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Chaitanya Vemparala

Chaitanya Vemparala

Melbourne,VIC

Summary

Senior Engineering Manager with extensive experience at Latitude Financial Services, achieving a 200% team expansion and spearheading platform modernisation that resulted in annual savings of $1.2M. Proficient in data strategy and vendor management, with a strong focus on collaboration and implementation of AI tools to improve operational efficiency and reduce costs.

Overview

16
16
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Senior Engineering Manager

Latitude Financial Services
01.2022 - Current
  • - Team Leadership: Grew data engineering team 200% (6→18), mentoring 10+ engineers; promoted 3 to senior roles.
  • - Platform Modernization:
  • - Migrated legacy systems to Snowflake + Airflow, cutting data processing time by 40% and saving $1.2M/year.
  • - Architected AI-driven fraud detection (Python, Lambda), reducing false positives by 20%.
  • - Governance: Established data governance frameworks, ensuring compliance across 50+ pipelines.
  • - Vendor Negotiation: Secured 25% cost reduction with AWS/Snowflake while improving SLA adherence.

Lead Data Engineer

Latitude Financial Services
01.2020 - 01.2022
  • - Team Leadership: Grew data engineering team 200% (6→18), mentoring 10+ engineers; promoted 3 to senior roles.
  • - Platform Modernization:
  • - Migrated legacy systems to Snowflake + Airflow, cutting data processing time by 40% and saving $1.2M/year.
  • - Architected AI-driven fraud detection (Python, Lambda), reducing false positives by 20%.
  • - Governance: Established data governance frameworks, ensuring compliance across 50+ pipelines.
  • - Vendor Negotiation: Secured 25% cost reduction with AWS/Snowflake while improving SLA adherence.

Technical Lead Consultant

Queensland Rail
01.2015 - 01.2016
  • - Led Informatica 9.6 upgrade (600+ workflows), implementing Kerberos security and reducing batch runtime by 35%.
  • - Optimized ETL workflows via pushdown optimization, saving 100+ hours/month.

ETL Lead / Production Support Manager

GE Capital
01.2010 - 01.2015
  • - Managed 24x7 support for $500M+ data warehouse, resolving 500+ incidents/year (99.9% uptime).
  • - Automated control-M workflows, slashing manual effort by 60%.

Education

Master of Computer Applications - Information And Computer Systems

Osmania University
Omega PG College
06-2010

Skills

  • Leadership and team scaling
  • Agile and DevOps methodologies
  • Vendor and partner management
  • Data strategy and AI tools
  • Cloud optimization strategies
  • Cost reduction initiatives
  • Business impact analysis
  • AWS services expertise
  • ETL and data integration
  • Predictive modeling and automation
  • DevOps practices and tools

Certification

  • - AWS Certified Solutions Architect
  • - ITIL Certified

Accomplishments

  • - $2M+ Cost Savings: Cloud resource right-sizing, vendor renegotiation, and process automation.
  • - AI/ML Adoption: Deployed predictive analytics models, boosting operational efficiency by 30%.
  • - Real-Time Analytics: Enabled Snowflake migration for 5M+ customers, reducing reporting latency by 90%.

Languages

English
Professional
telugu
Professional
Hindi
Professional

References

References available upon request.

Timeline

Senior Engineering Manager

Latitude Financial Services
01.2022 - Current

Lead Data Engineer

Latitude Financial Services
01.2020 - 01.2022

Technical Lead Consultant

Queensland Rail
01.2015 - 01.2016

ETL Lead / Production Support Manager

GE Capital
01.2010 - 01.2015

Master of Computer Applications - Information And Computer Systems

Osmania University

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