Anant T. — Product Manager

With 19 years of experience in the Capital Markets and FinTech sectors, I am a seasoned Data Engineering and Cloud Strategy Leader who specializes in driving large-scale cloud transformations and building cutting-edge, enterprise-grade data platforms. Currently, at ION, I lead the strategy, roadmap, and execution of Azure Data & AI capabilities, delivering integrated data, analytics, and reporting ecosystems that empower cross-functional teams from executive leadership to infrastructure. My core expertise lies in architecting secure, scalable, and cost-efficient cloud solutions within the Microsoft Azure ecosystem and Power Platform. I collaborate extensively with Azure Architects, ITSec/CISO teams, Data Governance stakeholders, and Engineering groups to ensure the successful delivery of platforms that meet security, compliance, and performance standards. I also serve as a mentor and technical leader, influencing key architecture and delivery decisions and advocating for best practices in cloud adoption, DevOps, and modern data governance frameworks. Throughout my career, I’ve led diverse data and analytics initiatives, contributing to business transformation while driving significant efficiencies. Before transitioning to cloud strategy, I developed ultra-low latency trading systems in C++ and Java, giving me a robust technical foundation in high-performance, mission-critical systems. I always seek opportunities for leadership or architect roles where I can lead innovative cloud-first data strategies, influence cutting-edge technologies, and continue mentoring high-performing teams. My goal is to empower businesses to harness the full potential of modern cloud and data solutions, creating transformative value across industries.

Stackforce AI infers this person is a Data Engineering and Cloud Strategy Leader in the FinTech industry.

Location: Delhi, India

Experience: 15 yrs 6 mos

Skills

Cloud Computing
Data Engineering
Data Governance
Software Development

Career Highlights

Led large-scale cloud transformations in FinTech.
Built enterprise-grade data platforms on Azure.
Mentored high-performing teams in cloud strategy.

Work Experience

ION

Data Engineering Manager | Cloud & BI Architect (12 yrs 9 mos)

Maffick Consultancy Services (www.maffickcs.com)

Independent Software Consultant (4 yrs 2 mos)

RTS Real Time Systems, Frankfurt, Germany.

C++ Software Developer (4 mos)

Futures First

Associate Technology (1 yr 3 mos)

Creative Computer Institute

Software Developer (1 yr 2 mos)

Education

Bachelor of Technology - BTech at Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam Technical University

Anant T.

Product Manager

Delhi, India15 yrs 6 mos experience

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Key Highlights

Led large-scale cloud transformations in FinTech.
Built enterprise-grade data platforms on Azure.
Mentored high-performing teams in cloud strategy.

Stackforce AI infers this person is a Data Engineering and Cloud Strategy Leader in the FinTech industry.

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Skills

Core Skills

Cloud ComputingData EngineeringData GovernanceSoftware Development

Other Skills

Data AnalysisEngineering LeadershipAzure Data Lake Gen2Azure SQLAzure PurviewAzure FunctionsML StudioPythonAzure AutomatePower BIAzure Cognitive ServicesLUISAzure Bot FrameworkSoftware Development MethodologiesSoftware Architecture

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Experience

15 yrs 6 mos

Total Experience

3 yrs 10 mos

Average Tenure

12 yrs 9 mos

Current Experience

Ion

Data Engineering Manager | Cloud & BI Architect

Sep 2013 – Present · 12 yrs 9 mos · Noida, Uttar Pradesh, India · On-site

Built and deployed an enterprise data lake using Azure technologies (Azure Data Lake Gen2, Azure SQL, ADF), enabling data governance through Azure Purview and handling over 5TB of data daily. This reduced reporting time by 30%, improved operational efficiency by 40%, and empowered C-suite decision-making with real-time dashboards and KPIs.
Led the end-to-end development of real-time machine learning and analytics pipelines using Azure Functions, ML Studio, Event Hubs, and Python to automate processes (e.g., Jira, Ivanti), cutting manual work by 40% and boosting efficiency by 35%.
Managed and scaled a high-performing data engineering team from 1 to 12 members, fostering a culture of innovation and continuous learning. Improved team productivity by 25% and enhanced platform uptime to 99.9%.
Spearheaded migration from legacy systems to Azure-based architecture, modernizing data pipelines and reducing ETL processing time by 40% while ensuring scalability for growing financial datasets.
Automated Finance and Revenue KPIs using Azure Automate, Power BI, Power Automate, and Python—cutting monthly reporting cycles by 50% and halving processing time from 10 days to 5.
Designed and deployed AI-powered chatbots using Azure Cognitive Services, LUIS, and Azure Bot Framework to automate internal workflows, reduce employee search time by 30%, and deliver real-time pipeline insights.
Led Master Data Management (MDM) initiatives for customer legal entities, products, and services, improving data accuracy by 20% and enabling centralized, consistent reporting across the enterprise.
Established data quality frameworks and metadata governance via Azure Purview, standardizing cleansing processes and reducing reporting errors by 25% while ensuring compliance through RBAC and lineage tracking.
Developed Python-based ingestion tools for large-scale extraction and normalization from external sources, facilitating seamless data flow into the enterprise data lake.

Data AnalysisEngineering LeadershipCloud ComputingData Engineering

Maffick consultancy services (www.maffickcs.com)

Independent Software Consultant

Jun 2009 – Aug 2013 · 4 yrs 2 mos · New Delhi Area, India

Advised global clients on software architecture, automated trading solutions, and CI/CD practices, leading to optimized automated trading infrastructure.
Designed a Monte Carlo clustering framework for Opalit Solutions, improving system scalability and efficiency.
Developed market indicator tools for Realtime Systems, enhancing trading accuracy by 15%.

Engineering LeadershipSoftware Development MethodologiesSoftware DevelopmentCloud Computing

Rts real time systems, frankfurt, germany.

C++ Software Developer

Jan 2009 – May 2009 · 4 mos · Frankfurt, Hesse, Germany

Here, I was responsible for suggesting and developing new communication-server architecture to meet future challenges of business. Speed, scalability and automated order-management were main concerns to deal with. My main responsibilities included,
1) Member of next-generation servers architecture development-team,
2) Performance-improvements of various DB Servers,
3) Replacement of NIHCL by STL,
4) Failover Server management.

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Futures first

Associate Technology

Sep 2007 – Dec 2008 · 1 yr 3 mos · Gurugram, Haryana, India

1. Pseudo Trading Interface: I wrapped some third-party tradinginterface’s API into .Net based Pseudo Trading Interface API, which was a standard single-threaded wrapper trading interface. The objective of this project was to decrease time, cost, and skills complexities during development of Automated trading tools, so that, those can be run independently of their underlying basic trading-interfaces.
2. Arbitrager: An automated trading-tool, which implemented a very general profit-strategy named Arbitrage. This tool used to take any two specified contracts and spreads between those two contracts
and used to monitor arbitrage cases to hit prices.
Technologies used: C, C++, C#, Win32, WPF, Silverlight.

Engineering LeadershipSoftware Development MethodologiesSoftware DevelopmentCloud Computing