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Zan Zver

@zanzver

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Data engineer with MSc in Big Data Analytics and cloud focus.

United Kingdom

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What I'm looking for

I seek data engineering roles focused on cloud-native ETL, automation, strong documentation, collaborative teams, and opportunities to apply DevOps/MLOps practices and mentor others.

I am a data engineer with an MSc in Big Data Analytics (Distinction) who builds and maintains ETL pipelines, automations, and cloud-native data solutions using Python, Go, AWS, dbt and Dagster. I bring practical sysadmin and DevOps experience from home lab projects and professional roles, and I enjoy sharing knowledge through presentations and teaching.

I have delivered production data engineering work in a remote, Scrum environment, contributed as a university visiting demonstrator for AI/ML and Python, and completed an MSc project in applied data analytics. I prioritize reliable, secure systems, automation (CI/CD, Terraform/OpenTofu), and clear documentation to remove single points of failure and accelerate team delivery.

Experience

Work history, roles, and key accomplishments

Data Engineer

GitHub (portfolio)

Feb 2023 - Sep 2025 (2 years 7 months)

Developed and maintained ETL pipelines across bronze/silver/gold stages using Python and Go, implemented CI/CD with GitLab and Terraform/OpenTofu, and ensured data lineage and security practices, supporting remote Scrum delivery.

Python Golang AWS Lambda S3 Step Functions Dagster DBT CI CD OpenTofu Pytest

Visiting Demonstrator

Birmingham City University

Sep 2022 - Feb 2023 (5 months)

Assisted lectures and provided assessment support for AI/ML and MLOps topics, teaching EDA, cleaning, classification/regression, and MLOps best practices using tools like Airflow, Mlflow and Docker.

Machine Learning MLOps Apache Airflow MLFlow Google Colab Docker Python scikit learn Linux

Visiting Demonstrator

Birmingham City University

Oct 2019 - Aug 2022 (2 years 10 months)

Taught and supported undergraduate students in Python fundamentals, developed exercises and revision material, and prepared students for exams in core programming concepts.

Python Teaching Tutoring Algorithm Design Tkinter SQL Git

Trainee Sysadmin

Blueberry Consultants

Apr 2020 - Sep 2021 (1 year 5 months)

Maintained cloud and on-prem infrastructure, automated tasks with Python/Bash, managed Azure/O365 administration, and produced wiki documentation to improve operational efficiency.

AWS Python BASH Terraform SQL MongoDB O365 Documentation

Order Picker

Wing Yip

Oct 2018 - Apr 2020 (1 year 6 months)

Picked, packed and dispatched orders, trained staff, managed small teams and delivered customer service in a fast-paced warehouse environment.

Inventory Management Customer Service Dispatch Warehouse operations

Education

Degrees, certifications, and relevant coursework

Birmingham City University

Master of Science, Big Data Analytics

2022 - 2025

Grade: Distinction

Activities and societies: Modules included Modern optimisation, Big data management, Applied statistics, Data mining, Advanced databases, Web Social Media Analytics and Visualisation; individual master's project.

MSc Big Data Analytics completed with Distinction, covering big data management, applied statistics, data mining, advanced databases and an individual master's project.

Birmingham City University

Bachelor of Science, Computer and Data Science

2018 - 2022

Grade: First Class Honours

Activities and societies: Key modules: Data Management and Machine Learning Operations, Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning, Modern Data Stores, Deep Neural Networks, Object Oriented Programming, Database and Web Application Development.

BSc Computer and Data Science awarded First Class Honours with coursework in AI/ML, modern data stores, databases and software development.