Praveen Kumar
Your cloud

Data platforms for analytics, real-time and AI, on the cloud you already use.

I’m an independent data architect and forward deployed data engineer. I join your team, design the platform, and build it with you on AWS, Azure or Google Cloud until it runs in production.

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15+ years in data engineeringAWS, Azure, GCP and Databricks14 cloud certificationsClients worldwide
Data sources flow into a governed lakehouse on your chosen cloud, which serves analytics, AI agents and data products. Legacy platformsHadoop, Oracle Business appsERP, CRM, CDC Event streamsclicks, devices DocumentsPDFs, emails Lakehouse on Azure governed, open, cost-tuned Analytics & BItrusted numbers AI agents & RAGgoverned context Data productsshared by domain

Use cases I deliver

Pick your industry, then a use case. The technology list follows the cloud you chose at the top of the page.

    A modern data platform, layer by layer

    Select a layer to see what it does and which services I’d use for it on your cloud.

    Services

    Fixed-scope projects or ongoing support. Every engagement ends with a platform your own team can run.

    Data platform assessment and roadmap
    Where you are today, a target architecture, and a phased plan with cost estimates.
    Cloud data migration
    Hadoop, Netezza, Oracle or SQL Server to AWS, Azure or GCP, or between clouds.
    Lakehouse design and build
    Databricks, Delta Lake, Apache Iceberg, BigQuery, Synapse and Microsoft Fabric.
    Forward deployed data engineering
    Hands-on delivery inside your team: batch, streaming and CDC pipelines into production.
    Data governance and security
    Unity Catalog, Microsoft Purview, Dataplex and Lake Formation, with lineage and access control.
    AI-ready data foundations
    Governed data, vector search and pipelines for RAG, AI agents and ML on Vertex AI, Azure ML and MLflow.
    Cloud cost and performance tuning
    Find and fix waste in Databricks, BigQuery, Redshift and Synapse workloads.
    Fractional data architect
    Part-time architecture leadership on a monthly retainer: reviews, decisions and mentoring.

    One-minute readiness check

    Answer four questions and get a suggested starting point. Send me the result and I’ll reply with next steps.

    Where does most of your data live today?
    What’s the biggest problem right now?
    What does your data team look like?
    When do you need to move?

    Your suggested starting point

    Answer the questions to see a recommendation.

    It takes about a minute, and nothing is sent until you choose to email it.

    How an engagement works

    Most clients start small, see results, then decide how far to go.

    1. Assess

      2–3 weeks, fixed price

      I review your platform, costs and team, then deliver a target architecture and costed roadmap you can act on with or without me.

    2. Build

      Embedded, time and materials

      I work inside your team, remote or on-site, building the platform, pipelines and governance with your engineers.

    3. Hand over and support

      Optional monthly retainer

      Documentation, knowledge transfer and ongoing architecture support, so your team stays independent.

    Industries

    Most of my work has been in regulated, data-heavy sectors.

    Banking and financial services, Retail, Insurance, Telecom.

    Certifications

    • Microsoft Certified: Azure Solutions Architect ExpertAlso DevOps Engineer Expert, Azure Data Engineer and AI Engineer Associate
    • AWS Certified Solutions Architect – AssociateAlso AWS Data Analytics – Specialty
    • Databricks Certified Data Engineer AssociateAlso Lakehouse Platform Fundamentals

    Planning a data platform project?

    Tell me what you’re working on. I’ll reply within one business day, and the first call is free. I work with clients worldwide, across time zones.

    Email me about your project praveenks6416@gmail.com