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Work History
Education
Skills
Achievements Recognitions
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Manikandan M

Manikandan M

MANAGER, IT Analyst
Thoraipakkam

Summary

  • Over 10 years of IT experience in Data Warehousing, ETL Development, and Business Intelligence, specializing in Snowflake & Teradata.
  • Expertise in designing scalable, cloud-based data solutions, including data modeling, ingestion, transformation, and security in Snowflake.
  • Strong experience in optimizing data pipelines, performance tuning, and automation using Snowflake best practices.
  • Skilled in writing complex SQL queries, stored procedures, recursive queries, and advanced analytics functions within Snowflake and Teradata.
  • Experience in data governance, security, and access management within Snowflake, AWS, and Teradata environments.
  • Proven leadership experience managing teams, mentoring junior developers, and ensuring timely project deliveries.
  • Strong knowledge in Banking and Retail domains, implementing FSLDM and RLDM data models.
  • Adept at stakeholder management, translating business requirements into scalable data solutions, and driving business intelligence initiatives.
  • Self-driven, adaptable, and quick to learn new technologies.

Overview

10
10
years of professional experience
4
4
years of post-secondary education
3
3
Languages

Work History

IT Analyst-Manager

Capgemini
03.2022 - Current
  • Leading end-to-end data warehousing solutions using Snowflake, ensuring performance, security, and scalability
  • Managing and mentoring teams as a Technical Lead – Data Warehousing, Development, and Solution Specialist
  • Designing modern data architecture and implementing data pipelines using Snowflake, AWS, and ETL frameworks
  • Driving data migration from on-premises Teradata to Snowflake, optimizing storage and query performance
  • Automating ETL processes using Snowflake Streams, Tasks, and Stored Procedures
  • Collaborating with stakeholders to define data governance, security policies, and access controls
  • Performance tuning of Snowflake queries, optimizing compute costs and improving data processing efficiency
  • Integrating third-party tools like DBT, Informatica, and Airflow for seamless data transformations
  • Ensuring adherence to best practices for cloud data security and compliance

Senior Associate

Cognizant
04.2020 - 03.2022
  • Developed data warehouse solutions, transitioning from Teradata to Snowflake for regulatory reporting
  • Designed and optimized ETL workflows, improving data ingestion and transformation processes
  • Implemented automated data validation checks in Snowflake to ensure data accuracy and consistency
  • Created stored procedures and functions in Snowflake for handling business rules and transformations
  • Provided impact assessments and performance tuning recommendations before production deployment
  • Built dashboards and reports to visualize regulatory compliance metrics
  • Client: KBC Bank, Belgium
  • Project: Teradata Development (Rainbow – IFRS17)
  • Tools: Teradata 15.10, UNIX, Snowflake
  • Team Size: 10

Senior Software Engineer

HCL
09.2018 - 04.2020
  • Led data integration projects, designing robust ETL pipelines to migrate data from multiple sources to Teradata/Snowflake
  • Developed and optimized SQL queries for better performance and reduced execution time
  • Implemented data security policies to comply with enterprise standards
  • Provided production support and performance tuning to improve system efficiency
  • Managed business intelligence reports and enhanced data visualization capabilities
  • Client: True Value, US
  • Project: Teradata Development (Customer Focused Vision)
  • Tools: Teradata 15.10, UNIX, Snowflake
  • Team Size: 10

Associate Consultant

Capgemini
03.2015 - 08.2018
  • Worked on production support, monitoring, and troubleshooting data warehouse processes
  • Provided emergency fixes and permanent solutions to recurring issues
  • Automated data processing scripts to optimize performance and reduce manual effort
  • Created data reconciliation frameworks to ensure data accuracy across systems
  • Designed data pipelines to transition from Teradata to Snowflake, improving performance and scalability
  • Conducted team training sessions and technical knowledge transfers
  • Assisted in defining cloud data strategies for NORDEA’s next-generation data warehouse
  • Client: NORDEA Bank
  • Project: Application Maintenance (Business Reporting)
  • Tools: Teradata 15.10, UNIX, Snowflake
  • Team Size: 15

Education

Bachelor of Engineering -

VEL TECH HIGHTECH Dr.RR & Dr.SR Engineering College (Anna University)
Chennai
01.2010 - 03.2014

Skills

  • Snowflake
  • Teradata 16
  • Informatica
  • ETL Framework
  • Data Modeling
  • SQL
  • UNIX
  • Basic Python

Achievements Recognitions

  • Recognized as a Star Performer at Capgemini (2016) for defect-free project deliveries.
  • Received Bonus in all quarters of 2017 for outstanding performance.
  • Successfully led cloud migration and implemented Teradata Vantage AWS server migration.
  • Spearheaded the migration of legacy ETL processes to Snowflake, improving processing speed by 40%.
  • Optimized Snowflake compute usage, reducing cloud costs by 30%.

Disclaimer

I hereby declare that the information provided is true and correct to the best of my knowledge.

Education Certifications

  • Bachelor of Engineering, VEL TECH HIGHTECH Dr.RR & Dr.SR Engineering College (Anna University), 2014
  • Snowflake SnowPro Certification, Ongoing
  • Teradata 14 Certified Professional
  • Safe Agile 6 Certified

Timeline

IT Analyst-Manager

Capgemini
03.2022 - Current

Senior Associate

Cognizant
04.2020 - 03.2022

Senior Software Engineer

HCL
09.2018 - 04.2020

Associate Consultant

Capgemini
03.2015 - 08.2018

Bachelor of Engineering -

VEL TECH HIGHTECH Dr.RR & Dr.SR Engineering College (Anna University)
01.2010 - 03.2014

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