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Soumendra Acharya

Summary

Results-driven Application Development Lead Analyst and Data Architect with over 20 years of experience in designing and implementing high-performance data architecture across diverse industries. Skilled in optimizing data pipelines, leading multifunctional teams, and driving business intelligence solutions. Expertise in data warehousing, ETL processes, Gen AI solutions, and cloud technologies. Proven track record of delivering robust data solutions that fuel business growth. Collaborative approach to working with stakeholders to deliver high-quality analytics and strategic solutions.

Overview

20
20
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Lead Data Analyst and Architecture

DBS
06.2022 - Current
  • Lead strategic initiatives with full ownership, partnering with stakeholders across Consumer Banking Ops, Institutional Banking Ops, and Global Financial Marketing Ops to drive enterprise transformation and process optimization.
  • Manage the Data & Intelligence team in building scalable ETL pipelines, interactive analytics dashboards, and optimized data infrastructure, resulting in a 20% reduction in query processing time through advanced indexing and partitioning.
  • Drive a Gen AI Model Monitoring initiative to deliver real-time alerts for Customer Centre and Biz Care services, enabling proactive issue detection and improving overall service reliability.
  • Manage full project lifecycle, ensuring timely delivery within scope and budget by tracking milestones, deliverables, and timelines while maintaining transparent communication with all stakeholders.
  • Spearheaded the development of a Unified Operations Control Tower, enabling decision-making across 50+ functional group processes, driving 20% efficiency gains and revenue save of ~1mil.
  • Established rigorous risk and compliance practices, identifying and managing RAID (Risks, Assumptions, Issues, Dependencies) through documentation and version control to support audit readiness.
  • Designed and implemented robust data architecture solutions for Control Tower projects ensuring 99.99% data accuracy and compliance with regulatory standards.
  • Defined and deployed Target Operating Models, optimizing global banking value chains to enhance operational efficiency and effectiveness.
  • Conduct regular data audits and quality checks to ensure data integrity, engage senior stakeholders through governance forums with strategic insights, and monitor industry trends to enhance organizational data capabilities.

Principal, Data & Analytics

Infosys Consulting
11.2021 - 06.2022
  • Led a large-scale legacy-to-Snowflake data migration project, overseeing architectural design and execution.
  • Defined and enforced data management standards, improving data accuracy by 10% across the organization.
  • Developed 12+ data models and flow diagrams, ensuring streamlined data integration and reporting.
  • Led a cross-functional team of 7+, collaborating with clients to design tailored data migration strategies.
  • Elevated AI&A practices across the APAC region, contributing to proposal development.

Senior Manager - Data Engineering & BI

Lazada
11.2021 - 06.2022
  • Led a team of 12+ engineers to develop a Data Lake, Data Warehouse (DW), and Analytics Platform supporting 10M+ monthly transactions.
  • Designed and implemented Data Lake, Data Warehouse (DW) and Analytical platform for Lazada logistics solutions.
  • Improved data pipeline efficiency by 20%, reducing processing time from 8 hours to 6.5 hours.
  • Worked on Hadoop technologies (Hive, Kafka, Spark SQL, Pyspark, Presto, Hue, Airflow), Shell Scripting and RDBMS (Oracle, MYSQL).
  • Conducted AWS proof-of-concept (PoCs) that validated cloud migration feasibility, leading to $100K in cost savings.

Senior Software Architect

Singtel
11.2020 - 11.2021
  • Managed data platform migration for the BCC Data Architecture team, consolidating 5+ disparate systems into a unified platform.
  • Defined and executed a data strategy roadmap, reducing data silos by 25% and enhancing data accessibility across teams.
  • Collaborated with 15+ business stakeholders, ensuring alignment between technical solutions and business objectives.
  • Implemented data privacy and security measures, achieving 100% compliance with regulatory standards.

Manager, Data & Analytics

Earnst & Young
09.2019 - 08.2020
  • Designed enterprise-wide data models for both transactional and analytical systems, ensuring scalability and alignment with business needs.
  • Established data acquisition and validation procedures, optimizing data integrity and improving processing efficiency by 20%.
  • Developed strategies for data acquisition, archival recovery, and implementation of databases, data warehouses, and data lakes, enhancing storage and retrieval efficiency.
  • Led the development of data governance solutions, focusing on data quality, metadata management, and data security, reducing compliance risks.
  • Formed and chaired an Architecture Review Board, ensuring IT initiatives aligned with corporate strategy and optimized system performance.

Consulting and IT Services

Various Consulting Companies
06.2011 - 04.2016
  • Worked on GL reconciliation, aggregation, error checks, ALM processes, and gap analysis, ensuring timely and accurate generation of regulatory reports (MCO, IRR, RWA, LCR) to meet SLA requirements.
  • Experienced with Moody’s Market Risk tools, including FERMAT, RCO, and RFO, to support risk analysis and reporting.
  • Led business analysis and technical design meetings with stakeholders, gathered business requirements, and contributed to solution design and architecture documentation.
  • Managed a team of 10+ developers and business analysts, delivering optimized ETL solutions to meet business needs.
  • Customized and implemented Teradata FSLDM, enhancing data modeling efficiency and ensuring seamless integration with business processes.
  • Oversaw end-to-end change management, including PRA, AIGs, and DR, ensuring 100% compliance with release protocols and minimizing production risks. Managed defects in QA/production environments and platform availability in Singapore time.
  • Clients: Citi Bank, Standard Chartered Bank, OCBC Bank

IT Services

Various Companies
06.2005 - 06.2011
  • Team Leader - Database (Pyramid Consulting Pvt. Ltd., Noida, FT)
  • Senior Software Developer (Infogain India Pvt. Ltd., Noida, FT)
  • Software Developer (Qualtech Consultants Pvt. Ltd., Delhi, FT)

Education

Bachelor of Engineering - Computer Science And Engineering

Utkal University
01-2002

Skills

  • Program/Project Management
  • Data Management
  • Database architecture
  • Stakeholder engagement
  • Agile project management
  • Cloud technology expertise
  • Requirements analysis
  • Experience with generative AI applications

Certification

  • Oracle Certified Professional
  • AWS Solution Architect Associate (Earlier Certification)

Community Service

Volunteered 160 hours at Willing Hearts Soup Kitchen, assisting with meal preparation and delivering meals to over 6,500 needy individuals daily., Regularly participate in People of Purpose group visits to community pop-up markets, volunteering to distribute essentials, provide financial guidance, and support lower-income families in Singapore., Regularly join the Clean Out Waterways group at Kallang Riverside Park—cleanup sessions provide an opportunity to unplug while making a positive impact on the environment.

SERVICE RECORD

Kindly refer to details of service record here

MY TIME

  • A. Technology Leadership
  • B. Data Architecture, Data Governance and stewardship
  • C. Analytics Solution Engineering
  • D. Program Delivery Management
  • E. Design Thinking & Innovation Engineering

Timeline

Lead Data Analyst and Architecture

DBS
06.2022 - Current

Principal, Data & Analytics

Infosys Consulting
11.2021 - 06.2022

Senior Manager - Data Engineering & BI

Lazada
11.2021 - 06.2022

Senior Software Architect

Singtel
11.2020 - 11.2021

Manager, Data & Analytics

Earnst & Young
09.2019 - 08.2020

Consulting and IT Services

Various Consulting Companies
06.2011 - 04.2016

IT Services

Various Companies
06.2005 - 06.2011

Bachelor of Engineering - Computer Science And Engineering

Utkal University

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