Neha  .

About Me

Neha is a distinguished Technology Lead and Senior Data Engineer with over 10 years of experience in architecting and delivering high-impact, large-scale data solutions within the complex Finance domain (Securities, Regulatory Reporting, Credit Services). Expert in Python (Pandas, NumPy), SQL (Oracle tuning/DDL/DML), Spark, and distributed computing (Hive/Impala). Proven ability to design scalable data pipelines using Ab-Initio/Talend. Track record of driving significant business results, including re-engineering legacy systems, performance tuning, and leading technical teams across time zones to meet critical timelines. Experience in automating delivery processes using CI/CD & test-driven-design to empower DevOps & overall left shift.

Backend

Python 3

Database

Other

Work history

Freelancer
Freelancer
Sr Data Engineer
2024 - Present (1 year)
Remote
  • Engineered scalable data pipeline financial solutions, focusing on performance, stability, and data integrity.

  • Executed high-volume transformations using Python, leveraging Pandas and NumPy for efficient data transformations.

  • Optimized database solutions by partitioning, indexing, archival and tuning complex SQL queries across all system components.

UBS (Formerly Credit Suisse)
UBS (Formerly Credit Suisse)
Bigdata Lead
2022 - 2022
India
  • Drove the end-to-end delivery as Capital Tenant Technical Lead for onboarding new regulatory data streams (Basel III, FINMA, and PRA reporting). Implemented and enforced Agile best practices (Scrum) including stand-ups & sprint/PI planning to maximize transparency & predictability across the book of work.

  • Enhanced the Big Data platform, focusing on custom, metadata-driven tools(low-code/no-code) for automated data ingestion, transformation, data quality, audit, logging and reporting using Python, Spark, Hive, Impala, and Kudu. Managed job orchestration using Control-M and Shell scripting, and enabled user data access through secured REST APIs.

  • Developed highly efficient, reusable, scalable Python/Spark scripts for data ingestion, resulting in 70% reduction in the team's delivery time for similar tasks. Optimized advanced SQL components to ensure reliable and low-latency handling of large-volume data within complex processing pipelines.

Citicorp India
Citicorp India
Data Engineer
2014 - 2018 (4 years)
India
  • Served as the Application Owner, driving the technical strategic roadmap, resource allocation, and overall delivery for all new initiatives and maintenance within the TTS-Securities data offerings. Championed and enforced process optimization by focusing on lean documentation and driving the automation of regression test cases using reusable code repositories.

  • Led major technology upgrades (version upgrades) and executed the migration of legacy codebases to reusable Talend, successfully reducing operational costs by 40%. Devised rigorous data validation and error identification framework to ensure data reporting accuracy met the 99.9% standard within SLA.

  • Designed and tailored 20+ materialized views (ODS for intraday and batch data) to optimize data availability time by 70% for critical downstream systems and reports. Established a cross-application Break Fix core team and established triage protocols for reducing turnaround time for resolving time-critical production issues by 30%.

Wipro Tech
Wipro Tech
Project Lead (TTS Citicorp)
2011 - 2011
United States of America
  • Architected and delivered the end-to-end Data Model (ERDs) and ETL pipelines for the Securities & Fund Services Datamart, for downstream applications and reports on MicroStrategy.

  • Designed and implemented reusable Ab-Initio framework (using psets), boosting standardization, developer productivity by 50% and reducing TAT and error rates. Managed cross-time zone delivery teams, ensuring project alignment with quality, cost, and architectural standards.

  • Developed an end-to-end automation framework utilizing Autosys and Conduct-it for job scheduling, monitoring and orchestration. Collaborated directly with Business Users and Program Managers to translate requirements into technical solutions and develop ODS/summary tables for downstream BI reporting.

Education

Education
Python Data Analysis: NumPy & Pandas Masterclass
Udemy
Education
AWS Athena Tutorial with Hands on LAB | Serverless Querying
Udemy
Education
Oracle Analytic Functions In-Depth & Advanced Oracle SQL
Udemy
Education
AWS Solutions Architect - Associate Level
SimpliLearn
Education
Data Warehouse-The ultimate guide
Udemy
Education
Complete Agile Scrum Master Certification Training
UBS
Education
Bachelors of Engineering in Electronics & Tele-Communication
Sambalpur University, India