ChandraSekharReddy Chilukuri
Program, Delivery, Project & Agile Management
Bengaluru City
Summary
Goal-driven IT leader with 22+ years of experience driving strategic delivery across complex technology programs. Proven expertise in end-to-end product lifecycle management, regulatory compliance, and emerging technologies, with a focus on aligning IT solutions to business goals. Adept at managing SDLCs across Waterfall, Agile, SAFe, and Scrum frameworks to ensure seamless execution and stakeholder satisfaction. Skilled in leading cross-functional teams, optimizing software testing strategies, and orchestrating high-impact delivery and project management initiatives in dynamic, fast-paced environments.
Overview
23
23
years of professional experience
3
3
Certifications
Work History
Delivery Manager, Scrum Lead, Release Manager
Tata Consultancy Services
09.2023 - Current
- Orchestrated cross-functional partnerships to achieve optimized project outcomes, nurturing robust relationships among team members.
- Streamlined project delivery through efficient backlog management and prioritization.
- Cultivated strong partnerships with external stakeholders such as vendors or consultants, ensuring seamless integration into existing workflows when necessary.
- Conducted retrospective meetings to identify areas of improvement, leading to more effective future sprints.
- Increased stakeholder satisfaction by consistently delivering high-quality products on time and within budget.
- Maintained up-to-date knowledge on industry best practices through ongoing professional development opportunities.
- Resolved impediments efficiently to maintain steady progress toward sprint goals, ensuring timely completion of tasks.
- Developed comprehensive product roadmaps to guide project planning and align with business objectives.
- Optimized resource allocation for maximum value delivery, balancing workload among team members effectively.
- Coached teams in Agile practices and provided necessary training to create positive mindset to Agile methodologies.
- Collaborated with product owners, team members, technologists, and other scrum masters to define solutions and drive progress.
- Communicated project updates to stakeholders at all levels.
- Resolved staff conflicts and identified potential areas of improvement.
- Coordinated with external vendors to deliver IT project components.
Scrum Master, Sr. Project Manager, Project Manager
Tech Mahindra Ltd.
01.2019 - 09.2023
- Advanced teams’ Agile maturity, contributing to 70% improvement in delivery predictability
- Addressed 100% of process barriers, guaranteeing uninterrupted delivery pipeline
- Leveraged advanced Scrum expertise to enhance team velocity and productivity, resulting in 40% increase throughout tenure
- Orchestrated Scrum ceremonies for 5 teams, resolving conflicts to enhance team harmony
- Facilitated coaching and training for teams in Agile concepts and principles, enhancing team performance by 25%
- Coordinated Daily Scrum meetings to diagnose and mitigate bottlenecks, cutting delays by 20%
- Oversaw and refined Product Backlogs, achieving 15% boost in team efficiency
- Establishing and analyzing key performance indicators (KPIs), roadmaps, and requirements to facilitate successful project results.
- Accelerated velocity, throughput, burndown, and cumulative flow of Development teams to boost overall productivity.
- Directed engineering methodologies like DevOps, automated unit, regression, and acceptance testing, steadily refining them through successive sprints.
- Operated as key point of contact for all new initiatives/projects, streamlining developer attention on responsibilities
- Sustained schedules to fulfill key milestones across all project phases.
- Navigated unanticipated challenges or obstacles during project execution, developing resourceful solutions while ensuring objectives remained intact
Release Train Engineer, Test Manager
Tech Mahindra Ltd.
10.2014 - 01.2019
- Direct release management team in coordinating and implementing releases.
- Coordinated full-cycle release process for suite of web applications, liaising with product managers and development teams to maintain consistency with business goals.
- Accelerated deployment process by 30% via CI/CD pipeline refinement
- Worked alongside development and QA teams to optimize release process.
- Attained 95% punctuality in release deliveries during entire tenure.
- Oversaw 50+ software releases across diverse product lines, ensuring zero critical incidents
- Optimized automated rollback protocols, accelerating recovery time by 40%
- Orchestrate post-release assessments and retrospectives to recognize improvement areas and enhance subsequent release workflows.
- Developed enduring client partnerships through outstanding communication skills, fostering trust and cooperative efforts.
- Achieved successful project outcomes by maintaining accurate documentation and meeting strict deadlines.
- Developed positive working relationships with stakeholders to effectively coordinate work activities.
- Implemented stringent quality assurance assessments, revealing improvement possibilities for product advancement
- Generated detailed cost estimates and project specifications for proposals.
Test Manager
Mastek
01.2012 - 01.2014
Team Leader / Project Manager
Tech Mahindra
01.2006 - 01.2012
Software Tester
GMP Recruitment Services
01.2005 - 01.2005
Software Engineer
GCP-Inc
01.2001 - 01.2005
Analyst Programmer
Akashya Systems Pte Ltd
01.2000 - 01.2001
Software Engineer
Satyam Computers Pvt Ltd
01.1998 - 01.2000
Programmer
Uni-Tech Pvt Ltd
01.1997 - 01.1997
Education
Master of Science - Computer Science
Madurai Kamaraj University
Chennai, India 04.2001 -
Master of Science - Computer Application
CCIT
Hyderabad, India 04.2001 -
Bachelor of Science - Computer Science
Nagarjuna University
Guntur, India 04.2001 -
Skills
Delivery & Release Mgmt: Agile delivery, release planning, stakeholder alignment, defect triage, Jira, Azure DevOps, ServiceNow, Confluence
Automation & CI/CD: Pipeline optimization, deployment automation, rollback strategies, Jenkins, GitLab CI, GitHub Actions, Selenium, Ansible
Process Optimization: KPI tracking, RCA, quality gates, resource scheduling, Excel, Python (automation scripting)
Team Leadership: Cross-functional collaboration, mentoring, onboarding, productivity improvement, Slack, MS Teams, Miro
Monitoring & Reporting: Real-time dashboards, metric-driven insights, executive reporting, Dynatrace, Splunk
Version Control & DevOps: Code management, branching strategies, environment provisioning, Git
Certification
Microsoft Certified Solution Developer (MCSD)
AWARDS
Received “Acer” award for Continuous “Outstanding Performance” for the consecutive last years (FY 18-19, FY 19-20)., Received ‘Special Recognition’ award from the customer (British Telecom, UK)., Received ‘Most Valuable Team Player’ Award from the Customer (MANSION.Com, Singapore).
Timeline
Delivery Manager, Scrum Lead, Release Manager
Tata Consultancy Services
09.2023 - Current
Scrum Master, Sr. Project Manager, Project Manager
Tech Mahindra Ltd.
01.2019 - 09.2023
Release Train Engineer, Test Manager
Tech Mahindra Ltd.
10.2014 - 01.2019
Test Manager
Mastek
01.2012 - 01.2014
Team Leader / Project Manager
Tech Mahindra
01.2006 - 01.2012
Software Tester
GMP Recruitment Services
01.2005 - 01.2005
Master of Science - Computer Science
Madurai Kamaraj University
04.2001 -
Master of Science - Computer Application
CCIT
04.2001 -
Bachelor of Science - Computer Science
Nagarjuna University
04.2001 -
Software Engineer
GCP-Inc
01.2001 - 01.2005
Analyst Programmer
Akashya Systems Pte Ltd
01.2000 - 01.2001
Software Engineer
Satyam Computers Pvt Ltd
01.1998 - 01.2000
Programmer
Uni-Tech Pvt Ltd
01.1997 - 01.1997