B Nikhil Sharma
Bengaluru
Summary
I am an accomplished Data Scientist with experience in financial crime detection. My work at HSBC has focused on enhancing data integrity and predictive accuracy through advanced machine learning models. Proficient in Python and Machine Learning, I have developed innovative solutions that streamline operations and improve team development. I am passionate about leveraging technology to drive measurable results.
Overview
4
4
years of professional experience
Work History
Data Scientist
HSBC
Bengaluru
04.2023 - Current
- Built end-to-end ML pipeline and integrated CI/CD workflow for a transaction monitoring model, automating model retraining and deployment, which reduced manual intervention by 80%.
- Tracked machine learning experiments using MLflow, improving model reproducibility and enabling faster iteration cycles by 30%.
- Deployed machine learning models using FastAPI and Docker, ensuring scalable and containerized deployment.
- Leveraged AWS EC2, S3, ECR, Sagemaker to train and deploy models, cutting infrastructure costs by 20% through optimized instance usage.
- Used Git and GitHub for version control and collaborative development on projects involving 3+ team members, streamlining the review and integration process.
- Applied machine learning algorithms (e.g., Random Forest, XGBoost, Logistic Regression, clustering) to solve classification and clustering problems.
- Utilized Hugging Face Transformers to generate embeddings for NLP tasks, improving downstream clustering and retrieval performances.
- Developed Generative Adversarial Network(GAN) using pytorch to generate synthetic HSBC customer data, as PoC to use in testing and tuning of Name Screening Model.
- Developed a dynamic, unsupervised learning system to generate monthly data quality reports for customer attributes (e.g., names, Dobs, document IDs) across multiple regions and source systems.
- Built a retrieval-augmented generation (RAG) pipeline for document-level question answering, using LlamaIndex and ChromaDB, as a PoC to test Generative AI in banking applications.
Junior Data Scientist
HSBC
Bengaluru
09.2021 - 03.2023
- Collaborated with multiple regional screening leads to understand the business needs, help them with automation of mundane tasks, and provide data driven solutions.
- Proficient in using PySpark for querying large-scale datasets and building robust data reconciliation processes, ensuring data integrity and consistency across diverse sources.
- Performed data analytics on HSBC’s customer data to provide actionable insights on the data quality, which in-turn helped stakeholders to take corrective measures in reducing false positive alerts.
- Created interactive dashboards and visualizations using Python libraries and QlikSense to communicate insights to non-technical stakeholders.
- Automation of capturing data quality results originating from various excel sheets into master sheet using OpenPyXL library.
Junior Data Scientist - Intern
HSBC
Bengaluru
03.2021 - 08.2021
- Uncovered 5 key patterns from datasets through exploratory data analysis, enhancing data-driven decision-making.
- Visualized data trends using tools such as Matplotlib, Seaborn, or Plotly.
- Assisted in data cleaning and preprocessing for model development.
- Developed interactive dashboards leading to 50% quicker team insights using QlikSense.
Education
Master of Technology - Industrial Safety Engineering
National Institute of Technology, Tiruchirappalli
Tiruchirappalli05-2021
Bachelor of Engineering - Mechanical Engineering
Shri Shankaracharya Group of Institutions
Bhilai05-2018
Skills
- Machine learning
- ML pipeline
- AWS services
- Version control
- Natural language processing
- Python programming
- SQL databases
- Prompt Engineering
- Generative AI
- LLMs
- Hugging Face Transformers
- RAG
Timeline
Data Scientist
HSBC
04.2023 - Current
Junior Data Scientist
HSBC
09.2021 - 03.2023
Junior Data Scientist - Intern
HSBC
03.2021 - 08.2021
Master of Technology - Industrial Safety Engineering
National Institute of Technology, Tiruchirappalli
Bachelor of Engineering - Mechanical Engineering
Shri Shankaracharya Group of Institutions
Similar Profiles
Navmita Das NandiNavmita Das Nandi
AVP Employee Engagement - Reward and Recognition at HSBCAVP Employee Engagement - Reward and Recognition at HSBC
Mohammed ShadabMohammed Shadab
Business Test Manager at HSBCBusiness Test Manager at HSBC
Tess FungTess Fung
Vice President at HSBCVice President at HSBC
Marisha PereraMarisha Perera
Senior Application Developer / Business Analyst at HSBCSenior Application Developer / Business Analyst at HSBC
Raja KilladaRaja Killada
Business Manager(Value Added Products - India) at Ashirvad Pipes Private Limited (Aliaxis)Business Manager(Value Added Products - India) at Ashirvad Pipes Private Limited (Aliaxis)