Arpit Gupta
Senior Associate Agile Program Management
New Delhi,DL
Summary
Results-driven Agile Scrum Master experienced in release management, delivery leadership, and Agile program management. Delivered high-quality software products through effective leadership of cross-functional teams utilizing Scrum, SAFe, and Kanban frameworks. Focused on continuous improvement and stakeholder alignment to ensure successful project delivery within budget and timelines.
Overview
4
4
Certifications
21
21
years of professional experience
Work History
Senior Associate L2
Publicis Sapient
02.2013 - Current
- Technical Delivery Manager – Lloyds Bank
- Digital Waterfront is a key digital transformation platform within Lloyds Banking Group, focusing on modernizing banking services through cloud-native technologies and agile delivery.
- 1. Led Scrum ceremonies for cross-functional teams, facilitating daily stand-ups, sprint planning, retrospectives, and reviews to deliver high-priority projects on time, resulting in seamless implementation of final deliverables.
- Managed penetration testing with KPMG external team, overseeing ethical hacking processes including vulnerability remediation and cost tracking.
- Drove vulnerability management lifecycle by prioritizing issues and collaborating with development and security teams for timely resolutions while maintaining accurate tracking to uphold project security standards.
- 4. Streamlined service transitions by raising and managing Service Introduction Records (SIRs) in ServiceNow, enabling smooth go-live processes and reducing deployment errors across initiatives.
- Delivery Lead – OSB
- OSB is a leading specialist mortgage lender, supported by diversified and stable funding platforms and operating through a unique and cost-efficient operating model.
- 1. Spearheaded the "Route to Live" implementation, ensuring seamless integration and deployment across environments.
- 3. Collaborated with cross-functional teams to streamline delivery pipelines, reducing deployment time.
- 5. Proactively identified risks during the delivery lifecycle and implemented mitigation plans to ensure project success.
- 6. Acted as a key liaison between development teams, QA, and stakeholders to ensure alignment of delivery timelines and objectives.
- 7. Managed end-to-end delivery of enterprise-level projects, including planning, execution, monitoring, and closure.
- 8. Oversaw multiple concurrent releases, ensuring timely delivery within budget constraints.
- Implemented CI/CD pipelines to improve deployment efficiency and minimize production downtime.
Asst. Manager
HSBC Electronic Data Processing India Pvt. Ltd
05.2011 - 02.2013
- Defined project roles and responsibilities for team members
- Conducted requirements analysis, scalability and risk assessments, gap analysis, test planning, test data management, and reporting, culminating in an exit report
- Test scenario and test cases preparation during design phase and test Case execution during SQA phase of project and defect management using HP Quality Center
- Regression and end-to-end testing
- Delivered daily status and variance reports during test execution, ensuring clear communication of progress and issues to the client
Sr. Software Engineer
Accenture Services India Pvt. Ltd
03.2010 - 04.2011
- Defined roles and responsibilities for team members
- Collaborated with Test Lead on offshore projects
- Managed the entire test cycle and facilitated client discussions to understand requirements, close gaps, design tests, and implement solutions.
- Regression and end-to-end testing and preparing the daily status and variance report
- Executed regression and end-to-end testing, providing daily status updates and variance reports.
Software Engineer
Tata Consultancy Services Ltd
10.2007 - 03.2010
- Outlined project roles and responsibilities
- Conducted requirement analysis and assisted onsite counterpart in preparing test plan and test strategy.
- Test Scenario and Test Cases preparation during design phase and Test Case Execution during the SQA phase of the project and defect management using HP Quality Center
- Prepared test scenarios and test cases during design phase; executed test cases during SQA phase and managed defects using HP Quality Center.
- Internal and external Quality checks before client delivery
- Performed internal and external quality checks prior to client delivery.
- Interacted with onsite QA Lead and giving daily status of the project
Test Analyst
Selectronic Equipment & Services
03.2007 - 08.2007
- Roles and Responsibilities:
- Designed functional and non-functional test cases and scenarios, executed test cases, and reported bugs to ensure software quality
- Created automated test scripts using Marathon to enhance testing efficiency.
- Ran automated test scripts using Marathon to validate system functionality.
Software Engineer
Corizen Solution
05.2005 - 02.2007
- Outlined key responsibilities within the team
- Designed functional and non-functional test cases and scenarios, executed test cases and reported bugs.
- Developed scalable and maintainable code, ensuring long-term stability of the software.
- Integrated new technologies into existing systems, increasing capabilities and improving overall performance.
- Developed reusable components that significantly reduced development effort on multiple projects.
Education
B.Tech. - Electronics and Communication
Guru Gobind Singh Indraprastha University
Delhi01-2005
Skills
Scrum framework expertise
Agile coaching
Product backlog management
Release planning
Sprint planning
Retrospective analysis
Team facilitation
Agile best practices
Stakeholder management
Leading scrum meetings
Coaching
Servant leadership
Core Skills:
Product backlog
Accomplishments
- Improved Team Productivity through effective coaching on Agile principles and optimizing sprint planning processes.
- Enhanced Delivery Efficiency by streamlining Agile ceremonies and refining workflows
- Delivered multiple complex projects on time, with some completed ahead of schedule, by managing scope and timelines effectively
- Strengthened Collaboration by facilitated daily stand-ups, sprint reviews, and retrospectives to improve team communication and morale.
- Partnered with Product Owners to refine backlogs.
- With automated testing practices during sprints, reduced defect rates and improved delivery quality.
- Resolved external impediments quickly, ensuring uninterrupted progress during sprints.
- Implemented Agile tools like Jira and Confluence to improve transparency, tracking efficiency, and team alignment.
- Activated CI/CD pipelines for faster deployment cycles.
- Well-versed with several KPIs used for tracking and monitoring.
Certification
SAFe 6.0 Agilist certification
Timeline
Senior Associate L2
Publicis Sapient
02.2013 - Current
Asst. Manager
HSBC Electronic Data Processing India Pvt. Ltd
05.2011 - 02.2013
Sr. Software Engineer
Accenture Services India Pvt. Ltd
03.2010 - 04.2011
Software Engineer
Tata Consultancy Services Ltd
10.2007 - 03.2010
Test Analyst
Selectronic Equipment & Services
03.2007 - 08.2007
Software Engineer
Corizen Solution
05.2005 - 02.2007
B.Tech. - Electronics and Communication
Guru Gobind Singh Indraprastha University