Hitardh Venkat Durbha

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ABOUT HITARDH VENKAT DURBHA

With over 15 years of leadership in the BFSI sector, I specialize in building scalable Event-Driven Data Ecosystems and modern Data Lakes that bridge the gap between legacy reliability and cloud-native innovation. I thrive at the intersection of business strategy and technical execution—transforming complex requirements into resilient, production-ready reality.Key Achievement -I recently recruited, mentored, and scaled a high-performing Data Engineering team from the ground up. We transitioned from foundational setup to delivering cutting-edge products that support both real-time microservices and deep analytical insights for business.Strategic Technical Expertise:* Modern Data Stack & Open Table Formats: Expert in designing dual-purpose solutions for Real-Time Services (Streaming) and Batch Analytics. Leveraged Snowflake and Apache Iceberg (Open Table Format) to ensure high-performance data lakes with ACID compliance and schema evolution.* Event-Driven Architecture (EDA): Designing decoupled systems using Kafka, AWS SQS, and SNS to ensure seamless data orchestration and cross-enterprise consistency.* Cloud Resilience & Automation: I champion Infrastructure as Code (IaC) and Environment as Code (EaC) to ensure repeatable, secure deployments. My designs prioritize business continuity via Multi-Region and Multi-AZ strategies using AWS Lambda and serverless patterns.* Strategic Liaison & Governance: I serve as a technical bridge across Stakeholders and Lines of Business (LOBs), ensuring Development aligns with corporate strategy and rigorous Data Governance frameworks (MDM, Classification, and modeling).* Modernization: Expert at migrating complex on-prem ETL workloads to cloud without disrupting mission-critical operations.Experience Highlights -* Team Incubation: Recruited and scaled a high-performing engineering squad from scratch, fostering a culture of SME excellence and technical cross-training.* Stakeholder Mgmt: Actively liaising across LOBs and Product teams to translate business vision into high-availability data products.* Data Lake Evolution: Implementing Apache Iceberg on Snowflake/S3 to optimize storage, improve query performance, and simplify data lifecycle management.* Automation-First Engg: Driving IaC/EaC adoption to streamline environment provisioning and reduce TTM.* Cloud Resilience: Architecting serverless workflows and multi-region failover strategies to meet strict DR/SR and uptime requirements.* Governance Integration: Partnering with DMCs to bake Governance standards into the core Spinnaker pipeline.