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Verified Expert in Engineering
Groovy Scripting Developer
Sikandrabad, Uttar Pradesh, India
Toptal member since January 20, 2023
Bio
Akash is a goal-oriented, determined, and focused developer with a keen eye for detail. He is skilled in various programming languages and tools, including Java, SQL, and Collibra. Akash is a fast learner who always strives for more and learns something new every day.
Portfolio
UK-based Client
Collibra, Workflow, Customer Engagement, Groovy Scripting
Europe-based Client
Collibra, Business Process Modeling Notation (BPMN), Groovy Scripting, Workflow
US-based Client
Collibra, Microsoft Power Apps, Python 3, Jira, Groovy Scripting, Data Lineage
Experience
- Collibra - 5 years
- Groovy Scripting - 4 years
- Workflow - 4 years
- Python 3 - 3 years
- REST APIs - 3 years
- Eclipse - 3 years
- Data Governance - 3 years
- SQL - 3 years
Availability
Part-time
Preferred Environment
Windows 10, Collibra, Anaconda, Visual Studio
The most amazing...
...thing I've identified is a manual process that could be automated using Collibra functionalities, reducing efforts and increasing efficiency.
Work Experience
Collibra Solution Architect
2024 - PRESENT
UK-based Client
- Prepared adoption framework for data stewards, data owners, community managers, and data domain leads.
- Supported and trained data consumers to utilize existing Collibra capabilities and ingest CDE for 120 systems by December 2024.
- Tested, identified, and reported any issues and requirements to the development team.
Technologies: Collibra, Workflow, Customer Engagement, Groovy Scripting
Collibra Developer
2024 - 2024
Europe-based Client
- Developed custom workflows and modified OOTB workflows.
- Created SOPs for setting up the Enterprise Governance Standard and end-user training material.
- Supported partners in effectively implementing data governance for their LOB.
Technologies: Collibra, Business Process Modeling Notation (BPMN), Groovy Scripting, Workflow
Data Governance Specialist
2023 - 2024
US-based Client
- Developed custom workflows and modified OOTB workflows.
- Supported technical lineage initiative using Lineage Harvester.
- Designed end-to-end process flow to automate existing business processes.
- Developed and supported Power BI paginated reports.
- Managed end user adoption and user training.
Technologies: Collibra, Microsoft Power Apps, Python 3, Jira, Groovy Scripting, Data Lineage
Team Lead
2022 - 2023
MetLife
- Played a key role in the central data governance (DG) team, overseeing the enterprise-wide implementation of DG processes and supporting various lines of business (LOB) based on their specific requirements.
- Identified, analyzed, and proposed new automated and efficient solutions for manual processes.
- Guided different teams to implement data governance in their LOBs and regions as per enterprise guidelines and policies.
- Developed and modified workflows and custom integrations.
- Analyzed and conducted the impact analysis of various migration projects and platform changes.
- Guided the new team members and provided knowledge-sharing sessions.
- Participated in requirement-gathering sessions and brainstormed with the team on achieving specific requirements and identifying the best possible solutions.
Technologies: Collibra, Excel 365, Jira, Eclipse, Groovy, Python 3, REST APIs, Microsoft Power BI, Microsoft Power Apps, Solution Architecture, Metadata, Workflow, Microsoft Power Automate, Windows, Microsoft Excel, Business Intelligence (BI), Groovy Scripting
Programmer Analyst
2020 - 2022
Cognizant
- Implemented end-to-end Collibra insights module and prepared Tableau reports.
- Onboarded physical and business data from various databases using drivers and Excel using the manual upload functionality of Collibra.
- Created personas dashboards and asset views with and without hierarchy.
- Created and edited workflows and migrated the workflows from lower environments to higher environments.
- Generated and analyzed diagnostic files to debug the workflow and job server issues.
- Updated Collibra job servers using CI/CD with GitLab and Terraform.
- Managed the catalog connection refreshes and conducted the sampling and profiling of catalog connections. Planned and scheduled the auto-refresh of the connection by analyzing the time taken by each job during various runs.
Technologies: Collibra, Amazon S3 (AWS S3), Amazon Athena, Amazon EC2, Snowflake, Excel 365, Tableau, Python 3, Groovy, REST APIs, GitLab CI/CD, Terraform, Metadata, Tableau Desktop Pro, Workflow, MySQL, Windows, Microsoft Excel, Business Intelligence (BI)
System Engineer Intern
2020 - 2020
Infosys
- Worked on Java and Spring Boot to develop the back end for some projects.
- Connected the back-end code to Oracle using ORM to read and write data.
- Developed the REST API's controller to seamlessly integrate the back-end code with the front end.
Technologies: Spring Boot, SQL, Oracle, Java, Windows
Experience
Data Validation in Collibra
Automated a manual process of data validation using validation rules in Collibra to comply with the organization's minimum data requirement policies. It helped us to get the work done faster without losing the quality of the work.
Collibra Maturity using Collibra Insights
Developed Tableau Reports to gauge the maturity of our Collibra platform. I architected, developed, and implemented an end-to-end solution for the same, which includes:
• Fetching data from Collibra and storing it in the database.
• Creating the database <-> Tableau connection.
• Preparing Tableau reports.
• Fetching data from Collibra and storing it in the database.
• Creating the database <-> Tableau connection.
• Preparing Tableau reports.
Education
2016 - 2020
Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science
DIT University - Dehradun, India
Certifications
APRIL 2023 - APRIL 2025
Collibra Ranger Certification
Collibra
NOVEMBER 2021 - NOVEMBER 2023
Collibra Solution Architect Certification
Collibra
NOVEMBER 2021 - NOVEMBER 2023
Collibra Workflow Engineer Certification
Collibra
NOVEMBER 2021 - NOVEMBER 2023
Collibra Integration Engineer Certification
Collibra
OCTOBER 2021 - OCTOBER 2023
Collibra Data Steward Certification
Collibra
Skills
Libraries/APIs
REST APIs
Tools
Collibra, Microsoft Power BI, Microsoft Excel, Visual Studio, Amazon Athena, Tableau, GitLab CI/CD, Terraform, Jira, Microsoft Power Apps, Tableau Desktop Pro
Platforms
Windows, Microsoft Power Automate, Anaconda, Oracle, Amazon EC2, Eclipse
Languages
SQL, Java, Python 3, Snowflake, Groovy
Paradigms
Business Intelligence (BI), Business Process Modeling Notation (BPMN), Automation
Storage
Databases, MySQL, Amazon S3 (AWS S3), JSON
Frameworks
Spring Boot
Other
Windows 10, Software Development, Web Development, Excel 365, Metadata, Catalog Data Entry Services, Data, Data Governance, Implementation, Solution Architecture, Workflow, Groovy Scripting, Business Process Management (BPM), Design, Data Lineage, Customer Engagement
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