Available for projects

I turn messy data intoclear decisions.

Data Platforms · Dashboards · Analytics · Based in Finland

Work

2024

Smart City Data Hub

Completed

AI-powered open data platform with LLM chatbot (Matti AI) for city insights.

AILLMRAGSmart City
2026

CloudPulse — Live Fleet Telemetry

Ongoing

Real-time anomaly detection for vehicle telemetry using Kafka + AKS.

GoKafkaKubernetesAKS
2024

FiWare Field Lab Dashboard

Completed

Real-time IoT dashboard for TAMK researchers with MQTT integration and Tuni auth.

Next.jsIoT DashboardReal-time
2024

Sievo Procurement Analytics

Ongoing

Production-grade Azure data pipeline ingesting ERP data into ADLS for analytics.

DatabricksSQL ServerAzureSSIS

How I Work

01

Map your data mess

Connect to your ERP (SAP, Oracle), spreadsheets, APIs. Identify what exists and what's broken.

ERP AuditSource MappingStakeholder InterviewsTimeline · Expectation
02

Design & Ship Data Infrastructure

Automated cloud setup with Terraform → ADF/Databricks pipelines → clean data storage. Automated deployments.

TerraformAzure Data FactoryDatabricksCI/CD
03

Ship the dashboard

Live dashboards showing procurement spend, vendor performance, savings — updated automatically.

Next.js · ReactPostgreSQLKafkaReal-time
04

Team takes over

Full docs + training. Your team runs it without me. No vendor lock-in.

DocumentationHandoffData GovernanceHypercare Period

Experience

A track record of delivering clean data infrastructure across industries — from early-stage startups to established enterprise teams.

Sievo Oy Data Engineer
2024 — Present
Tayoa Backend Engineer
2023 - 2023

About

I am a Data Engineer who brings order to messy ERP data. I love untangling complex data sources, building reliable pipelines, and delivering dashboards teams actually trust.

My best work happens collaborating across data teams, analysts, and business leaders — from understanding the raw chaos to shipping clean, scalable solutions. I thrive in early-stage problem definition as much as perfecting the final details.

I handle the full stack: automated cloud infrastructure (Terraform), reliable data pipelines, real-time dashboards (Next.js/React), and clean handoffs so your team owns everything after I leave. No black boxes, no dependency. I care about documentation, and making sure your team can own what I build after I leave. The goal isn't dependency — it's capability.

Based in Tampere, Finland. Available for engagements across Europe.

When I'm not working with data, I'm learning languages, hitting the gym, and planning my next trip. Always up for some tea chats about data challenges ☕

2+ Years in data engineering
20+ Pipelines built & maintained
3x Avg. reporting speed improvement
Available

Let's talk.

Have a data mess that needs sorting? A dashboard that needs building? Drop me a message and I'll get back to you within 24 hours.

Baraka Msakamali · 2026 Built with SvelteKit