Santhosh Kumar Gaja — Data Engineer

I am a Data Engineer and BI Developer with over 8 years of experience in transforming raw data into powerful business insights. Currently working as a Fabric Data Engineer and BI Developer, I specialize in building modern data pipelines, models, and visual analytics solutions that enable data-driven decision-making across organizations. Throughout my career, I’ve worked across the entire BI and analytics lifecycle — from data engineering and modeling to visualization and business strategy. 2 years as a Fabric Data Engineer & BI Developer – designing scalable data models, integrating sources into Microsoft Fabric, and developing analytics solutions in Power BI. 4 years as a Power BI Developer – building interactive dashboards, automating reports, and optimizing DAX and data models for performance. 1 year of experience with Tableau, creating rich visual storytelling for executive and operational use cases. 1 year as a Business Analyst, bridging business needs with technical solutions through process understanding and data interpretation. 1 year with SAP BusinessObjects (BO), developing enterprise-level reports and analytics. I’m passionate about connecting data engineering with business intelligence — ensuring that every dataset not only flows seamlessly but also tells a meaningful story. My goal is to help organizations make informed, confident, and timely business decisions through reliable, well-modeled data. Core Skills: Power BI | Microsoft Fabric | SQL Server | Data Modeling | DAX | Tableau | SAP BO | ETL | Data Analysis | Business Intelligence | Stakeholder Management

Stackforce AI infers this person is a Data Engineer and BI Developer specializing in SaaS solutions.

Location: Hyderabad, Telangana, India

Experience: 8 yrs 6 mos

Skills

Power Bi
Data Engineering
Data Modeling
Business Intelligence
Data Visualization
Business Analysis
Data Analytics

Career Highlights

Over 8 years of experience in data engineering and BI development.
Expert in building modern data pipelines and visual analytics solutions.
Passionate about connecting data engineering with business intelligence.

Work Experience

Data Semantics

Data Engineer (2 yrs 1 mo)

RMSI

Business Analyst (1 yr 3 mos)

Wipro

Senior Associate (2 yrs)

Cognizant

Senior Process Executive - Data (1 yr 8 mos)

Amazon

Network Operations Specialist (6 mos)

GlobalLogic

Analyst (1 yr)

Education

Executive MBA at Indian Institute of Technology, Patna

PG Diploma at International Institute of Information Technology Bangalore

Bachelor's at Malla Reddy University

High School at Sri Chaitanya Jr kalasala

SSC at Nagrajuna Model High School

Santhosh Kumar Gaja

Data Engineer

Hyderabad, Telangana, India8 yrs 6 mos experience

Key Highlights

Over 8 years of experience in data engineering and BI development.
Expert in building modern data pipelines and visual analytics solutions.
Passionate about connecting data engineering with business intelligence.

Stackforce AI infers this person is a Data Engineer and BI Developer specializing in SaaS solutions.

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Skills

Core Skills

Power BiData EngineeringData ModelingBusiness IntelligenceData VisualizationBusiness AnalysisData Analytics

Other Skills

Attention to DetailAzure Data FactoryBusiness Intelligence (BI)Business Intelligence ToolsDAXDashboardsData AnalysisData ScienceDatabasesETL ToolsEngineeringExcel DashboardsExtract, Transform, Load (ETL)Google AnalyticsManagement

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Experience

Data semantics

Data Engineer

Aug 2023 – Sep 2025 · 2 yrs 1 mo · Hyderabad, Telangana, India · Remote

Technologies: Microsoft Fabric, Power BI, SQL Server, Azure Data Factory, DAX
As a Data Engineer and BI Developer at DataSemantics, I design and implement scalable data solutions that empower business teams with actionable insights.
Build and manage data pipelines using Microsoft Fabric and Azure Data Factory to integrate data from multiple sources.
Develop semantic data models and interactive dashboards in Power BI to support executive decision-making and performance tracking.
Collaborate with cross-functional teams to understand business requirements and translate them into efficient data models and reports.
Optimize DAX queries, enhance report performance, and automate data refresh processes.
Ensure data quality, consistency, and governance across all BI environments.
Key achievements:
✔ Improved reporting efficiency by automating key data flows in Fabric.
✔ Delivered scalable, insight-driven Power BI solutions adopted across multiple business units.
Technologies: SAP BO, SQL, Universe Design Tool, Web Intelligence
Worked as an SAP BO Developer, focusing on enterprise-level reporting and analytics solutions.
Designed and developed BO Universes, reports, and dashboards to meet complex business requirements.
Integrated SAP BO with multiple data sources to enable unified reporting.
Worked with stakeholders to define KPIs, data models, and report automation strategies.
Ensured high data accuracy and efficient performance through optimized queries and scheduled refresh cycles.
Key achievements:
✔ Streamlined legacy reporting systems using BO Universes and SQL optimization.
✔ Enhanced report usability and reduced manual reporting effort by 40%.

Microsoft FabricPower BISQL ServerAzure Data FactoryDAXData Engineering

Rmsi

Business Analyst

May 2022 – Aug 2023 · 1 yr 3 mos · Hyderabad, Telangana, India · Hybrid

Provide organization's with data-driven insights and problem-solving assistance (Clients).
working with large amounts of data on our internal systems to solve strategic and operational problems, visualizing and building analytical solutions, generating data insights, translating them into actionable recommendations, and influencing important business decisions
Collaborate with the senior managers of the organization to gain a complete understanding of the business, from data and metrics to strategic challenges and opportunities.
Provide insights to key business stakeholders by transforming data into actionable insights through the use of appropriate analytical solutions.
In-depth research to identify and size opportunities for growth and efficiency to support business performance, contributing to the strategic direction of the business

Attention to DetailDashboardsSQLData ModelingPattern RecognitionData Science+9

Wipro

Senior Associate

May 2020 – May 2022 · 2 yrs · Hyderabad, Telangana, India · Remote

Experience in development of Reports, Dashboards in Power BI.
Build reports and dashboards in Power BI desktop to provide visibility to senior management that support data driven decisions
Generated Calculated Measures & Columns using Dax Functions like ALL, Calculate, Filter, DateDiff, Date ADD, Calendar etc.
Used Power BI, Power Pivot to develop data analysis prototype, and used Power View and Power Map to visualize reports.
Creating Row Level Security with Power BI and Integration with Power BI service portal.
Explore data in a Variety of ways and across multiple visualizations using Power BI
Published reports and dashboards using Power BI.
Using the parameters for the Dynamic level filters.
Creating Formatting, Advanced Formatting in tooltip labels like descriptive tooltips, and conditional formatting.
Extensively worked on Power BI Personal Gateways and Enterprise Gateways.
Worked on larger datasets for Analyzing data by using Pivot tables, Power Query, Power Pivot.
Summarizing and extracting key insights in Excel & in Power BI

Attention to DetailDashboardsMicrosoft Power BIData ModelingPattern RecognitionData Science+10

Cognizant

Senior Process Executive - Data

Aug 2018 – Apr 2020 · 1 yr 8 mos · Hyderabad Area, India · Hybrid

Experience in development of Reports, Dashboards in Power BI.
Generated Calculated Measures & Columns using Dax. Dax Functions like ALL, Calculate, Filter, DateDiff etc.
Used Power BI, Power Pivot to develop data analysis prototype, and used Power View and Power Map to visualize reports.
Publishing the data source into Power BI Server and scheduling the data sources.
Explore data in a Variety of ways and across multiple visualizations using Power BI
Published reports and dashboards using Power BI.
Worked on larger datasets for Analyzing data by using Pivot tables, Power Query, Power Pivot.
Summarizing and extracting key insights in Excel & in Power BI
Working with Bookmarks, Buttons, Selection Pane, Filters.

Attention to DetailDashboardsData ModelingExtract, Transform, Load (ETL)DatabasesBusiness Intelligence (BI)+3

Amazon

Network Operations Specialist

Sep 2017 – Mar 2018 · 6 mos · Hyderabad Area, India · On-site

Resolving customers issues through email or chat support through tickets.
Technical support for the aws cloud platform products.

Attention to Detail

Globallogic

Analyst

Jul 2016 – Jul 2017 · 1 yr · Hyderabad, Telangana, India · On-site

Maintained MIS for performance characteristics involving preparing reports for process vise and sharing daily productivity reports with respective teams.
Developed effective dialogue to share issues and information with superiors, peers and business partners to accomplish our joined business goals.
Preparing dashboards and maintaining attrition data and Billings data for the projects.
Assisted in development and preparation of reports describing trends, expenses and tracking of work flow.
Reviewed and evaluated department and unit performance to prepare stacks for monthly, quarterly & yearly.