Durga Prasad Katasani

About Durga Prasad Katasani

18+ years of experience delivering enterprise scale software systems across IT strategy, platform engineering, data architecture, cloud modernization, and observability- Proven ability to own and drive critical technical initiatives end to end, from problem definition and system design to implementation, optimization, and long term evolution- Demonstrated expertise designing high availability, scalable, and secure distributed systems supporting analytics, automation, and AI driven use cases- Champion of engineering excellence, including design reviews, CI/CD pipelines, code quality, observability, operational readiness, and incident management- Expertise in Cloud Technologies and Platforms – Snowflake, Databricks, Salesforce Data360, Agentforce, AWS, Azure, GCP- Recognized authority in Snowflake platform architecture, including Org & Account design, multi region strategies, secure data sharing, listings, replication, DR/FOFB, performance tuning, and FinOps, Cortex AI- Proven ability to design and evolve domain oriented data architectures, canonical models, and data contracts to support analytics, AI, and operational use cases- Expertise in ETL & Legacy technologies – IBM DataStage, Talend, Matillion, FiveTran, HVR Informatica, AWS Glue, Qlik, Oracle BICC, HCM Extracts & IBM Mainframes, DBT, ADF, FiveTran- Expertise in Data Governance, Management, Architecture, Modeling, Analysis and MDM- Experience in scripting and programming languages - Python, PySpark, Shell Scripting, COBOL- Experience Reporting Technologies – MS Power BI, Looker, Tableau, Cognos, ThoughtSpot- Well versed with version control systems Subversion, ClearCase, Git, GitHub, TFD, PVCS and CVS- Active contributor to Go To Market initiatives, including RFI, RFQ, and RFP responses, clearly articulating technical vision, feasibility, and tradeoffs- Strong partner to product, infra, security, and cloud platform teams, translating business intent into robust technical solutions- Snowflake certification leader with Subject Matter Expert, Advanced Architect, Advanced Administrator, Advanced Data Engineer and Core credentials, actively influencing standards, best practices, and platform adoption- Databricks Certified Solutions Architect, Data Engineer & Databricks Lakehouse Fundamentals Certified- AWS Certified Bigdata Specialty, AWS Certified Database Specialty, AWS Solutions Architect-Associate Certified- Microsoft Azure Fundamentals and Azure Data Fundamentals Certified-

Experience

1. Enterprise Data Architect

   Capgemini

   Dec 2021 — Present · Charlotte, NC, US

   Owned design and implementation of an Enterprise Platform Intake Application, a foundational internal system that automates Snowflake account, database, role, and warehouse provision using Salesforce, MuleSoft, and Snowflake APIs, reducing manual onboarding effort by >60%- Designed and delivered AI Agent–based Enterprise Architecture solutions (Enterprise Architecture Agent, LeanIX Agent) using Atlas, Agentforce, Heroku and Salesforce Data360, enabling intelligent discovery and contextual access to EA artifacts and architecture documentation- Led deep Snowflake platform assessments, identifying warehouse right sizing, workload isolation, query optimization, and storage optimization opportunities, proposed ~$2M/year in cost savings- Spearheaded platform level performance and cost optimization initiatives, developing automation scripts, usage analytics dashboards, and proactive monitoring frameworks- Designed and delivered enterprise observability architecture across Snowflake, Tableau Cloud, IDMC, Amazon MWAA (Airflow), AWS services, and Salesforce Data360, improving detection and resolution times for platform issues- Designed metadata driven extraction and automation frameworks to ingest knowledge assets from Confluence, Google Drive, Quip, Salesforce Help, Trailhead, and orchestrated workflow automation on the Salesforce Heroku platform- Led the architecture for Worley’s people data digital transformation, migrating enterprise HR data from Oracle Fusion, HCM, Taleo, and Qualtrics to Snowflake- Designed and governed the end to end cloud data and analytics platform, leveraging multi layer Snowflake architecture with Informatica Cloud, Oracle BICC, and OCI- Defined enterprise wide data strategy, security, and governance for people data, collaborating across global delivery and business teams- Led Azure and Snowflake modernization initiatives, including OnPrem Oracle and SAP BW/HANA migrations to cloud.

Education

• Andhra University

  Bachelor of Engineering (B.E.), Electrical and Electronics Engineering

  2002 — 2006