Girish Pathak

About Girish Pathak

Proven leader in building enterprise-grade data ecosystems across Snowflake, Databricks, and cloud-native platforms, with expertise in AI/ML integration, governance, and FinOps-driven cost optimization. Skilled in shaping end-to-end architecture — from ingestion and transformation to analytics, AI/ML enablement, and secure data sharing — while aligning platform strategy with business priorities.I build reusable frameworks (self-serve), standards, and guardrails that drive scalability, compliance, and faster delivery. Experienced in leading cross-functional initiatives, mentoring global teams, and fostering a high-performance engineering culture that consistently delivers business value.Passionate about innovation in AI, cloud, and data science, I help organizations unlock the full value of their data through well-architected, future-ready platforms.Specialties: Enterprise Data Architecture, AWS, GCP, Snowflake & Databricks Platforms, AI/ML Integration, Cloud & FinOps Optimization, Data Ingestion, DATA Governance & RBAC, Data Observability, Cross-Functional Leadership, CI/CD, Strategic Data Platform Management.

Experience

1. Principal Data Platform Architect

   Workday

   Oct 2022 — Present · Pleasanton, CA, US

   As a Data Platform Architect, I lead the end-to-end design and implementation of scalable, cloud-native data platforms using Snowflake and Databricks—enabling enterprise-wide analytics, data science, and real-time insights. I architect solutions that align with strategic business goals while ensuring reliability, security, and performance across complex data ecosystems.

Education

• Doctor Ram Manohar Lohia Awadh University

  B.Tech, Computer Sc. & Engg

• Kamla Nehru Institute of Technology, Sultanpur

  B.Tech., Computer Sc. & Engg

Skills

• Data Modeling
• Oracle Database
• Software Project Management
• Master Data Management
• Dimensional Modeling
• Teradata
• Data Warehousing
• Dashboard
• Business Analysis
• Hadoop
• Pl/Sql
• Project Delivery
• Sql
• Business Intelligence Tools
• Data Warehouse Architecture
• Qlikview
• Data Analysis
• Crystal Reports
• Business Intelligence
• Oracle
• Requirements Analysis
• Oracle Sql
• Sdlc
• Solution Architecture
• Informatica
• Siebel
• Big Data
• Erp
• Extract, Transform, Load (Etl)
• Agile Methodologies
• Data Integration
• Databases
• Etl
• Business Objects
• Olap