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Maziyar Khorrami-Senior Data Engineer

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Taufkirchen, Germany

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Apr 2024 - Present
Munich, Germany

Data Engineer

MSD Germany

Position Summary
Data Engineer at MSD Germany
Industries
Pharmaceutical
Business Areas
Information Technology
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  • Lead Architect to design and implement the data lake and ETL Pipeline using AWS Stack
  • Performance Optimization of Data Ingestion of ETL Pipeline
  • Development of Data Validation using Great Expectations
  • Leading of the data migration for two sources exchanges
  • Data Modeling in AWS Redshift

MLOps

  • Model inference implementation by mlflow and AWS SageMaker
  • Feature Engineering for the running ML Models ( Recommender Engineer, Clustering )
  • Implementatino of Model Registry and artifactory using mlflow
  • Historization an Profiling of the Input Data Using AWS Glue Crawler and AWS Data Catalog
  • Feature importance using mlflow

Tech. Stack: Python 3, AWS Glue, AWS Step Fucntion, AWS Lambda, AWS EventBridge, AWS IAM Role, AWS SageMaker, AWS EC2, AWS Glue Crawler, AWS CloudWatch, MLFlow, ETL, Data lake, GitHub Action, Terraform, Jenkins, Ansible playbooks (Infrastructure as Code), CI/CD, GitLab, SQL, PySparkSCRUM, Agile, Jira, BigData, VSCode, DBeaver, MSSQL, MySQL, grafana, Docker, Linux, Bash, MapReduce, Data Modeling (ORM), Pandas, YAML, SQL-Alchemy

Jan 2024 - Mar 2024
Munich, Germany

Self-Training Cloud

Position Summary
Industries
Information Technology
Business Areas
Information Technology
  • Microsoft Azure Data Engineering Certification
  • Azure Synapse Analytics, Azure Data Factory, Azure Databricks, Azure SQL Database, Azure Blob Storage, Azure HDInsight, Azure Stream Analytics, Azure Cosmos DB, Azure Machine Learning, Azure Data Lake Storage
  • Google Cloud Platform (GCP), BigQuery, Vertex, BigTable, Cloud Dataflow
May 2023 - Dec 2023
Munich, Germany

Personal Sabbatical

Personal sabbatical for a duration of 8 months, to take a family break and spend time with my loved ones, strengthening my work-life balance and increasing my motivation for new professional challenges.

Mar 2022 - Apr 2023

Data Engineer

dmTech

Position Summary
Data Engineer at dmTech
Industries
Retail
Business Areas
Business Intelligence
Information Technology
Project Management
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  • Developed and implemented data pipelines and ETL processes using Apache Spark, Python, and SQL for various data sources such as SAS Viya, Data Warehouses, Hadoop HDFS, and Hive.
  • Actively collaborated with stakeholders to analyze data requirements and develop tailored solutions.
  • Designed and implemented data pipelines and POCs for ETL processes using Microsoft Azure Blob Storage, Microsoft Azure Functions, Microsoft Azure Data Factory, Microsoft Azure Synapse Analytics, Microsoft Azure Data Catalog, Microsoft Azure Event Grid.
  • Responsible for deployment and debugging of PEX files for CLI components.
  • Successfully led the migration of an older Hadoop cluster to a new Hadoop cluster. This involved transferring all data, formats, pipelines, CLI integrations, schedules, Airflow DAGs, DB connections, and more.
  • Developed PEX files and conducted testing to ensure robustness.
  • Implementation and development of a Data Lake for efficient data storage and processing.
  • Successful implementation of data protection policies in accordance with GDPR.
  • Implementation of IAM and authentication for access control.
  • Development of concepts for Data Mesh for effective data management.
  • Implementation of data models such as ORM.

Data Analysis

  • Creation of Grafana dashboards to monitor data flow and analyze metrics.
  • Development of DataDog dashboards to monitor data flow and various metrics such as partition size, tracking of small files, and nodes on the Hadoop cluster.
  • Analysis of customer data and search data to identify minor errors in the data between different zones in the Data Lake.
  • Analysis of large datasets to identify trends and improvement opportunities.
  • Creation of data visualizations and dashboards to present data insights.
  • Development of reports and presentations to communicate data findings to stakeholders.

DevOps

  • Utilization of GitLab CI/CD for automated pipeline deployment.
  • Design and implementation of Docker containers and their templates.
  • Development and enhancement of Ansible playbooks for resource and package management.
  • Development and use of Jenkins for continuous integration of various PEXs.
  • Conducting POCs for Kubernetes and Terraform for container and resource management in the Microsoft Azure using Microsoft Azure Blob Storage, Microsoft Azure Functions, Microsoft Azure Data Factory, Microsoft Azure Synapse Analytics, Microsoft Azure Data Catalog, Microsoft Azure Event Grid.
  • Development of Bash scripts under Linux for various purposes including automation of scheduling.

Project Leadership

  • Design, development, and execution of an end-to-end test suite to verify the complete and error-free arrival of data from the entire ETL process to target systems.
  • Budget management of projects.
  • Management of project scope and adherence to regulatory deadlines to meet the requirements of project stakeholders.
  • Team leadership and task delegation.
  • Definition of stories and epics using agile methods.
  • Training of team members to utilize the tools developed.
  • Documentation and presentation of results to product owners.

Tech. Stack: Python 3, Hadoop Ecosystem HTP zu CDH, ETL, Terraform, Microsoft Azure Blob Storage, Microsoft Azure Functions, Microsoft Azure Data Factory, Microsoft Azure Synapse Analytics, Microsoft Azure Data Catalog, Microsoft Azure Event Grid, AWS, Data lake, PEX, CLI, Jenkins, Ansible playbooks (Infrastructure as Code), Ambari, CI/CD, GitLab, SQL, Hive ORC / External, PySpark, Airflow, DAG, SCRUM, Kanban, Agile, Jira, BigData, Pro-PyCharm, DBeaver, MSSQL, MySQL, grafana, datadog, Docker, Linux, Bash, MapReduce, Data Modeling (ORM), Json, YAML, SQL-Alchemy

Jul 2021 - Oct 2021

Project Lead

NORD/LB

Position Summary
Project Lead at NORD/LB
Industries
Banking and Finance
Information Technology
Business Areas
Information Technology
Project Management
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  • Designed and conceptualized ETL processes in the Hadoop cluster and led the team.
  • Managed project budgets.
  • Oversaw project scope management.
  • Provided leadership to the team and trained new staff members.
  • Defined stories and epics using agile methods.
  • Managed task allocation.
  • Handled release management.
  • Documented and presented results to product owners.

Data Engineer

  • Designed and developed a Python-based ETL data pipeline across various data sources (e.g., NiFi, Qlik, HBase) spanning different product zones using PySpark and Hive.

DevOps

  • Maintained and improved performance of the Hadoop cluster.
  • Designed and implemented Airflow DAGs.
  • Implemented CI/CD pipelines using Git.

Tech and Skill Stack: Data Lake, Python, Jupyter Notebook, RStudio, Hadoop Ecosystem, ETL, CI/CD on GitHub, SQL, Hive ORC / External, PySpark, Airflow, NiFi, SCRUM, Agile, Jira, BigData, Pro-PyCharm, Linux, Bash, MapReduce, Citrix

Aug 2019 - Jun 2021
Munich, Germany

Data Engineer

Telefonica Germany (O2)

Position Summary
Data Engineer at Telefonica Germany (O2)
Industries
Telecommunication
Business Areas
Business Intelligence
Information Technology
Project Management
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  • Continued development of an analytical data pipeline based on Python (ETL, ML feature preprocessing, ML model training, results monitoring), designed for managing time series or event-based datasets.
  • Data modeling for dimensions and facts.
  • Extensive use of Oracle PL/SQL packages for preparing datamarts.
  • Data modeling using ORM (Object-Relational Mapping).
  • Proof of concept (POC) for utilizing AWS with StepFunction, Lambda, S3, Redshift, and EC2 for cloud-based implementation of ETL and data storage.
  • IaC Terraform
  • Implementation of Kafka topics for the live stream data pipeline.

Data Analysis

  • Analyzed large datasets to identify trends and improvement opportunities.
  • Created data evaluations and dashboards to present data insights.
  • Developed reports and presentations to communicate data findings to stakeholders.

Data Science

  • Developed predictive models (Neural Network, Random Forest, XGBoost, Linear Regression, Stack models) to predict future trends and behaviors (time series, customer data).
  • Presented data insights and recommendations to stakeholders.
  • Conducted feature engineering for machine learning models.
  • Analyzed machine learning models using feature importance.
  • Utilized Dataiku for prototyping, creating POCs for machine learning models, and analyzing features and testing various methods and models.

MLOps

  • Utilized machine learning models (Neural Network, Random Forest, XGBoost, Linear Regression) in production using AWS Sagemaker, AWS CloudWatch, AWS S3, AWS RedShift, AWS StepFunction, AWS Lambda, AWS Glue.
  • Fine-tuned machine learning models with new data in the production environment.
  • Periodic retraining.

Team Lead

  • Managed project scope.
  • Led and trained new team members.
  • Defined stories and epics using agile methods.
  • Distributed tasks among team members.
  • Documented and presented results to product owners.

Tech and Skill Stack: Python, Hadoop Ecosystem, Machine Learning, Supervised Learning, Jupyter Notebook, RStudio, AWS Sagemaker, Terraform, AWS CloudWatch, AWS S3, AWS RedShift, AWS StepFunction, AWS Lambda, AWS Glue, ETL, Kafka, CI/CD on GitLab, Dataiku, Time Series, Oracle, SQL, Hive, Pandas, PySpark, HBase, Tableau, SCRUM, Kanban, Agile, Jira, BigData, Pro-PyCharm, Requirements Analysis, Numpy, Scikit, GridSearch, Anomaly Detection, statistical modelling, multivariate analysis, exploratory data analysis, XGBoost, Random Forest, Matplotlib, Seaborn, Linux, Bash, R, RStudio, MapReduce PowerBI, Tableau, Confusion Matrix, Feature Importance, Neural Network, XGBoost, Decision Tree, Time Series, Grid Search, Model Fine Tuning, Random Forests, Logistic Regression, Stacked Models, Model Retraining, Dataiku, MIFlow, Scikit-Learn, Pandas, Python, Jupyter Notebook

Recipient of the People Award 2020 from Telefonica Germany [as a member of the ChurnLab team] for outstanding customer churn reduction

Jan 2019 - Apr 2019
Munich, Germany

Senior Data Scientist

Coliquio

Position Summary
Senior Data Scientist at Coliquio
Industries
Healthcare
Business Areas
Business Intelligence
Information Technology
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Setup and design of the new ETL system and DWH. Also, maintenance of the old ETL in Python and database development.

Python, NiFi, MySQL, PostgreSQL, Docker, AWS Glue, SCRUM, GitLab, Matplotlib, Linux, Bash, PowerBI

Jan 2018 - Apr 2018
Munich, Germany

Web Developer

Assystem Germany

Position Summary
Web Developer at Assystem Germany
Industries
Professional Services
Business Areas
Information Technology
Project Management
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Web application development.

NodeJS, React, Git, VSCode, SCRUM

Jun 2017 - Dec 2018
Munich, Germany

Data Scientist

Assystem Germany

Position Summary
Data Scientist at Assystem Germany
Industries
Professional Services
Business Areas
Information Technology
Product Development
Research and Development
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Development of a recommender system for an Android application to help users find the fastest and most convenient route (depending on weather and traffic) to their destination.

Python, Machine Learning, Keras, TensorFlow, Matplotlib, Seaborn, Pandas, Numpy, Microservices, Thrift, NATS, NodeJS, Marathon, Mesos, Cassandra, SCRUM, GitLab

Jun 2017 - Dec 2017
Munich, Germany

Full Stack Developer

Assystem Germany

Position Summary
Full Stack Developer at Assystem Germany
Industries
Professional Services
Business Areas
Information Technology
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Application development in MVC using JEE7 and PrimeFaces.

JEE7 (JPA, JSF, EJB), Primefaces, OmniFaces, Maven, SVN, MySQL, SCRUM, Payara

Jun 2016 - May 2017
Ingolstadt, Germany

Full Stack Developer - Architect

Bridging IT

Position Summary
Full Stack Developer - Architect at Bridging IT
Industries
Information Technology
Business Areas
Information Technology
Project Management
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Development of a proxy server.

Java 8, SCRUM, Eclipse, Tomcat 8, Maven, CXF, JAX-WS, JAX-RS, WSDL, SOAP-UI, SOAP, RESTful, Jira, SAS CI, SUSE Linux Enterprise 12, Shell Scripting, Bash

Dec 2015 - May 2016
Ingolstadt, Germany

Backend Developer

Bridging IT

Position Summary
Backend Developer at Bridging IT
Industries
Information Technology
Business Areas
Information Technology
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Backend development for the document management department in JEE 7.

JEE7 (EJB, JPA), SCRUM, Hibernate, JBoss5, Maven, Solid DB, WSDL, XSD, Eclipse, Git, Jira, Mockito, Arquillian, SOAP-UI, SOAP, AXIS II

Jul 2015 - Oct 2015
Munich, Germany

Software Consultant

ConSol

Position Summary
Software Consultant at ConSol
Industries
Information Technology
Business Areas
Information Technology
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Software development in a client-server project with JEE7 in backend and AngularJS (as a Single-Page-Application) in frontend.

JEE7, MVC, IntelliJ IDEA, JPA, JSF, MySQL, JPQL, EJB, Maven, Git, AngularJS, JavaScript, NodeJS, Bower, CSS, HTML, Glassfish

Dec 2014 - Jan 2015
Stuttgart, Germany

System Engineer

ISS

Position Summary
System Engineer at ISS
Business Areas
Information Technology
Product Development
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Software development in frontend.

Vaadin 7, Java, Eclipse, JPA, MSSQL, PostgreSQL, JPQL, Hibernate, Maven, Git, Glassfish

Oct 2013 - Aug 2014
Freiburg im Breisgau, Germany

Database and Web Developer

Jazz & Rock Schools

Position Summary
Database and Web Developer at Jazz & Rock Schools
Industries
Education
Business Areas
Information Technology
Product Development
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Database development from MS Access to MySQL and web application using Vaadin.

Vaadin 7, Java, Eclipse, JPA, MySQL, JPQL, Hibernate, Apache Tomcat 7.4, IvyDE, GitHub

Dec 2012 - Jan 2013
Freiburg im Breisgau, Germany

Developer

Center for Biosystem Analysis, University of Freiburg

Position Summary
Developer at Center for Biosystem Analysis, University of Freiburg
Industries
Information Technology
Business Areas
Information Technology

Troubleshooting for Tivoli Storage Management (IBM Software).

Ubuntu 12.04, Linux, Ubuntu 10.4, TSM, SSH, Bash, Vim

Industry Experience

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Experienced in Pharmaceutical, Information Technology, Telecommunication, Professional Services, Retail, and Education.

Pharmaceutical
Information Technology
Telecommunication
Professional Services
Retail
Education
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Business Area Experience

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Experienced in Information Technology, Project Management, Business Intelligence, Product Development, and Research and Development.

Information Technology
Project Management
Business Intelligence
Product Development
Research and Development
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Skills

  • Data Python, Mlops, Kubernetes, Docker, Aws, Microsoft Azure, Gcp, Bigquery, Terraform, Engineer Ansible, Jenkins, Git, Hive, Hdfs, Hadoop, Pig, Datadog, Grafana, Tableau, Powerbi, Sql, Snowflake, Pycharm, Itellig Idea, Vim, Vscode, Dbeaver, Ambari, Mysql, Mssql, Oracle, Pyspark, Spark, Map Reduce, Hive, Orc, Hortonworks, Cloudera, Data Lake, Iaac, Big Data, Nosql, Linux, Bash, Ci/Cd, Kafka, Sas, Nifi, Qlik, Pytest, Black, Pipeline Automation, Airflow, Dag, Cli, Pex, Data Modeling, Orm, Dataiku, Dwh, Hue, Zeppelin

  • Docker, Terraform, Ansible, Ci/Cd, Kubernetes, Helm, Argocd, Iaas, Paas, Saas, Vscode, Vim

  • Tensorflow, Pytorch, Scikit-Learn, Machine Learning, Pandas, Numpy, Seaborn, Matplotlib, Scientist Jupyternotebook, Dataiku, Histogram, Data Analysis

  • Agile, Scrum, Kanban, Jira, Confluence, Project Lead, Story Definition, Budget Alignment, Engineering Roadmap Definition, Project Requirement Analysis, Microservices, Grpc

Languages

German
Native
English
Advanced

Education

Oct 2011 - Jul 2014

Albert-Ludwigs-Universität Freiburg

MSc. · Applied Computer Science · Germany

Oct 2004 - Oct 2009

Azad University of Najaf-Abad (IAUN)

BEng. · Software Engineering · Najafabad, Iran, Islamic Republic of

Certifications & licenses

Microsoft Azure Data Engineering Certification

Statistics

Experience

Total positions 16
Experience in Pharmaceutical 2.5 y
Avg length 9 m
Longest experience 2 y 4 m

Global Experience

Countries worked in 1 (Germany)
Primary country Germany

Expertise

Recent roles Data Engineer, Project Lead, Senior Data Scientist
Main industries Pharmaceutical, Information Technology, Telecommunication
Main business areas Information Technology, Project Management, Business Intelligence

Qualifications

Highest degree Master
Certifications earned 1

Profile

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Maziyar is based in Taufkirchen, Germany.

Maziyar speaks the following languages: German (Native), English (Advanced).

Maziyar has at least 11 years of experience. During this time, Maziyar has worked in at least 12 different roles and for 13 different companies. The average length of individual experience is 1 year and 8 months. Note that Maziyar may not have shared all experience and actually has more experience.

Based on recent experience, Maziyar would be well-suited for roles such as: Data Engineer, Project Lead, Senior Data Scientist.

Maziyar's most recent position is Data Engineer at MSD Germany.

In recent years, Maziyar has worked for MSD Germany, Self-Training Cloud, Personal Sabbatical, dmTech, and NORD/LB.

Maziyar is most experienced in industries like Pharmaceutical, Information Technology, and Telecommunication. Maziyar also has some experience in Professional Services, Retail, and Education.

Maziyar is most experienced in business areas like Information Technology, Project Management, and Business Intelligence. Maziyar also has some experience in Product Development and Research and Development.

Maziyar has recently worked in industries like Pharmaceutical, Retail, and Information Technology.

Maziyar has recently worked in business areas like Information Technology, Project Management, and Business Intelligence.

Maziyar holds a Master in Applied Computer Science from Albert-Ludwigs-Universität Freiburg and a Bachelor in Software Engineering from Azad University of Najaf-Abad (IAUN).

Maziyar has 1 certificate: Microsoft Azure Data Engineering Certification.

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