Talal Haider
Senior Data Engineer
Lahore
Summary
Results-driven and detail-oriented data professional with practical experience managing diverse datasets and fostering effective cross functional coordination. Proven track record in supporting senior leadership to achieve strategic objectives and streamline operations. Skilled in system migrations, robust database administration, and process optimization. Proficient in strategy development, risk analysis, and mitigation, with a solid grasp of business operations and data analytics tools. Known for strong communication, leadership, collaboration, problem-solving, and interpersonal skills.
Senior engineering professional with deep expertise in data architecture, pipeline development, and big data technologies. Proven track record in optimizing data workflows, enhancing system efficiency, and driving business intelligence initiatives. Strong collaborator, adaptable to evolving project demands, with focus on delivering impactful results through teamwork and innovation. Skilled in SQL, Python, Spark, and cloud platforms, with strategic approach to data management and problem-solving.
Overview
5
5
years of professional experience
6
6
years of post-secondary education
Work History
Senior Data Engineer
Job Logic
03.2025 - Current
- Monitored daily Azure data pipelines and performed rapid issue resolution to ensure seamless data flow, enabling the reporting team to generate timely, actionable insights.
- Designed and maintained data scraping solutions tailored to business requirements, supporting lead generation and targeted outreach efforts.
Senior Data Engineer
Afiniti Ltd
01.2023 - 01.2025
- Automated legacy Talend-based ETL processes using Python, leveraging Pandas, multiprocessing, and other libraries to enhance efficiency and maintainability, reducing runtime by 30%.
- Designed and monitored data pipelines for international clients, including Telefonica Brazil, ensuring reliable data flow and timely delivery.
- Built and maintained daily ETL workflows using a combination of ETL tools, handling scheduling, monitoring, and troubleshooting of production issues.
- Refactored existing ETL logic to support dynamic data extraction, transformation, and loading from multiple sources into the enterprise data warehouse.
- Provided production support, ensuring high availability and quick resolution of data pipeline incidents.
- Optimized SQL queries and ETL jobs for improved performance and reduced execution times.
- Acted as a liaison with global stakeholders and collaborated closely with AI teams during deployments and system integrations.
- Migrated and refactored legacy MySQL-based code to Greenplum for improved scalability and analytics.
Senior Software Engineer, ETL Developer
Kavtech Solutions Ltd
01.2022 - 01.2023
- Built and maintained ETL pipelines for real estate datasets using Pentaho Data Integration (PDI).
- Ensured high data quality by implementing validation checks, monitoring consistency.
- Processed and ingested structured data into PostgreSQL databases for downstream analytics and reporting purposes.
- Migrated and modernized legacy ETL pipelines to the AWS cloud, significantly improving scalability and reducing operational overhead.
- Designed and implemented efficient data processing workflows using AWS services such as Lambda, S3, and Athena.
- Utilized Amazon S3 for scalable data storage and Athena for serverless querying and analysis.
- Continuously expanding expertise in AWS and Python by exploring advanced services, including PySpark and Redshift.
Data Engineer
Allied Bank Ltd
01.2020 - 01.2022
- Contributed to the planning and development of in-house Data Lake architecture using Oracle Data Integrator (ODI), Hadoop Cloudera, Hive, Spark, and Sqoop.
- Designed and developed various ODI lifecycle components, including Models, Variables, Procedures, Data Quality Controls, Packages, Scenarios, Complex Files, and Load Plans.
- Integrated and transformed diverse datasets into the Data Lake through the Hadoop ecosystem, enabling efficient data ingestion and processing.
- Translated complex banking data requirements into logical and physical models for Data Lake and data warehouse systems supporting OLTP platforms.
- Implemented best practices for Change Data Capture (CDC) within ODI-based ETL processes to ensure timely and accurate data synchronization.
- Migrated and transformed data across multiple sources and targets, utilizing Lookups, Filters, Joins, Aggregations, and Knowledge Modules for advanced data processing.
Education
FSc - Pre-Engineering
Unique Science College
01.2013 - 01.2015
Bachelors - Computer Science
University of Engineering Science Technology
01.2015 - 01.2019
Skills
AWS
Training
- Oracle Data Integrator Training, IBM
- AWS Training, Kavtech Solutions Lahore
Internship
Machine Learning Internship, Al-Khawarizmi Institute of Computer Science (KICS)
Timeline
Senior Data Engineer
Job Logic
03.2025 - Current
Senior Data Engineer
Afiniti Ltd
01.2023 - 01.2025
Senior Software Engineer, ETL Developer
Kavtech Solutions Ltd
01.2022 - 01.2023
Data Engineer
Allied Bank Ltd
01.2020 - 01.2022
Bachelors - Computer Science
University of Engineering Science Technology
01.2015 - 01.2019
FSc - Pre-Engineering
Unique Science College
01.2013 - 01.2015
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