Ankush Gautam | Source | Data Engineering and Platform Leader at DataStax

I’m Ankush Gautam, a data engineering leader with over 16 years of experience designing and implementing scalable data platforms for real-time analytics and machine learning. I’ve spearheaded high-performing teams at global organizations such as Twilio, JPMorgan Chase, and DataStax, driving transformative data strategies that increase efficiency, generate new revenue streams, and unlock actionable insights. With a passion for innovation, I stay at the forefront of emerging technologies—like AI and cloud-native architecture—to deliver solutions that blend business imperatives with technical brilliance. Beyond my role as a data architect, I’m a dedicated mentor and thought leader, frequently speaking at conferences and workshops to encourage continuous learning within the tech community. I believe data is a catalyst for breakthroughs across industries, and I’m excited to share my expertise, spark new ideas, and collaborate with forward-thinking professionals worldwide.

Technical experience:

Data Platform - Amazon Web Services (AWS), Google Cloud Platform (GCP), Hadoop, Kubernetes, Docker

ETL and ELT - Spark, Glue, dBT core, Informatica, AbInitio, Informatica Cloud, Dataform, Alteryx

Data Lake and Database - Redshift, DB2, MySQL, Postgres, Cassandra, Teradata, AWS RDS, AWS S3, GCP Bucket, Snowflake

Data Governance and Data Quality - Dataplex, Telm AI, Acryl, Athena, Hive, Presto, BigQuery

Streaming Data - Google Pub Sub, IBM MQ, Kafka, Java Message Service (JMS) and Web Service Hub/SOAP

Orchestration - Airflow, Astronomer, Control-M, Tivoli, Autosys, Composer

Languages - Python, Java, Unix, Scala, Unix bash, SQL

Reporting - Looker, Tableau, Business Objects, Cognos, OBIEE, SSRS

Gen AI - Vector solutions on Datastax Vector database

Machine Learning - Regression, MLOps on Vertex AI, feature engineering

Vendor Tools - Segment, Stitch, MixPanel, Marketo, Workday, Composer, Workato, Metronome, Salesforce, Google Ad, funnel.io, Github, Erwin, dbdiagram.io, Terraform

Data - Data management, Data Architecture, Data Lineage Leadership, Frameworks