VIDYA SAGAR PINA
Hyderabad
Summary
Senior Data Engineer with 13+ years of experience designing, building, and supporting scalable enterprise data platforms using SQL Server, SSIS, and dimensional data modeling. Expert in developing high-volume ETL pipelines, data warehouses, and analytics solutions for mission-critical business systems. Proven ability to own end-to-end data engineering lifecycles, optimize performance, and lead Agile teams as a Certified Scrum Master.
Overview
14
14
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Senior Data Engineer / Lead Software Engineer
Cornerstone OnDemand
Hyderabad
05.2013 - 11.2025
- Implemented enterprise-scale data warehouses supporting global Learning and Talent Management systems.
- Designed dimensional models and star schemas for learning, compliance, certification, and employee analytics.
- Built and optimized high-volume SSIS ETL pipelines processing millions of records with incremental load strategies.
- Developed advanced T-SQL solutions including stored procedures, views, indexing strategies, and performance tuning.
- Implemented robust ETL logging, validation, exception handling, and restartability to ensure production reliability.
- Delivered secure, role-based analytics with row-level data security and compliance enforcement.
- Provided Tier-3 production support, root-cause analysis, and proactive monitoring for data platforms.
- Mentored junior engineers and conducted design and code reviews.
- Served as Certified Scrum Master for multiple Agile teams alongside technical leadership responsibilities.
- Facilitated sprint planning, daily stand-ups, backlog grooming, and retrospectives.
- Removed impediments, tracked sprint progress, and ensured on-time delivery of commitments.
- Coordinated with product owners and stakeholders to align delivery with business goals.
- Reduced ETL execution time by approximately 30% through SQL tuning and SSIS optimization.
- Improved analytics availability and accuracy for 10,000+ enterprise users.
- Enhanced platform stability and SLA adherence through proactive monitoring and structured incident handling.
- Recognized with 'Super Squad' and leadership awards.
- Consistently recognized with Spot Awards for excellence in core development and delivery activities.
ETL & Reporting Engineer
SumTotal Systems Pvt. Ltd.
Hyderabad
05.2012 - 05.2013
- Developed SSIS ETL pipelines to extract and integrate payroll, HRMS, and time-tracking data.
- Standardized and transformed source data into centralized analytics warehouses.
- Designed and delivered IBM Cognos dashboards for payroll trends, compliance, and cost analysis.
- Performed data reconciliation and validation to ensure end-to-end data accuracy.
- Reduced payroll reconciliation effort by approximately 70% through automation.
Education
Master of Computer Applications (MCA) -
Osmania University
Hyderabad, India06-2011
Skills
- Data engineering and architecture
- SQL Server development
- SQL performance tuning
- ETL development with SSIS
- Data warehousing design
- Fact and dimension modelling
- Reporting and analytics
- Jasper reporting tools
- Compliance reporting strategies
- Agile leadership and Scrum
- Stakeholder management skills
- Cross-functional team coordination
Certification
Certified Scrum Master (CSM), Scrum Alliance, 18/02/2022.
Technical Summary
SQL Server (2008–2022), SSIS, Jasper Reports, SVN, Git, Jenkins, Jira, Qtest
Timeline
Senior Data Engineer / Lead Software Engineer
Cornerstone OnDemand
05.2013 - 11.2025
ETL & Reporting Engineer
SumTotal Systems Pvt. Ltd.
05.2012 - 05.2013
Master of Computer Applications (MCA) -
Osmania University