Aruna Duggisani
Passionate about building and coaching data/application engineering teams through fast-paced project delivery of new and innovative features, using Agile/Lean frameworks.
- Role
- Engineering Manager - Data Integration at Kroger Technology & Digital
- Location
- Cincinnati, OH, US
- LinkedIn followers
- 500 followers
About Aruna Duggisani
Effective in driving product strategy and operational excellence of full stack development and data engineering teams. Strong domain knowledge of retail and credit industry.
Experience
Engineering Manager - Data Integration
Jun 2021 — Present · Blue Ash, OH, US
As the Engineering leader of Retail Sales Domain (2025 – Current) • Strategic Alignment & Stewardship: Advancing the \"Data as a Product\" strategy by guiding teams on aggressive roadmapping and sunsetting legacy debt • Data Strategy Champion: Personally drove alignment with Kroger’s Enterprise Data Strategy and architecture principles, empowering teams to adopt creative modernization patterns for their integrations. • Legacy Modernization: Spearheaded the first-of-its-kind transition of legacy Sales data pipelines from Enterprise ETL to a Domain-owned model, establishing clear sunset goals for technical debt. • Domain Leadership: Lead the Sales domain team in strategic goal-setting and execution, fostering a cohesive culture that increased team ownership of strategic discussions and product roadmapping. As Manager for ETL and EDI teams,(20••••24) • Lead a large team of Data Engineers (10 FTEs and 50+ contractors ) • Collaborate with architects and engineering leaders to enhance alignment with Kroger\'s Data Strategy and Domain Model. • Tasked with the architecture and design of stable and scalable data pipelines utilizing ETL and EDI tools. • Actively recruit and onboard new team members to offset attrition. • Lead learning forums to assist with team upskilling in current ETL processes, Databricks, Python, etc. • Proposed and implemented a team structure that better aligns with stakeholders and enhances accountability. • Guide the team towards a product-focused approach and the establishment of ambitious goals. • Drive continuous Improvement through simplification initiatives and support SLAs • Enhancing Agile adoption by fostering team autonomy, streamlining planning, refining prioritization, and employing Agile metrics.
Education
Osmania University
Master of Science - MS, Physics
1995 — 1997
NIIT Hyderabad
Advanced Diploma in Software Technology and Systems management, Computer Science and Information Technology
Skills
- IT Strategy
- IT Operations
- Leadership
- Team Building
- Microsoft Sql Server
- Project Management
- Sharepoint
- Disaster Recovery
- IT Management
- Process Improvement
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