Bio
Sruthi Erra Hareram is a highly accomplished Data Engineer with over six years of robust experience in architecting and delivering high-performance data solutions across cloud, big data, and analytics ecosystems. With a strong foundation in distributed computing and data warehousing, Sruthi has led complex projects across various industries, including chemicals, telecommunications, and media. Her technical expertise spans a wide array of tools and platforms such as Spark, Hive, Teradata, BigQuery, Azure, AWS, and GCP, enabling her to build scalable ETL pipelines, optimize performance, and ensure seamless integration across diverse systems. Currently serving as a Senior ITA/AST at Nova Chemicals and a Data Engineer at Telus International via Pyramid Consulting, Sruthi has demonstrated a remarkable ability to engineer real-time and batch data workflows that support critical operations. At Nova Chemicals, she built scalable microservices handling over 1 million API requests daily and optimized data ingestion pipelines that reduced processing time by 30%. She has implemented Kerberos-based security for large Hadoop clusters, developed real-time analytics with Apache Spark and Scala, and transformed unstructured data into structured insights using Azure Databricks and Data Factory. At Telus International, Sruthi has been instrumental in deploying telemetry pipelines using Azure IoT Hub and Databricks, integrating Azure Digital Twins for asset modeling, and building predictive maintenance systems with MLflow that improved fault detection accuracy by 35%. Her work on automating model retraining and anomaly detection pipelines reduced manual diagnostics by 60% and significantly improved equipment uptime. Previously, at Systech Solutions and Cognizant Technology Solutions, Sruthi gained deep hands-on experience in deploying Hadoop ecosystems, managing data lake migrations, and building data platforms using Spark, NiFi, and Hive. Her contributions led to ETL performance improvements of over 40% and streamlined data movement processes across hybrid cloud infrastructures. Sruthi holds a Master’s in Electrical and Computer Engineering from the University of Calgary and a Bachelor’s in Electrical and Electronics Engineering from Sathyabama University. She is also a Databricks Certified Data Engineer Associate. With a passion for real-time analytics, cloud-native development, and AI-driven solutions, Sruthi continues to push the boundaries of data engineering. Her ability to blend deep technical skills with strategic vision makes her an invaluable asset in driving digital transformation and operational intelligence across enterprise environments.