Experienced Data Analyst with 7+ years of experience in FinTech and Telecom, specializing in credit risk/fraud detection. Have a great expertise from automating data pipelines and datamarts to developing analytical data services and creating interactive dashboards that drive business decision-making. Proficient in leveraging Big Data technologies for advanced data analysis and predictive modeling. Effectively collaborating with cross-functional teams, mentoring interns and junior analysts ensuring knowledge transfer and process improvement. Looking for a role to solve complex data challenges and drive product growth in innovative, global teams.

Assel Abdykalykova

Experienced Data Analyst with 7+ years of experience in FinTech and Telecom, specializing in credit risk/fraud detection. Have a great expertise from automating data pipelines and datamarts to developing analytical data services and creating interactive dashboards that drive business decision-making. Proficient in leveraging Big Data technologies for advanced data analysis and predictive modeling. Effectively collaborating with cross-functional teams, mentoring interns and junior analysts ensuring knowledge transfer and process improvement. Looking for a role to solve complex data challenges and drive product growth in innovative, global teams.

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Experienced Data Analyst with 7+ years of experience in FinTech and Telecom,
specializing in credit risk/fraud detection. Have a great expertise from automating data pipelines and datamarts
to developing analytical data services and creating interactive dashboards that drive business decision-making.
Proficient in leveraging Big Data technologies for advanced data analysis and predictive modeling. Effectively
collaborating with cross-functional teams, mentoring interns and junior analysts ensuring knowledge transfer
and process improvement. Looking for a role to solve complex data challenges and drive product growth in
innovative, global teams.

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Experience Level

Expert
Expert
Expert
Expert
Expert
Expert

Language

English
Advanced
Kazakh
Fluent
Russian
Advanced

Work Experience

Big Data Analyst / Analytics Engineer at Beeline (VEON)
April 1, 2021 - May 1, 2025
Developed FinTech services (credit delay prediction, fraud triggers, scoring) for external markets, increasing product revenue and delivering aggregated data marts and automated pipelines across Big Data sources (HDFS, Kafka, JSON). Implemented dashboards (Power BI, Grafana) and collaborated with cross-functional teams to improve decision making. Mentored interns and junior analysts; maintained knowledge base using Confluence.
Data Analyst / Data Miner at Kaspi Bank
February 1, 2020 - April 1, 2021
Conducted statistical analyses to detect trends, anomalies, and potential fraud in B2B transactions; designed anti-fraud rules reducing fraud rate by 10–15%. Balanced cut-offs for fraud detection rules to optimize trade-offs between approvals and defaults; delivered Excel-based reports and insights to risk management enabling faster decisions.
Risk Data Modeler at Eurasian Bank
September 1, 2018 - February 1, 2020
Developed and validated credit scoring models, improving Gini by 4–10 and reducing bad rate by ~15%. Analyzed anti-fraud and risk rules, balanced credit decision cut-offs, and calculated/monitored model performance metrics (PSI, Gini). Validated external data providers and integrated high-value features to boost predictive power; collaborated with IT to integrate scoring and anti-fraud models into decision engine; produced risk reports in SQL and Excel.

Education

MSc Mathematical and Computer Modelling at Satpayev Technical University
June 1, 2020 - December 25, 2025
BSc Mathematical and Computer Modelling at Kazakh-British Technical University
June 1, 2018 - December 25, 2025

Qualifications

Big Data Team
January 1, 2024 - December 31, 2025
Python for Big Data Analysis
January 11, 2030 - December 25, 2025
Production Development in Python
January 11, 2030 - December 25, 2025
Practical Machine Learning
January 11, 2030 - December 25, 2025

Industry Experience

Financial Services, Telecommunications, Software & Internet, Professional Services, Other