Monika Thepale - Senior Technical Lead

Q: Where is Monika based?

Monika is based in Frankfurt am Main, Germany .

Q: What languages does Monika speak?

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

Q: How many years of experience does Monika have?

Monika has at least 18 years of experience. During this time, Monika has worked in at least 2 different roles and for 3 different companies . The average length of individual experience is 6 years and 1 month . Note that Monika may not have shared all experience and actually has more experience.

Q: What is Monika's latest experience?

Monika's most recent position is Senior ETL Lead at Takeda GmbH .

Q: What companies has Monika worked for in recent years?

In recent years, Monika has worked for Takeda GmbH and Infosys Ltd. .

Q: Which industries is Monika most experienced in?

Monika is most experienced in industries like Information Technology , Cosmetics , and Pharmaceutical .

Q: Which business areas is Monika most experienced in?

Monika is most experienced in business areas like Information Technology , Business Intelligence , and Project Management .

Q: Which industries has Monika worked in recently?

Monika has recently worked in industries like Cosmetics , Information Technology , and Pharmaceutical .

Q: Which business areas has Monika worked in recently?

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

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Experience

Jan 2022 - Apr 2025

3 years 4 months

Konstanz, Germany

Senior ETL Lead

Takeda GmbH

Led design, development, and deployment of data solutions supporting a major pharma acquisition for Takeda Pharmaceutical Company, delivering transparency reporting systems across Azure,Databricks (Python and Shell Scripting) platforms.
Owned,Designed and developed scalable ELT pipelines to process Customer and Product data using Azure, complex SQL, Databricks, and shell scripting, enabling efficient data integration and processing across multiple sources including job orchestration and workflow automation.
Implemented performance optimization techniques (query tuning, parallelism, workload optimization), improving system efficiency and processing time.
Applied strong analytical and problem-solving skills to assess technical solutions and support business requirements for compliance and transparency reporting.
Designed scalable data foundations suitable for downstream analytics and AI workloads.
Led data quality initiatives by assessing multiple source data, defining quality metrics, and establishing processes for monitoring and continuous improvement.

Feb 2015 - Jan 2022

7 years

Pune, India

Senior consultant

Infosys Ltd.

Lead and developed multiple ETL projects from inception to completion, ensuring timely delivery and quality. Played a pivotal role in designing, developing, and implementing robust and scalable data extraction, transformation, and loading (ETL) solutions.
Worked on legacy system migration projects, converting existing C/C++, SAS, and legacy ETL processes into Informatica workflows, Oracle database solutions, and Shell scripts while ensuring data integrity and business continuity.
Extensively worked on SSRS reporting for L'oreal Project to develop reports related to Commercial sales sector on Sell-In/Sell-Out and Forecast. Used SSAS cube and MDX queries for report development.
Developed detailed data mapping and transformation logic and technical documentation, performance tuning standards. Implemented optimization approach to reduce execution time from hours to secs.

Jan 2007 - Dec 2015

9 years

Teradata India Pvt. Ltd., and Infosys Technologies Pvt. Ltd.

Held various technical roles at Teradata India Pvt. Ltd., and Infosys Technologies Pvt. Ltd., designing and developing data integration solutions using ETL frameworks, data profiling and data quality analysis, automation, and collaborated with cross functional data stakeholders.
Developed and Optimized ETL/ELT pipelines for FIFA gaming project to improve large volume telemetry data processing using pushdown optimization, ETL parallelism, data partitioning and multithreading approaches ensuring efficient data processing and minimizing data latency.

Industry Experience

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Experienced in Information Technology, Cosmetics, and Pharmaceutical.

Information Technology

Cosmetics

Pharmaceutical

Business Area Experience

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Experienced in Information Technology, Business Intelligence, and Project Management.

Information Technology

Business Intelligence

Project Management

Summary

Senior Data Engineer & Technical Lead with 15+ years of experience architecting, scaling, and operating production-grade data platforms across highly regulated and data-intensive sectors, including Pharmaceuticals, Fintech, and Media.
Expertise across Hybrid & Cloud Ecosystems, specializing in designing resilient batch/ELT pipelines, implementing scalable data warehousing solutions (AWS, Azure, Databricks, Informatica, Redshift, Teradata, Oracle, Python, Shell scripting), and modernizing legacy infrastructures.
Data-Intensive Product & Telemetry Specialist, with proven experience handling high-volume telemetry data processing, utilizing multithreading and data partitioning to optimize data-driven product analytics.
Advanced Query & Performance Optimization expert, with a track record of slashing processing latencies through advanced parallelism, pushdown optimization, and database tuning (PostgreSQL, T-SQL, ANSI-SQL).
Deep Data Architecture & Modeling Foundation, skilled in designing robust enterprise architectures using Star/Snowflake schemas, OLAP/OLTP systems, and emerging Lakehouse concepts.
Champion of Data Trust, with hands-on experience embedding rigorous data quality frameworks, observability, lineage, and governance strategies into production environments.
Cross-Functional Leader who bridges the gap between complex engineering realities and business-driven data strategies, establishing standards and leading engineering streams from inception to delivery.

Skills

Technical Skills

Data Integration Tools: Informatica Pwc, Informatica Cloud (15+), Adf, Aws Glue, Databricks
Cloud Platforms: Aws, Azure
Relational Databases: Teradata, Oracle, Mysql, Ms Sql Server, Redshift
Languages: Postgresql, Sql, T-Sql, Ansi-Sql, Pl/Sql
Programming & Frameworks: Python (Data Pipelines & Automation), Pyspark, Shell Scripting
Reporting Tools: Ssrs, Bo
Schedulers & Scrum Tools: Tidal, Control-M, Jira, Autosys, Airflow
Data Modeling: Erwin Tool, Olap/Oltp, Star/Snowflake
Data Architecture & Lakehouses: Data Warehousing, Cloud Lakehouse Architectures, Data Mesh

Additional Skills And Specialization

Consulting & Leadership: Customer Engagement, Technical Stream Leadership, Cross-Functional Team Collaboration, Stakeholder Management
Analytical & Problem-Solving: Strong Ability To Analyze Complex Data Challenges And Deliver Effective Solutions
Etl & Data Engineering: Proficient In Etl Design, Development, And Scripting
Teamwork & Independence: Able To Work Effectively Both Independently And Within Collaborative Teams

Languages

German

Advanced

English

Advanced

Education

Pune University

Bachelor of Engineering · Computer Science · Pune, India · Distinction

Statistics

Experience

Total positions 3

Experience in Information Technology 15 y

Avg length 6 y 4 m

Longest experience 8 y 11 m

Global Experience

Countries worked in 2 (Germany, India)

Primary country Germany

Expertise

Recent roles Senior ETL Lead, Senior consultant

Main industries Information Technology, Cosmetics, Pharmaceutical

Main business areas Information Technology, Business Intelligence, Project Management

Qualifications

Highest degree Bachelor

Profile

Created

July 2026

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Monika is based in Frankfurt am Main, Germany.

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

Monika has at least 18 years of experience. During this time, Monika has worked in at least 2 different roles and for 3 different companies. The average length of individual experience is 6 years and 1 month. Note that Monika may not have shared all experience and actually has more experience.

Based on recent experience, Monika would be well-suited for roles such as: Senior ETL Lead, Senior consultant.

Monika's most recent position is Senior ETL Lead at Takeda GmbH.

In recent years, Monika has worked for Takeda GmbH and Infosys Ltd..

Monika is most experienced in industries like Information Technology, Cosmetics, and Pharmaceutical.

Monika is most experienced in business areas like Information Technology, Business Intelligence, and Project Management.

Monika has recently worked in industries like Cosmetics, Information Technology, and Pharmaceutical.

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

Monika holds a Bachelor in Computer Science from Pune University.

Monika is immediately available full-time for suitable projects.

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