Akshat Singhal

Cloud Data Engineer — Microsoft Azure

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HyderabadMember since June 7, 2026

Microsoft AzureAzure Data FactoryAzure Synapse AnalyticsAzure Event HubsAzure SQLAzure DatabricksData IntegrationData WarehousingAzure OpenAICognitive ServicesGitHub CopilotPythonSQLETL/ELT Pipeline Design

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Cloud Data Engineer with 1.5+ years of experience across Azure Data Factory, Databricks, Azure Synapse Analytics, and Power BI, specializing in ETL/ELT pipeline design, cloud data warehousing, and real-time streaming architecture on Microsoft Azure. Proven track record designing and operating production data infrastructure, migrating and integrating data from heterogeneous, multi-source systems into governed, scalable cloud environments, and enabling business-facing analytics via Power BI on cloud data platforms. Azure AI Engineer Associate (AI-102) certified, with hands-on exposure to Azure OpenAI and Cognitive Services.

Strong foundation in cloud architecture, distributed data systems, and cross-functional delivery within Agile/Scrum teams.

Experience

Analyst — Cloud Data Engineering & BI - Capgemini - Hyderabad, India

(2025-02)

Built and maintained cloud ETL workflows using Azure Data Factory and Databricks to ingest and transform data from 5+ heterogeneous sources (operational systems, CRM-equivalent platforms, cloud pipelines), reducing data inconsistencies by ∼25% across 50,000+ records.
Designed a cloud data warehousing layer on Azure Synapse Analytics / Azure SQL to support downstream BI consumption, cutting stakeholder time-to-insight by ∼35%.
Developed 15+ Power BI dashboards on top of Azure-hosted data sources to track operational KPIs and workflow metrics, enabling leadership to detect deviations 40% faster.
Diagnosed demand-supply mismatches and fulfillment bottlenecks from operational and supply chain data, recommending process optimizations that cut manual effort by ∼30%.
Integrated Azure OpenAI and GitHub Copilot into daily workflows, accelerating Python/SQL scripting and ETL debugging by ∼20%.
Collaborated with 4+ cross-functional teams (Engineering, Product, Operations, Marketing) to gather requirements and translate cloud analytics findings into stakeholder-ready narratives; authored 10+ PRDs and user stories.
Proactively expanded scope from BI reporting into full-stack cloud data engineering by upskilling in Azure, Databricks, and emerging AI tooling, delivering consistently within an Agile/Scrum framework.