Mohana Priya

Mohana Priya

DATA ENGINEER | Associate Manager
UAE
Full-time Hybrid

About Me

Associate Manager & Data Engineer with 12+ years of enterprise IT experience across financial services, healthcare and logistics domains. Lead a team of Data Engineers on the Azure stack, overseeing end-to-end pipeline d…

Experience

Associate Manager - Data Engineering

Accenture · Chennai , Tamil Nadu , India
Nov 2024 - Jun 2026 · 1 year 7 months

<p>Designed enterprise data flow architecture across 10 logistics applications, ensuring end-to-end pipeline integrity and SLA compliance.</p><p> Built scalable data pipelines and metadata-driven pipelines using Delta Lake and Kafka for real-time processing using Medallion Architecture.</p><p> Optimized PySpark jobs cutting processing time by 70% and production platform stability by leading PostgreSQL upgrades, VM migrations, and SSL renewals with zero pipeline downtime.</p><p> Implemented distributed pipeline monitoring using Dynatrace, accelerating root cause analysis across REST APIs and microservices.</p><p> Collaborated with infrastructure, DBA, and application teams to resolve production bottlenecks and improve data platform reliability.</p><p> Led technical operations supporting 40+ engineers, driving incident response, release coordination, and continuous service improvements.</p>

Data Engineer

ATOS Syntel · Chennai , Tamil Nadu , India
Jan 2022 - Nov 2024 · 2 years 10 months

<p>Built and maintained end-to-end data ingestion and transformation pipelines supporting clinical and operational analytics across a large healthcare enterprise.</p><p> Developed Python (Pandas / PySpark) scripts for data preprocessing, cleansing, and feature engineering on structured and semi-structured healthcare datasets.</p><p> Designed SQL-based data models using complex CTEs, window functions, and optimised queries; supported cloud migration by contributing to Azure Databricks POCs and benchmarking.</p><p> Conducted root cause analysis on pipeline failures, applying permanent fixes to improve system stability, data integrity, and downstream reporting reliability.</p><p> Ensured strict data governance and audit compliance, mentored junior engineers on pipeline design, best practices, and SOP documentation.</p>

Mainframe Technical Lead

Tata Consultancy Services · Chennai , Tamil Nadu , India
Feb 2016 - Jan 2022 · 5 years 11 months

<p>Led mainframe development and support across core banking applications in a highly regulated Citi Bank environment, ensuring strict compliance with security and confidentiality standards.</p><p> Designed SQL-based data extraction and transformation scripts from DB2 for regulatory reporting, reconciliation, and audit; collaborated with analytics teams on cross-platform data integration.</p><p> Drove early-stage Python data pipeline automation, reducing manual batch reconciliation effort and improving data delivery timelines across critical banking workflows.</p><p> Managed critical batch job abends, outages, and production incidents with both temporary and permanent fixes, maintaining system stability and data integrity under SLA pressure.</p><p> Led automation initiatives and mentored 10+ developers through code reviews and continuous improvement, significantly enhancing team throughput and delivery quality.</p>

Mainframe Developer

Cognizant · Chennai , Tamil Nadu , India
Feb 2013 - Feb 2016 · 3 years

<p>Developed and maintained enterprise COBOL/CICS applications supporting high-volume retail batch processing.</p><p> Modernised legacy batch programs, increasing processing speed by 25% and reducing system downtime through optimised JCL and COBOL code.</p><p> Proactively tracked and documented production issues, achieving zero audit exceptions across three consecutive audit cycles.</p><p> Coordinated quarterly system updates, RCA sessions, and change management activities to ensure seamless operations.</p>

Certifications

Microsoft Certified: Power BI Data Analyst Associate

Microsoft · Chennai , Tamil Nadu , India · 2022

Skills

IT Project Management Data Pipeline Development ETL/ELT Design Data Modelling Warehousing SDLC Waterfall Agile Methodologies Cloud Data Platforms Stakeholder Communication Senior Leadership Communication Team Leadership Mentoring Risk Management Issue Management Data Governance Compliance Audit Compliance Continuous Improvement Cross-Functional Team Leadership Confidential Data Handling Python Pandas PySpark SQL Azure Databricks Delta Lake Azure Data Factory Kafka dbt Microsoft Azure Blob Storage ADLS Key Vault AWS S3 Lambda Power BI Star Schema SCD Types CTEs Window Functions Query Optimization Data Warehouse COBOL JCL VSAM CICS DB2 SPUFI Data Warehousing Waterfall Methodologies Regulatory Compliance Azure Blob Storage Azure Data Lake Storage Azure Key Vault Amazon S3 AWS Lambda
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