Hema Sai Gangadhar Reddy Kalakota

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Profile & Expertise

Operating at the intersection of Business Analytics and Cloud Engineering.

MSc in Business Analytics candidate at EBS Universität (Germany). Former Senior Systems Engineer at Infosys with a proven track record in architecting data pipelines and securing microservices for top-tier UK banking clients.

My work focuses on resilience, optimization, and delivering measurable business value through precision engineering and data analysis.

8 Cloud Certifications

30+ Incidents Resolved

2M+ Daily Transactions Handled

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System Evolution

Click on a phase to see the Architecture of my Growth.

MVGR INFOSYS SPJIMR EBS

PHASE_01: FOUNDATIONAL_KERNEL v1.0.0

Input (Challenges)

Entering the tech landscape with raw curiosity but limited industrial exposure.

Transformation (The Curve)

Mastered Object-Oriented Logic and Middleware. Built the "Engineering Mindset" required to solve complex problems from scratch.

Output (Competency)

Algorithmic Thinking
Software Architecture
System Design

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Professional Experience

Jul '24 — Dec '24

Senior Systems Engineer

Financial Crime Dept // UK Banking

Engineered event-driven AWS ETL pipelines processing millions of transactions daily, replacing manual legacy systems to boost efficiency.
Deployed real-time data validation systems using Python and AWS, ensuring high data integrity for critical financial operations.
Increased system observability by 60% by designing automated alerting systems, significantly reducing downtime.

AWS LambdaPythonGlueSQSSNS

Mar '22 — Jun '24

Systems Engineer

Fraud Detection Platform // UK Banking

Developed 20+ robust Java/Spring Boot microservices with rigorous Security by Design principles, protecting sensitive customer data.
Engineered middleware solutions using Oracle PL/SQL to facilitate seamless communication between disparate legacy systems.
Optimized core database queries, reducing production fraud API latency by 40% and improving the end-user experience.
Designed and implemented REST APIs for standardized data interchange across multiple banking modules.
Automated multi-stage CI/CD deployment pipelines using Jenkins and Git, accelerating delivery cycles.
Conducted vulnerability assessments and remediation using Veracode and SonarQube, ensuring high code quality.

JavaSpring BootMicroservicesOracle PL/SQLAngularJenkinsVeracode

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Selected Projects

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Education

2025 — Expected 2026

MSc Business Analytics

EBS Universität für Wirtschaft und Recht

Bridging advanced data science techniques with strategic business applications.
Data & Machine Learning: Introduction to Machine Learning, Advanced ML Techniques, NLP, Text Mining, Data Visualization, Data Structures & DBMS.
Finance & Innovation: FinTech Innovation, Wealth Creation through Active Asset Allocation, ESG Finance, Applied Business Analytics Hackathon, Modern Financial Professional Skills.
Quantitative Foundations: Advanced Statistics, Python, Econometrics, Seminar for FIN & BA.

Jan 2025 — Jul 2025

Global Management Programme

SPJIMR Mumbai

Status: Top 5% of Cohort / Dean's Honour List (CGPA: 3.22/4.0).
Term I: Python for AIML, Business Modeling & Data Visualization, Statistics for Business, Financial Accounting, Management Accounting, Economics, Marketing Management, Project Management, Wise Innovation, ESG, Business Consulting.
Term II: Strategic Management, Operations & Supply Chain, Corporate Finance, Digital Technologies for Business, Digital Product Management, Design Thinking, Intercultural Management, Research Paper Development.
Languages: German (A1 & A2 Levels).

2015 — 2021

B.Tech Information Technology

MVGR College of Engineering

Focus: Object-Oriented Programming, Data Structures, Software Architecture.
Specialized in Middleware solutions and Java development.

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Core Competencies

Cloud & DevOps

AWSGCPAzureTerraformJenkinsGitCI/CDServiceNow

Data & Engineering

PythonJavaSQLSpring BootMachine LearningNLPETLData Visualization

Business & Strategy

Strategic ManagementFinancial Reporting & AnalysisDigital Product ManagementDesign ThinkingOperations & Supply ChainCorporate FinanceInnovation ManagementIntercultural LeadershipESG FrameworksMarketing AnalyticsBusiness ConsultingStakeholder ManagementManagerial Economics

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