AKASH PAWAR
IT Software
Pune
Summary
Experienced Scrum Master and Business Analyst with a decade of expertise in driving Agile transformations and modernizing legacy mainframe systems. Demonstrated success in aligning business goals with technical execution, leading cross-functional teams, eliciting clear requirements, managing product backlogs, and delivering high-value increments in regulated industries such as banking, healthcare, and insurance. Skilled in guiding teams through agile practices, fostering collaboration, and ensuring successful project outcomes. Proficient in building positive relationships with customers and stakeholders, showcasing strong requirements gathering, scope development, and inventory coordination abilities.
Overview
10
10
years of professional experience
2
2
Certification
Work History
Scrum Master & Business Analyst
Korcompetenz Consultancy Pvt Ltd
09.2023 - Current
- Managed Agile transformation for a 15-member team modernizing a COBOL-based claims processing system.
- Facilitated all Scrum ceremonies, coaching the team to increase delivery velocity by 25%.
- Elicited and documented business requirements; translated into user stories with acceptance criteria.
- Coordinated end-to-end delivery with back-end/front-end developers, UX designers, testers, and Product Owner.
- Implemented Jira- and Confluence-driven metrics (burn-down, velocity) to enhance transparency and predictability.
Scrum Master & Technical Lead
Diverse Lynx India Pvt Ltd
11.2022 - 08.2023
- Bridged healthcare stakeholders and mainframe development teams for a core payment and accounting system.
- Authored enhancement specs for COBOL and DB2 modules; guided the migration of Eazytrieve to COBOL.
- Ran Daily Scrum, sprint planning, backlog refinement, and retrospectives to drive continuous improvement.
- Organized UAT sessions, removed impediments, and partnered with QA on regression testing of critical apps.
- Tracked project health using Rally; mentored teams in Agile practices, boosting IT efficiency and predictability.
Senior Systems Analyst
IBM India Pvt Ltd
04.2022 - 09.2022
- Led requirements workshops with 15+ stakeholders and produced 12 MS Visio Data Flow Diagrams (DFDs), accelerating design sign-off by 50% and cutting downstream rework by 20%.
- Developed and unit-tested COBOL and CICS programs; performed code reviews and noted results.
- Managed code promotions through integration testing stages, ensuring governance and quality.
Specialist Software Engineer
Larsen & Toubro Infotech
03.2021 - 04.2022
- Gathered and analyzed requirements; designed DFDs and enhanced COBOL, JCL, and CICS programs .
- Executed unit testing, peer code reviews, and helped migration activities for integration testing.
- Provided release support and held knowledge transfer sessions for junior engineers.
Software Consultant
Capita India Pvt Ltd
11.2019 - 03.2021
- Supervised overnight batch processing; identified and resolved system errors and incidents, meeting 100% SLA compliance.
- Managed end-to-end incident lifecycle for 100+ monthly tickets via ServiceNow, maintained six real-time trackers and produced weekly progress reports, boosting SLA compliance by 15% and cutting average resolution time by 20%.
- Supported weekly code migrations during release windows.
Associate Consultant
Syntel Pvt Ltd
08.2015 - 11.2019
- Created DFDs, improved and reviewed COBOL programs; conducted unit tests and recorded results.
- Supervised defect prevention meetings, reducing defect leakage by 30%.
- Facilitated code migration to integration testing; delivered knowledge transfer (KT) sessions to onboard new team members.
Education
Bachelor of Engineering - Electronics & Telecommunications
DKTE Society’s Textile & Engineering Institute
Ichalkaranji, Maharashtra07.2013
Skills
- Agile Frameworks: Scrum, Kanban, Lean
- Scrum Ceremonies: Sprint Planning, Daily Scrum, Reviews, Retrospectives
- Mainframe Technologies: COBOL, JCL, DB2, CICS, Eazytrieve
- Requirements & Analysis: User Stories, Use Cases, BPMN, UML, Data Flow Diagrams (DFDs)
- Tools & Platforms: Jira, Confluence, Rally, ServiceNow, MS Visio, Excel (Pivot Tables), SQL
- Testing & QA: Unit Testing, UAT Facilitation, Regression Testing
- Metrics & Reporting: Burn-down Charts, Velocity Tracking, Defect Prevention
- Leadership & Coaching: Team Facilitation, Stakeholder Management, Conflict Resolution
Certification
- Certified Scrum Master, Scrum Alliance – 2025-27
- ITIL v4 Foundation, PeopleCert – 2020-22
LANGUAGES
English (Fluent)
Hindi (Fluent)
Marathi (Fluent)
Timeline
Scrum Master & Business Analyst
Korcompetenz Consultancy Pvt Ltd
09.2023 - Current
Scrum Master & Technical Lead
Diverse Lynx India Pvt Ltd
11.2022 - 08.2023
Senior Systems Analyst
IBM India Pvt Ltd
04.2022 - 09.2022
Specialist Software Engineer
Larsen & Toubro Infotech
03.2021 - 04.2022
Software Consultant
Capita India Pvt Ltd
11.2019 - 03.2021
Associate Consultant
Syntel Pvt Ltd
08.2015 - 11.2019
Bachelor of Engineering - Electronics & Telecommunications
DKTE Society’s Textile & Engineering Institute
Awards
- Atos Syntel Gold Award – Reduced defect leakage by 30% through proactive process improvements.
- Atos Syntel Adaptive Value Award – Delivered complex requirements on strict deadlines defect free.
- Syntel Bronze Award – Maintained highest standard of quality metrics.
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