Karthik Varma

Lead Data Engineer/BI Developer/Data Analyst/BI Consultan

City of Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa

About

· Proficient in Database Development, Technical Analysis, Oracle/T-Sql,Sybase Development. · Hands-on Experience on Developing SSIS Package. · Strong work experience on building and supporting Power BI and SSRS Reports. · Worked on SSIS packages to automate the Daily/Monthly Extracts from difference data sources(Oracle, Sybase, Microsoft Servers) to destination systems as Client needs. · Understanding of database design, extensively involved in Database testing using SQL Server, queries to view the transactions · Solid understanding of software development life cycle of Agile development methodologies. · Good knowledge in Telecom, Health Insurance, Unemployment Insurance, Investment Banking domain. · Expertise in Problem solving and Bug Reports using Defect Tracking Tools like Jira and HP Quality Center tool. · Strong problem-solving skills, quick learner and able to work independently as well as a team member of varying sized teams. · Proficient in communicating with developers, other test team members, and a committed team player as well as able to work independently · Proficient in Manual Testing, Database Testing and ETL Testing with various testing tools. · As a BI Developer, I am responsible for Understanding data requirements from the business analyze source data and derive required datasets

Experience

  • Lead Data Engineer at Absa Group
    Apr 2025 - Present · 1 yr 4 mos

  • Senior Data Engineer at FNB South Africa
    Sep 2022 - Apr 2025 · 2 yrs 8 mos

  • Business Intelligence Developer at Silica
    Dec 2014 - Aug 2022 · 7 yrs 9 mos

  • Business Intelligence Developer at Vodacom
    Jun 2013 - Nov 2014 · 1 yr 6 mos