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Vidya Lakshmi Chitturi

@vidyalakshmichitturi

Data Engineer at Health First who cut analytics query runtime by 35% with Snowflake and dbt data models.

United States
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At Health First, I design and optimize Snowflake and Delta Lake data models and dbt pipelines, reducing downstream analytics query runtime by 35%. I also build batch and near-real-time ingestion pipelines with Python, PySpark, Kafka, Airflow, and Snowflake.

I developed REST API integrations for clinical platforms and vendor systems, and implemented data-quality, security, and governance controls for PHI under HIPAA. These controls reduced manual validation effort by 40%.

I built and maintained 30+ Airflow DAGs and Databricks Workflows for event-driven pipelines, with monitoring, alerting, and failure recovery to meet a 99.5% SLA. I also integrated OpenAI and Azure OpenAI into data workflows, including RAG pipelines with vector embeddings and semantic search.

Previously at Nisum, I developed and supported ETL/ELT pipelines across Azure, AWS, and Snowflake, processing data from 15+ source systems. I optimized SQL and PySpark workloads, reducing job runtime by 30%, and earned the AWS Certified Solutions Architect – Associate certification.

Experience

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HF
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Data Engineer

Health First

Jan 2025 - Present (1 year 10 months)

Designed and optimized Snowflake and Delta Lake data models and dbt transformation pipelines, reducing query runtime by 35%. Built batch and near-real-time ingestion pipelines processing 500+ GB of data daily, and implemented automated data-quality and security controls under HIPAA.

Education

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University of North Texas logoUT

University of North Texas

Master of Science, Computer and Information Science

2024 -

Pursuing a Master of Science in Computer and Information Science at the University of North Texas, with an expected completion in December 2025.

Amazon Web Services (AWS) logoAA

Amazon Web Services (AWS)

AWS Certified Solutions Architect – Associate, Cloud Architecture

Earned the AWS Certified Solutions Architect – Associate certification.

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