Summary

SUDHARSAN SEENIVASA RAGHAVAN
(+61) 435 155 598 • Perth, WA • sudharsansr16@gmail.com

PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY
Performance-driven Data Engineer with over 7 years of IT experience, specializing in building robust ELT pipelines and scalable cloud data architectures within high-stakes enterprise environments. Deep technical expertise across the modern data stack, including Snowflake, dbt, Streamsets, and Kestra, with a proven track record of optimizing data observability and reliability for major Australian energy operations. Strong collaborator skilled in bridging the gap between complex data infrastructure and critical downstream business intelligence needs.

WORK EXPERIENCE
Data Engineer Apr. 2025 – Present
StepChange Consultants (Client: Woodside Energy Ltd) Perth, WA
1. Architect, develop, and deploy production-grade ELT pipelines and automated workflows utilizing Streamsets, Kestra, dbt, and Git to manage large-scale data storage and processing solutions in Snowflake.
2. Establish robust automated testing frameworks within dbt, significantly reducing pipeline deployment errors and ensuring high data integrity, accuracy, and consistency across core business tables.
3. Maintain enterprise-grade data privacy and security compliance, conducting regular platform security audits,
managing access control workflows, and generating comprehensive data consumption reports.
4. Engineer advanced monitoring and observability solutions using DataDog to optimize platform performance, maximize uptime, and streamline maintenance tasks including automated patches and backups.
5. Author and maintain high-quality technical documentation, execution strategies, and operational handover playbooks in Confluence and Alation to support peer data engineers and business support workflows.
6. Triage and resolve intricate platform and pipeline issues within tight SLA windows using enterprise service
management tools including Jira and ServiceNow.

Assistant Consultant – Data Engineering Mar. 2022 – Apr. 2025
Tata Consultancy Services (Client: Woodside Energy Ltd) Perth, WA
1. Led the proactive operations, maintenance, and regular enhancement of enterprise data platforms and ELT pipelines to guarantee data quality for critical downstream reports, executive dashboards, and ML models.
2. Developed and expanded comprehensive table and view lineages from staging to self-service semantic layers in
Snowflake using dbt transformation models and Streamsets ingestion pipelines.
3. Improved system observability and platform reliability by configuring advanced DataDog monitors and Stax
dashboards, interpreting logs and metrics to thwart operational failures and mitigate cloud cost escalations.
4. Collaborated closely with business users and technical leads to capture requirements, orchestrate minor
enhancements, and drive agile workflows through sprint planning and daily scrums.
5. Investigated, triaged, and debugged complex software code to resolve critical Level 3 production incidents within strict timeframes using ServiceNow and Jira.
6. Executed vital data governance and platform tasks including data compaction, strict data quality checkpoints, routine security key rotations, consumption audits, and system service restarts.

Software Engineer Dec. 2016 – July 2019
Tech Mahindra Ltd (Volvo Cars Offshore Development Centre) Chennai, India
1. Enhanced and supported a business-critical software application utilized for demand and production forecasting by a prominent European Fortune 500 automotive manufacturer using Java and Array Programming Language.
2. Proactively triaged and resolved Level 3 production issues for a global user base using ServiceNow, ensuring high application availability and minimal disruption to planning schedules.
3. Orchestrated and closely monitored automated batch tasks to optimize backend execution efficiency and streamline routine operational processing workflows.

EDUCATION
RMIT University July 2019 – Nov. 2021
Master of Data Science (GPA: 3.5 / 4.0) Melbourne, VIC
Core Coursework: Data Pre-processing, Machine Learning, Big Data Processing, Data Visualisation.
Leadership & Community: Appointed Peer Mentor for MATH2270 (Data Visualisation);
Active Member of the Programming Club.

SASTRA University Jun. 2012 – Mar. 2016
Bachelor of Technology in Mechanical Engineering TN, India

SKILLS & CERTIFICATIONS
Cloud & Platforms: Snowflake, Amazon Web Services (AWS), Stax
Data Engineering: dbt (Data Build Tool), Streamsets, Kestra, ELT/ETL Pipelines, Data Warehousing, Analytics Engineering, Data Lineage
Tools & Observability: DataDog, Git, Jira, ServiceNow, Confluence, Alation
Languages: SQL, Java, Array Programming Language
Certifications: Snowflake – The Complete Masterclass (2023) • dbt – Fundamentals (2023) • Introduction to Observability Using DataDog (2023)

Education

22-07-2019 - 31-10-2021 Master of Data Science at Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology

2019-2021

SKills