Jayaraman Thiagarajan
About Jayaraman Thiagarajan
Jayaraman Thiagarajan is a Program Director at Kforce Inc, specializing in Data Lake Implementation. He has extensive experience in data platform architecture and migration within the oil and gas industry, leveraging his educational background in Physics and Computer Programming.
Work at Kforce
Jayaraman Thiagarajan serves as Program Director for Data Lake Implementation at Kforce Inc. since 2021. Based in Houston, Texas, he has been instrumental in defining and designing a 'NextGen' data platform architecture utilizing the native AWS stack. His efforts have resulted in a minimum 30% cost reduction and performance improvement for the organization. In this role, he provides direction and guidance to a team of over 20 professionals, including senior business analysts, data engineers, and data analysts.
Education and Expertise
Jayaraman Thiagarajan holds a Postgraduate Diploma in Computer Programming and Design from the National Institute of Information Technology. He also earned a Master's degree in Physics from Bharathidasan University and a B.Sc in Physics from the University of Madras. His educational background supports his deep knowledge of the oil and gas industry's end-to-end business value chain, as well as his expertise in data management and cloud technologies.
Data Migration and Management
Jayaraman has successfully migrated 450TB of data from over 70 sources, including both ERP and non-ERP systems. His work includes daily data ingestion from platforms such as SAP, Oracle, and Salesforce. He has established and automated data pipelines between third-party cloud service providers and AWS, which has enhanced the efficiency of data handling and reporting processes.
Project Development and Leadership
In his role, Jayaraman has developed a comprehensive product roadmap for the data lake program, outlining 30/60/90/120+ day plans to ensure successful project delivery. He has implemented a data platform with high-availability and disaster recovery capabilities to manage petabyte-scale data volumes. His leadership extends to overseeing a diverse team, ensuring effective collaboration and project execution.
Business Process Knowledge
Jayaraman possesses strong knowledge of business processes related to Enterprise Portfolio & Project Management (EPPM). His expertise includes familiarity with Primavera P6, turnaround and outages, project logistics, and materials management. This knowledge enhances his ability to align data management initiatives with broader business objectives.