Zain

Senior Data Architect @Effectual

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.

The City University of New York

Master's Degree, Computer Science