Melvyn Iqbal
About Melvyn Iqbal
Melvyn Iqbal is a Big Data Engineer with extensive experience in quality assurance and software engineering. He has worked for several companies, including Avaib, Aria Technologies, and Access Group, and has developed skills in Hadoop technologies, Spark applications, and AWS data processing.
Work at Transamerica
Melvyn Iqbal has been employed at Transamerica as a Big Data Engineer since 2019. In this role, he focuses on developing and managing large-scale data processing systems. His responsibilities include creating data visualizations using Spark and Elastic Stack, specifically leveraging Kibana for effective data representation. Iqbal's work contributes to the company's data-driven decision-making processes.
Previous Experience at Avaib
Prior to his current position, Melvyn Iqbal worked at Avaib for a total of two years. He served as a Quality Assurance Engineer from 2014 to 2015 for ten months, and then as a Senior QA Engineer from 2016 to 2018 for two years. During his tenure, he trained multiple peers on various Hadoop technologies, enhancing the team's technical capabilities.
Experience at Aria Technologies
Melvyn Iqbal was employed at Aria Technologies as a Software Engineer for six months in 2019. His role involved contributing to software development projects, further expanding his technical expertise in the field of software engineering.
Role at Access Group
Iqbal worked at Access Group as a Senior QA Engineer from 2015 to 2016 for one year. In this position, he was responsible for ensuring the quality of software products through rigorous testing and quality assurance processes.
Technical Skills and Projects
Melvyn Iqbal has developed Spark applications using Python for ETL ingestions, showcasing his proficiency in big data technologies. He also conducted a proof of concept on AWS data storage and processing, demonstrating his ability to work with cloud-based solutions. Additionally, he implemented a CI/CD process using Jenkins, which streamlined the development workflow.