Faizan Anarwala
Glendale Heights
Summary
IT professional transitioning into data engineering, building on experience with SQL, ETL workflows, Python scripting, and Azure cloud services. Strong foundation in IT systems, access governance, and troubleshooting, now applying those skills to structured data management and pipeline development. Motivated to grow into a full-time data engineering role in the financial industry by leveraging both my technical background and emerging data skills.
Overview
6
6
years of professional experience
Work History
IT Support Analyst
Internal Revenue Service, IRS
Chicago
12.2024 - 08.2025
- Supported employee onboarding/offboarding by managing accounts and permissions in Active Directory and Azure-based identity services, gaining early exposure to data access governance.
- Assisted in ETL-style migrations of user data between systems using SSIS and MigWiz, which introduced concepts of data integrity and transformation.
- Wrote T-SQL queries in SQL Server to validate migrations and troubleshoot discrepancies.
- Documented recurring issues and solutions in ServiceNow, developing structured approaches similar to QA tracking in data projects.
- Collaborated with colleagues on GitHub version control for SQL/Python scripts, learning modern DevOps practices.
Data Analyst
National Nuclear Security Administration
Remote
06.2023 - 06.2024
- Designed and maintained repositories in Microsoft 365 and Azure storage, providing exposure to structured data management and governance.
- Assisted in data extraction and standardization efforts, learning how to transform unstructured information into more usable formats.
- Ran SQL queries to support internal reporting and gained experience with querying and analyzing datasets.
- Partnered with senior team members on access and compliance controls, reinforcing principles of data governance and security.
IT Intern
Ntl Laboratory
Skokie
01.2020 - 04.2020
- Provided IT support for faculty and staff, resolving WAN/LAN issues, configuring security software, and maintaining antivirus/email systems.
- Performed diagnostic checks on new network installations, learning to work with structured logs and system performance data.
- Installed, configured and tested hardware components such as routers, switches, firewalls and servers.
Education
Bachelor of Science - Major in Computer Science, Minor in IT
Northeastern Illinois University
Chicago, IL05-2023
Skills
- Databases: SQL Server, T-SQL
- ETL concepts: SSIS, data migration workflows, data integrity checks
- Programming and DevOps: Java, Python, GitHub
- Cloud and storage: Microsoft Azure, Office 365
- Core strengths: data governance, compliance awareness, troubleshooting, documentation
Timeline
IT Support Analyst
Internal Revenue Service, IRS
12.2024 - 08.2025
Data Analyst
National Nuclear Security Administration
06.2023 - 06.2024
IT Intern
Ntl Laboratory
01.2020 - 04.2020
Bachelor of Science - Major in Computer Science, Minor in IT
Northeastern Illinois University
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