Currently at Boeing · Mesa, AZ

Bob
Zarkoob.

Senior Data Engineer Boeing Aerospace 15+ Years

I design and build cloud data platforms that scale to production — from real-time streaming architectures handling enterprise event volumes, to data warehouses that power financial analysis at Fortune 500 companies. My work consistently translates engineering complexity into measurable business outcomes.

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Bob Zarkoob
Senior Data Engineer  ·  Boeing
About

Engineering data systems that
actually perform at scale.

Over 15 years I've built data infrastructure across aerospace, healthcare, e-commerce, and government — each environment with its own scale challenges, compliance requirements, and stakeholder needs. I've migrated monolithic SQL Server environments to cloud-native Snowflake architectures, designed three-tier data lakes that delivered 30× query performance gains, and built streaming pipelines that run reliably at terabyte scale daily.

My approach bridges deep engineering fundamentals with a product mindset. I care about clean architecture, automated deployment, and systems that are maintainable long after I've moved on. Whether leading a team, architecting from scratch, or debugging a production incident at 2am, I hold the bar high on both correctness and craft.

Cloud-Native Architecture
Snowflake, AWS (Glue, Athena, Lambda, Redshift), and Azure. Designing data lakes and warehouses that scale without breaking.
Real-Time Streaming
Kafka, Snowpipe, Snowpark, and AWS Glue pipelines that ingest semi-structured data with minimal latency at enterprise scale.
Governance & Compliance
HIPAA and SOX-compliant data engineering, RBAC, IaC with Terraform, and secure pipeline design across multi-account cloud environments.
Capabilities

Technical Skills

Cloud & Data Platforms
SnowflakeAWS RedshiftAWS Glue AWS LambdaAWS AthenaAzure S3 Data LakeIceberg Tables Amazon RDSSQL AzureData Architecture Oracle GoldenGateHigh AvailabilityDisaster Recovery
Data Engineering & Pipelines
ETLELTSnowpipeSnowpark KafkaApache SparkAirflow SSISInformatica PowerCenterMatillion Data MigrationBTEQ
DevOps & Infrastructure
TerraformCI/CDIaCGitHub Actions JenkinsDockerHarness ResourcelyBitbucketFlywayOpenStack
Languages & Databases
PythonT-SQLPowerShell C#JavaScriptSQL Server MongoDBMySQLAurora TeradataDatabase DesignDatabase Administration Query OptimizationPerformance Tuning
BI & Analytics
Power BITableauSSRS Data ModelingData Warehousing Business Intelligence (BI)Data Visualization
Governance & Leadership
HIPAASOX ComplianceRBAC ISO 27001Data GovernanceSecurity Auditing Agile / ScrumKanbanProject Planning JiraConfluenceServiceNow MentoringTeam Leadership
Career History

Professional Experience

Senior Data Engineer
Boeing
May 2026 – Present
Mesa, AZ
  • Engineering scalable data products and systems at the edge of aerospace, building next-generation data infrastructure for Boeing's engineering and operations intelligence platforms.
SnowflakeAWSPython TerraformCI/CDData Architecture
Principal Data Engineer
Avalon Healthcare Solutions
Mar 2025 – May 2026
Tampa, FL
  • Led the migration from SQL Server to Snowflake, redesigning the Data Warehouse to fully leverage Snowflake-native capabilities and reduce operational overhead.
  • Architected a secure multi-account Snowflake environment for dev/staging/production, enforcing environment isolation and streamlining account migrations.
  • Implemented CI/CD pipelines for Tableau reports using Python and Harness, reducing manual deployment friction across the analytics team.
SnowflakeSQL ServerTableau PythonHarnessCI/CD Data MigrationData Warehouse DesignGitHub
Senior Data Engineer
Avalon Healthcare Solutions
Apr 2023 – Mar 2025
Tampa, FL
  • Designed a three-tier data architecture (Bronze, Silver, Gold) and governed scalable data lakes in S3 using Iceberg tables on Snowflake — improving query performance by 30× and establishing open-source best practices.
  • Built and maintained real-time streaming pipelines using Snowpipe, Snowpark, and AWS Glue to integrate semi-structured data from Kafka with minimal latency.
  • Spearheaded CI/CD and IaC automation across AWS and Snowflake using Terraform Cloud, Bitbucket, GitHub, and Resourcely.
  • Implemented and enforced HIPAA-compliant data governance, educating developers through documentation and hands-on code reviews.
SnowflakeSnowpipeSnowpark AWS GlueS3Kafka TerraformResourcelyBitbucket GitHubIcebergHIPAA Data GovernanceIaCData Lake
Lead Data Engineer
GoDaddy
Dec 2018 – Feb 2023
Tempe, AZ
  • Led a team of 3 data engineers in an Agile Scrum/Kanban framework; collaborated closely with project managers, stakeholders, and analysts.
  • Designed an end-to-end data pipeline with anomaly detection processing 10% of company revenue into the revenue recognition engine — onboarding 8 acquisitions in 2 years using SSIS, AWS Glue, and Python.
  • Architected a data platform processing terabytes of semi-structured data daily into Redshift, SQL Server, and Snowflake via Snowpipe, AWS Glue, and Lambda — saving 2 headcounts monthly.
  • Implemented CI/CD via Jenkins, eliminating SOX report review and saving 20 hours of manual effort per month.
  • Improved production issue response time by 50% with a custom pipeline monitoring tool built on Slack APIs.
  • Directed a team of 2 building ELT processes for GoDaddy's domain registry (~$4B revenue/year), with SSRS and Tableau dashboards for the finance team.
AWS GlueSnowflakeSnowpipe RedshiftSQL ServerTeradata PythonSSISELT JenkinsLambdaInformatica BTEQSSRSTableau GitHubJiraConfluence ServiceNowSlack APISOX
Data Engineer (Consultant)
Archer Health
Jan 2022 – Jan 2023
San Diego, CA
  • Designed a HIPAA-compliant data pipeline processing semi-structured data from an AWS data lake using AWS Glue, Spark, and Python — saving 300 engineer-hours per month.
AWS GlueApache SparkPython S3Data LakeHIPAA
Senior Database Administrator
State of Arizona — Dept. of Revenue
Mar 2016 – Dec 2018
Phoenix, AZ
  • Designed an ETL process saving $2.5M annually on Oracle Golden Gate licensing.
  • Managed and maintained 100 SQL servers ingesting $10B+ in annual state revenue; led VM migrations with zero-downtime HA strategies.
  • Led a team of 10 (SQL DBAs, BI developers, software engineers) — standards, code reviews, mentorship.
  • Built a PowerShell library saving 20% of DBA time across an 800+ database environment.
  • Automated post-patch health checks saving 468 engineer-hours per year.
SQL ServerT-SQLPowerShell ETLOracle GoldenGateHigh Availability Disaster RecoveryQuery OptimizationPerformance Tuning SentryOneSolarWindsVMwareSSRS
Database Administrator
Maricopa County — OET
Sept 2015 – Mar 2016
Phoenix, AZ
  • Managed 35 SQL Servers and 230 production databases — Commvault backups, security auditing, and query optimization.
  • Developed ETL processes and automated monitoring systems serving over 3,000 residents daily.
SQL ServerT-SQLCommvault ETLQuery OptimizationPerformance Tuning Security AuditingDatabase Administration
Software Development Manager
Kayson Company
Jun 2014 – Jun 2015
Tehran, Iran
  • Led a team of 7 developers in an Agile environment — resource planning, budgeting, mentoring, and engineering standards.
  • Designed a data warehouse integrating 20 years of financial data from disparate sources, enabling executive-level reporting and strategic decision-making.
SQL ServerT-SQLC# JavaScriptData WarehouseDataMart Design High AvailabilityBackup & Recovery AgileResource Planning
Background

Education & Certifications

Education

M.S. Industrial Engineering — System Analyst
Mazandaran University of Sciences & Technology
2006 – 2009
B.S. Computer Engineering
Shahid Beheshti University
2001 – 2006

Languages

PersianNative / Bilingual
EnglishProfessional Working
SpanishElementary

Certifications

AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner
Amazon Web Services
Snowflake — The Complete Masterclass
Snowflake Cloud Systems
Continuous Integration: Tools
DevOps Credentials
Internal Auditing of ISMS (ISO 27001:2005)
Information Security
Microsoft SharePoint 2010 Administration
Microsoft Certified
ITIL Foundation V3
IT Infrastructure Library
Let's Connect

Ready to build something great?

If you're working on a complex data challenge — cloud migration, streaming infrastructure, data warehouse architecture, or team leadership — I'd be glad to talk through it.

info@zarkoob.net
480-280-6339
Mesa, Arizona, United States
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