Zain
Senior Data Architect & Engineer | Snowflake | Databricks | Azure | Spark | dbt | Kafka
- Role
- Senior Data Architect at Effectual
- Location
- Roanoke, VA, US
- LinkedIn followers
- 500 followers
About Zain
Senior Data Architect & Engineer with 8+ years of experience architecting scalable, cloud-first data platforms across AWS, Azure, and GCP. Expert in lakehouse frameworks, ELT modernization, streaming data ecosystems, and governed analytics powered by Databricks, Snowflake, Kafka, and dbt. Trusted leader in enabling AI/ML initiatives, ensuring enterprise-grade HIPAA/GDPR compliance, and driving multi-cloud transformation strategies across regulated industries. Renowned for accelerating data mesh adoption, lowering operational costs, and coaching cross-functional teams. Brings deep healthcare data expertise, including FHIR models, EHR/EMR integration, and compliant data pipeline design.
Experience
Senior Data Architect
Sep 2022 — Present · US
Architected and optimized Azure Synapse Analytics, Snowflake, and Azure Databricks enterprise platforms, boosting analytics performance by 70% and cutting infrastructure spend by 30%.• Designed Microsoft Fabric architecture integrating Power BI, OneLake, and Azure services to centralizeoperational data across business units, improving reporting latency and data freshness.• Built dbt- and Apache Airflow-powered lakehouse architectures on Azure, supporting decentralized finance analytics with medallion-layer data quality enforcement.• Upgraded Kafka/Spark ELT streaming pipelines to deliver 99% uptime and substantially faster dashboard refresh performance across 30+ reports.• Developed MLOps-ready feature stores integrated with Azure Databricks, reducing model deployment timelines by 45% and accelerating production ML initiatives.• Implemented dbt data contracts and Great Expectations validation frameworks, significantly improving data reliability and trust across enterprise consumers.• Achieved HIPAA, GDPR, and CCPA compliance through advanced RBAC, lineage automation, andenterprise data classification policies in Azure Purview.• Directed migration of three legacy on-premise systems into Azure Operational Data Store (ODS) withcomplete audit traceability and zero data loss.• Delivered and optimized 30+ Power BI and Tableau dashboards, enhancing enterprise reporting, KPIvisibility, and regulatory compliance readiness.• Created enterprise-scale data models across machine learning, asset management, and supply chaindomains to support cross-functional business intelligence.• Led architectural assessments, tooling evaluations, and mentored cross-functional data engineering teams on Azure best practices.
Education
The City University of New York
Master's Degree, Computer Science
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