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Taha Can Bal

@tahacanbal

Senior Architect at IQVIA shaping South Europe’s Databricks data platform, with governed, metadata-driven pipelines as a blueprint across countries.

Italy

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At IQVIA, I architect the evolution of the South Europe data platform, aligning architecture with business vision and product strategy across Italy, Spain, Portugal, Switzerland, Greece, and Israel. I lead enterprise architecture and Spark-based data pipelines on Databricks, and contribute to an Azure-based, LangGraph multi-agent initiative.

I’ve also worked across data science, analytics, and AI architecture at Alkemy enabling evolution, COMATCH, and Accenture. My work has included automating ETL workflows, developing analytical solutions, and building and evaluating AI proof-of-concept projects.

Experience

Work history, roles, and key accomplishments

Senior Architect - Global Infrastructure&Operations

IQVIA

Mar 2023 - Sep 2026 (3 years 6 months)

Architect the South Europe data platform evolution across Italy, Spain, Portugal, Switzerland, Greece and Israel, aligning with business vision and product strategy.
Lead enterprise architecture and Spark-based data pipelines on Databricks, partnering with software/data engineers, DevOps, and security teams across multiple countries.
Own cloud adoption strategy for multi- and hybrid-cloud deployme

Data Scientist

Alkemy enabling evolution

Oct 2021 - Feb 2023 (1 year 4 months)

Analyzed large datasets and applied feature engineering to surface trends and accelerate decision-making across teams.
Automated ETL pipelines and data processing workflows, significantly reducing manual turnaround time.
Engineered dashboards that enhanced real-time insight and improved team productivity.

Independent Consultant

COMATCH

Sep 2019 - Dec 2020 (1 year 3 months)

Understand the client requirement and architect robust data platform on multiple cloud technologies.
Create reusable and scalable data pipelines using Cloud data services for development of Big Data Platforms.
Transform raw data to conform to assumptions of machine learning algorithm.
Create customized applications to make critical predictions, automate reasoning and decisions, and calculate optim

Business & Integration Architecture Team Lead Consultant - Robotics ,AI and Mach

Accenture

Dec 2017 - Sep 2019 (1 year 9 months)

Evaluate and adopt new technologies to address changing industry needs.
Help companies to develop AI driven organization in terms of strategy, structure, systems, staff.
Lead architecture as well as manage and mentor consultants.
Help validate feasibility of a new line of business for Accenture Turkey by building and evaluating AI based POC projects.

Business&Technology Delivery Consultant - Data Analytics

Accenture

Jul 2016 - Dec 2017 (1 year 5 months)

Work independently and with various internal and external project teams.
Develop new and innovative analytical solutions that meet customer requirements.
Data mining using state-of-the-art methods.
Assist in making strategic data-related decisions by analyzing, manipulating, tracking, internally managing, and reporting data.
Clearly communicate techniques and result with clients and project team m

Business Intelligence Consultant

Turk Telekom

Feb 2016 - Jul 2016 (5 months)

Provide expertise in design, development and implementation of Business Intelligence (BI) and analytics systems.
Work with technical resources to design and model the data warehouse systems.
Provide optimal and cost-effective solutions to business teams in achieving business objectives.
Provide functional and technical guidance to business teams when needed.
Compare operational progress against pl

Programmer Analyst

Imperial Tobacco

Feb 2015 - Feb 2016 (1 year)

Design enterprise and departmental business intelligence, data warehousing and reporting solutions using Microsoft Business Intelligence (BIDS) tool set (SQL Server 2012-2014)
Development & maintenance of recurring and ad-hoc SQL/OLAP based reports for fulfilling new business requirements within deadlines and specifications
Analyze ERP, Workflow, HR/Payroll or other Finance related business inform

System Analyst(Customer and Channel Development)

CignaTurkiye

Jan 2014 - Jan 2015 (1 year)

Interact with clients to learn and document requirements that are then used to produce business requirements documents.
Define application problem by conferring with clients; evaluating procedures and processes.
Write technical requirements from a critical phase.
Develop solution by preparing and evaluating alternative workflow solutions.
Control solution by establishing specifications; coordinati