Nitin Kulshreshtha

Assistant Manager BI & Data Architect

Dubai, UAE

Profile summary

Strategic Assistant Manager of Business Intelligence and Data Architect with 15 years shaping enterprise data platforms, cloud architectures, and analytics ecosystems. Known for delivering large-scale data lake solutions, modernizing ETL pipelines, and steering business intelligence initiatives across multiple international markets with extensive GCC experience. Committed to aligning technical frameworks with operational goals to drive executive decision-making and data governance.

Career highlights

Cloud Data Platforms: Led the design and implementation of enterprise-scale cloud data platforms using Azure Synapse Analytics, Azure Data Lake Gen2, and Blob Storage to support 50%+ growth in data volumes.

Analytics Modernization: Modernized analytics and reporting ecosystems by building high-performance ETL/ELT pipelines with Azure Data Factory and Databricks, reducing data processing turnaround time by 40%.

Executive BI Dashboards: Delivered 100+ interactive Power BI dashboards and semantic models for CXOs across 3000+ restaurant outlets to strengthen KPI visibility and strategic decision-making.

Data Warehouse Expansion: Expanded and optimized a 2TB enterprise data warehouse while ensuring high availability, scalability, and performance of reporting systems across business functions.

Key skills

TechnicalProgramming & Scripting: SQL Oracle PL/SQL Python CI/CD for Data Pipelines SQL Server
ProfessionalEnterprise Data Architecture & Strategic Roadmap Cloud Data Engineering Business Intelligence Strategy Project Management & Program Delivery Governance Reporting Data Governance & Security Compliance ETL & Data Pipeline Modernization Data Warehousing & Lakehouse Solutions Stakeholder Management Team Management & Leadership Data Engineering Azure Data Factory (ADF) Azure Databricks Apache Spark Data Lake Gen2 Lakehouse Medallion Architecture Microsoft Fabric Products Cloud Synapse Analytics Snowflake Amazon Redshift Google BigQuery Semantic Models AI Analytics & Predictive AI Analytics GenAI Predictive Analytics BI & Visualization: Power BI Tableau Looker Server Bash AI Governance Quality GDPR/HIPAA Compliance Azure RBAC CSPM security findings Data encryption compliance Methodologies & DevOps: Agile/Scrum Career Timeline 2019 – Present Kuwait Food Company Sharjah UAE 2019 Jubilant FoodWorks Ltd. Noida India 2018 InterGlobe Aviation Ltd. (IndiGo Airlines) Gurgaon 2015 Sopra Steria Power BI & Executive Dashboards/ Reporting Data Products Azure Synapse Analytics Power BI (including RLS, DAX) Data Quality

Professional experience

Assistant Manager - BI (Data Architect)Apr 2019 - Present
Kuwait Food Company (Americana Restaurants)Sharjah, UAE

Shaped enterprise data and BI strategy, steering architecture and reporting initiatives across restaurant operations.

  • Designed enterprise-scale cloud data platforms using Azure Synapse Analytics, Azure Data Lake Gen2, and Blob Storage, supporting enterprise data volume growth of 50%.
  • Modernized analytics and reporting ecosystems by developing high-performance ETL and ELT pipelines using Azure Data Factory and Databricks.
  • Delivered 100+ interactive Power BI dashboards and semantic models for CXOs and business leaders across 3000+ restaurant outlets.
  • Established enterprise-grade data governance, role-based security, and compliance frameworks while resolving critical CSPM security findings.
  • Migrated legacy SAP BO reporting solutions to Power BI, enhancing user adoption, reporting agility, and self-service analytics capabilities.
Data EngineerAug 2018 - Apr 2019
Jubilant FoodWorks Ltd.Noida, India

Defined data engineering strategy, steering enterprise analytics initiatives through cloud architecture design and multi-source data integration workflows for finance and supply chain operations.

  • Built cloud-based data lake and warehouse architectures using Azure SQL Database, Cosmos DB, and Azure Blob Storage.
  • Developed enterprise ETL workflows using Azure Data Factory for ingestion and transformation of business data.
  • Delivered executive-level Power BI dashboards for finance and supply chain functions.
Sr. BI DeveloperApr 2015 - Aug 2018
InterGlobe Aviation Ltd. (IndiGo Airlines)Gurgaon, India

Reported to analytics leadership while engineering enterprise ETL workflows and supporting data warehousing requirements across multiple business functions. Maintained system availability and data quality standards in coordination with cross-functional stakeholders.

  • Developed SSRS reports and Power BI dashboards with business-critical KPIs, improving reporting efficiency and insight-driven decision-making by 20%.
  • Expanded and optimized a 2TB enterprise data warehouse, ensuring high availability, scalability, and performance of reporting systems.
  • Collaborated with stakeholders to streamline reporting processes and improve data quality standards.
Software Engineer – BISep 2011 - Apr 2015
Sopra SteriaNoida, India

Reported to the Enterprise BI Group leadership while collaborating with UK-based stakeholders, vendors, and support teams to deliver business intelligence operations and reporting services. Managed incident, change, and release management activities for critical BI applications while coordinating support services.

  • Maintained enterprise reporting cubes and dashboards to ensure uninterrupted business operations for Boots UK.
  • Executed data transformation and analytics tasks within enterprise BI systems.

Education

Master of ScienceJan 2023 - Jan 2023
Liverpool John Moores University, UK

Data Science

Executive PG ProgramJan 2022 - Jan 2022
IIIT Bangalore, India

Data Engineering

Bachelor of TechnologyJan 2005 - Jan 2005
U.P. Technical University, India

Information Technology

Certifications

Certified Data Management Professional-Associate (DAMA)DAMA
Microsoft Certified: Fabric Analytics Engineer Associate (DP-600)Microsoft
Microsoft Certified: Power BI Data Analyst Associate (PL-300)Microsoft
MCTS – SQL Server 2008, BI Development and Maintenance (70-448 Exam)Microsoft
Call: +971 56 259 7702 Email: ntn.kul.jobs@gmail.com
Organizational Experience
Kuwait Food Company (Americana Restaurants), Sharjah, UAEAmericana Restaurants
Assistant Manager - BI (Data Architect)Data Architect
• Spearheaded the design and implementation of enterprise-scale cloud data platforms
leveraging Azure Synapse Analytics, Azure Data Lake Gen2, and Blob Storage,
enabling seamless scalability to support 50%+ growth in enterprise data volumes.
• Led the modernization of analytics and reporting ecosystems by developing high-
performance ETL/ELT pipelines using Azure Data Factory and Databricks, improvedETL
data processing efficiency and reduced turnaround time by 40%.
• Directed enterprise BI initiatives by delivering 100+ interactive Power BI dashboardsBI
and semantic models for CXOs and business leaders across 3000+ restaurant outlets
while strengthening KPI visibility and strategic decision-making.KPI
• Established enterprise-grade data governance, role-based security, and compliance
frameworks while improving data security posture and resolving critical CSPMCSPM
security findings.
• Drove migration of legacy SAP BO reporting solutions to Power BI, enhancing userSAP
adoption, reporting agility, and self-service analytics capabilities across business
functions, enabling improved operational visibility and performance tracking.
Jubilant FoodWorks Ltd., Noida, India
Data Engineer
• Designed and implemented scalable cloud-based data lake and warehouse
architectures using Azure SQL Database, Cosmos DB, and Azure Blob Storage toDB
support enterprise analytics initiatives.
• Developed and optimized enterprise ETL workflow using Azure Data Factory forETL
seamless ingestion and transformation of multi-source business data.
• Leveraged Azure Databricks and Apache Spark for large-scale batch processing and
analytical workloads, supported advanced reporting and machine learning use cases.
• Delivered executive-level Power BI dashboards for finance and supply chainBI
InterGlobe Aviation Ltd. (IndiGo Airlines), Gurgaon, IndiaIndiGo Airlines
Sr. BI Developer (via Path Infotech & Hexaware Technologies)via Path Infotech & Hexaware Technologies
Aug 2018
• Engineered and maintained enterprise ETL workflow using SSIS to supportETL
operational & analytical data warehousing requirements across business functions.
• Developed SSRS reports and Power BI dashboards with business-critical KPIs,SSRS
improved reporting efficiency and insight-driven decision-making by 20%.
• Contributed to the expansion and optimization of a 2TB enterprise data warehouse,
ensured high availability, scalability, and performance of reporting systems.
• Collaborated with cross-functional teams and stakeholders to streamline reporting
processes and improve data quality standards.
Sopra Steria, Noida, India
Software Engineer – BI (Client: Boots UK)Client: Boots UK
• Supported enterprise BI operations including analytics, data transformation, andBI
reporting services within the Enterprise BI Group for Boots UK.BI
• Managed incident, change, and release management activities for critical BIBI
applications, ensured adherence to SLAs and operational stability.
• Monitored and maintained enterprise reporting cubes and dashboards, proactively
addressed performance and availability issues to ensure uninterrupted business
• Coordinated with UK-based stakeholders, vendors, and support teams to deliver
high-quality BI services and continuous process improvements.BI

Languages

English · Professional

Hindi · Professional