Razi Akhter

About Razi Akhter

Data Engineer with 6+ years of hands-on experience designing, building, and optimizing data pipelines and cloud data platforms. I specialize in Python and SQL-based ETL/ELT development on AWS and Snowflake, with a track record of migrating legacy systems to modern cloud architectures and delivering data solutions that scale.Most recently, I assisted with the end-to-end data migration during Sunnova Energy’s acquisition by Sunstrong Management - migrating Heroku Postgres databases to AWS, standing up cross-instance Snowflake pipelines, archiving Salesforce data, and rebuilding investor reporting. I manage 16-20 production ETL pipelines processing over 1 billion records and have driven key platform decisions, including migration from Postgres to Snowflake for reporting, which improved data accessibility for business users across the organization.My toolkit includes Python, SQL, AWS (Redshift, RDS, ECS, ECR, Lambda, CloudWatch, S3), Snowflake, dbt, Airflow, Docker, GitHub Actions, CloudFormation, Tableau, and PowerBI. I bring an additional 7+ years of financial analysis and ERP experience in the energy sector, giving me a strong understanding of business context that shapes better data engineering decisions.I hold a Master of Science in Management Information Systems from the University of Houston, C.T. Bauer College of Business.

Experience

1. Data Engineer

   SunStrong Management

   Oct 2025 — Present · Houston, TX, US

   Led end-to-end data platform migration following Sunstrong’s acquisition of Sunnova Energy, including migrating Heroku Postgres databases and applications to AWS, establishing cross-instance Snowflake pipelines, and integrating Salesforce business data into the new environment.Rebuilt investor reporting infrastructure and integrated legacy Sunnova assets into Sunstrong’s reporting ecosystem, ensuring continuity for stakeholders during the transition.Archived all Sunnova Salesforce data and retrieved and preserved Tableau Workbook and Data Source definitions from the decommissioned Tableau Online account.Drive cost optimization of migrated AWS resources, including Postgres instance right-sizing, performance monitoring, and resource utilization analysis.Develop Snowflake deployment scripts, dbt models, and Airflow DAGs using modern tooling, adapting to Sunstrong’s branching and version control strategies.Guide new members of the IT organization and business teams to onboard onto the data platform, fostering cross-functional data literacy.

Education

• University of Houston, C.T. Bauer College of Business

  Bachelor of Business Administration - BBA, Accounting

  2006 — 2010

• University of Houston, C.T. Bauer College of Business

  Master of Science - MS, Management Information Systems

  2018 — 2019

Skills

• Ms Office Automation
• Word
• Sql
• Accounts Receivable
• Electronic Invoicing
• Financial Reporting
• Excel
• Account Reconciliation
• Forecasting
• Desktop Support
• Programming
• Microsoft Office
• Accounting
• Technical Support
• Invoicing
• Billing
• Vba
• Microsoft Excel
• Powerpoint
• Microsoft Word
• Analysis
• Access
• Risk Management
• E-Invoicing