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Vaibhav Nirkhe

Little Elm,TX

Summary

Technology leader with 15+ years experience driving IT transformations, managing big data processing, and delivering large-scale projects. Proven expertise in leading cross-functional teams and creating innovative solutions to enhance business value. Deep knowledge of CI/CD practices, compliance controls, and fostering high-performance engineering teams.

Overview

9
9
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Senior Solution Architect

Impetus Technologies | ESAS-DHCS
Sacramento , CA
2023.09 - Current

Project: eSAS Cloud Migration
Situation: Transitioning from a legacy on-prem SAS infrastructure to AWS poses risks of downtime and budget overruns.
Task: Lead architecture and execution of the cloud migration to ensure seamless operations.
Action: Spearheaded the full lifecycle of solution architecture, implemented an AWS-based solution, and revised deployment strategies for cost efficiency.
Result: Achieved 80% reduction in production downtime and slashed annual operational costs by $2M, improving financial performance significantly.

Project: Databricks Delta Lake Implementation.

Situation: The organization needed a modern data platform for enhanced analytics.
Task: Evaluate and implement Databricks Delta Lake for data modernization.
Action: Conducted comprehensive evaluations and led phase 2 inceptions for the eSAS project.
Result: Successfully modernized data processing capabilities, positioning the organization for future analytics growth.

Senior Solution Architect

Impetus Technologies | Truist Bank
Atlanta , GA
2019.08 - 2023.09

Project: Transformation of Truist's Digital Marketing Tech Stack.

Situation: Legacy systems were hindering marketing effectiveness post-merger.
Task: Architect scalable solutions to integrate with existing systems.
Action: Led strategic planning sessions with stakeholders and implemented solutions that enhanced performance.
Result: Improved SLS performance by 5X and scalability by 3X, supporting the growth of Truist to 21M customers and tripling revenue from $15M to $42M.

CI/CD and Compliance Initiatives
Project: CI/CD and Compliance Initiatives
Situation: Need for robust CI/CD pipelines to ensure compliance and rapid delivery.
Task: Establish CI/CD practices across projects.
Action: Developed and integrated CI/CD workflows, ensuring adherence to compliance standards.
Result: Streamlined deployment processes, reducing release times by 40% while maintaining compliance with industry regulations.

Manager Software Engineering

Impetus Technologies | Verizon CMB
Irving , TX
2015.11 - 2019.06

Project: Desktop Analytics for Verizon.

Situation: Verizon required a real-time monitoring solution for call center agent productivity.
Task: Manage a team to develop a comprehensive analytics platform.
Action: Spearheaded the system design and development of real-time data pipeline with machine learning models integrated with end-to-end data processing flow.

Result: Achieved a $25M annual cost reduction and 75% accuracy in predictive analytics, enhancing decision-making capabilities.

Education

B.E. Computer Science and Engineering -

University Institute of Technology RGPV
Bhopal, India

Skills

  • Leadership & Team Management
  • CI/CD & Compliance
  • Technical Proficiency
  • AWS Cloud Engineering
  • Data Engineering
  • Machine Learning
  • Infrastructure-as-Code (IaC)
  • Agile Project Management
  • Business Acumen

Technical Proficiencies

Cloud Platforms & Services:

AWS (EC2, EBS, S3, FSx, DataSync, VPC & networking) | Azure OpenAI
Big Data Processing & Analytics:

Apache Spark | Structured Streaming | PySpark | StreamAnalytix/Gathr | Hadoop | Storm |

Databases & Messaging Tools: 

Oracle | SQL Server | ElasticSearch | Neo4j | RabbitMQ | Twitter4j

Frameworks & Libraries:

Java/J2EE | Core Java | Spring Framework | Design Patterns

Other Tools & Technologies:

Gen AI | ML-Flow | NeMo | Docker | Kubernetes

Certification

  • Generative AI for Business with MSFT Azure Open AI Program
  • Databricks Certified Data Engineer Associate
  • Hortonworks Certified Apache Hadoop 2.0 Developer

Timeline

Senior Solution Architect

Impetus Technologies | ESAS-DHCS
2023.09 - Current

Senior Solution Architect

Impetus Technologies | Truist Bank
2019.08 - 2023.09

Manager Software Engineering

Impetus Technologies | Verizon CMB
2015.11 - 2019.06

B.E. Computer Science and Engineering -

University Institute of Technology RGPV
  • Generative AI for Business with MSFT Azure Open AI Program
  • Databricks Certified Data Engineer Associate
  • Hortonworks Certified Apache Hadoop 2.0 Developer
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