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Keerthana KS

Bengaluru

Summary

Certified Scrum Master (PSM I) with 5 years of experience supporting Agile delivery across cross-functional teams, transitioning from QA to full-time Scrum Master. Proven track record of facilitating all Scrum ceremonies, improving team collaboration, and driving continuous delivery. Strong background in QA has helped in promoting quality-focused Agile practices. Skilled in JIRA, Confluence, Kanban and SaFe. Adept at resolving blockers, mentoring teams, and ensuring alignment with business goals.

Overview

8
8
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Senior Test Engineer/Scrum Master

Simpplr
Bengaluru
12.2021 - Current
  • Led all Scrum ceremonies, tracked sprint progress, coached on Agile practices, and ensured smooth delivery.
  • Facilitated Scrum events including backlog refinements, sprint reviews, and retrospectives.
  • Improved sprint commitment reliability by 30% through better grooming and story sizing.
  • Used JIRA dashboards to track velocity and identify delivery trends across sprints.
  • Helped team adapt Planning Poker and Definition of Ready to reduce scope creep.
  • Supported PO in prioritizing backlog based on business value and technical readiness.
  • Coached developers and QA on Agile metrics and continuous feedback loops.
  • Created visibility for leadership using burn-down, capacity utilization, and defect metrics.
  • Resolved blockers proactively including environment issues and cross-team dependencies.

Test Consultant/Scrum Master

CSG
09.2018 - 12.2021
  • Acted as Scrum Master for 2 teams during transitions when the SM role was vacant.
  • Coordinated backlog grooming and supported the PO in refining user stories.
  • Tracked sprint progress and ran retrospectives to identify QA process improvements.
  • Created dashboards in JIRA to track bugs, automation coverage, and test velocity.

Associate Consultant

Capgemini
01.2017 - 08.2018
  • Performed web application testing using various methods including regression, sanity, E2E, and negative testing.
  • Executed test cases, reported defects with severity/priority, and ensured quality with each code change.

Consultant

IBM
01.2017 - 08.2018
  • Performed test data preparation, test case creation and execution, peer/client reviews, and managed defect reporting and tracking.

Skills

  • Agile methodology
  • Kanban
  • SaFe 60
  • Backlog Refinement
  • Sprint Planning
  • Retrospective
  • Jira
  • Confluence
  • Burn-Down/Burn-Up
  • Capacity and Velocity

Websites

Certification

  • Professional Scrum Master (PSM) - Scrum.org
  • Kanban Practitioner - HelloSM

Timeline

Senior Test Engineer/Scrum Master

Simpplr
12.2021 - Current

Test Consultant/Scrum Master

CSG
09.2018 - 12.2021

Associate Consultant

Capgemini
01.2017 - 08.2018

Consultant

IBM
01.2017 - 08.2018

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