Varun Taparia
Data Engineering Manager
Pune
Summary
Dynamic Data and Analytics Leader with over 15 years of experience in enterprise data modernization and large-scale cloud migration initiatives for global organizations. Expertise in modernizing complex SAS environments, designing scalable data platforms, and architecting comprehensive end-to-end solutions for analytics and decision-making applications. Strong background in finance and credit decisioning, complemented by leadership in Generative AI and Agentic AI-enabled decision intelligence. Alumnus of IIM Bangalore, consistently recognized for driving impactful business transformations at scale.
Overview
20
20
years of professional experience
3
3
Certifications
Work History
Data Engineering Manager – Data & Analytics
Accenture
01.2014 - Current
- Mandates & Diary Migration – Data Migration Lead:Led the migration of Mandates data from Mainframe to SAP, designing robust ETL pipelines for SQL-based data extraction, transformation, and SAP ingestion.
- Health Client (UAE) – Lead Data Engineer:Led the design and implementation of scalable data pipelines for healthcare analytics, engineered Bronze–Silver–Gold workflows aligned with Medallion Architecture for data enrichment and curation, and managed data ingestion, transformation logic, parameterization, and audit logging.
- Banking Client – SAS Application Cloud Migration:Served as Migration Lead, coordinating cross-functional teams to migrate large-scale enterprise SAS applications from on-premise environments to Google Cloud.
- Banking Client – Credit Card Risk Decisioning Platform:Acted as Delivery Lead, managing a team of 10 engineers to implement credit card risk decisioning strategies and design complex, scalable decision flows.
- Banking Client – Market Risk Data Platform:Designed and developed end-to-end data pipelines to process high-volume market risk data, including Sensitivities and VaR, integrating Oracle, Hadoop, HP Risk Cube, and the SAS ecosystem.
- UK Retail Client – SAS Viya Enablement:Enabled client teams on best practices in Advanced Data Management and SAS Viya 4, implementing read/write data integrations with object storage and supporting platform adoption.
Lead SAS Consultant – Professional Services
SAS Institute – Research & Development
11.2009 - 10.2014
- Acted as a SAS Consultant in the Professional Services division, managing complete implementation of field-deployable solutions for enterprise clients.
- Implemented advanced SAS products including SAS Size Optimization and SAS Forecast Server.
Technical Associate
Tech Mahindra
07.2006 - 01.2008
- Performed functional testing and provided end-to-end support for the Number Portability program for British Telecom.
Education
Business Analytics & Intelligence
IIM Bangalore
Bachelor of Engineering - Information Technology
DY Patil College of Engineering
PuneSkills
Modernizing data infrastructure
Cloud Migration
SAS Estate Modernization
Solution Architecture
Credit Decisioning
Risk & Finance Analytics
ETL / ELT Pipeline Design
Data Governance & Quality
GenAI & Agentic AI
Medallion Architecture
Team Leadership & Delivery Management
Stakeholder Management
Certification
Google Cloud Certified – Professional Data Engineer
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Timeline
Data Engineering Manager – Data & Analytics
Accenture
01.2014 - Current
Lead SAS Consultant – Professional Services
SAS Institute – Research & Development
11.2009 - 10.2014
Technical Associate
Tech Mahindra
07.2006 - 01.2008
Bachelor of Engineering - Information Technology
DY Patil College of Engineering
Business Analytics & Intelligence
IIM Bangalore