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Victor Sabare
Data Engineer @ Stanbic Bank Kenya
Professional Summary
Data engineer specializing in modernizing legacy banking workloads into resilient, observable Python + Airflow pipelines. I build repeatable data loading patterns with Polars, Delta Lake, and SQL so Finance, Risk, and Operations teams can trust the data products they ship.
Top Skills
Professional Experience
Data Engineer
Stanbic Bank Kenya
June 2025 - Present
Nairobi County, Kenya
- Re-platform legacy Oracle/EDW workloads into Python + Airflow DAGs, simplifying orchestration and deployment.
- Designed validation-first GL integrity pipelines with alerting, protecting downstream regulatory reporting.
- Introduced reusable query → read_sql → to_sql patterns that accelerate new data product onboarding.
- Enabled Finance, Risk, and Ops stakeholders with runbooks, metrics, and Power BI dashboards for faster decisions.
Data Engineer
HFC Kenya
July 2024 - September 2024
Nairobi County, Kenya
- Digitized manual banking processes by delivering production Power Apps and Power Automate workflows.
- Partnered on AWS Redshift migration efforts, shaping dimensional models and data loading playbooks.
- Delivered SOAPUI automation that streamlined regulatory submissions to the Central Bank of Kenya.
Freelance Data Analytics Engineer
Upwork
March 2023 - July 2024
Remote
- Produced 150+ long-form landing page sections covering remote hiring, interview processes, and FAQs.
- Lifted employer blog traffic by 16% with editorial content grounded in data engineering best practices.
- Consulted on portfolio deployments and analytics instrumentation for distributed client teams.
Education
Associate Big Data Engineer (ABDE™)
Data Science Council of America
Professional certification focused on large-scale data engineering design patterns.
2025
Remote
Bachelor of Science in Data Science and Analytics
Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology
Machine Learning I & II, Probability & Statistics, Data Mining.
Activities: Microsoft Learn Student Ambassador, Kenya Model United Nations
2020 - 2024
Kenya
Data Science and Analytics Track
DataCamp
Associate-level programs in data engineering and analytics.
2021 - 2023
Remote
Technical Skills
Data Engineering
Cloud & Platforms
Data Reliability
Analytics & Power Platform
Collaboration
Languages
Certifications
Honors & Awards
- World Scholars Award
- Microsoft Learn Student Ambassador
Publications
Data Engineering Technologies
A practical guide to selecting and orchestrating modern data tooling for scale.
Building and Optimizing Data Pipelines for High-Volume Data Processing
Patterns for resilient ingestion, validation, and monitoring in regulated environments.
Creating a Data Pipeline Using Apache Airflow
Step-by-step workflow automation playbook with lessons learned from production deployments.
Stock Price Prediction with Apache Spark and Apache Cassandra
Exploring streaming-first architectures for financial signal processing.
Recent Projects
GL Integrity Modernization
2025Bank-grade Airflow pipelines with validation contracts and automated rollback ensuring accurate GL snapshots.
Regulatory Reporting Automation
2024SOAPUI-driven submission framework reducing manual prep for Central Bank reporting by 60%.