Rupesh Bhamra

Results-driven Data Engineer with 12+ years of IT experience, including 6+ years specializing in enterprise-scale Elastic Stack (Elasticsearch, Logstash, Kibana) deployments. Proven expertise in designing and optimizing ETL pipelines, ingesting data through APIs and multiple log sources, and creating rich Kibana dashboards and business intelligence solutions. Strong background in relational/non-relational databases (MSSQL), data architecture, ILM policy design, and high-availability cluster management across on-prem and cloud environments.

Experienced in Agile methodologies, cross-functional collaboration, and translating business requirements into scalable data solutions.

Elasticsearch & Data Engineering Consultant - CGI - Markham, ON

(2022-05)

• Designed and implemented ETL pipelines using Logstash and Ingest Pipelines to ingest, normalize, and transform data from Syslog, firewall, IDS/IPS, OS, and application log sources using GROK and DISSECT patterns.
• Extracted and integrated data from multiple APIs and third-party sources into centralized Elasticsearch data stores to support analytics and reporting workflows.
• Architected and maintained enterprise-scale Elasticsearch clusters (multi-node, v7.x–v9.x) across VM, Docker, and Podman environments, supporting high-volume data ingestion and querying.
• Created advanced Kibana dashboards and visualizations for security monitoring, threat intelligence, and business reporting, aligning with organizational and compliance objectives.
• Designed and optimized Elasticsearch indices, mappings, and ILM policies to manage high-volume data assets and ensure query performance and storage efficiency.
• Implemented Elastic Security detection rules, machine learning jobs, and Watcher alerts to surface anomalies and support operational decision-making.
• Collaborated with security and technology teams to translate threat intelligence requirements into scalable data pipeline and detection use cases.
• Enforced data governance through RBAC, TLS encryption, audit logging, and index-level security controls.
• Documented production installation, configuration, and operational procedures to ensure knowledge transfer and operational continuity.

System Integration - Link2 Systems Ltd. - Kitchener, ON

(2020-01 - 2022-05)

• Designed and implemented Logstash pipelines and ETL workflows to integrate multiple third-party data sources — including MSSQL databases (SQL queries and joins for data extraction) into a centralized Elasticsearch platform.
• Managed enterprise Elasticsearch clusters including scaling, health monitoring, and performance tuning to support growing data volumes.
• Built custom Kibana dashboards and reports tailored to business intelligence and operational monitoring use cases.
• Automated configuration and maintenance tasks using Ansible and shell scripting, reducing manual effort and improving pipeline reliability.
• Improved log ingestion efficiency and data delivery reliability through pipeline optimization and index tuning.

DevOps & Data Analyst - Accenture Solution - Pune, India

(2015-12 - 2019-12)

• Implemented centralized logging, monitoring, and analytics using ELK Stack for banking and enterprise clients, delivering business intelligence dashboards for error tracking and performance analysis.
• Designed Elasticsearch queries and Kibana dashboards for security visibility and operational analytics.
• Integrated ELK Stack with CI/CD pipelines using Jenkins and Git, enabling continuous data pipeline deployment.
• Supported AWS environments including EC2, RDS, AMI management, and backup strategies.

Senior JBoss Administrator - IBM India Pvt Ltd - Noida, India

(2015-03 - 2015-12)

• Administered middleware platforms including JBoss EAP, WebSphere 8.5, IBM HTTP Server, and Iplanet across staging and production environments.
• Managed SSL certificate lifecycle (creation, renewal, deployment) across enterprise systems.

Master's degree - computer science – Information Technology - Kurukshetra University