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Abhishek Surkar

Plano,USA

Summary

Results-driven ETL/Data Engineering Lead with 10+ years of experience in IBM Infosphere DataStage (8.5/9.1/11.7), DBT, Informatica, and Snowflake. Expertise in designing and implementing scalable ETL/ELT pipelines, optimizing data integration, migration, and transformation workflows, and modernizing data platforms to the cloud. Strong hands-on skills in SQL, PL/SQL, Unix Shell scripting, Python, Control-M, Teradata, Oracle, and DB2. Recognized for automation, performance tuning, and leadership in insurance and banking domains.

Overview

10
10
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Technical Lead / Lead ETL Developer (DataStage, Snowflake, DBT)

HCL America Inc.
Plano, TX
09.2021 - Current
  • Designed and developed end-to-end ETL pipelines using IBM DataStage 11.5, Informatica, DBT, and Snowflake for insurance and financial data processing.
  • Migrated legacy warehouse data to Snowflake Cloud, enhancing query performance by 40%.
  • Built loss analysis dashboards in Tableau with drill-down capabilities for policy, coverage, and claim dimensions.
  • Automated data ingestion from HDFS, Hive, Essbase cubes, and SFTP into staging and Snowflake layers.
  • Implemented Unix shell scripts with Control-M orchestration, decreasing manual intervention by 30%.
  • Created source-to-target mappings, job design documents, and technical specifications for compliance and business audits.
  • Developed Python and Pandas-based Lambda functions to load structured and unstructured data into AWS S3 and Snowflake.
  • Managed offshore/onsite coordination, task tracking in Jira, and stakeholder reporting.

Environment: DBT, Snowflake, IBM WebSphere IBM Infosphere DataStage 11.5, Informatica 10.5.1, Salesforce, Oracle 10g, Netezza, DB2, SQL, PL/SQL, UNIX Shell Scripting, Python, IBM Infosphere DataStage Version Control, MS SQL server, Control M, Talon Batch Development, qTest.

Senior Software Engineer (DataStage Developer)

HSBC Software Development India Ltd
Hyderabad, India
08.2015 - 09.2021
  • Developed DataStage ETL jobs (v8.5/9.1) to integrate 42+ global data sources for HSBCNet (P2G, Admin Reporting, DMP).
  • Automated Teradata migration (v15 to v16) with BTEQ + Shell scripts, reducing migration effort by 25%.
  • Designed and optimized complex SQL/ BTEQ Scripts for high-volume transaction processing.
  • Enabled restart ability and recovery mechanisms in Control-M, improving SLA adherence.
  • Led performance tuning of DataStage pipelines, cutting execution times by 20%.
  • Mentored junior developers, provided code reviews, technical guidance, and escalated issue resolution.
  • Ensured compliance with audit requirements by integrating logs (API, LDAP) into centralized reporting systems.

Environment: DataStage v8.5/v9.1, Teradata 15/16, DB2, SQL, PL/SQL, Control-M, UNIX Shell Scripting, BTEQ Scripting.

Education

Master of Computer Application -

Pune University
Maharashtra
01.2015

Skills

  • IBM Infosphere DataStage 85
  • IBM Infosphere DataStage 91
  • IBM Infosphere DataStage 117
  • Informatica
  • DBT (Data Built Tool)
  • DB2
  • Data migration
  • SQL
  • Teradata
  • Teradata Bteq
  • Snowflake
  • Oracle
  • AWS S3
  • Linux Scripting
  • Python
  • Control-M
  • Talon batch
  • Jira
  • UCD Deployment
  • Git Deployment
  • React API
  • E3 Framework
  • Run 2 Run Validation
  • Automation using Generative AI

Certification

DBT Learn Fundamentals Certificate

Awards

  • Nominated as Technologist of the Quarter on Q4 FY 20-21 for Teradata Migration Automation
  • Achieved Outstanding Team Award for Teradata 15v to 16v Upgrade
  • Participated in Engineering Summit 2018 for Top 1400 employee in India
  • Received customer appreciation for successfully completing DMP Project in UKBI environment
  • Best performer HCL India 2022, 2024

Timeline

Technical Lead / Lead ETL Developer (DataStage, Snowflake, DBT)

HCL America Inc.
09.2021 - Current

Senior Software Engineer (DataStage Developer)

HSBC Software Development India Ltd
08.2015 - 09.2021

Master of Computer Application -

Pune University
Abhishek Surkar