Parag Pindoria

I'm a

About

  • Motivated, self-driven and dedicated individual with a keen interest in Data Engineering
  • Strong background in Data Software Engineering
  • Believer in positively changing technology to improve the world.
  • Experience in multiple programming languages such as Python
  • Enjoy solving problems as an individual and within a team.
  • My contributions to teamwork create a positive impact on projects I contribute to.

Facts

Years of data engineering experience

Years of cloud experience

Years of python experience

Certifications

Skills

As technologies rapidly evolve 🚀, I am always learning and experiencing these new technologies.
Here's a list I have used and experienced.

Terraform
CircleCI
Jenkins
GitHub
GitHub Actions
AWS
Python
Java
Data Pipelines
SQL
Snowflake
ETL
Airflow
Kafka
Team Work
Attention To Detail
Problem Solving
Jira
ServiceNow
Microsoft Office
Slack

Experience

 Professional Experience

Sainsbury's

Data Engineer
London, UK
November 2019 - Present
  • Built end to end pipelines to ingest data from internal and external data sources into databases
  • Developed AWS Lambda functions in Python to ingest data into Snowflake, triggered by events using S3, SNS and SQS
  • Implemented infrastructure as code using Terraform and CloudFormation to manage resources created on AWS
  • Set up continuous integration and delivery pipelines to automate deployment processes using GitHub, CircleCI and Jenkins
  • Deployed Streams, Tasks and JavaScript Stored Procedures in Snowflake to manage data flow within the Data Warehouse
  • Managed data pipeline workflows using Airflow DAGs
  • Regularly reviewed PRs for the team, providing suggestions to improve code quality and efficiency
  • Designed and implemented unit tests and integration tests for infrastructure and data pipelines
  • Contributed to capability projects owned by other teams to prioritise crucial bug fixes and create feature enhancements
  • Added monitoring to pipelines using SES, Slack and ServiceNow
  • Mentored and trained new starters on the technologies used within our team
  • Worked in an agile team, helped to lead ceremonies such as stand-ups, retrospectives and sprint planning sessions
  • Utilised personal development days to learn and play with new technologies that can be used within the team

AWS re/start

Cloud Engineer Trainee
London, UK
July 2019 - October 2019
  • Selected by Generation UK&I to join the AWS re/start programme
  • Completed a 12 week, full-time, classroom-based skills development and training programme on IT fundamentals, AWS Cloud and professional skills
  • Built IT fundamental skills, including working knowledge of Linux OS, writing scripts in Python and Shell
  • Learned how to apply core AWS services in the area of compute, storage and networking, including EC2, S3, IAM, VPC, Lambda, Cloud Formation, RDS and Route 53
  • Demonstrated strong verbal and written communication skills, including the ability to explain technical information and terminology to non-technical end users
  • Learned how to configure monitor and support the suite of core AWS services

 Education

Kingsbury High School Kingsbury Sixth Form

A-Levels
London, UK
September 2016 - July 2018

Completed A-Levels in:

  • Computer Science
  • Business
  • Mathematics

Kingsbury High School Kingsbury High School

GCSEs
London, UK
September 2012 - July 2016

Completed GCSEs in:

  • Mathematics
  • Biology
  • Chemistry
  • Computer Science
  • Design Technology
  • English Language
  • English Literature
  • Geography
  • German
  • Gujarati
  • Physics
  • Religious Studies

Certifications

Here is a list of my earned certifications.

AWS Cloud Practitioner

    November 2019

AWS re/Start Graduate

    September 2019

Cisco IT Essentials

    November 2014