KIRTI VAIDYA
Mumbai,MH
Summary
- Experienced scrum master with 11 years of
valuable experience, including 7 years as a quality assurance specialist. - Expertise in facilitating Scrum ceremonies, fostering team collaboration, driving continuous improvement, and removing roadblocks.
- Proven ability to support teams in delivering high-quality software products on time and within scope.
- Strong communicator with a passion for empowering teams to achieve their best performance.
- Certified Professional Scrum Master I and II
Overview
12
12
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Scrum Master/IT Project Manager
Wohlig Transformation Pvt Ltd
05.2023 - 07.2023
- Lead multiple Scrum teams through agile ceremonies such as Sprint Planning, Daily Standups, Sprint Review, and Sprint Retrospective, ensuring adherence to Scrum principles and best practices.
- Collaborating with Product Owners to manage and prioritize product backlogs, ensuring that the team is focused on delivering high-value work during each sprint.
- Remove impediments to team progress and foster a collaborative, productive environment, improving team efficiency.
- Coordinate with cross-functional teams and stakeholders to ensure alignment on goals, timelines, and expectations.
- Track and report key performance metrics (e.g., burndown charts, velocity) to stakeholders to provide visibility into team progress.
- Drive retrospectives to identify areas for improvement, helping teams adopt better practices and improve overall performance.
Sr. Engineer I - QA/Project Scrum Master
Contentstack (Sister Company of RAW Engineering)
10.2021 - 11.2022
- Facilitated daily scrums, stand-ups and meetings.
- Monitored and tracked project progress and performance against project plans and reporting status to project clients.
- Worked closely with stakeholders to align business goals with product features and deliverables, ensuring high levels of customer satisfaction.
- Supported Product Owners in backlog grooming and sprint planning, ensuring that backlog items were well-defined and prioritized.
- Spearheaded an Agile training initiative that improved team knowledge of Scrum and increased team self-management.
- Automated performance testing scenarios to ensure software scalability under high-load conditions.
- Developed automation scripts to reducing manual testing time and increasing test coverage.
- Trained junior QA engineers in best practices and automation tools like Selenium, Postman API, TestNG etc and enhancing team capabilities.
Senior QA Engineer/Project Manager
RAW Engineering
05.2023 - 07.2023
- Mentor and coach team members and stakeholders on agile methodologies, helping to cultivate a culture of continuous improvement.
- Acted as a servant leader to remove obstacles and ensure smooth project flow, fostering a collaborative team environment.
- Established and actively managed all projects and clients expectations and relationships.
- Developed custom Scrum boards for better task tracking and transparency within the team.
- Designed detailed reports on testing activities for senior management
- Worked closely and listened to team members' feedback to identify issues and resolve conflicts.
- Created automated tests using Selenium WebDriver, TestNG, and Robot Framework, ensuring the stability and reliability.
- Reduced software defects by conducting thorough regression testing and identifying areas for improvement.
- Ensured high-quality user experiences by evaluating usability, compatibility, accessibility, and performance across multiple platforms and devices.
Tester (Contract)
LionBridge Technologies
10.2011 - 12.2011
- Collaborated with development teams to resolve defects and improve the overall stability of applications.
- Monitored product quality at all stages of production process.
- Created and executed testcases and sanity document.
Faculty Teacher
NIIT
04.2011 - 09.2011
- Worked as a faculty for subjects such as Software Testing, Java, C++, and .Net
Education
MBA - Project Management
Bharati Vidyapeeth Deemed University
Pune, India01-2025
Skills
- Scrum Methodology
- Project Management
- Agile Methodologies
- Team Leadership
- Cross-Functional Collaboration
- Quality Assurance
- Problem Solving
- Continuous Learning
- Project Team Coordination
- Team facilitation
Certification
- Professional Scrum Master-II Certified, 03/2024
- Professional Scrum Master-I Certified, 01/2023
- IBM SEED: Certified Automation Testing, 05/2015
- IBM SEED: Certified Diploma in Software Testing, 05/2011
- NIIT: Certified in Diploma in .Net Technologies, 03/2011
- NIIT: Sun Certified in Web Component Development using Java Technologies, 03/2008
- NIIT: Certified in C++, 05/2007
Additional Information
- Father's Name: Chandramohan D. Waidande
- Husband Name: Sumeet S. Vaidya
- Date of Birth: 28-Dec-1985
- Gender: Female
- Marital Status: Married
- Languages: Marathi, English, & Hindi
Timeline
Scrum Master/IT Project Manager
Wohlig Transformation Pvt Ltd
05.2023 - 07.2023
Senior QA Engineer/Project Manager
RAW Engineering
05.2023 - 07.2023
Sr. Engineer I - QA/Project Scrum Master
Contentstack (Sister Company of RAW Engineering)
10.2021 - 11.2022
Tester (Contract)
LionBridge Technologies
10.2011 - 12.2011
Faculty Teacher
NIIT
04.2011 - 09.2011
- Professional Scrum Master-II Certified, 03/2024
- Professional Scrum Master-I Certified, 01/2023
- IBM SEED: Certified Automation Testing, 05/2015
- IBM SEED: Certified Diploma in Software Testing, 05/2011
- NIIT: Certified in Diploma in .Net Technologies, 03/2011
- NIIT: Sun Certified in Web Component Development using Java Technologies, 03/2008
- NIIT: Certified in C++, 05/2007
MBA - Project Management
Bharati Vidyapeeth Deemed University
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