Suman Kalyan Sahoo

CEO

Berlin, Berlin, Germany13 yrs 3 mos experience
Highly Stable

Key Highlights

  • Expert in governance-first data platforms
  • Led successful migration from Redshift to Snowflake
  • Operationalised self-serve analytics for non-specialists
Stackforce AI infers this person is a Data Engineering expert in SaaS with a focus on governance and compliance.

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Skills

Core Skills

Data GovernanceData ArchitectureData Engineering

Other Skills

AWS GlueApache KafkaSnowflakeS3AthenaData CatalogData LakesOracleJenkinsData Warehouse ArchitectureData Build Tool (DBT)TerraformAmazon S3Apache SparkAmazon Web Services (AWS)

About

Lead Data Platform Engineer (10+ yrs) specialising in governance-first data platforms. I set strategy, define architecture, and establish operating models that deliver compliant, high-quality, and self-serve analytics at scale. Accountable for the centralised data platform strategy, architecture and governance; enable trusted, analytics-ready data across the business. Architected end-to-end infrastructure on AWS (Amazon S3, AWS Glue, Amazon Athena, DMS) and Snowflake; led Redshift → Snowflake migration with SLAs, RBAC and cost/performance guardrails. Standardised dbt from the ground up; operationalised a self-serve model so non-specialists can ship tested, version-controlled models via Git/CI/CD. Instituted data governance & quality (PII, privacy, GDPR) and data contracts between sources and consumers to prevent pipeline failures and strengthen compliance. Rolled out enterprise data catalog & lineage with ~80% documentation coverage, improving discoverability, ownership and auditability. Expert in building greenfield Snowflake warehouses on AWS: modelling, performance, security, testing, Time Travel, Zero Copy Cloning, Snowpipe, Streams & Tasks, Data Sharing. Orchestrate reliable pipelines with Apache Airflow; implement observability, monitoring & alerting with defined SLAs/SLOs; support batch & streaming (Kafka). Partner with Product, BI, Security & Compliance; mentor engineers and turn governance into measurable business outcomes. Skills / Expertise: AWS (Amazon S3, AWS Glue, Amazon Athena, DMS) | Snowflake (Snowpipe, Streams & Tasks, Time Travel, Zero Copy Cloning, Data Sharing) | Amazon Redshift | dbt (data build tool) | Apache Airflow | PySpark | Python | SQL / SnowSQL | Kafka (batch & streaming) | ELT / ETL | Data Architecture & Modelling | Data Governance | Data Quality | Data Contracts | Data Catalog /Catalogue & Lineage (OpenMetadata, DataHub, Collibra) | Privacy, PII & GDPR | Observability, Monitoring & Alerting | RBAC | SLAs/SLOs | Git-based CI/CD | Modern Data Warehouse (DWH) | Data Lake / Datalake | Self-serve Analytics | Cost Optimisation

Experience

13 yrs 3 mos
Total Experience
4 yrs 3 mos
Average Tenure
6 mos
Current Experience

Gotphoto.com | fotograf.de

Team Lead - Data platform

Dec 2025Present · 6 mos · Berlin, Germany · On-site

Zenjob

Lead Data Engineer

Jun 2022Mar 2026 · 3 yrs 9 mos · Berlin, Germany · On-site

  • Accountable for the architecture, strategy, and governance of Zenjob’s centralised data platform, enabling compliant, analytics-ready data across the organisation.
  • Directed the migration from Amazon Redshift to Snowflake, designing an end-to-end data infrastructure with a governance-first posture on quality, privacy, and regulatory compliance.
  • Built and operationalised an AWS-based data lake (S3, Glue, Athena, DMS) integrated with Snowflake, implementing SLAs, RBAC, and cost/performance guardrails.
  • Designed and rolled out organisation-wide data catalog & lineage capabilities with ~80% documentation coverage, improving discoverability, ownership, and audit readiness.
  • Led the implementation of dbt as the company’s transformation standard, building it from scratch and enabling a self-serve model where non-specialists can create tested, version-controlled models with minimal prior coding knowledge.
  • Established data contracts between source data providers and the data platform team to reduce pipeline breakages, maintain compliance, and ensure consistent data quality.
  • Partnered with Product, BI, and Compliance to align on governance policies, drive adoption of self-serve analytics, and improve time-to-insight across business teams.
AWS GlueApache KafkaData GovernanceData Architecture

Fidelity investments

Senior Data Engineer

Sep 2016May 2022 · 5 yrs 8 mos · Bengaluru, Karnataka, India · On-site

  • Enterprise Data Lake/ Cloud Data Warehouse
  • Spearheaded the design and development of migration strategies from on-premise Oracle database to Snowflake data warehouse
  • Designed and implemented Snowpipes for continuous data load with Change Data Capture (CDC) and orchestrated bulk data loading from on-premises using COPY
  • Architected internal and external stages in S3 for seamless data transformation and loading processes
  • Owned the implementation and optimization of various Snowflake utilities such as Snow Pipe, Secure Views, Tasks, Streams, Time Travel, Cloning, and Data Sharing
  • Led efforts in optimizing data load processes and pipelines through innovative clustering and partitioning techniques
  • Pioneered the development of ETL pipelines using Python and Snowflake SnowSQL, ensuring efficient data extraction, transformation, and loading
  • Demonstrated proficiency in crafting and fine-tuning SQL queries for comprehensive data analysis
  • Took charge of developing Python scripts for Airflow DAGs, enabling seamless job scheduling and task
  • management
SnowflakeData LakesData ArchitectureData Engineering

Tata consultancy services

Data Engineer

Jan 2013Aug 2016 · 3 yrs 7 mos · Bengaluru, Karnataka, India · On-site

  • Risk Management (Financial Risk Profile(FRP)) :
  • Extensive experience building Data Warehouses, Data Marts, and overseeing Data Integration and
  • ETL processes in Financial Credit Risk and Market Risk sectors.
  • Proficient in developing complex MSSQL queries, Stored Procedures, Functions, Views, and Triggers
  • using SQL Server and TSQL.
  • Skilled in maintaining, debugging, and optimizing SQL scripts, as well as supporting Informatica ETL
  • processes, ensuring data accuracy and reliability.
JenkinsData Engineering

Education

Biju Patnaik University of Technology, Odisha

Bachelor's degree

Jun 2008Jun 2012

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