Tariq Faro

Experienced Lead Data Engineer with 10+ years designing and managing scalable data platforms across healthtech, retail, fintech, and SaaS. Skilled in both streaming and batch processing using modern lakehouse technologies such as Databricks, Delta, and Iceberg, and experienced in real time systems built with Kafka, Flink, and Spark Streaming. Proficient in developing ELT pipelines on AWS, Azure, and GCP using dbt and Airflow, improving performance, optimizing compute and storage, and accelerating analytics delivery. Adept at building compliant datasets aligned with HIPAA, GDPR, and SOC 2 standards, with strong expertise in dimensional and Data Vault modeling, change data capture, and feature engineering using MLflow and Kubeflow. Experienced in observability and monitoring with OpenTelemetry, Datadog, and Grafana, and in automating infrastructure and CI/CD workflows using Terraform, GitHub Actions, and ArgoCD. Known for transforming complex business needs into well documented, high performing platforms, mentoring teams, and delivering reliable data solutions that meet SLAs and drive measurable business outcomes.