Tuna K Pradhan
Bengaluru
Summary
Results-driven Cloud/Big Data Project Manager with 18 years of experience managing end-to-end Big Data analytics projects in Spark-based cloud environments. Proven expertise in Project and People Management, leveraging Agile Scrum methodologies to deliver large-scale solutions efficiently. Skilled at leading cross-functional teams, utilizing AWS managed services to create scalable, secure, and cost-optimized Big Data solutions.
A strategic leader with a focus on Business Continuity Planning (BCP) and serving as an Agile SPOC for multiple accounts. Demonstrated success in streamlining delivery processes and fostering stakeholder collaboration to efficiently achieve business goals within budget. Committed to operational excellence and driving innovation to meet business objectives.
Overview
19
19
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Cloud/Big Data Development Project Manager
Wipro Technologies
07.2022 - Current
- Led the App development of a Spark-based Bigdata processing platform hosted on AWS as Cloud refactoring , enabling real-time/Batch data analytics for PB datasets, resulting satisfactory on time data delivery to downstream partner.
- Optimized Data processing workflows using Databricks, AWS( EC2, S3, RDS ,Glue Data Catalog ,Lambda Service) and Apache Spark/Kafka, resulting decrease in operational costs and increase in processing efficiency.
- Automated the CI/CD pipeline using AWS CodePipeline, CodeDeploy, Jenkins, ensuring continuous delivery and delivery for a seamless production workflow.
- Streamlined AWS infrastructure with Terraform and CloudFormation, ensuring high availability, security, and cost-effectiveness for data workloads.
- Implemented monitoring and logging solutions using AWS CloudWatch and the ELK stack to ensure application reliability and troubleshoot issues.
- Along with Big Data deployment , managed AWS cloud managed service project, responsible for end-to-end project execution, revenue opportunities, margins, delivery costs, and team management.
- Review Statement of Work (SOW) , Project agreement setup , project setup in Wipro' project management system by coordinating with Customer , client partner, Sales , finance team, and Service Line management.
- Engaged in cross-functional delivery management, client relationship management, scope, effort, schedule, Risk management, people management, communication, quality management, and invoice management etc.
- Deliver the Product Development/Managed Service by applying Agile scrum framework and its practices.
- Collaborated closely with stakeholders to gather business requirements, set project roadmaps, and deliver regular status updates.
- Conducted risk analysis, proactively addressing project risks, and ensuring project milestones were met on time and within budget.
- Regularly presented various service reports, including SDR, DIGIQ Quality, Contractual commitment Tracker , and Revenue Tracker to the Service line, Practice and Account.
- Prepared various governance reports on project status for stakeholders, ensuring transparency and alignment with objectives.
- Review with customer/senior management for RACI documents , contract documents for project.
- People Management(30+ people) including Performance management, low attrition ,resource onboarding , extension, allocation , building n-1 via capability development.
- Additionally, working as Agile Coach/BCP Focal for various accounts to ensure to successfully executed organization goal .
Software Development Manager
IBM
11.2009 - 07.2022
- Managed the end-to-end implementation of a Spark and AWS-powered data lake, processing over 50 million records daily and providing satisfactory increase in the data processing performance.
- End-to-end management of large-scale big data projects utilizing data analytics tools such as Spark, and Kafka to process large volumes of data efficiently.
- Spearheaded the migration of legacy data pipelines from on-premises to AWS using Amazon EMR, S3, and Lambda, reducing operational costs and successfully delivered the project.
- Designed and deployed AWS CodePipeline for CI/CD automation, integrating unit tests, automated builds, and deployment to multiple environments.
- Collaborated with data scientists, engineers, and IT teams to build data pipelines that support advanced analytics, machine learning models, and real-time reporting.
- Coordinated with DevOps teams to introduce automation tools, leading to a huge reduction in deployment time and improved system reliability.
- Effective execution of E2E Project Management Process for the Product Delivery includes Scope, Schedule, Risk , Quality ,Communication , Resource management etc
- Developed risk management strategies and mitigated project delays by implementing buffer times and contingency plans.
- Spearheaded the integration of AWS cloud solutions for data storage and processing, reducing significant infrastructure costs.
- Implemented data quality and validation procedures, reducing data processing by following various data quality metrics and Project KPIs
- Responsible to facilitating Discovery session , daily scrum, sprint planning , Sprint review and retrospective meetings. Apart from that facilitate meetings, schedule meetings, demo and decision-making processes in order to ensure quick inspection and proper use of adaptation process.
- Handling Scope, Time, Release management, capacity planning, Risk and Conflicts Management etc for the Project Delivery.
- Ensuring Team to be compliance for both Organization and Client Process .
- Defined and manage ITIL Service Strategy for the Production issue.
- Monitored project performance using KPI dashboards, providing real-time reporting to executives and ensuring alignment with project goals.
- Developed and executed project plans for data warehousing and ETL processes, ensuring seamless integration with existing systems and delivering key insights for stakeholders.
Software Engineer
Melstar Information Tech Ltd
10.2007 - 11.2009
- Developed and maintained ETL pipelines using Datastage to load data from multiple sources into DB2 Warehouse for BI reporting.
- Worked on data extraction, transformation, and loading jobs from various sources into a centralized data warehouse.
- Implemented data quality checks, error handling, and automated ETL workflows using Python and Shell Scripts.
- Designed and optimized SQL queries for efficient data retrieval and reporting from large datasets.
- Created complex SQL queries and stored procedures to transform raw data into analytical datasets for Cognos BI reports.
- Conducted performance tuning for ETL processes, reducing significant data load times.
- Utilizing strong AIX shell scripting capabilities to automate system monitoring and alerts Provides advice, training and technical support for the automation needs of various projects.
- Understanding Weekend change deployment and prepare Test cases for application team and ensuring successful outcome for all Pre and Post production Testing.
Associate
Software Data (India) LTD
04.2006 - 10.2007
- Developed and maintained Informatica ETL processes for a data warehouse, integrating data from various operational systems.
- Conducted performance tuning of ETL jobs to optimize data load times and resource utilization.
- Collaborated with BI teams to ensure data accuracy and availability for reporting and analytics.
- Participated in the documentation of ETL processes, ensuring compliance with industry standards and best practices.
Education
M.D. - Computer Application
Berhampur University
Berhampur, Odisha09.2004
Skills
- Project Management(Agile, Scrum, Kanban, Waterfall)
- Project Management tool (Wipro One, qDPS,IQN,CMDS(Billing PO),Jira, Trello, Azure Devops )
- Cloud Computing: Amazon Web Services (AWS), EC2, S3, EMR, Lambda, RDS, IAM,SNS and Databricks
- Big Data Technologies: Apache Spark, Hadoop, Kafka
- Data Processing & Analytics: PySpark, Scala, SQL, Datastage, AWS Glue Data Catalog
- CI/CD & DevOps: AWS CodePipelines, Jenkins, Docker, Kubernetes, Marvan,AWS Codebuild, SonarQube, GitHub etc
- Process Management : Cross-functional collaboration, stakeholder/Communication/Scope, Risk/Cost/Quality/Budget/Invoice /People Management
- Communication: Client-facing/Management/Service Line communication, presentation, Governance/quality reporting
Certification
- Certified Scrum Master
- Wipro Project Management Professional
- Wipro People Management
- ITIL Foundation V3
- Cognos Administration
- DataStage Administration
- Introduction to Oracle9i: SQL
- IBM Certified Database Associate -DB2 9 Fundamentals
- IBM AIX 6.1 Basic Operation
Awards
Bravo , Manager Choice, Orion Awards, Eminence and Excellence Award and Wipro Customer Excellence (Unit) Award
Badges
PMP Gen AI , PMP Prompt engineering
Timeline
Cloud/Big Data Development Project Manager
Wipro Technologies
07.2022 - Current
Software Development Manager
IBM
11.2009 - 07.2022
Software Engineer
Melstar Information Tech Ltd
10.2007 - 11.2009
Associate
Software Data (India) LTD
04.2006 - 10.2007
M.D. - Computer Application
Berhampur University
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