Dynamic Lead Business Analyst with a proven track record at ICON plc, excelling in Agile methodologies and ServiceNow configurations. Expert in stakeholder management and data analysis, driving process improvements that enhanced user adoption by 30%. Adept at eliciting business requirements and delivering impactful solutions through collaboration and strategic insights.
Overview
9
9
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Lead Business Analyst/Scrum Master
ICON plc - Planetlink Solutions
Chennai
06.2024 - Current
Facilitated daily stand-ups, sprint planning, retrospectives, and reviews for cross-functional Agile teams, driving effective collaboration and delivering ServiceNow (or other platform) solutions.
Led collaboration with stakeholders to elicit and document business and system requirements for ServiceNow/API implementations, aligning solutions with organizational goals.
Conducted gap analysis between current and future state processes, strategically aligning them with ServiceNow capabilities to optimize efficiency.
Developed detailed user stories, process flows, and acceptance criteria, providing crucial support to Agile development and testing teams.
Facilitated stakeholder meetings, requirement walkthroughs, and sprint reviews, ensuring transparent communication and alignment on project progress via Jira and ServiceNow tools.
Designed ServiceNow reports and dashboards, delivering actionable insights into SLAs, incident trends, and change metrics for data-driven decision-making.
Conducted user training sessions and created knowledge base articles, supporting the adoption of new ServiceNow features and maximizing user understanding.
Assisted in the configuration of ServiceNow modules, including ITSM, ITOM, CSM, HRSD, and CMDB.
Improved user adoption of ServiceNow through targeted training and knowledge base development.
Business Technical Analyst/Scrum Master
Wavicle Data Solutions
Chennai
08.2022 - 11.2023
Ensured the quality and alignment of project deliverables with business needs by collaborating with cross-functional teams, eliciting requirements and performing tests.
Gathered and analyzed business requirements across ITSM & CSM domains.
Collaborated with cross-functional teams to gather and analyze business requirements by creating the BRD, FRD, NFRD, RCA matrix.
Facilitated workshops and meetings with product owners to elicit detailed requirements, resolving issues and ensuring project milestones were achieved on time.
Planned and executed quality assurance, functional, and end-to-end testing, coordinating user acceptance testing with end-users.
Utilized Microsoft Excel (Macros through VBA), Tableau, and AWS QuickSight to analyze data and create visualizations.
Applied JIRA for project tracking and issue resolution.
Business Analyst/Scrum Master
Societe Generale Global Solutions
Chennai
07.2021 - 08.2022
Held responsibility for resolving issues during deployment and ensuring issue resolution.
Authored Functional Requirement Documents for Financial Interfacing Services implementation, various lending Products and equities, and LoanIQ applications.
Monitored Autosys jobs and validated database performance, actively participating in product configurations, troubleshooting, and root cause analysis.
Generated reports and dashboards from the data warehouse to support business decision-making processes.
Coordinated with development teams regarding issues found in User Acceptance Testing and conducted demos for end-users.
Investigated solutions across all operating systems, ensuring appropriate monitoring of all resources.
Streamlined defect tracking and management processes using JIRA and ServiceNow.
Led a Scrum team of 7 members, delivering high-value increments every 2 weeks. Facilitated Scrum ceremonies, removed impediments, improved team by ensuring they adhere to agile principles, coached team on Scrum best practices.
Reduced resolution time by implementing best practices for defect tracking and management in JIRA and ServiceNow.
Senior Software Engineer
Cognizant Technology Solutions
Coimbatore
03.2016 - 07.2021
Maintained test logs and test summary reports and prepared weekly status reports.
Analyzed different source data and their interdependencies using SQL queries.
Maintained ETL batch status to ensure smooth SLA delivery.
Created and maintained a quality management system using ticketing tools like JIRA.
Validated and tested platform setups and configurations for the Wellmark provider portal.
Possess strong understanding of ServiceNow reporting, ServiceNow configurations, UI policies, business rules, workflows, and integrations.
Transferred knowledge to new trainees to meet project requirements.
Designed test cases and test scenarios, conducted walkthroughs, and managed the review process to receive sign-off approvals.
Contributed to maintaining platform quality by validating setups and configurations.
Education
Masters of Engineering - Computer Science
Kathir College of Engineering
Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu
05.2021
Bachelors of Technology - Computer Science
Karunya University
Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu
05.2015
Skills
ServiceNow
JIRA
SQL
Agile
Business Process Analysis
Requirement Gathering
Data Analysis
Tableau
AWS QuickSight
Excel (VBA)
Azure DevOps & Microsoft Office Suite
Problem-solving skills
Collaboration
Adaptability
Business Requirements Elicitation
Process Improvement
Stakeholder Management
Data-Driven Decision Making
User Stories
BRDs
Use cases
Agile methodologies
Requirements elicitation
ServiceNow configuration
SQL proficiency
Database management
Certification
Certified Professional Scrum Master - I, Scrum.Org, 2025