Arun Mehra
Arun Mehra

Lead Data Engineer

Actively looking · Member since 10 Aug 2026
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Location
Bengaluru, India
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Unspecified
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Remote Only
Experience level
Lead

About

Professional summary

I am a Lead Data Engineer with more than nine years of experience building and operating large-scale data pipelines, streaming systems, and production-grade AI/ML solutions. I specialize in designing cloud-native data platforms that process high volumes of IoT, security, retail, and operational data.

I have deep hands-on expertise in PySpark, Apache Spark, Hadoop, Hive, HDFS, Kafka, and AWS Kinesis. My work includes developing reliable batch and near-real-time ETL pipelines, optimizing distributed workloads through partitioning and memory tuning, and implementing robust data models for analytics workloads.

I build machine learning, NLP, computer vision, anomaly detection, and predictive modeling solutions using TensorFlow, PyTorch, and scikit-learn. I also have experience integrating generative AI capabilities through LangChain, LangGraph, OpenAI API, AWS Bedrock, Google Vertex AI, RAG pipelines, and vector databases.

I am experienced in multi-cloud engineering across AWS, GCP, and Azure, including workflow orchestration with Airflow and deployment automation through CI/CD pipelines. I use Docker, Kubernetes, Terraform, Jenkins, and GitHub Actions to support scalable and repeatable delivery processes.

I place strong emphasis on data quality, reliability, security, and observability. I have implemented schema validation, reconciliation, SLA monitoring, RBAC, IAM controls, and monitoring solutions using CloudWatch, ELK Stack, Prometheus, Grafana, and New Relic.

Across my roles, I have led initiatives involving cloud-native IoT platforms, security analytics and SIEM pipelines, PCB automation, retail POS systems, and AI-powered document processing. I combine strong data engineering foundations with practical ML and platform engineering expertise to deliver reliable business-focused data products.

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Lead Data Engineer Panasonic India Pvt. Ltd.

Led data engineering, machine learning platform, and HBase/HDFS data-store initiatives for MirAle, Panasonic's cloud-native IoT platform supporting more than 50,000 connected devices. Owned ETL pipelines, ML model development, and AI integrations for telemetry aggregation, enrichment, analytics, and device intelligence.

Designed large-scale PySpark pipelines processing millions of IoT events daily through Kafka and Kinesis. Optimized Spark and Hadoop workloads, developed ML models using TensorFlow, PyTorch, and scikit-learn, and integrated LangChain, OpenAI API, AWS Bedrock, and Vertex AI for RAG-enabled analytics.

Automated deployment and workflow management through Airflow DAGs and CI/CD across AWS, GCP, and Azure. Implemented data validation, schema checks, reconciliation, monitoring, RBAC, IAM policies, and compliance-aware data handling.

Software Engineer – Data and Security Analytics FireEye Cyber Security

Built distributed security data pipelines for high-volume event ingestion and processing using PySpark, Kafka, and Kinesis. Applied anomaly detection and machine-learning-based threat analytics to reduce SIEM false positives.

Designed aggregation workflows using PostgreSQL, MongoDB, and Redis. Implemented validation, reconciliation, ELK Stack and CloudWatch monitoring, and Airflow orchestration with scheduling, retries, dependency management, failure alerts, and SLA controls.

Software Engineer Sierra Circuits

Developed a KiCad plugin for automated PCB design validation and created Python-based microservices to automate PCB manufacturing workflows.

Built Flask-based PCB analysis tools and serverless AWS Lambda APIs to accelerate design verification and reduce infrastructure overhead. Also worked on microservices, Linux automation scripts, AWS S3, Cassandra, and API Gateway-based PCB processing services.

Senior Technology Consultant Aequm India Pvt. Ltd.

Developed retail POS microservices supporting real-time multi-store data synchronization, billing, inventory, and sales management. Designed RESTful integrations using Python, Flask, FastAPI, MySQL, SQLite, and external SOAP services.

Built AI-based invoice extraction capabilities using OpenCV and TensorFlow. Implemented CI/CD pipelines using Jenkins and AWS CodePipeline to reduce manual deployment work and improve delivery workflows.

Education

Learning history

CDAC Bangalore

PG Diploma, Embedded System Design

Postgraduate Diploma in Embedded System Design.

RGPV Bhopal

B.E., Electronics & Communication Engineering

Bachelor of Engineering in Electronics and Communication Engineering.

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