Inc

Jun 2023 - Present (2 years 3 months)

Implemented cloud-native data architectures across Azure, AWS, and GCP, reducing costs by 30% and cutting operational overhead by 25%; developed real-time pipelines with Kafka, Flink, and Delta Lake to enable near-instant analytics and improved decision-making.

Kafka Flink Delta Lake Azure AWS GCP)Data Governance Terraform Python

Data Analytical Engineer

Opinosis Analytics

Mar 2020 - Apr 2023 (3 years 1 month)

Optimized ETL workflows with Airflow, dbt, and Talend, improving transformation efficiency by 35% and reducing pipeline failures; built real-time streaming solutions with Kafka and Flink that increased operational efficiency by 30%.

Airflow DBT Talend Kafka Flink Azure Data Factory AWS Glue Data Governance

Data Engineer

Transcure

Jan 2017 - Jan 2020 (3 years)

Implemented real-time data sync with Kafka and Flink and optimized Spark workflows to reduce latency by 35% and compute costs by 20%; enhanced data governance with dbt and Great Expectations improving data accuracy by 25%.