Nikolay T.-Senior Cloud Data Architect
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Senior Cloud Data Architect
Cloudreach/Eviden (an ATOS Company)
- Architected a self-service Google Kubernetes Engine (GKE) platform for a major financial institution (Commerzbank), enabling 1000+ users across hundreds of product teams to autonomously provision resources and significantly accelerate development cycles.
- Designed a data-product-oriented platform architecture for the UK Department for Transport (DfT) to serve over 1500 direct end-users and numerous connected third-party systems, enhancing data accessibility and governance.
- Drove business growth by developing the strategic roadmap for the 'One Cloud' business line, targeting a 10% revenue increase.
- Served as a key member of the CTO Authority, providing strategic guidance on internal cloud initiatives and best practices.
Senior Software Engineer
Media MarktSaturn
- Engineered a scalable GCP data pipeline using Dataflow and Python to migrate nearly 1TB of customer data from AWS S3 into BigQuery.
- Established a central Customer Data Platform that served as the single source of truth for over 100 marketers across 10+ product teams.
- Drove a 1% increase in marketing ROI by enabling advanced budget optimisation and customer segmentation through the new data platform.
- Improved data accuracy and reliability by developing and deploying a serverless data quality solution using Cloud Run and Go for the BigQuery data catalogue.
- Orchestrated the efficient processing of millions of records by implementing a scalable workflow with Cloud Composer and GKE autoscaling.
Demand Capability Senior Analyst
MARS (Wrigley)
- Led the IT development for the global 'Perfect Store' program, a strategic initiative projected to increase global business growth by over 3%.
- Managed a third-party development team to rapidly re-platform a legacy sales force system from Windows Mobile to Android, ensuring modern capabilities and scalability.
- Implemented an agile, bi-weekly release cycle to deliver high-priority business requirements within a 3-4 month timeframe, demonstrating rapid and responsive development.
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Experienced in Food and Beverage, Retail, Banking and Finance, and Government and Administration.
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Experienced in Information Technology, Project Management, Business Intelligence, and Strategy.
Summary
A Google Cloud-certified Senior Data Architect with over 25 years of IT experience specialising in designing and implementing scalable, cloud-native data analytics solutions on GCP. Proven ability to translate complex business requirements into robust architectures, leveraging BigQuery, Dataflow, and GKE. Expert in data warehousing, real-time streaming, and large-scale data migration. Seeking to leverage deep technical expertise and consulting experience to drive customer success as a Data Architect.
Skills
- Cloud Platforms: Google Cloud Platform (Gcp) (Certified Professional Cloud Architect, Data Engineer, Developer), Aws (S3 To Bigquery Migration), Azure (Familiar)
- Data & Analytics: Bigquery, Dataflow, Pub/Sub, Cloud Composer (Airflow), Dataproc, Data Warehousing, Data Lakes, Etl/Elt, Sql, Performance Optimisation
- Data Governance: Data Quality Frameworks, Data Cataloguing, Data Security, Data Privacy
- Programming Languages: Python, Go (Golang), Sql, Javascript, Rust (Learning)
- Devops & Infrastructure: Git, Ci/Cd, Kubernetes Engine (Gke), Cloud Run, Rest Apis
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Education
Technical University Gabrovo
Dipl. Engineer, Automation of Machinery Building · Automation of Machinery Building · Gabrovo, Bulgaria
Certifications & licenses
Cloudera Certified: Spark Development
Cloudera
Google Cloud Certified Professional Data Engineer
Google Cloud
Google Cloud Certified Professional Developer
Google Cloud
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Nikolay is based in Unterhaching, Germany and can operate in on-site, hybrid, and remote work models.
Nikolay speaks the following languages: Bulgarian (Native), English (Advanced), German (Elementary).
Nikolay has at least 30 years of experience. During this time, Nikolay has worked in at least 3 different roles and for 3 different companies. The average length of individual experience is 10 years and 11 months. Note that Nikolay may not have shared all experience and actually has more experience.
Based on recent experience, Nikolay would be well-suited for roles such as: Senior Cloud Data Architect, Senior Software Engineer, Demand Capability Senior Analyst.
Nikolay's most recent position is Senior Cloud Data Architect at Cloudreach/Eviden (an ATOS Company).
In recent years, Nikolay has worked for Cloudreach/Eviden (an ATOS Company) and Media MarktSaturn.
Nikolay is most experienced in industries like Food and Beverage, Retail, and Banking and Finance. Nikolay also has some experience in Government and Administration.
Nikolay is most experienced in business areas like Information Technology, Project Management, and Business Intelligence. Nikolay also has some experience in Strategy.
Nikolay has recently worked in industries like Retail, Banking and Finance, and Government and Administration.
Nikolay has recently worked in business areas like Business Intelligence, Information Technology, and Strategy.
Nikolay holds a Bachelor in Automation of Machinery Building from Technical University Gabrovo.
Nikolay has 4 certificates. Among them, these include: Cloudera Certified: Spark Development, Google Cloud Certified Professional Cloud Architect, and Google Cloud Certified Professional Data Engineer.
The availability of Nikolay needs to be confirmed.
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