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CHANDRA POKURI

Dallas

Summary

Experienced Sr Data Engineer with 13+ years of experience in data engineering, cloud data warehousing, ETL development, and data integration. Skilled in Snowflake, Informatica (PowerCenter & IICS), dbt, AWS, Python, SQL, and data governance. Adept at designing scalable data architectures and leading Agile teams to deliver business-focused solutions.

Overview

13
13
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Sr. Lead Data Engineer

Avantor
05.2022 - Current
  • Improved platform reliability with a strong focus on Snowflake optimization, monitoring, and performance tuning.
  • Integrated Snowflake with internal and third-party tools using Python and REST APIs to automate data workflows.
  • Implemented data governance practices including RBAC, dynamic data masking, and compliance with GDPR, HIPAA, and CCPA.
  • Automated platform operations and developer workflows using custom Python scripts and infrastructure tools.
  • Provided architectural guidance and collaborated with stakeholders to deliver scalable data solutions.
  • Designed and executed Snowflake Data Sharing (Secure/Direct/Marketplace) and real-time ingestion using Snowpipe + Python.
  • Built and optimized ELT workflows using dbt, Streams, Tasks, and CI/CD pipelines via GitHub Actions.
  • Led the full dbt lifecycle, including model structuring, reusable macros, and documentation.
  • Partnered with SAP and supply chain teams to build interoperable pipelines and ensure trusted datasets.
  • Developed EDWs, ODSs, and Data Marts using Star/Snowflake schemas and implemented dbt testing & validations.

Sr. Snowflake/Data Engineer

Salesforce
03.2021 - 05.2022
  • Led QlikView to Snowflake migration: data extraction, profiling, transformation.
  • Used dbt for schema testing, referential integrity, and materializations.
  • Built ODS/Data Marts using Star/Snowflake schemas with dbt models.
  • Administered Snowflake resources: warehouses, streams, shares, roles, Snowpipe.
  • Developed batch loading frameworks using SnowSQL and Python.

Data Integration Lead / Snowflake Admin / ETL Developer

Toyota Financial Services
04.2015 - 03.2021
  • Snowflake admin lead: DDL, roles, release management across cloud environments.
  • Built Snowpipe, shell-based Python wrappers for robust ETL execution.
  • Migrated Informatica workloads to AWS, re-engineered legacy pipelines.
  • Designed data models in ERwin, implemented in DB2, Oracle, AWS (Snowflake).
  • Led AWS infrastructure setup: IAM, VPC, EC2, S3, CloudFormation templates.
  • Managed cost optimization and monitoring for cloud resources.
  • Worked with SAP sources, COBOL files, and XML for enterprise data ingestion.
  • Led and mentored cross-functional development and support teams.
  • Optimized PL/SQL code, indexes, partitions, and materialized views.
  • Developed JSON parsing logic and APIs for data exchange.

Informatica Developer

Independent Health
03.2014 - 04.2015
  • Developed ETL mappings, sessions, and workflows using Informatica.
  • Integrated PL/SQL and MySQL scripts in transformations for business logic.
  • Performed tuning and validation across QA/UAT environments.
  • Improved ETL performance using partitioning, caching, and session tuning.

Informatica Developer

Sutter Health
07.2013 - 03.2014
  • Gathered requirements via JAD sessions with business analysts.
  • Created IDQ profiling and metadata validations for data warehouse.
  • Developed reusable mapplets and parameterized sessions.
  • Worked on partitioning/indexing for ETL performance tuning.

ETL Developer / Salesforce Data Integration

Riverbed Technology
03.2012 - 07.2013
  • Integrated Salesforce with external data via ETL and Apex web services.
  • Developed Campaigns, Leads, Opportunities, Forecasts, and Apex triggers.
  • Optimized ETL performance and created mappings for SFDC data ingestion.
  • Built custom Apex callouts using SOAP and WSDL integrations.

Education

Master of Science - Computer Science

Bachelor of Engineering - Computer Science

Skills

  • Cloud: AWS (EC2, S3, Redshift)
  • Data Platforms: Snowflake, DBT, Redshift
  • ETL/ELT: Informatica (IICS, PowerCenter), SAP BODS, Python
  • Databases: PostgreSQL, Oracle, SQL Server, MySQL, MongoDB
  • Tools: Git, JIRA, Toad, DBeaver, MobaXterm, Tableau, Power BI
  • Programming: Python3, SQL, PL/SQL, Shell Scripting
  • CI/CD & Scheduling: GitHub, Autosys, Tidal Scheduler

Certification

  • AWS Certified Solutions Architect – Associate
  • SnowPro Core Certified

Timeline

Sr. Lead Data Engineer

Avantor
05.2022 - Current

Sr. Snowflake/Data Engineer

Salesforce
03.2021 - 05.2022

Data Integration Lead / Snowflake Admin / ETL Developer

Toyota Financial Services
04.2015 - 03.2021

Informatica Developer

Independent Health
03.2014 - 04.2015

Informatica Developer

Sutter Health
07.2013 - 03.2014

ETL Developer / Salesforce Data Integration

Riverbed Technology
03.2012 - 07.2013

Bachelor of Engineering - Computer Science

Master of Science - Computer Science

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