Vivek Katakam
Melbourne
Summary
Solution Architect with nearly 16 years of experience in Generative AI, Data Architecture, Data Governance, Data management Data Engineering, and cloud-based data platforms. Proven expertise in designing and delivering enterprise-scale Generative AI solutions, big data platforms, and large-scale data migration initiatives. Strong ability to align data and AI strategies with business objectives while ensuring governance, compliance, and operational excellence.
Overview
16
16
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Solution Architect
TLSA (Telstra and Accenture)
02.2025 - Current
- Architected and delivered an end-to-end Generative AI solution on Microsoft Azure leveraging Azure OpenAI to automate Personally Identifiable (PI) data detection across Telstra data platforms.
- Designed and implemented RAG and Agentic AI architectures using LangChain and LangGraph to enable intelligent, auditable automation within the Data Protection domain.
- Partnered with Platform Engineering and Cyber Security teams to provision, harden, and secure Azure services in alignment with enterprise security standards.
- Authored and presented Key Design Documents (KDD) and Key Architecture Documents (KAD) to governance forums, securing formal design approval.
- Led cross-functional Data Engineering teams through development, integration testing, production deployment, and post-deployment stabilization.
- Drove compliance with Operational Security Clearance (OSC) and Operational Risk governance requirements, successfully obtaining approvals for production release.
- Owned the full solution lifecycle—from architectural design and platform readiness through security clearance, production deployment, and transition to Run Ops support.
Solution design and Tech Lead
Telstra
12.2023 - 01.2025
- Led the end-to-end migration of enterprise applications from Cloudera CDH to Azure PaaS Data Core, defining target architecture and modernization strategy.
- Conducted detailed requirement analysis and system assessments to design scalable, cloud-native migration solutions aligned with enterprise standards.
- Initiated and integrated Data Quality and Data Governance frameworks incorporating validation rules, data profiling, monitoring, and metadata management to ensure data accuracy, consistency, and regulatory compliance.
- Delivered data solutions leveraging Azure Databricks, Azure Data Factory, Synapse Analytics, and automated Azure CI/CD pipelines.
- Directed cross-functional teams and collaborated with business and technical stakeholders to define scope, prioritize deliverables, and ensure timely execution against project milestones.
Architect
Cognizant Technology Solutions Private Ltd.
02.2013 - 11.2023
Senior Data Engineer
Suncorp bank
03.2023 - 11.2023
- Led data migration from DB2 and Netezza platforms to AWS S3, designing and implementing scalable ETL pipelines for cloud-based data processing.
- Designed DataStage pipelines adhering to enterprise data quality standards.
- Developed ETL strategies for extracting data from RDBMS systems into AWS Data Lake and Data Warehouse.
Senior Data Engineer
ANZ bank
02.2019 - 02.2023
- Implemented data curation and consumption frameworks on CDH by harmonizing and standardizing Oracle, Teradata, and DB2 data into a centralized platform to support remediation and rule-based processing.
- Built batch and streaming data pipelines migrating Hadoop workloads to Google Cloud Platform.
- Implemented ETL/ELT pipelines with SCD Type 2 modeling.
- Designed and implemented data ingestion into NoSQL databases (Solr and HBase) to enable optimized search capabilities and efficient downstream data retrieval through API-based access.
Data Engineering
JPMC Bank
02.2013 - 05.2017
- Responsible to analyze source data and created the logical and physical data model.
- Created the Hive/PIG/Scala scripts to migrate the data from Teradata to HDFS data.
- Ingested data into Nosql Hbase and Cassandra database to store unstructured data
- Created framework models for different data model requirements to carry out different reporting needs and Worked to deliver appropriate logic for the creation of reports and dashboard in Quest and Business objects reporting tools.
- Engineered ETL pipelines using Alteryx to extract, transform, and load enterprise data into Amazon Redshift, enabling a centralized and high-performance analytical data store.
Senior Software Engineer
HCI Technologies, Chennai, India
Chennai, India
05.2010 - 02.2013
Production Support
Quest at Merck
02.2010 - 02.2013
- Developed Extraction, Transformation and Load process (ETL) pipeline to extract the data from OLTP to OLAP data platforms using Informatica Power Centre and stored procedure.
- Responsible for solving issues which occur during production cycle and provide technical support to business system analyst and customers to assist them with resolution of business incidents/tickets.
- Responsible to track issue from target to source database and update the issues and resolution details in repository.
- Ensuring smooth running of the application and facilitating improvisation as and when required.
Education
Bachelor of Engineering - Computer Science
Anna University
India02-2009
Skills
- Generative AI
- Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG) & Agentic AI
- Big Data(Databricks, Cloudera) & Analytics Solutions
- Data Governance & Data Management
- Data Architecture
- Cloud Data Platforms (Azure, AWS, GCP)
- Data Engineering
Professional Summary
- Experienced Solution Architect specializing in enterprise-scale Generative AI and Big Data solutions on Microsoft Azure/AWS.
- Designed and implemented end-to-end Generative AI solutions to automate Personally Identifiable (PI) data detection across enterprise systems, embedding governance, data classification, and compliance controls into architecture.
- CDMP Master-Data Management and Data Governance Specialist with hands-on experience implementing enterprise data governance frameworks, metadata management, data quality controls, and regulatory compliance practices.
- Strong expertise in RAG and Agentic AI using LangGraph and LangChain to build intelligent, auditable, and compliance-aligned AI automation systems.
- Extensive experience designing and delivering analytics solutions including data ingestion, transformation, engineering, quality controls, and governance on Azure and Big Data platforms.
- Implemented complex information systems using batch (ETL/ELT) and streaming frameworks, including advanced data modeling strategies.
- Led multiple large-scale data migration programs including: Oracle to Teradata, Teradata to Big Data CDP / Databricks, DB2 to AWS S3 / Redshift
Certification
- Data Governance Specialist, Data Management
- CDMP Data Management certification, Data Management
- Dp-600 -Implementing Analytics solution in Azure Fabric, Analytics solution
- Azure Data Engineer, Data Engineering
- Google Cloud Data Engineer, Data Engineering
Timeline
Solution Architect
TLSA (Telstra and Accenture)
02.2025 - Current
Solution design and Tech Lead
Telstra
12.2023 - 01.2025
Senior Data Engineer
Suncorp bank
03.2023 - 11.2023
Senior Data Engineer
ANZ bank
02.2019 - 02.2023
Architect
Cognizant Technology Solutions Private Ltd.
02.2013 - 11.2023
Data Engineering
JPMC Bank
02.2013 - 05.2017
Senior Software Engineer
HCI Technologies, Chennai, India
05.2010 - 02.2013
Production Support
Quest at Merck
02.2010 - 02.2013
Bachelor of Engineering - Computer Science
Anna University