Soma Sundar Reddy Kancharla is a seasoned Azure Data Engineer with over seven years of IT experience, specializing in end-to-end data engineering solutions leveraging Microsoft Azure technologies. He brings deep expertise in ETL pipeline development, cloud data architecture, and system reliability, with a track record of delivering scalable, efficient, and secure data platforms.
Soma has extensive experience designing and implementing robust data integration workflows using Azure Data Factory (ADF), SQL Server Integration Services (SSIS), and Databricks. He is proficient in Azure Synapse Analytics, Azure SQL Database, and Data Lake Storage, where he has successfully developed scalable and performance-optimized data solutions. His strengths include performance tuning, query optimization, data warehousing, and cloud-native data governance.
Currently, Soma works as a Senior Azure Data Engineer at Gallagher Bassett, where he has led initiatives to develop dynamic, reusable ADF pipelines, enrich data using Python-based address validation utilities, and build end-to-end observability and auditing frameworks using Azure-native tools like Purview, Monitor, and Logic Apps. His work includes implementing Change Data Capture (CDC), schema drift handling, metadata lineage tracking, and SLA-based alerting to ensure reliable and high-quality data delivery.
Previously, at Marriott International, Soma served as a Senior System Analyst, where he played a critical role in improving system resilience and reliability through proactive monitoring, automation, and cloud infrastructure optimization. He also led the migration of applications from OpenShift Enterprise to Amazon EKS and helped implement SRE best practices for operational excellence.
Earlier in his career, Soma held a long-term role at Gallagher Bassett as a Senior Data Integration Developer, where he was instrumental in migrating legacy on-premise systems to Azure Synapse, automating deployment pipelines, and integrating APIs for seamless data exchange across platforms like Salesforce and AWS.
Soma holds a Master’s in Computer Science from Silicon Valley University, and dual Master’s degrees in IT Management and Professional MBA from Campbellsville University. His technical stack includes Azure Synapse, ADF, Databricks, PySpark, T-SQL, Power BI, Cosmos DB, GitHub, Azure DevOps, Logic Apps, and various CI/CD and observability tools.