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Jasmeen Kaur

Scrum Master
Gurgaon

Summary

Results-driven Scrum Master and QA Manager with over 13 years of experience in leading agile teams and ensuring high-quality software delivery. Proven Track record in managing cross-functional teams, optimizing processes, and driving continuous improvement. Expertise in Agile methodologies, quality assurance, and project management with a strong focus on delivering exceptional software solutions that meet client needs and exceed expectations. Adept at fostering collaborative environments and implementing best practices to enhance team performance and product quality.

Adept at fostering collaborative environments and implementing best practices to enhance team performance and product quality. Expertise in finance and banking domain specializing in wealth management tool. Proven Ability to identify and mitigate risks proactively.

Overview

13
13
years of professional experience
6
6
years of post-secondary education

Work History

Associate Manager/Agile Scrum Master

Nagarro Services Pvt Ltd
08.2021 - Current

Facilitated sprint reviews, daily scrums, and sprint planning sessions, ensuring productive meetings and alignment on goals, progress, and next steps to drive team success and project delivery.

  • Engaged closely with Product Owner to drive backlog refinement and prioritization discussions, ensuring clear requirements and alignment with business goals for effective sprint planning.
  • Fostered continuous learning, helping teams adapt to changing circumstances.
  • Proactively addressed and managed risks by creating comprehensive risk management strategies, resulting in reduction in issues impacting project timelines and deliverables.
  • Leveraged Jira to efficiently manage and track sprint progress, ensuring seamless backlog prioritization and clear visibility into project status and team performance.
  • Utilized Confluence to document agile processes, facilitate team collaboration, and maintain comprehensive project documentation, enhancing transparency and knowledge sharing across organization.
  • Effectively identified and resolved impediments hindering team progress, removing obstacles that improved workflow efficiency and accelerated sprint completion.
  • Facilitated proactive problem-solving sessions to address and eliminate blockers, ensuring uninterrupted team productivity and maintaining momentum towards sprint goals.
  • Conducted regular inspection and adaptation meetings to evaluate team performance and project progress, driving continuous improvements and ensuring alignment with sprint goals.
  • Promoted transparency through clear communication of project status, challenges, and changes, fostering culture of openness and accountability within team and with stakeholders.
  • Utilized data-driven insights to manage stakeholder expectations and provide transparent project updates, ensuring informed decision-making and alignment with business objectives.
  • Skillfully mediated team conflicts by fostering open communication and understanding diverse perspectives, leading to effective resolutions and maintaining collaborative team environment.
  • Ensured team consistently followed Scrum framework and adhered to Agile principles, driving successful project delivery and continuous improvement.
  • Facilitated productive retrospectives and provided actionable feedback, fostering culture of continuous improvement and enhancing team performance and collaboration.
  • Led quality assurance team in developing and executing comprehensive test strategies, resulting in reduction in post-release defects and improved software reliability.
  • Implemented and optimized QA processes and automated testing frameworks, enhancing test coverage and efficiency, and accelerating release cycle

Lead/Agile Scrum Master

Nagarro
08.2017 - 07.2021
  • Facilitated Scrum framework – sprint planning, backlog grooming, daily scrums, sprint reviews, and sprint retrospectives.
  • Facilitated cross-functional communication, enabling teams to collaborate effectively on project tasks.
  • Improved project delivery timeframes through effective backlog management and sprint planning.
  • Planned Agile best practices and encouraged team cohesion, overcoming impediments, and hurdles to productivity.
  • Collaborated closely with product owners to prioritize backlog items based on business value and stakeholder needs.

Senior Test Engineer

Ericsson
07.2016 - 08.2017
  • Created and executed automated test cases using [specific tools, e.g., Selenium WebDriver, QTP], which streamlined testing process and improved defect detection
  • Conducted manual testing for complex scenarios that could not be automated, ensuring thorough coverage and identifying critical issues before release.
  • Worked closely with stakeholders to understand requirements and develop test plans that aligned with project objectives and deadlines.
  • Enhanced test scripts and frameworks based on feedback and evolving project needs, resulting in improved reliability and maintainability of automated tests.

Senior Software Engineer

Accenture Services Pvt Ltd
12.2014 - 07.2016
  • Developed and optimized automated test scripts using Selenium WebDriver, increasing test coverage and reducing regression testing time.
  • Implemented API testing frameworks with [specific tool, e.g., Postman or RestAssured], ensuring robust and reliable backend services and reducing defect rates
  • Integrated Selenium and API tests into CI/CD pipeline, resulting in increase in deployment efficiency and improvement in early defect detection.
  • Led creation of reusable automation components and libraries, enhancing testing efficiency and reducing script maintenance time

Software Engineer

Accenture
12.2012 - 11.2014
  • Created, maintained, and enhanced test scripts using Test Complete.
  • Conducted routine Regression testing for reach release cycle and expand test case suite.
  • Participated in design walkthrough and status meetings.
  • Maintained Traceability Matrix to track requirements to test cases to ensure complete test coverage in Quality Center.
  • Active participant in defect triage calls.
  • Participated in walkthrough and defect report meetings periodically.
  • Designed, scheduled, and executed test cases within predefined time frame.

Associate Software Engineer

Accenture
06.2011 - 11.2012

Developing business components using QTP-QC with the keyword driven and data driven method.

  • Proactive monitoring, reporting challenges to all stakeholders. Functional Testing against every build.
  • Effective execution of prepared Test Cases using QTP.
  • Performed data accuracy, data validation and data integrity testing by querying database using SQL queries to check data table on server.
  • Identified, Reported and Tracked Defects using Quality Center test management tool.

Education

Bachelor of Technology -

Amity School of Engineering And Technology
NOIDA
08.2007 - 05.2011

12th Grade -

Bishop Johnson School & College
Prayagraj
04.2005 - 05.2007

Skills

Project Management

JIRA

Confluence

Rest Assured

Team motivation

Meeting facilitation

Teamwork and Collaboration

Problem-solving abilities

Team building

Process Improvement

Work Planning and Prioritization

Team Leadership

Negotiation and Conflict Resolution

Stakeholder Management

Risk Management

SQL

Timeline

Associate Manager/Agile Scrum Master

Nagarro Services Pvt Ltd
08.2021 - Current

Lead/Agile Scrum Master

Nagarro
08.2017 - 07.2021

Senior Test Engineer

Ericsson
07.2016 - 08.2017

Senior Software Engineer

Accenture Services Pvt Ltd
12.2014 - 07.2016

Software Engineer

Accenture
12.2012 - 11.2014

Associate Software Engineer

Accenture
06.2011 - 11.2012

Bachelor of Technology -

Amity School of Engineering And Technology
08.2007 - 05.2011

12th Grade -

Bishop Johnson School & College
04.2005 - 05.2007
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