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NEERAJA N BALARAJ

System Engineer
Bengaluru

Summary

Data Engineer with experience in ETL, real-time streaming, and cloud-based data integration. Skilled in building and optimizing data pipelines using Apache NiFi, Kafka, AWS Glue, and Snowflake, with strong expertise in SQL, automation scripting, and cloud infrastructure (AWS/GCP). Proven ability to deliver scalable, secure, and high-performance solutions across diverse enterprise projects.

Overview

3
years of professional experience

Work History

CGI

System Engineer
01.2024 - Current

Job overview

  • Designed and implemented ETL pipelines in Apache NiFi, transforming monitoring data (JSON → stat files) with Groovy scripting and integrating results into PostgreSQL dashboards, improving data accessibility for operations teams.
  • Automated AD file ingestion workflows using PowerShell + NiFi, ensuring seamless integration with ITSM systems.
  • Built a PoC for Oracle → Snowflake migration using AWS Glue, NiFi, and Snowpipe, demonstrating scalable ETL architecture for enterprise adoption.
  • Automated EC2 patching and deployments via Jenkins, reducing manual effort by 40%.
  • Developed AWS CLI scripts for reporting and provisioned infra with Terraform + Bitbucket, improving deployment consistency and compliance.

Torry Harris Integration Solutions

Associate Software Engineer
11.2022 - 01.2024

Job overview

  • Built and optimized Kafka pipelines (on-prem & Confluent Cloud) integrating connectors with AWS SQS, Snowflake, MongoDB, and HTTP APIs.
  • Developed real-time KSQL transformations for event-driven applications, reducing processing latency.
  • Automated provisioning & deployments using GitLab CI/CD, Terraform, and shell scripts.
  • Managed Kafka clusters (topics, ACLs, replication, upgrades) and integrated Dynatrace dashboards for monitoring and alerting.
  • Supported cloud-native solutions on AWS and GCP, ensuring high availability and scalability.

Education

Visvesvaraya Technological University

Bachelor of Engineering from Computer science

University Overview

Don Bosco Institute of Technology

Skills

Data Engineering & Integration: Apache NiFi, AWS Glue, Snowflake, Confluent Kafka (Connectors, KSQL, Cluster Management)

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Timeline

System Engineer

CGI
01.2024 - Current

Associate Software Engineer

Torry Harris Integration Solutions
11.2022 - 01.2024

Visvesvaraya Technological University

Bachelor of Engineering from Computer science

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