S Lav
@slav
Certified Azure Data Platform and .NET backend engineer focused on scalable data solutions.
What I'm looking for
I am a certified Azure Data Platform Engineer and experienced .NET backend developer with deep expertise in data engineering, architecture, and analytics. I have led cloud migrations, designed high-performance data warehouses, and built ETL/ELT and lakehouse solutions processing billions of records.
My work blends cloud-native C#/.NET development with PySpark, Databricks, Azure Data Factory, Synapse and Unity Catalog to deliver reliable, cost-optimized data platforms. I have implemented CI/CD, automated infrastructure, and improved performance of large transactional and analytical systems.
I partner closely with stakeholders to translate complex business and risk requirements into production systems—delivering value across financial services, trading, commodities, and media streaming platforms.
Experience
Work history, roles, and key accomplishments
Azure Data Platform Engineer
Sharpening The Saw
Mar 2025 - Present (7 months)
Delivered data engineering solutions for VaR estimation using Databricks, PySpark and heavy SQL, implemented ADF pipelines and Unity Catalog for centralized governance to enable secure analytics and pricing workflows.
Senior Big Data Engineer
Onesound Promotion Inc
Jul 2023 - Feb 2025 (1 year 7 months)
Led migration of a high-traffic music streaming platform to Azure SQL and built ETL/ELT pipelines and Databricks lakehouse processing billions of logs, improving scalability and enabling real-time analytics.
Data Analyst / Big Data Engineer
Credit Suisse
Jul 2019 - Feb 2023 (3 years 7 months)
Contributed to a Climate Risk Platform and Big Data analytics by sourcing data into Palantir Foundry, developing PySpark workbooks, managing data lineage and metadata to support risk and portfolio workflows.
Senior Developer / Consultant
INASTI
Sep 2018 - Jun 2019 (9 months)
Improved EU social security calculation tools by hardening calculation logic, applying multithreading, improving report readability and responsiveness, and implementing Azure-based data processing pipelines.
Senior C# Developer
SAPL
Apr 2018 - Aug 2018 (4 months)
Delivered a research and analysis system for trading with CVA adjustments on commodity risk, implementing quantitative pricing models and ETL processes for regulatory and risk calculations.
Full-stack Developer / ETL Analyst
EDF Trading
Aug 2017 - Mar 2018 (7 months)
Built ETL processes and WPF dashboards for regulatory reporting, transforming and aggregating data to generate compliant reports and improve monitoring of rule application.
Senior C# Server-side Developer
Mitsui Bussan Commodities
Aug 2013 - Jun 2016 (2 years 10 months)
Developed real-time trading and reconciliation systems for commodities trading, performed back-end optimization and ETL to support pricing, KYC and financial analysis workflows.
Senior C# ETL Analyst
Eldion Consulting
Dec 2012 - May 2013 (5 months)
Built a stock market trading analysis tool with multi-database support and real-time filtering to enable market analysis across vendor datasets.
C# Developer / Financial Engineer
Barclays Capital
Sep 2011 - Oct 2012 (1 year 1 month)
Performed investigative analysis of valuation and Greeks discrepancies, implemented pricing for derivatives and built WPF tools for comparative quant analysis and report generation.
Senior C# Developer
Torux
Jun 2009 - Aug 2011 (2 years 2 months)
Led conversion of legacy WinForms applications to WPF and optimized backend data performance for a financial risk management system supporting derivatives for the shipping industry.
Automated daily reconciliation and consolidated capital markets data across multiple systems, migrated legacy apps to improve reporting automation and integrated DB2, Mainframe and Sybase via SSIS.
Application Framework Developer
Prudential
Aug 2002 - Jun 2004 (1 year 10 months)
Built a services integration framework for authentication and entitlements, optimizing data models, indexes and stored procedures to improve performance and deployability across Prudential Securities.
Treasury Workstation Developer
TIA-Creef
Aug 2002 - Jun 2004 (1 year 10 months)
Developed a .NET multi-user treasury workstation for real-time liquidity, reconciliation and cash forecasting to enable daily cash analysis and projected cash forecasting.
Developer / Reporting Engineer
Morgan Stanley
Feb 2000 - Jul 2001 (1 year 5 months)
Designed and implemented reporting systems and stored procedures for a private investments department, enabling ad-hoc and Crystal Reports-driven reporting across Sybase backends.
Education
Degrees, certifications, and relevant coursework
Manhattan College
Master of Science, Computer Engineering
Master of Science in Computer Engineering from Manhattan College in New York, USA.
City College of New York
Bachelor of Engineering, Electrical Engineering
Bachelor of Engineering in Electrical Engineering from City College of the City University of New York.
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