Sarhad Gautam
About Sarhad Gautam
Sarhad Gautam is a Senior Software Engineer with extensive experience in data engineering and automation. He holds a Master's degree in Data Science and Engineering from BITS Pilani and has worked with notable companies such as Accenture, Infosys, and Altimetrik.
Work at Altimetrik
Currently, Sarhad Gautam serves as a Senior Software Engineer at Altimetrik, a position he has held since 2020. His role involves utilizing advanced technologies to enhance software solutions. Sarhad works in a hybrid model from Hyderabad, Telangana, India, contributing to various projects that require expertise in data processing and engineering.
Education and Expertise
Sarhad Gautam has a robust educational background in engineering and technology. He completed his Master of Technology (MTech) in Data Science and Engineering from the Birla Institute of Technology and Science, Pilani, from 2021 to 2023. Prior to this, he earned a Post Graduate Program (PGP) certification in AI/ML from NIT Warangal in 2020. His foundational education includes a Bachelor's degree in Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering from Sikkim Manipal Institute of Technology, completed in 2014.
Professional Background
Sarhad has accumulated significant experience in software engineering and data processing. Before joining Altimetrik, he worked at Infostretch as a Senior Software Engineer (Automation) for four months in 2020. His earlier role at Accenture as a Test Engineering Analyst lasted one year, where he focused on validating data flow connectivity between banking applications and AWS S3 datalakes. Additionally, he spent four years at Infosys as a Test Engineer, where he developed spark jobs for processing sales data of medical items.
Technical Skills and Projects
Sarhad Gautam possesses strong technical skills in data aggregation and transformation. He has created complex queries in Snowflake and BigQuery to optimize data loads on Azure Blob and GCP servers. His expertise extends to automating Spark jobs using Oozie for scheduled execution. Notably, he modified Spark jobs for a pharmaceutical client to process real-time data from IoT devices, demonstrating his ability to adapt technology to meet specific client needs.