Sai Krishna Chivukula

Principal Data Engineer @ Altimetrik | 70K+ Followers | ๐ŸŒŸTop 1% Cloud & Data Engineering Mentor | Certified in SNOWFLAKE | 1x FABRIC | 2x AZURE | 2x Databricks | SQL | Informatica | Databricks | Ex Carelon, ADP, CTS

Greater Hyderabad Area

About

Principal Data Engineer | Data Architect | Azure | Snowflake | Data Engineering Leader With 12.7+ years of experience, I specialize in designing and delivering scalable, cloud-native data platforms that transform raw data into trusted business insights. My expertise spans Data Engineering, Data Architecture, Cloud Computing, and Modern Data Warehousing, helping organizations build high-performance, secure, and cost-effective data ecosystems. Throughout my career, I have successfully delivered enterprise-scale solutions across Healthcare, Finance, and Retail domains, building reliable, scalable, and business-driven data platforms. ๐—–๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ ๐—˜๐˜…๐—ฝ๐—ฒ๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ป๐—ฐ๐—ฒ โ€ข Azure Data Factory (ADF) โ€ข Azure Databricks โ€ข Microsoft Fabric โ€ข Snowflake โ€ข Data Engineering โ€ข Data Architecture โ€ข Data Warehousing โ€ข Data Modeling โ€ข Apache Spark & PySpark โ€ข SQL & PL/SQL โ€ข Python โ€ข DBT โ€ข Matillion โ€ข Informatica PowerCenter โ€ข Informatica Intelligent Cloud Services (IICS) โ€ข Airflow โ€ข Denodo (Data Virtualization) โ€ข ETL Design & Development โ€ข Cloud Data Migration โ€ข Performance Optimization โ€ข Data Governance โ€ข Data Quality โ€ข Agile Methodology (JIRA & Rally) ๐——๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ฎ๐—ฏ๐—ฎ๐˜€๐—ฒ๐˜€ โ€ข Snowflake โ€ข SQL Server โ€ข Oracle โ€ข MongoDB โ€ข Cassandra โ€ข HBase ๐—”๐—ฑ๐—ฑ๐—ถ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป๐—ฎ๐—น ๐—˜๐˜…๐—ฝ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐—ฐ๐—ฒ โ€ข Database migrations from SQL Server 2012/2016 to 2019 โ€ข Oracle database upgrades from 11g to 19c โ€ข Windows PowerShell Scripting โ€ข Informatica Administration โ€ข Tidal Scheduling โ€ข Collaboration with Power BI, Tableau, SAP BusinessObjects, OBIEE, Hyperion, and MicroStrategy teams I am passionate about building modern, scalable, and high-performing data platforms using Azure, Snowflake, Databricks, and Microsoft Fabric while mentoring data professionals and sharing practical insights with the community.

Experience

  • Principal Data Engineer at Altimetrik
    Aug 2024 - Present ยท 2 yrs

    โ€ข Developed data engineering solutions using Microsoft Azure and Snowflake Data warehouse for efficient data analytics and modeling. โ€ข Led multiple integrations to streamline data processes and improve overall data quality. โ€ข Collaborated with the Microsoft Sustainability Manager to implement ESG initiatives and drive sustainability efforts at Altimetrik. โ€ข Utilized Python and SQL to optimize data workflows and enhance data visualization techniques.

  • Carelon Global Solutions (3 yrs 1 mo)
    • Lead Data Engineer
      Aug 2021 - Aug 2024 ยท 3 yrs 1 mo

      Working as a Technical Lead in Data Engineering in Healthcare projects which had given me the immense pleasure of designing data models, architectures and building pipelines, connecting with various teams & importantly following SAFe Agile methodologies are the key strengths that I've learnt here which are defining the business value. I've lead various tech upgrades and data movements from on-prem to cloud. Planned and executed upgrades for various databases. Orchestrated multiple business ideas into data pipelines to serve clients in the best possible ways on day-to-day basis.

    • Lead Technician
      Aug 2021 - Aug 2024 ยท 3 yrs 1 mo

  • Senior Member Technical at ADP
    Jan 2018 - Aug 2021 ยท 3 yrs 8 mos

    Senior Member Technical at ADP - Worked for 4 years & gained solid experience in the Finance domain & in Data Engineering, Cloud using Azure, Snowflake, SQL, ETL, Data warehousing & other BI platforms.

  • Cognizant (4 yrs 1 mo)
    • Associate
      Jan 2014 - Jan 2018 ยท 4 yrs 1 mo

      Cognizant will always hold a special place in my professional journey. It was my first company โ€” a place where I truly learned the essence of professionalism, teamwork, and collaboration. Iโ€™m sincerely thankful to CTS and the amazing teams I worked with for giving me the opportunity to explore diverse enterprise applications and helping me shape my technical and leadership skills in the right direction. ๐Ÿ’ก Core Skills: SQL | Informatica | Data Warehousing | Data Modeling | Unix | ETL Design | Performance Optimization โ€” and much more that built a strong foundation for my Data Engineering career.

    • Programmer Analyst
      Jan 2015 - Jan 2017 ยท 2 yrs 1 mo

    • Programmer Analyst Trainee
      Jan 2014 - Jan 2015 ยท 1 yr 1 mo