Mohamed B.

Senior Big Data Architect @Amazon Web Services (AWS)

London, GB

Led the strategic migration and modernisation of legacy real-time data pipelines to a cutting-edge, scalable streaming platform on AWS for the Financial Times. This pivotal role involves architecting and implementing a solution leveraging AWS MSK (Managed Kafka), AWS MSF (Managed Flink), AWS Glue Spark, Redshift, and S3 with Apache Iceberg. The objective is to enhance data processing capabilities, ensure high availability, optimise costs, and support advanced analytics for the Financial Times.=> Streaming Platform Architecture & Legacy Migration- Spearheading the design, development, and execution of comprehensive migration strategies to transition the Financial Times\' legacy real-time pipelines to a modern AWS-native architecture- Architecting resilient, high-throughput, and low-latency streaming solutions utilising AWS MSK for event streaming, AWS MSF for complex event processing and enrichment, and AWS Glue Spark for scalable data transformation and ETL.=> Data Processing, Transformation & Integration- Engineering robust data ingestion frameworks and real-time processing workflows to handle high-volume, high-velocity data from various sources relevant to the Financial Times- Implementing complex data transformations, aggregations, and enrichments within the streaming and batch pipelines to prepare data for analytics and storage.=> Performance, Scalability & Cost Optimisation- Continuously monitoring, analysing, and optimising the performance, scalability, and reliability of the streaming data platform for the Financial Times\' specific workload- Implementing AWS best practices for infrastructure provisioning, resource management, security, and cost optimisation to ensure efficient and economical operation.Achievements:Successfully implemented the multi-phase migration of the Financial Times\' critical legacy real-time pipelines to AWS, targeting significant improvements in processing speed, scalability, and operational efficiency.

MINES ParisTech

Master of Science - MS

IEMN-IAE

Bachelor's degree

Paris School of Business

Master of Business Administration - MBA