Pawan Aggarwal
GenAI | LLM | Data Engineering and Cloud Transformation Leadership | NatWest | UHG - Optum | Infosys | IIMB | DCE-DTU
- Role
- Director - Data Engineering at NatWest Group
- Location
- New Delhi, DL, IN
- LinkedIn followers
- 500 followers
About Pawan Aggarwal
Accomplished Data Engineering Leader with 19+ years of experience, specializing in native cloud services (AWS/Azure/GCP) and modern data architectures like Lakehouse, Data Mesh and Data Factory; seeking senior leadership position to drive innovation and deliver high-impact data solutions within the Information Technology industry through Agile, DevOps and CI/CD practices. Aiming to leverage technical expertise in Data Engineering, Cloud Services ETL/ELT, and team leadership to deliver and optimize data products and platforms and achieve significant cost optimizations, supporting strategic business growth and data analytics adoption.Key Result Areas:Data Engineering Leader with 19+ years of experience in Data Engineering, Big Data Analytics, and Cloud Transformations (AWS, Azure, and GCP).Expertise in implementing batch and near real-time Data Products using Medallion Architecture and data streams (CDC/Kafka).Experienced in modern Data Architectures including Lakehouse, Data Mesh, and Data Fabric at scale.Proficient in ETL/ELT tools (DataStage, Informatica, Databricks, Azure Data Factory, Synapse, Glue, Redshift) and Big Data Analytics (Spark, Kafka, Hive, Streaming).Adept at creating Low Code Data Engineering Frameworks and leading Cloud Transformations (GCP, Azure, AWS).Experience in US Healthcare domain, specializing in HIPAA and EDI, with over 15 years at Optum (United Health Group).Notable Accomplishments Across the Career:Got MAKE IT HAPPEN award for creating out of box IT solution in just 3 weeks using Kafka, Microservices (Java), ETL workloads during COVID in April 2020 which enabled our company to disburse a part of $100 Billion relief fund to various healthcare providers in partnership with US Health department. Generated approximately, 6 Million in savings (2.5 soft savings and 3.5 hard savings) through various initiatives like modernization, automation.Led the adoption of low-code/no-code platforms to boost productivity, operational efficiency, and accelerate delivery cycles with productivity improvement of more than 50%As a high potential leader, got nominated for executive MBA program - PACE provided by IIM - Bangalore in 2021.Learnt Product Mindset.Delivered consistent year-over-year cost optimizations in total cost of ownership (TCO) and maintenance (TCM) through efficiency improvements.Nominated and completed Emerging Leadership Program which was conducted by Stew Friedmann and Steven Covey in 2020.
Experience
Director - Data Engineering
Mar 2023 — Present · Gurugram, IN
Education
Indian Institute of Management Bangalore
PACE - Programme for Accelerated Capability Enhancement, Finance and Strategy
2020 — 2021
Delhi College of Engineering
B.E.
2002 — 2006
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