PARIJAT BOSE
Toronto,Canada
Summary
Engineering leader with over 13 years of experience managing diverse projects. Expertise in strategic planning, team building, and problem-solving ensures successful execution of complex initiatives. Proven track record of leading cross-functional teams and delivering high-impact projects on time and within budget.
Overview
14
14
years of professional experience
Work History
Data Architect/ Delivery Manager
Capgemini Engineering
Toronto, Canada
07.2021 - Current
- Set and executed the enterprise data strategy for global clients, delivering 5+ large-scale programs with 100% on-time execution, while accelerating delivery timelines by 30% through disciplined portfolio and resource management.
- Built and led a globally distributed data engineering organization (15+ engineers across the US, Canada, India, and the UK), driving a 25% productivity gain through a strong talent strategy, leadership development, and operating rigor.
- Partnered with executive stakeholders to define data architecture roadmaps and success metrics, enabling consistent alignment between business priorities, technology investments, and long-term scalability.
- Oversaw the delivery of cloud-native data platforms on AWS for enterprise clients, including Airbnb, improving data availability by 20% across more than five business units, and enabling faster, data-driven decision-making.
- Led cost optimization and platform efficiency initiatives, leveraging AWS and Spark to reduce operational costs by 90%, while increasing data processing efficiency by 30% for real-time analytics workloads.
- Established engineering excellence and governance through CI/CD, KPI frameworks, and operational best practices, reducing deployment cycles by 30%, and improving reliability, security, and speed to market.
Lead Data Architect
Cognizant Technology Solutions
Toronto, Canada
03.2016 - 07.2021
- Led a globally distributed delivery organization of data engineers and program managers across three continents, executing complex data migration and integration initiatives for enterprise clients, including AstraZeneca and Discover Financial.
- Drove the modernization of master data platforms by migrating three core MDM systems to Reltio Cloud, improving data consistency by 35%, and reducing data load times by 50%.
- Set the technical vision and oversaw the design of scalable data architectures across AWS, Hadoop, and Reltio, improving query performance by 30% while lowering operational costs by 20%.
- Established standardized data ingestion and transformation frameworks, delivering 6+ reusable solutions that supported downstream platforms, and enabled data access for 10,000+ users.
- Partnered with senior stakeholders across North America, Europe, and India to manage delivery risk, align milestones, and successfully deliver more than five enterprise data programs with zero schedule slippage.
Technical Lead - Data Engineering
RS Software
Kolkata, India
01.2014 - 03.2016
- Led four successful delivery cycles of custom enterprise ETL platforms for Visa Inc., processing over 1 billion records daily, with 99.9% system availability, and materially improving data accuracy at scale.
- Partnered with 5+ internal teams to deliver real-time analytics and reporting pipelines, reducing manual reporting effort by 40%, and enabling faster, data-driven decision-making.
- Built and led a high-performing engineering team of eight, consistently delivering 100% of commitments on time by streamlining delivery processes and fostering a strong culture of collaboration and ownership.
- Set the technical direction for a high-throughput ETL framework, increasing data processing capacity by 30%, and supporting growing business demand.
- Drove data quality automation initiatives that improved overall data integrity by 35%, while significantly reducing manual intervention and operational risk.
Data Engineer
Blue Copper Technologies
Kolkata, India
06.2012 - 01.2014
- Developed and launched an Android app for a startup, reaching 500 downloads in the first 3 months and contributing to an 80% retention rate.
- Worked closely with senior engineers to optimize Unix/Linux systems for high-volume data processing, handling 500,000+ records daily.
- Collaborated with senior engineers and product managers to ensure the successful integration of mobile data solutions with existing data infrastructure.
Education
Master of Computer Applications -
West Bengal University of Technology
Kolkata06.2012
Bachelor of Science (B.Sc.) - Computer Science (Honours)
University of Calcutta
Kolkata06.2009
Skills
- Strategic Planning
- Leadership
- Data Architecture
- People & Delivery Management
- Data Engineering
- Data Governance & Quality
- SQL and Python
- Hadoop and Spark
- DevOps and CICD
- AWS / Cloud Technology
- Project Management
- Waterfall and Agile
- Project management
- Risk management
- Stakeholder engagement
Timeline
Data Architect/ Delivery Manager
Capgemini Engineering
07.2021 - Current
Lead Data Architect
Cognizant Technology Solutions
03.2016 - 07.2021
Technical Lead - Data Engineering
RS Software
01.2014 - 03.2016
Data Engineer
Blue Copper Technologies
06.2012 - 01.2014
Master of Computer Applications -
West Bengal University of Technology
Bachelor of Science (B.Sc.) - Computer Science (Honours)
University of Calcutta