SUMMARY

• 8+ years of experience in Software industry in Securities domain. Focused towards Agile implementation, streamlining operations and implementing processes.
• Around 3 years of experience as Scrum Master
• 5 years of Scrum experience.
• 5+ years of QA Lead experience managing a team of around 5~15 globally distributed resources.
• Certified Scrum Master and Scrum Professional.
• Evangelist of agile/scrum principles and methodology.
• Proven ability to work creatively, collaboratively and analytically in a problem - solving environment.
• Strong experience and conceptual understanding of Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC) models, Waterfall, Agile (SCRUM) & Kanban.
• Diversified exposure in implementation of Client-Server, Web based application and Mobile applications.
• High exposure to agile framework of implementing complex projects by adapting to the processes defined in the Guideline.
• Strong experience with Project scope management, Release scope negotiation & Delivery commitments.
• Possess excellent problem solving skills, leadership skills, analytical, client interfacing and interpersonal skills.
• Strong ability in multi-tasking and prioritizing work load.
• Highly motivated, detail oriented and has ability to work independently and also as a part of the team with excellent technical, analytical and communication skills.
• Organized and detail-oriented with pro-active and smart working nature.
• Got recognitions multiple times from clients for the good work and for being a good team player.

TECHNICAL SKILLS

• Microsoft TFS
• Microsoft Test Manager
• JIRA
• JENKINS
• Bamboo
• Bit bucket
• Protractor
• Android SDK
• Quality Center
• Source Tree iPCU
• Appium
• SQL
• JavaScript
• Java
• Selenium
• XCode
• Oracle
• MongoDB
• DB2

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Confidential, Austin, Texas

Scrum Master

Responsibilities:

• Scrum Master for Product team with a focus on guiding the team towards improving the way they work.
• Managed 2 different scrum teams having 17 resources each.
• Assisted team to remove impediments by having an understanding the control and release processes.
• Assisted with internal and external communication, improved transparency, and radiated information.
• Assisted with prioritization and resolution of software defects.
• Built relationship with Product owner and other stake holders to facilitate team's interaction with them.
• Coached Product Owners in creation and maintenance of Product Backlog.
• Coached team members on agile principles and providing general guidance on the methodology.
• Continuously learned Agile/Scrum techniques and shared findings with the team.
• Engaged with other Scrum Masters to increase the effectiveness of the application of Scrum in the organization.
• Facilitated getting the work done without coercion, assigning, or dictating the work.
• Facilitated sprint planning, retrospective and sprint demos.
• Helped team to solve problems rather than provide solutions.
• Interfaced with Program Management Office to ensure project goals and requirements are being met.
• Organized and facilitated project planning, daily stand-up meetings, reviews, retrospectives, sprint, release planning, demos, and other Scrum-related meetings.
• Removed impediments by finding the right personnel to remove the impediment.
• Tracked and effectively communicated team velocity and sprint/release progress to all affected teams and management.
• Managed project scope to ensure delivery was compliant to scope commitment.
• Updated Agile tracking systems to provide transparency on product and sprint backlogs.
• Worked with the Scrum Team and the Product Owner to negotiate the minimum viable product for delivery.
• Addressed problems through risk management and contingency planning.
• Provided crisp and well-understood communication to the right audience.
• Enabled improvement in team delivery commitments and capacity planning for sprints by identifying & tracking hidden tasks that increased customer satisfaction.
• Facilitated Agile adoption Retrospective for the organization with the leadership and guided teams with outcome resulting in enhanced performance.
• Monitored the project progress and radiated the information to stake holders. Identified and mitigated team risks and impediments (Blocking Issues, Critical Defects) on daily basis
• Worked collaboratively as a team player.
• Have always related to the big picture of product being launched and have kept the same in mind while planning.
• Understand application from both Business and Technical perspective.
• Used JIRA as the scrum tool for User Stories & tasks.
• Used Confluence for documentation purposes.
• Sent Sprint reports to relevant stakeholders.
• Have negotiated with relevant stake holders for releases or product road map.
• Helped the team by coordinating with other domains for Production installs.
• Acted as Project Manager.
• Have actively documented User Stories when the team needed it post consultation with Product Owners.
• Have been part of team which were involved in getting feedback from Branches about the product and then reporting it to Management/Product owner.
• Know about of the business processes and end to end functionality not just product being worked upon.
• Collaborated with the 3rd party teams to help team understand the entire business flow.

Environment: Agile Methodology - Scrum & Kanban, JIRA, Bamboo, Bitbucket & Confluence.

Confidential, Austin, Texas

QA Lead

Responsibilities:

• Manage team of 5~15 resources.
• Desktop browser, Mobile browser and Mobile application testing.
• Plan test schedules or strategies in accordance with project scope or delivery dates.
• Worked on Planning, estimation & release schedule.
• Business processes analysis & improvement.
• Requirement specification gathering & documentation.
• Identifying appropriate skilled resources.
• Monitor bug resolution efforts and track successes.
• Design test plans, scenarios, scripts, or procedures.
• Provide technical support during software installation or configuration.
• Oversee multiple projects across all phases of testing.
• Collaborate with development team to plan project Sprints.
• Develop Status reports, Cost & effort estimation and resource plans.
• Implement and maintain best practices.
• Risk planning and mitigation.
• Review software documentation to ensure technical accuracy, compliance, completeness.
• Hands-on experience with Automation testing using Protractor framework with JavaScript as the coding language.
• Hands-on experience with Selenium Web driver automation using Java language.

Environment: Agile Methodology, BDD automation framework, Protractor automation, JavaScript, HP QC/ALM, MTM, TFS, JENKINS, Mainframe, DB2, XCode, Android SDK.

Confidential

QA Tester

Responsibilities:

• Designed Test Requirements, Test Scenarios, Test Cases, RTM (Requirement Traceability Matrix).
• Raised gaps with requirements.
• Managed stringent timelines on the project.
• Involved in the Test Automation process using the tool Quick Test Professional.
• Worked on the tool QC (Quality Center) for the Test Management Process.
• Held knowledge transformation sessions for the new joiners to the project.
• Held sessions with the support team to familiarize them with the functionality of the applications.
• Conducted LAM (Look Ahead Meetings).

Environment: Waterfall Methodology, HP QC/ALM, JENKINS, Mainframe, DB2.