Gowri Shankar Ramesh Babu

• Led data pipeline initiatives and architecture planning using GCP ,Airflow, Kafka, and Hive.
• Migrated large datasets from Teradata to BigQuery and built scalable, cloud-native data lakes.
• Managed key projects, including RMAIL -Blues DB and database upgrade initiatives across MySQL and Oracle systems.
• Mentored junior engineers, conducted knowledge-sharing sessions,and reviewed GitHub pull requests to maintain code quality.
• Served as subject matter expert (SME) for multiple data pipelines and automation projects across various Rakuten business units.
• Onboarded datasets from diverse source systems into GCP buckets and MinIO using custom Airflow ingestion DAGs.
• Led the transition from legacy SPDB 1.0 pipelines to the more scalable SPDB 2.0 and 3.0 platforms, significantly improving automation and data flow efficiency.

• 2020 Aug – 2021 May | Client: Cardiff BNP Paribas
• Built 50+ SSIS packages for IFRS17 Data Mart integration. Automated
• Manual data operations across business teams.
• Led production deployment and user training sessions.
• 2019 Apr – 2020 Jul | Client: Johnson & Johnson
• Developed Talend jobs and Redshift pipelines for Actelion integration post-acquisition.
• Automated manual workflows and managed AWS S3 to Redshift data transfers.
• Coordinated onsite-offshore activities and mentored junior developers.
• 2018 Feb – 2019 Mar | Client: NN Life Insurance
• Developed Informatica workflows to automate report generation.
• Managed deployment cycles and production support.
• 2016 Apr – 2017 Mar | Client: Eli Lilly
• Participated in multiple downstream projects under DWH Harmony Re-Design.
• Created POCs using Google API and Informatica for automation.
• 2015 Nov – 2016 Apr / 2017 Mar – 2017 Dec | Client: Orix Life Insurance
• Built ETL workflows for Annuity T ax Reports using Informatica.
• Provided testing, documentation, and migration support.
• 2013 Apr – 2015 Oct / 2019 Aug – 2019 Dec | Client: MetLife Insurance
• Developed Informatica and SSIS jobs for life insurance data management.
• Migrated and integrated data from ADA engine to SHIFT fraud detection.
• 2012 May – 2013 Mar | Client: Mass Mutual Insurance
• Designed and implemented ETL mappings using Informatica & Teradata.
• Supported multi-source data integration and reusable component design.
• Collaborated on ETL (Extract, Transform, Load) tasks, maintaining data integrity and verifying pipeline stability.

Project: Unifi & TM Performance Dashboard

• Developed Talend ETL processes to support Telecom Malaysia’s data warehousing needs.
• Integrated data from client servers (HP UNIX) into Oracle databases
• Created KPI dashboards using Java to visualize business performance metrics.
• Assisted in mapping and transforming business data according to project requirements.