SOMSAI VEERAREDDY
Branchburg Township,NJ
Summary
Seasoned Senior Data Engineer at United Health Group (OPTUM Technologies) with expertise in the Hadoop Ecosystem and SQL. Known for a proactive approach and strong problem-solving skills, successfully spearheaded innovative data analytics projects that enhanced data processing and insights. Proficient in Spark development and skilled in machine learning techniques.
Overview
8
8
years of professional experience
Work History
Senior Data Engineer
United Health Group(OPTUM Technologies)
01.2020 - Current
- Developed and maintained data lakes and analytical platforms using Databricks on Azure, ensuring scalability, data security, and automation of infrastructure as code (IaC)
- Developed and maintained continuous integration and continuous deployment (CI/CD) pipelines for schema migrations, workflows, and cluster pools using tools like Git, Jenkins, Azure Repos, and Azure Pipelines
- Leveraged Apache Spark with Kafka integration to process large volumes of streaming data for batch and real-time analytics, achieving a 3x performance improvement compared to traditional batch processing methods
- Developed scalable data processing pipelines using Apache Spark and Scala to handle large datasets.
- Utilized Spark MLlib to build and deploy machine learning models, focusing on feature engineering and model evaluation.
- Conducted hyperparameter tuning and model optimization using Spark’s distributed computing capabilities.
- Strong knowledge of Hadoop Architecture such as HDFS , JOB Tracker , Task Tracker and Map Reduce concepts.
- Managing and scheduling Jobs on a Hadoop cluster using Oozie and Airflow.
- Created shell scripts and processes for data integration and maintenance
- Notable Projects: StepWise, Contact Analytics, Medical Crossover
Software Engineer
United Health Group(OPTUM Technologies)
06.2016 - 01.2020
- Used Mulesoft ESB to create API's for O.I.L( optum Integration team)
- Created java X12 EDI parser that parsed 837I and 837P files to produce key and values that is searchable
- Provided continued maintenance and development of bug fixes and patch sets for existing application
- Conducted extensive troubleshooting to identify root causes of issues and implement effective resolutions in a timely manner.
- Collaborated on ETL (Extract, Transform, Load) tasks, maintaining data integrity and verifying pipeline stability.
- Designed scalable ETL pipelines for improved data ingestion, processing, and storage.
- Trained junior team members on best practices in big data engineering, fostering a culture of continuous improvement.
- Contributed to establishment of continuous integration/continuous deployment (CI/CD) pipeline, automating software release process.
Education
Master of Science - Computing And Business
New Jersey Institute of Technology
Newark, NJBachelors - Computer Science
New Jersey Institute of Technology
Newark, NJSkills
- Hadoop Ecosystem
- SQL Expertise
- ETL development
- Data Pipeline Design
- Spark Development
- Kafka Streaming
- Scala Programming
- Git Version Control
- Jenkins Automation
- Azure Databricks
- Apache Airflow/Oozie
- Machine Learning
Timeline
Senior Data Engineer
United Health Group(OPTUM Technologies)
01.2020 - Current
Software Engineer
United Health Group(OPTUM Technologies)
06.2016 - 01.2020
Master of Science - Computing And Business
New Jersey Institute of Technology
Bachelors - Computer Science
New Jersey Institute of Technology
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