Data Analyst , Data Engineer • Berlin, Germany

Turning messy data into clear decisions.

MSc Data Analytics (Berlin) with 3.5 years of experience at Cognizant. Skilled in SQL, Python, Power BI, and Excel for data cleaning, analysis, dashboards, and reporting.Performed web data scraping using BeautifulSoup and Scrapy for structured dataset generation. Worked with Cloudera for distributed data processing and Docker for containerized environments. Used Git for version control and collaborated in Agile/Scrum teams.

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  • SQL
  • Python (Pandas, NumPy)
  • Power BI
  • Excel (Pivot, VLOOKUP)

About

I work across the analytics lifecycle: data cleaning → EDA → visualization → clear recommendations. My background in QA and automation helps me validate data integrity and build reliable reporting.

What I’m focused on

  • Building interactive dashboards in Power BI (KPIs, trends, segmentation).
  • SQL reporting & query optimization for faster insights.
  • Python workflows for analysis, visualization, and data scraping.
  • Data validation & quality checks (root cause analysis mindset from QA).

Highlights

  • 3.5 years at Cognizant (Quality Analyst) across web + mobile applications.
  • Used SQL for backend validation and issue root cause analysis.
  • Automation testing with Selenium, Cypress, and Postman for API validation.
  • Contributed to ~20% reduction in critical bugs across two release cycles.

Core Skills

A practical toolkit for analysis, reporting, and quality.

Data

  • SQL / MySQL
  • Python (Pandas, NumPy, Matplotlib)
  • Excel (Pivot Tables, VLOOKUP)
  • ETL basics
  • Data validation

BI & Visualization

  • Power BI
  • Dashboards & KPI reporting
  • EDA
  • Storytelling with data

Automation & QA

  • Selenium WebDriver
  • Cypress
  • Postman / SoapUI
  • Jira / TestRail / Bugzilla
  • Agile / Scrum

Tools

  • Git
  • Docker
  • Cloudera (basic)
  • BrowserStack
  • Jenkins (basic)

Experience

Roles that shaped my analytics + quality-first approach.

Quality Analyst — Cognizant

Oct 2021 – Apr 2025 • Hyderabad, India

  • Manual + automated testing for web and mobile apps (functionality, performance, UX).
  • Designed and executed test cases, test plans, and scripts aligned with requirements.
  • Used SQL for backend data validation, integrity checks, and root cause analysis.
  • Automated regression and functional testing with Selenium, Cypress; API validation with Postman.
  • Managed defects in Jira/Bugzilla/TestRail; created test summary reports and quality dashboards.
  • Performed web data scraping using Python (BeautifulSoup, Scrapy) to extract/validate test data.

Mathematics Teacher

2020 – Present • Hyderabad, India

  • Taught Mathematics to school students, strengthening conceptual understanding.
  • Designed lessons for different levels; tracked progress via regular assessments.
  • Encouraged active participation through interactive teaching methods.

Projects

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Sales Dashboard (Power BI)

Interactive dashboard for trends, customer segments, and revenue performance.

Executive KPI Dashboard Revenue Trend Category Distribution
  • Built KPI cards, trend charts, and drill-down views for monthly performance.
  • Enabled quick filtering by region, product, and segment.
View Demo Repo

Transportation Data Analysis (Python)

Cleaned and analyzed a large dataset; visualized insights using statistical charts.

Delay Distribution Average Delay by Hour
  • Data cleaning, feature engineering, and exploratory analysis with Pandas.
  • Visualizations with Matplotlib to communicate patterns and outliers.
Notebook Repo

SQL Reporting (KPIs)

Optimized SQL queries to extract, aggregate, and report KPIs from relational databases.

SQL KPI Results
  • Designed reusable queries for weekly/monthly reporting.
  • Created summary tables/views for faster dashboard refresh.
Query Samples Repo

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Education

Academic background.

MSc Data Analytics — University of Creative Arts

Feb 2025 – Present • Berlin, Germany

Masters in Computer Science — Osmania University

2021 – 2023 • Hyderabad, India

BSc (Maths, Statistics & Computer Science) — Aurora's Degree and PG College

Aug 2021 • India

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Get in touch

Email: shushruthareddy123@gmail.com
Phone: +49 176 3140 0530
Location: Berlin, Germany

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