
Govind Tiwari
Verified Expert in Engineering
Data Engineer and Developer
Pune, Maharashtra, India
Toptal member since November 24, 2025
Govind is a results-oriented data engineer and scientist with over five years of industry experience, including four years of experience working with Snowflake and AWS cloud platforms. With strong proficiency in Python, SQL, and machine learning techniques, he builds and maintains scalable data pipelines and automation workflows. Leveraging cloud-native solutions, Govind optimizes system performance and ensures the delivery of reliable, high-quality data.
Portfolio
Experience
- Python - 6 years
- SQL - 6 years
- Cloud - 6 years
- Snowflake - 5 years
- Data Engineering - 4 years
- APIs - 3 years
- ETL - 3 years
- Machine Learning - 3 years
Preferred Environment
Windows 10, Python, SQL, Cloud, APIs, Snowflake, Data Engineering, Machine Learning, Apache Airflow, ETL
The most amazing...
...solution I've built is a Python-based ETL scheduler that automates data pipelines and ensures reliable, on-schedule processing without manual intervention.
Work Experience
Data Scientist
Morgan Stanley
- Architected and delivered an end-to-end data POC on Databricks, covering ingestion, transformation, and analytics; defined data models, optimized storage (Delta), and ensured scalable pipeline design.
- Engineered robust ingestion pipelines for Teradata to Databricks and Snowflake to Databricks, utilizing Databricks Volumes and Azure Data Lake Storage (ADLS); handled schema mapping, data validation, and performance tuning.
- Automated end-to-end data engineering workflows using Databricks Genie and internal ingestion frameworks, including job orchestration, table creation, dependency management, and reusable pipeline templates.
- Built an AI-enabled analytics layer using Snowflake Cortex and Streamlit, developing interactive dashboards with conversational query capabilities; replicated Genie-like experience and enabled business-friendly data exploration.
Data Engineer
TIAA
- Developed and maintained data pipelines in Snowflake, combining raw information from diverse sources, enhancing data accuracy by 20%.
- Engineered and deployed a data quality framework in Snowpark, improving data validation and reducing inconsistencies by 25%.
- Managed data pipelines in AWS and dbt, improving data accuracy by 20%.
- Designed machine learning models for mutual funds and retirement products using Snowflake Python and scikit-learn.
- Optimized data storage and retrieval by leveraging Snowflake features such as clustering, partitioning, and caching.
Analyst Engineer
KPMG
- Presented data-driven recommendations to stakeholders, resulting in a 15% increase in project efficiency. Built Alteryx models for data processing, reducing preparation time by 20%.
- Designed and maintained Snowflake databases to support large-scale financial analytics, leveraging expertise in visualizing and manipulating big datasets and using data replication for secure cross-account sharing and failover management.
- Communicated with IT contacts and business partners to design, develop, and troubleshoot end-to-end technical solutions, and coordinated data migration processes using ETL tools such as Airflow and AWS Glue.
- Created Alteryx models for data preprocessing and workflow management, and developed databases, tables, views, stored procedures, functions, common table expressions (CTEs), and indexes as needed.
Data Analyst
SK Fincorp
- Supported users by developing comprehensive documentation and occasionally performed ad hoc reporting to address specific business questions from upper management.
- Coordinated test data creation, system testing, and documentation across all phases of ETL data migration processes.
- Automated ETL pipelines from Oracle and Microsoft SQL Server to Snowflake using Airflow and dbt.
- Reduced processing time by 40% through incremental data loading and transformation.
Experience
Data Quality Control Framework with Snowpark
ETL Scheduler
Sales Analytics Pipeline
Education
Bachelor's Degree in Electrical Engineering
Rajasthan Technical University (RTU) - Jaipur, India
Skills
Libraries/APIs
Snowpark
Tools
Amazon SageMaker, Apache Airflow, dbt Cloud, Tableau
Languages
SQL, Snowflake, Python
Paradigms
ETL, OLAP
Platforms
Alteryx, Oracle, Databricks
Storage
Amazon S3 (AWS S3), Teradata
Other
Cloud, Data Engineering, Cloud Architecture, Windows 10, APIs, Machine Learning, Electrical Engineering, Simulations, Data Scientist
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