Sunilkumar Vedantam

About Sunilkumar Vedantam

Visionary and results-driven data leader with over 13 years of experience in Generative…

Experience

1. Principal Data Engineer Architect (Director)

   Fidelity Investments

   Aug 2020 — Present · Durham, NC, US

   Spearheaded full-cycle data engineering and BI initiatives, aligning technicalexecution with business objectives while upholding rigorous data quality standardsDirected a multi-level engineering team, establishing best practices/standards anddelivering complex data initiatives with a focus on quality, scalability, and timelinessDefined and executed data strategy within Enterprise Cybersecurity focused on techdebt remediation, standardization, governancePlayed a pivotal role in the Data Maturity Model Initiative, promoting best practicesand standards within the organizationDesigned and delivered AI-driven solutions including semantic search, chatbots,summarization, FAQ generation, and cyber risk scenario models using RAG, AzureOpenAI, and ClaudeEngineered scalable ETL/ELT pipelines data pipelines using AWS, DBT, NiFi, Kafka,PostgreSQL, Snowflake, SQL and Python; built BI solutions with Power BI and Tableauand led adoption of these tools within the cybersecurity; optimized processing for25% faster performance and 15% cost savings domain; created a reusable Pythonframework for dynamic data loadsLed the adoption of Gen AI, DBT, NiFi, CI/CD, control-m and Kafka for real-time datastreaming receiving the Best Learning Value award from Fidelity Data ArchitectureLed the integration of Alation and Collibra to elevate data governance, streamline datadiscovery, and establish data lineage and accessibility standards

Education

• University of New Haven

  Masters