Anil Kallu — Senior Cloud Architect & Data Engineer

About Me

Senior Cloud Architect and Data Engineer with 15+ years of experience delivering end-to-end cloud data platforms for government, financial, and health sector clients in Norway. Deep expertise in Oracle, Azure, Snowflake, and OCI — including hands-on architecture of Oracle DB@Azure migrations to Exadata on Exascale. Track record of zero-downtime migrations (30+ databases), 30% cycle time reduction through automation, and leading national-scale data engineering programmes.

15+

Years Experience

30+

Zero-Downtime Migrations

30%

Cycle Time Reduction

10+

Major Clients

Core Skills

Oracle & Cloud

Oracle DB@Azure Exadata / ExaCC Oracle RAC Data Guard GoldenGate RMAN TDE OCI Oracle ADW

Azure & Data Platforms

Azure Data Factory Azure Synapse Azure DevOps Azure Key Vault Azure Monitor Snowflake Databricks

Data Engineering

Apache Airflow DBT Kafka Spark Oracle ODI Power BI OBIEE / OAS

DevOps & Automation

Terraform Ansible Docker Kubernetes GitLab CI/CD Jenkins

Languages & Frameworks

SQL / PL/SQL Python JavaScript Node.js Java REST APIs

Methodologies

Agile / Scrum DataOps Data Mesh Medallion Architecture ITIL v3 Prince2

Experience

Founder & Principal Consultant

Adaptiv AS

2025 – Present

Oslo, Norway

Client: DIPS AS

Architecting Oracle DB@Azure migrations to Exadata on Exascale — one of the most complex multicloud enterprise transitions in the Oracle ecosystem
Designing Azure VNet to OCI FastConnect interconnect topology, Data Pump (DMP) migration workflows, and Exadata Exascale performance tuning
AI workflow optimization for Claude, Gemini, and Microsoft Copilot integrations

Oracle DB@AzureExadataOCI FastConnectData PumpAzure VNet

Managing Consultant

Antire

Aug 2018 – Present

Oslo, Norway

Sykehuspartner HF (Jun 2024 – Mar 2025): Led architecture and pipeline development for a new health data platform across multiple hospital trusts in Azure — Docker/Kubernetes ETL, pseudonymization, CI/CD with Terraform, JupyterHub for clinical data science
Statens Vegvesen (Dec 2023 – May 2024): Key engineer on Saga 2.0, Norway's national traffic data platform — Airflow, DBT, Kafka, Spark, medallion architecture, DATEX2/Reisetid real-time sources
Skatteetaten (May 2021 – Jun 2023): Migrated OBIEE to Oracle Analytics Server on OCI for Norway's national tax authority — 30+ databases with zero downtime, migration cycle time reduced 30% via Terraform/Ansible; Oracle RAC on Exadata, GoldenGate, TDE, Database Vault
Skuld (Dec 2020 – Apr 2021): Architected cloud-native Data Mesh on Oracle Autonomous Data Warehouse and OCI — zero on-premise footprint, Kafka streaming at scale

AzureAirflowDBTKafkaSparkOCIOracle RACTerraformAnsible

Associate Manager

Accenture Norge

Mar 2016 – Jul 2018

Oslo, Norway

DNB Markets: Led Oracle BI and Siebel upgrade with migration to Exadata Cloud@Customer for Norway's largest financial group — zero business disruption, 30% iteration time reduction
Implemented IORM tuning, Hybrid Columnar Compression, Data Guard and RMAN for high availability

Oracle ExaCCSiebelOBIEEHCCData GuardRMAN

BI Consultant

Capgemini Norge AS

Mar 2015 – Feb 2016

Oslo, Norway

OBIEE and Oracle BI Applications (OBIA) consulting for enterprise clients. Delivered Oracle E-Business Suite integration with OBIEE for financial forecasting on Essbase cubes; built ETL mappings, RPD modelling, and dashboard development.

OBIEEOBIAOracle EBSEssbaseETL

BI Consultant

Conduct AS (Naggaro)

Dec 2013 – Aug 2014

Oslo, Norway

Delivered open-source BI solutions using the Pentaho BI Suite for media and public sector clients in Norway. Built ETL pipelines with Pentaho Data Integration (PDI/Kettle), interactive dashboards, and REST API integrations using Python and Node.js.

PentahoPDI/KettlePythonNode.jsREST APIs

Senior Consultant

Larsen & Toubro Infotech

Nov 2011 – Mar 2013

India / UK

Oracle BI and ERP implementations for enterprise clients across India and the UK. Delivered OBIEE dashboards, data warehouse modelling, and Oracle EBS integrations; managed onsite/offshore delivery teams and client stakeholder communication.

Consultant

Capgemini India Pvt Ltd

Jan 2007 – Jul 2011

Bangalore, India

Oracle BI, PeopleSoft, and ERP implementations for large enterprise clients in Bangalore. Built OBIEE reports and dashboards, developed Oracle Forms and PL/SQL procedures, delivered data warehouse solutions, and supported Oracle EBS module implementations across Finance and HR.

OBIEEPeopleSoftOracle EBSOracle FormsPL/SQL

Software Engineer

Spider Systems

Jul 2006 – Jan 2007

Bangalore, India

Software development; first professional role post-graduation.

Key Projects

Personal Project · 2024 – Present

Nexus — Multi-Model AI Coding Assistant

Built a production-grade AI coding agent that routes tasks across Claude, GPT-4, and Gemini based on query type, optimising cost and quality. Features tool-calling, persistent memory, Docker sandboxing, browser automation, GitHub integration, and an Oracle DB migration pipeline. Live on Streamlit.

Claude APIOpenAIGeminiPythonStreamlitDockerOracle

Adaptiv AS · Client: DIPS AS

Oracle DB@Azure → Exadata on Exascale Migration

One of the most complex multicloud enterprise migrations in the Oracle ecosystem. Azure VNet to OCI FastConnect interconnect design, Data Pump workflows, and Exascale performance tuning.

Oracle DB@AzureOCIExadata

Sykehuspartner HF

National Health Data Platform

Led architecture of a new health data platform across multiple hospital trusts in Azure with Docker/Kubernetes ETL, pseudonymization pipelines, Terraform CI/CD, and JupyterHub for clinical data science.

AzureDockerKubernetesTerraform

Statens Vegvesen

Saga 2.0 — National Traffic Data Platform

Key engineer on Norway's national traffic data platform. Airflow + DBT pipelines, Kafka streaming, Spark processing, medallion architecture with DATEX2/Reisetid real-time data sources.

AirflowDBTKafkaSpark

Skatteetaten

OBIEE → Oracle Analytics Server (OCI)

Migrated 30+ databases for Norway's national tax authority with zero downtime. Reduced migration cycle time by 30% via Terraform/Ansible automation. Oracle RAC on Exadata, GoldenGate, TDE, Database Vault.

OCIOracle RACGoldenGateTerraform

Skuld (Marine Insurance)

Cloud-Native Data Mesh

Architected a cloud-native Data Mesh on Oracle Autonomous Data Warehouse and OCI. Zero on-premise footprint, Kafka streaming at scale, API integrations, PowerBI and Databricks integration.

Oracle ADWOCIKafkaDatabricks

DNB Markets

Oracle BI & Siebel Upgrade

Led upgrade and migration to Exadata Cloud@Customer for Norway's largest financial group. Zero business disruption, 30% iteration time reduction via automation, IORM tuning and HCC compression.

ExaCCSiebelIORMHCC

Writing

Technical articles on cloud architecture, Oracle migrations, data engineering, and AI tooling.

Coming soon First posts on Oracle DB@Azure migration patterns and AI workflow automation.

Read all posts on Hashnode ↗

Certifications

☁️

AWS Certified Solutions Architect – Associate

Amazon Web Services

Oct 2024 · Valid Oct 2027

❄️

SnowPro Core Certification

Snowflake

Sep 2024 · Valid Sep 2026

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OCI 2025 AI Foundations Associate (1Z0-1122-25)

Oracle

Mar 2025

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OCI 2024 Data Foundations Associate (1Z0-1195-24)

Oracle

Mar 2025

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OCI 2024 Certified Foundations Associate (1Z0-1085-24)

Oracle

2024

Education

B.Tech, Computer Science & Engineering

VBSPU, India

1999 – 2003

Languages

English

Fluent

Norwegian

Professional

Hindi

Native

Contact

Open to Cloud Architect, Data Architect, and Principal Data Engineer roles — particularly in Oracle/Azure multicloud, health data platforms, or enterprise data engineering. Open to US remote and hybrid roles.

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