Avik Datta is a Lead Data Engineer in Sun Life Financial with over 13 years of experience solving complex data challenges in the financial & insurance sector. He specializes in building scalable, dependable data systems that support large-scale analytics and operational reporting.

Avik brings hands-on expertise across legacy ETL technologies and modern cloud platforms such as Informatica Cloud, Snowflake and AWS. His work centers on practical enterprise data engineering: modernizing legacy warehouses without disruption, designing proactive data quality frameworks, and implementing governance models that meet regulatory expectations while supporting innovation. With experience across multiple insurance product lines, he blends domain knowledge with technical depth to deliver modern ETL solutions and data lake architectures suited for regulated environments. Avik is currently pursuing a part‑time MS in Data Science at Northwestern University, where he focuses on integrating AI and machine learning into traditional data pipelines to create measurable business value.