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Overview
Work History
Education
Skills
Certification
Awards
Project Related Competencies
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Justin Prabagharan Rajendan

Test Lead
Chennai
Justin Prabagharan Rajendan

Summary

With 14 years and 4 months of project management experience, I have a deep understanding of the software development life cycle (SDLC) that has led to my success. For the past 6 years, I have excelled as a Test Lead and Scrum Master, effectively leading teams and ensuring successful application development. Additionally, I have spent 6 years honing my expertise in production support, showcasing my ability to track, analyze, and resolve issues while coordinating with external vendors. My comprehensive knowledge and hands-on experience make me a valuable asset in any organization seeking a dedicated professional with a strong track record of success.

Overview

7
years of professional experience
2
Certifications

Work History

American International Group – AIG

Technical Lead

Job overview

  • Company Overview: APAC Region
  • Role: L2 Production Support/ Team Management
  • Tools: Java/J2EE/ServiceNow
  • Key Responsibilities / Accountabilities:
  • Led 12 applications in commercial LoB and in parallel provided L2 support for two applications (AIG extra and Booking Service System)
  • Responsible for tracking all incidents, problems and changes with respect to all applications
  • Extensive support during release activities
  • Organizing calls with users and interface systems to resolve priority incidents
  • Involved in Emergency fix activities during critical 0
  • Prepare deployment document for release activity
  • Involved in Change Advisory Board (CAB) meeting for change approvals
  • Shared the data for Senior Management Report (SMR)
  • Co-ordination with stack holders and working groups engaged in project work
  • Responsible for overseeing both the technical and managerial aspects of Project
  • Validated employee performance as an Appraiser
  • Report on Project Performance Deliverance on weekly basis
  • APAC Region

Orange Business Services

Lead Engineer

Job overview

  • Role: Senior Developer
  • Tools: Java, Oracle, Servlets, JSP, HTML, CSS, JavaScript, Struts, Web Services Restful
  • Key Responsibilities / Accountabilities:
  • Understanding the requirements and communicating to Team members
  • Validating the design document
  • Coordinating with team members to complete the assigned tasks
  • Web form design in JSP
  • Writing SQL code like Functions and Stored Procedures
  • Performance and Optimization of application
  • Validate employee performance as an Appraiser

British Telecom

Member Technical Staff

Job overview

  • Role: L2 Production Support (ASG – Application Support Group)
  • Tools: Java, JSP, Servlets
  • Key Responsibilities / Accountabilities:
  • Actively involved in knowledge transfer for CIDB application
  • Follow-ups long pending Problem records and P3 & P4 incidents and RCAs closure
  • Prepared weekly status report for Problem records, Incident tickets and RCAs brought to closure
  • Weekly completes three audits
  • Follow-ups NC’s (Non-Closures) with ASG (Application Support Group)
  • Prepared the audit reports

LSI Logic

Member Technical Staff

Job overview

  • Role: Developer
  • Tools: Java, Open Pegasus CIM Server
  • Key Responsibilities / Accountabilities:
  • Understanding the requirements
  • Validating the design document
  • Java Code development according to design
  • Performance Monitoring on Servers

Wipro Limited

Test Lead
10.2023 - 02.2024

Job overview

Link Productivity (Apple Inc.)


  • Led testing and quality assurance for various projects.
  • Overseen comprehensive testing and quality checks for diverse projects.
  • Handled tasks and ensured alignment with organizational goals.
  • Handling daily scrum meeting for CTK and QI in the different timings.
  • Led Agile Ceremonies including Sprint Planning, Daily Stand-ups, Retrospectives, Story Refinement and Release Planning.
  • Maintained up-to-date records of Testing and Scrum activities.
  • Facilitated weekly governance meetings to evaluate system testing and Sprint progress.
  • Facilitated discussions every two weeks on Testing, Sprint status and corresponding tasks.
  • Organized meetings for planning and scheduling quarterly product launches.

Wipro Limited

Test Lead
10.2022 - 09.2023

Job overview

SilverTail (Royal Bank of Scotland - NatWest Group)


  • Led team's testing initiatives.
  • Oversaw both testing execution and agile methodologies implementation.
  • Coordinated defect triage processes across development cycles.
  • Adapted to various project management software including ServiceNow, JIRA, and Confluence.
  • Effectively ensured accountability by monitoring progress and enhancing task outcomes.
  • Guided project teams to adhere to Agile values and principles.
  • Led Agile ceremonies including Sprint Planning, Daily Stand-ups, and Retrospectives.
  • Maintained accuracy and completeness in recording testing and Scrum activities.
  • Maintained continuous interaction with stakeholders to complete IT risk assessment documentation.
  • Finalized release task documented in the release record.
  • Facilitated consistent updates in the Agile Board for efficient task tracking.
  • Evaluated staff effectiveness as Appraiser.

HCL Technologies Ltd

Test Lead
04.2018 - 03.2020

Job overview

DB (Deutsche Bank)


  • Oversaw development teams to ensure timely delivery of quality software.
  • Managed tracking of testing artifacts via ServiceNow.
  • Utilized ServiceNow for efficient incident, problem and change management.
  • Tracked progress on IT audit items.
  • Keeping the application compliance with internal IT policies of the customer.
  • Coordination with stakeholders for issues and clarification.
  • Conducted thorough verification of application releases.
  • Engage in Change and Advisory Board (CAB) meetings to secure approvals for releases and change requests.
  • Presented current and upcoming release plans in Change and Release board (CRB) meetings.
  • Host incident management call
  • Handled recruitment and approved deviations.
  • Evaluated staff effectiveness as Appraiser.

HCL Technologies Ltd

Technical Lead/ Track Lead
04.2017 - 03.2018

Job overview

  • Company Overview: EMEA Region
  • Role: Scrum Master/ Level 2 Production Support
  • Tools: ServiceNow/JIRA
  • Key Responsibilities / Accountabilities:
  • Ensured 9 projects teams lived Agile values and principles and followed client-required processes and practices
  • Spearheaded 30+ Agile Ceremonies such as Sprint Planning, Daily Standups, Retrospectives, Story Refinement and Release Planning
  • Tracked and communicated 9 projects progress to 2 stakeholders and management staff
  • Interfaced with product owners on an active basis to manage product backlog and sprint activities
  • Ensured 100% of Scrum activities were tracked, kept up-to-date and reported
  • Validated employee performance as an Appraiser
  • Report on Project Performance Deliverance on weekly basis
  • EMEA Region

Education

Bharathidasan University
Tiruchirappalli

Master Of Computer Applications from Computer Applications Development
04.2005

University Overview

M.I.E.T Arts And Science College
Tiruchirappalli

Bachelor Of Science from Computer Science
04.2002

University Overview

Skills

Testing

Certification

Scrum Alliance Certified Scrum Master, 12/01/22, 1388952

Awards

Awards
  • Customer Excellence Awards, 2015
  • LiveWire Certificate of Excellence, 2011
  • On-Time Delivery Award, 2007

Project Related Competencies

Project Related Competencies
  • Define project success criteria and cascade them to involved parties throughout project life cycle.
  • Coach, mentor and supervise project team members/contractors, and influence them to be involved for their assigned work.
  • Build, develop and grow any business relationships vital to the success of the project.
  • Resolves and/or escalates issues in a timely fashion.
  • Applies significant knowledge of industry trends and developments to improve service to our clients.
  • Easily recognizes system deficiencies and implements effective solutions.
  • Facilitate DEV team adoption and usage of agile values and scrum framework.
  • Manage the impediment backlog; solve some impediments and follow up the rest.
  • Protects the team from external influences.
  • Ensures that the sprint backlog is completely understood by all members of the scrum team.

Timeline

Test Lead
Wipro Limited
10.2023 - 02.2024
Test Lead
Wipro Limited
10.2022 - 09.2023
Test Lead
HCL Technologies Ltd
04.2018 - 03.2020
Technical Lead/ Track Lead
HCL Technologies Ltd
04.2017 - 03.2018
Technical Lead
American International Group – AIG
Lead Engineer
Orange Business Services
Member Technical Staff
British Telecom
Member Technical Staff
LSI Logic
Bharathidasan University
Master Of Computer Applications from Computer Applications Development
M.I.E.T Arts And Science College
Bachelor Of Science from Computer Science
Justin Prabagharan RajendanTest Lead