Karun Sarey

About Karun Sarey

Actively Seeking: Open to full-time or contract opportunities as a Director / Solution Architect / Data Architect / Engineering or Technical Delivery LeaderResults-driven technology leader with 20 years of experience driving cloud and big data transformations across enterprise-scale programs ($2M–$20M budgets, 5–40 member teams). Proven track record in designing and delivering data modernization strategies, optimizing large-scale data ecosystems, and enabling AI-driven analytics that deliver measurable business impact.Expert in defining and implementing end-to-end data architecture encompassing cloud migration, data governance, data security, and performance optimization. Known for providing strong technical leadership—from architecture and design through implementation, tuning, integration, and code reviews—while mentoring teams to engineering Solution Design & Development Expertise:• Deep expertise in Snowflake (Dynamic Tables, Streams, Tasks, Cortex AI) for scalable, cost-efficient data platforms.• Skilled in Databricks Delta Lake, Unity Catalog, and Mosaic Gen AI for unified data intelligence and AI integration.• Proficient in AWS (S3, Redshift, EMR, RDS, Lambda, Step Functions) and Spark (SQL & Structured Streaming) for high-performance processing.• Experienced with Cloudera Data Platform (SDX, CDF/UDD, CSA, Hive, Impala, Kudu, Iceberg), Matillion, and NiFi for data orchestration.• Strong programming and automation background with Python, Scala, SQL, Java, Informatica, DataStage, and AI-assisted coding (GitHub CoPilot).

Experience

1. Solutions Architect Leader

   Nike

   Jul 2022 — Present · Charlotte, NC, US

Education

• University of Madras

  Bachelor of Science (BS), Electronics and Communications

• South Dakota Mines

  Master of Science (MS), Electrical and Computer Engineering

Skills

• System Design
• Software Design
• Etl
• Enterprise Architecture
• Informatica
• Unix Shell Scripting
• Business Objects
• Visio
• Software Project Management
• Scala
• Hadoop
• Netezza
• Product Management
• Application Design
• IT Strategy
• Python
• Pl/Sql
• Spark Streaming
• Database Design
• Systems Analysis
• Data Warehouse Architecture
• Data Integration
• Software Solution Architecture
• Master Data Management
• Sdlc
• Apache Pig
• Flume
• Solution Architecture
• Apache Kafka
• Unix Script
• Big Data Analytics
• Teradata
• Business Intelligence
• Oracle Sql
• Data Warehousing
• Hive
• Spark Sql
• Db2
• Cloudera Impala
• Data Modeling