Ganesh Kumar Munuswamy
Engineering Manager | Data Platforms & Analytics
- Role
- Engineering Manager at Cognizant
- Location
- Dayton, OH, US
- LinkedIn followers
- 500 followers
About Ganesh Kumar Munuswamy
Data Engineering Manager with 12+ years of experience building, modernizing, and scaling enterprise-grade data platforms. Currently leading data engineering teams focused on Spark and Databricks-based analytics platforms, with ownership across delivery, architecture decisions, and operational excellence.I bring a strong blend of people leadership and hands-on technical judgment—mentoring engineers, driving platform migrations from legacy systems to cloud-native architectures, and partnering closely with product, architecture, and business stakeholders. My background also includes extensive customer-facing and pre-sales experience, where I’ve led proof-of-concepts, RFP evaluations, and platform strategy discussions that translated directly into business wins.Core focus areas: • Data Engineering Leadership & Mentorship• Data Platforms (Spark, Databricks, HPCC)• Cloud & Cost Optimization (AWS)• Platform Modernization & Migrations• Analytics Pipelines & APIs• Cross-functional & Customer Collaboration
Experience
Engineering Manager
Jan 2023 — Present · Dayton, OH, US
Lead and mentor a team of data engineers delivering large-scale data platforms supporting analytics and research use cases.Own end-to-end delivery for critical initiatives, including planning, prioritization, execution, and production readiness.Drive platform modernization across Spark and Databricks environments, focusing on scalability, reliability, and cost efficiency.Partner with product managers, architects, and business stakeholders to align data platform capabilities with roadmap priorities.Establish engineering best practices through design reviews, performance tuning, and post-incident retrospectives.
Education
St Joseph's Higher Seconday School
Acadamic 12th, science
1999 — 2001
Kendriya vidyalaya Island Grounds Chennai
Acadamic 10th, science
1990 — 1999
St. Peter's Engineering College
Bachelor's degree, Computer Science and Engineering
2001 — 2005
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