Naga Sumedha Paramatmuni
Hyderabad
Summary
Dynamic Senior Test Lead with a proven track record at Espire Infolabs, excelling in Agile coaching and product strategy. Achieved a 20% efficiency gain through optimized CI/CD practices, while fostering stakeholder collaboration and driving data-driven decisions. Proficient in JIRA and Azure DevOps, enhancing team performance and delivering high-quality software solutions.
Overview
18
18
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Senior Test Lead/Scrum Master
Espire Infolabs
01.2023 - Current
- Defined and managed product vision, strategy, and lifecycle, including migration and sunsetting strategies, while driving Product Introduction and Launch Readiness across multiple initiatives.
- Collaborated with cross-functional teams to prioritize technical requirements, maintain release backlogs, enhance processes through refined DevOps and CI/CD practices. Achieved a 20% efficiency gain, reducing deployment costs by $100K annually through streamlined DevOps and CI/CD practices.
- Mentored and managed Product Owners, focusing on people management and team development while leading portfolio-level strategic planning for 1-2 products or areas.
- Facilitated Agile processes and continuous improvement, including PI/Sprint Planning, Scrum of Scrums, and leveraging Agile metrics to optimize workflows and system efficiency. Reduced project delays by 15%, saving ~$20K in operational costs annually through optimized Agile execution and backlog refinement.
- Fostered customer engagement and product impact by conducting discovery sessions, enabling user group interactions, and refining offerings based on iterative feedback.
- Implemented Agile metrics and tracking tools like JIRA, Azure Devops, enabling data-driven decision-making and improving team performance by 20%.
Technical Test Lead/ Scrum Master
Infosys
Hyderabad
03.2015 - 12.2022
- Defined and prioritized the product backlog, ensuring alignment with customer needs, business objectives, and technical feasibility to deliver high-value features.
- Developed and maintained product roadmaps, balancing business strategy, market trends, and customer insights to drive innovation and competitive advantage. Drove product efficiency improvements, leading to ~$75K in cost savings by reducing feature redundancies and optimizing user stories.
- Collaborated with cross-functional teams, including development, QA, and stakeholders, to translate business requirements into actionable user stories and ensured seamless execution.
- Conducted market research and competitive analysis, leveraging customer discovery insights to inform product strategies and optimized offerings based on feedback and KPIs.
- Facilitated Agile ceremonies, such as backlog grooming, sprint planning, and retrospectives, while fostering transparency and alignment through effective communication with stakeholders.
- Monitored and tracked project progress using dashboards and tools like JIRA, Confluence, and Trello to ensure alignment with sprint objectives, milestones, and strategic goals. Reduced project tracking overhead by 25%, saving ~$110K annually by automating sprint reports and backlog reviews.
- Championed Agile principles and practices, driving cultural change and fostering collaboration among distributed development teams.
- Implemented scaled Agile frameworks such as SAFe to support the delivery of large-scale projects involving multiple scrum teams.
Test Specialist
IBM
05.2010 - 03.2015
- Worked with Vantage One mainframe application.
- Executed exploratory, functional, integration, regression, and user acceptance tests to identify defects and ensure system quality, while developing automation scripts to enhance testing efficiency. Reduced defect leakage by 35%, leading to ~$88K in cost savings by catching critical bugs earlier in development.
- Provided technical support during UAT, assisting customers unfamiliar with QA processes, and collaborated with developers to resolve issues promptly. Increased automation efficiency by 40%, saving ~$105K per year in manual testing costs.
- Designed and conducted compatibility tests across various operating systems and browsers, creating detailed test plans, test cases, and defect reports to optimize software applications.
- Coordinated & reported Status update to PM, DM & Onshore team.
- Completed almost 12 releases and 4 projects with a maximum number of defects raised.
Programmer Analyst
Cognizant Technologies Solutions Pvt Ltd
Hyderabad
01.2007 - 04.2010
- Worked as Programmer Analyst for various projects.
- Migration from BCBSM Local to NASCO Processing System.
- Collaborated with cross-functional teams, including developers and product managers, to ensure timely delivery of high-quality software releases.
- Designed test plan and prepared test scenarios.
- Defect management and reporting updates.
- Anchor the defect triage involving respective stakeholders.
- Proactively identified and resolved critical defects, ensuring the delivery of stable and reliable software releases.
Education
Master of Computer Application -
Osmania University
Hyderabad07.2006
Bachelor of Computer Application -
Osmania University
Hyderābād, India04-2003
Skills
- Agile coaching and mentorship
- Sprint planning and execution
- Customer-centric mindset
- Stakeholder management
- Data-driven decision making
- Agile and Scrum methodologies
- Release and change management
- Product strategy and roadmapping
- Product lifecycle management
- Messagepoint expertise
- Guidewire PolicyCenter proficiency
- BillingCenter knowledge
- Claims Center experience
- JIRA usage
- Azure DevOps skills
- Confluence familiarity
- Quality Center application
- SOAPUI testing
- Postman utilization
Certification
- Certified Professional Scrum Master from Scrum .org
- Guidewire certification prerequisite - Insurance Suite 9.0 and 10.0 fundamental
- Guidewire Specialist Certification - Policy Center 9.0 and 10.0 configuration
- External certification in Sun Certified Java Programming (SCJP)
Accomplishments
- Best Scrum Master for handle 2 teams together at Espire.
- Trained and coached teams across various business units on Agile transformation and practices
- Improved team velocity by 25% through effective facilitation of daily scrum and sprint planning, fostering a more productive and collaborative team environment.
- Reduced sprint cycle time by 15% by optimizing backlog management and sprint planning processes, enabling faster product delivery.
- Resolved critical impediments quickly, enabling the team to complete 95% of planned tasks within the sprint, ensuring on-time delivery and minimal impact on project timelines.
- INSTA Award for outstanding performance at Infosys.
- Orion Award for handling multiple Applications at IBM.
- Long timer in the Project Award at Cognizant, and multiple client appreciation emails during 18 years of career.
Timeline
Senior Test Lead/Scrum Master
Espire Infolabs
01.2023 - Current
Technical Test Lead/ Scrum Master
Infosys
03.2015 - 12.2022
Test Specialist
IBM
05.2010 - 03.2015
Programmer Analyst
Cognizant Technologies Solutions Pvt Ltd
01.2007 - 04.2010
Master of Computer Application -
Osmania University
Bachelor of Computer Application -
Osmania University