Sudhakar Chinnappan
@sudhakarchinnappan
Data engineer specializing in Snowflake migrations, ETL/ELT pipelines, and high-performance SQL.
IndiaWhat I'm looking for
I’m a Snowflake-focused data engineer with 5+ years of experience in Snowflake, SQL, and PL/SQL, specializing in data migration, ETL/ELT development, and data warehousing. I bring strong expertise in performance tuning, real-time data processing, and delivery for business-critical systems.
I’ve led end-to-end work including Snowflake Streams/Tasks/Snowpipe ingestion, dbt-based ELT transformations, and SQL development using stored procedures and UDFs. I also prioritize data integrity through data quality checks and audit frameworks, optimize pipeline performance to reduce load time, and mentor junior developers while working in Agile sprints.
Experience
Work history, roles, and key accomplishments
Snowflake Data Engineer
Equalize RCM
May 2024 - Dec 2025 (1 year 7 months)
Developed Snowflake Streams and DML-based change capture pipelines, and automated ELT workflows using Apache Airflow and dbt. Implemented Snowpipe ingestion and built staging, fact, and dimension models; optimized performance and added data quality/audit checks for reliable healthcare analytics.
Snowflake Data Engineer
Fintech Company
Feb 2019 - Apr 2024 (5 years 2 months)
Led end-to-end migration from Oracle and AWS S3 to Snowflake for large healthcare datasets, delivering scalable ETL/ELT pipelines. Built ingestion frameworks for structured and semi-structured data (JSON, Parquet) using Informatica Cloud (IICS) and Snowflake Snowpipe, and managed UAT/deployments while supporting compliance-focused data quality controls.
Education
Degrees, certifications, and relevant coursework
Madha Engineering College
Bachelor of Engineering, Electronic and Communicating Engineering
Grade: 6.28
Earned a B.E in Electronic and Communicating Engineering. Academic performance recorded as 6.28.
Vijayanta Model Hr Sec School
Higher Secondary Certificate
Grade: 70%
Completed H.S.C (Higher Secondary Certificate). Academic performance recorded as 70%.
Kendriya Vidyalaya O.C.F
Secondary School Leaving Certificate
Grade: 7.8
Completed O.C.F SSLC (Secondary School Leaving Certificate). Academic performance recorded as 7.8.
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