Summary
Volodymyr Zakharov is a Principal Data Engineer with over 25 years of experience designing and modernizing enterprise data platforms, currently leading global data engineering at The AES Corporation. He specializes in cloud-native ETL/ELT, BigQuery data modeling, Prefect orchestration, and CI/CD automation to deliver cost-efficient, scalable pipelines for finance, market data, and operations. Known for decommissioning legacy tooling (Talend) and migrating workloads to containerized, automated deployments, he combines hands-on implementation with mentorship and cross-functional stakeholder leadership. His background in SAP BW and deep domain knowledge in energy and T&D operations enable him to bridge OLTP/ERP systems and analytical platforms effectively. Quick to adopt new technologies, he also integrates industrial data sources (Kepware) and experiment-level tooling (Vertex AI Jobs) to support data science and analytics. Based in Falls Church, VA, he pairs rigorous data governance with pragmatic performance and cost optimization to turn raw data into trusted business insight.
10 years of coding experience
7 years of employment as a software developer
Igor Sikorsky Kyiv Polytechnic Institute
Ukrainian, English, Russian