Syed Arshad

Syed Arshad

Sr Data Engineer | Python | Airflow

Almere, Netherlands

About

I am a data engineer with over 12 years of experience, most recently working as a Senior Data Engineer at DevOn for Eneco Netherlands. My work spans building and optimizing scalable data pipelines, migrating data systems, and developing cloud-native solutions using Python and various cloud platforms. My expertise includes Python, Azure Data Factory, DBT, Airflow, and Azure Databricks for ETL/ELT pipelines. I have built real-time data processing systems, automated data workflows, and created dashboards with Grafana and Power BI. I also have experience with web scraping using Scrapy, AWS services like Athena and S3, and SQL databases such as MS-SQL and Snowflake.

Experience

KLM Royal Dutch Airlines

Data Engineer

KLM Royal Dutch Airlines

Oct 2025 – Oct 2025

Data Migrations: Migrating KLM ground staff data to new shift planner application standards. Skilled in building reliable data pipelines and transformations using Python, DBT, and Dagster, ensuring accurate and seamless system integration.

PythonDBTDagster
West Coast Consulting LLC

Data Engineer

West Coast Consulting LLC

Apr 2025 – Sep 2025

• Automated manual data analysis and validation tasks using optimized SQL queries, improving efficiency and accuracy. • Improved query performance through effective use of partitioning techniques, resulting in faster data retrieval. • Contributed to the development and integration of OpsPilot AI agent, supporting data-driven functionalities and performance. • Played a key role in building and maintaining Airflow-based ETL pipelines, ensuring reliable data ingestion and transformation. • Developed interactive and insightful dashboards in Looker to support business analytics and decision-making.

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DevOn

Senior Data Engineer

DevOn

Oct 2022 – Mar 2025

Client: Eneco Netherlands: Senior Data Engineer At Eneco, a leading producer and supplier of natural gas, electricity, and heat in the Netherlands, I was involved in the development of a data pipeline that collected and processed real-time and historical weather data from various web sources and third party API providers. This data was then transformed into comprehensive reports and visualizations using Grafana and Power BI. • API data extraction. • Transformed multiple type of data like JSON/CSV and HTML • Design and implemented ELT/ETL pipeline. • Creating/Automating Kubernetes process • Created DBT Airflow ETL Process • Created pipeline using Azure Data Factory • Created reusable Databricks notebooks for different transformation steps and configured these notebooks to be scheduled as jobs within Databricks • Created Grafana dashboard. • Effectively communicated with stakeholders to gather and understand project requirements, ensuring alignment and timely delivery of solutions. • Collaborated with cross-functional teams • Facilitated requirements gathering sessions, translating business needs into actionable user stories and technical tasks.

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DataWeave

Senior Data Engineer

DataWeave

Feb 2020 – Oct 2022

Project Description: Data Input: As a Data Engineer, I leveraged the power of web scraping to build a robust Pricing Intelligence Tool for our stakeholders. By scraping competitor websites. I successfully gathered real- time pricing data and product information, enabling customers to track and compare prices across multiple online platforms. Responsibilities: • Designing and implementing web crawlers to extract competitive pricing, product features, and other key metrics from competitor sites. • Analyzing competitor websites to identify key data points for pricing intelligence, ensuring comprehensive coverage of relevant data for decision making. • Optimizing scraping processes for speed, accuracy, and scalability, ensuring real-time updates on product pricing. • Addressing anti-scraping measures such as CAPTCHAs and rate limiting, ensuring consistent and reliable data extraction. • Technology used –Python, Scrapy, AWS, Athena

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OSI Digital

Data Engineer

OSI Digital

Feb 2018 – Feb 2020

Project Description: I used scrap data from competitor sites for our client (OLX). We used scrap full site listing this data help our customer understand the site popularity and growth in its region • Technology used - Python, Scrapy, AWS, Redshift

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Data Aggregator

TEK System: Mynta Design.

Jan 2017 – Sep 2017

Project Description: Working for Client Mantra Designs Largest fashion commerce company in India, I used to scrap data from it competitor web site. • Technology used - Python, Scrapy, AWS, Kafka

PythonScrapyKafka

Data Engineer

Le Ecosystem India Pvt Ltd

Mar 2016 – Dec 2016

Project Description: As part of the development team for a News Recommendation App, I was responsible for designing and implementing a system to collect, aggregate, and process news data from a variety of online sources. The goal was to provide users with personalized and up-to-date news recommendations based on their preferences and interests. • Technology used - C++, Python, Scrapy

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Software Engineer

TechMahinda

Apr 2014 – Feb 2016

Project Description: Multimedia Games US Inc. As a developer, I was responsible for migrating poker games from the legacy M1 platform (written in C) to the newer M2 platform using JavaScript. This migration project involved understanding both the technical and functional requirements of the existing poker games and ensuring a smooth transition to the new platform while preserving game functionality and performance Key responsibilities included: • Analysing legacy M1 platform code to understand core game logic and features built in C, ensuring compatibility with the new M2 platform. • Rewriting game mechanics and logic using JavaScript to replicate functionality while optimizing for the M2 platform’s architecture. • Collaborating with cross-functional teams to ensure seamless integration of game features, user interfaces, and backend systems within the M2 environment. • Testing and debugging the migrated poker games to ensure they functioned as expected, with minimal latency and high reliability across platforms.

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Data Engineer

Wipro Technologies

Mar 2011 – Mar 2014

Project Description: As a developer working on Promax, a Windows-based application designed to assist retailers with sales forecasting and promotion management, I contributed to the development of key features that empowered users to analyse sales data and optimize promotional strategies. • Technology used - C++, Visual Studio, SQL

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Education

Islamiah College, Thiruvalluvar University

B.Sc. Computer Science · Computer Science

Certifications

Azure Data Fundamentals DP-900

Microsoft

Azure Data Engineer Associate DP-203

Microsoft

Skills

ScrapyGitScrumAgileRESTWeb APIGrafanaSnowflakeMS-SQLKafkaAthenaS3AWSDBTCI-CD PipelinesAzure DevOpsAzure DatabricksKubernetesAzure Data FactoryPython

Languages

EnglishTamilHindi