Zahra Kazi
About Zahra Kazi
Zahra Kazi is a Senior Data Engineer at TELUS in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, with extensive experience in data engineering and analytics, specializing in Big Data technologies and DevOps practices.
Current Position at TELUS
Zahra Kazi is currently employed as a Senior Data Engineer at TELUS, based in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. She leverages her extensive experience in data engineering and analytics to contribute to TELUS's data initiatives, employing her strong expertise in Google Cloud products and Big Data technologies.
Previous Experience at Accenture
Before joining TELUS, Zahra worked at Accenture in various capacities. She served as a Data Engineering Specialist for 9 months from 2022 to 2023. Prior to that, she was a Senior Data Engineer from 2020 to 2022 in India and a Data Engineer from 2018 to 2020. Her tenure at Accenture allowed her to build and refine her data engineering skills, focusing on Big Data, Hadoop, Spark, Python, and SQL.
Role at Capgemini
Zahra held the position of Senior Software Engineer at Capgemini, located in Pune, from 2014 to 2018. During her time at Capgemini, she developed foundational skills in software engineering and data processing, which paved the way for her specialization in data engineering in subsequent roles.
Educational Background
Zahra Kazi completed her Bachelor of Engineering (BEng) in Information Technology from Mumbai University, attending from 2010 to 2014. She also studied Science at Mithibai College from 2008 to 2010 and acquired her foundational education at St Louis Convent High School, where she studied from 1996 to 2008.
Expertise in Google Cloud and Big Data Technologies
With hands-on experience in Google Cloud products including BigQuery, Dataflow, DataProc, and Pub/Sub, Zahra Kazi specializes in data processing, storage, and streaming. Her expertise extends to Big Data Analytics, with particular proficiency in Hadoop and Spark. She also has robust skills in Python and SQL, critical for executing effective data engineering and analysis.