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Nelson Paul. J

Chennai

Summary

A certified Scrum Master (PSM 1 & SAFe 6.0) & people leader with overall 14+ years of experience in IT industrial experience, in which 6+ years as a Scrum Master. Strong experience in Agile Methodology, Agile Ceremonies, Scrum, Kanban, Jira & Coaching. Successfully implemented Agile, Scrum methodologies to enhance team efficiency, collaboration, fun team-building events and backlog refinement. Led cross-functional Scrum teams, facilitating Scrum ceremonies (Daily Stand-ups, Sprint Planning, Reviews and Retrospectives) to ensure high-quality, timely deliverables. Represented as a bridge between stakeholders and development teams, ensuring alignment with business goals and product roadmaps. Fostered a culture of continuous improvement through Agile best practices, boosting team productivity and performance. Proactively identified and removed blockers, mitigated risks and resolved conflicts to maintain a high-performing Agile environment. Provided coaching and mentoring, promoting self-organization, problem-solving skills, and innovation to Agile teams. Empowered teams by fostering collaboration, motivation, and accountability, ensuring adherence to Agile frameworks and principles. Good expertise in Banking, Insurance, School application and eCommerce business domains. Results-driven Engineering graduate in Information Technology with 10+ years of experience in software testing, Agile methodologies, and automation frameworks. Expertise in Agile Scrum methodologies, including Sprint planning, backlog refinement. Hands-on experience in Quality Assurance (QA) testing, functional requirement analysis, test case development, designing and developing automation frameworks with reusable, scalable functions.

Overview

14
14
years of professional experience
1
1
Certificate

Work History

SCRUM MASTER

Hexaware Technologies Ltd.
11.2022 - Current
  • Applied widely successful Agile techniques, including User Stories, Continuous Integration, Continuous Testing, Paired Programming, and Agile Games; demonstrated deep subject knowledge in backlog management, scrum ceremonies, DOR, DOD, Acceptance Criteria, Estimation, Story Splitting, and adept JIRA board management
  • Engaged stakeholders consistently, ensuring high satisfaction levels
  • Relentlessly focused on removing impediments for teams, ensuring that team members have what they need to deliver high-quality products
  • Passionate about continuous improvement, I implement the best practices to promote productivity, efficiency, and high-quality deliverables, leading to improved team performance and stakeholder satisfaction
  • Committed to helping teams achieve their full potential, I provide coaching and guidance to team members to help them
  • Strong leadership, decision-making, and problem-solving skills, fostering high-performing teams and driving project success through strategic solutions
  • Excellent communication and motivational abilities, ensuring seamless collaboration, adaptability to change, and a positive, results-driven work environment
  • Enhanced productivity and efficiency by organizing workflows using structured Kanban systems

SCRUM MASTER

Virtusa Consultancy Services Pvt. Ltd
01.2021 - 07.2022
  • Coaching and Empowering teams, protecting them from outside forces by being assertive and empathy
  • Carried out successfully estimation work & made proper plans as well as executed work accordingly
  • Building Cross-Functional Teams and motivating team members to improve their competencies
  • Followed Agile, sending sprint end reports to clients, creating PBIs
  • Worked on multiple functionalities like Address Change, KYC, Review Fees and Manage Additional Accounts
  • Used to collect different account numbers of customers from mainframe

SCRUM MASTER and TESTER

Object Frontier Software
08.2018 - 06.2020
  • Led Scrum team members in developing business customer application while ensuring adherence to Agile principles
  • Facilitated daily stand-ups, sprint planning, sprint reviews, and retrospectives
  • Collaborated with Product Owners to prioritize and refine the product backlog, ensuring that the team focuses on high-value deliverables
  • Implemented metrics like burn-down charts, velocity tracking to monitor team progress and identify areas for improvement
  • Coached team members on Agile best practices, empowering them to self-organize and take ownership of their work
  • Removed impediments and escalated issues to ensure smooth delivery of sprint goals and project milestones

AUTOMATION TEST ENGINEER

Markone Technologies Pvt. Ltd
10.2017 - 08.2018
  • Expertise in Agile Scrum methodologies, including Sprint planning, backlog refinement
  • Hands-on experience in Quality Assurance (QA) testing, functional requirement analysis, test case development, designing and developing automation frameworks with reusable, scalable functions

SENIOR SOFTWARE TEST ENGINEER

Empower Infotech
12.2011 - 09.2017
  • Involved in smoke testing, functional testing, integration testing, raising bugs, retesting and regression testing
  • Functional requirement analysis, test case development

JUNIOR TEST ENGINEER

Desicrew Solutions Pvt. Ltd
03.2011 - 11.2011
  • Hands-on experience in Quality testing, raising bugs, retesting, regression testing, functional requirement analysis, test case development

Education

B. Tech - Information Tech.

Anna University
Chennai, Tamil Nadu

Diploma - Information Tech.

DCTE
Madurai, Tamil Nadu

HSC - undefined

Ananth Memorial Matriculation HSS
Madurai, Tamil Nadu

SSLC - undefined

S.B.O.A Matriculation HSS
Madurai, Tamil Nadu

Skills

  • True Leadership
  • Stakeholder Communication
  • Agile Trainings & Coaching
  • Team building & Management
  • Strong Analytical & Problem-Solving Skills
  • Software Testing - Manual & Automation
  • Selenium
  • Maven
  • TestNG

Certification

  • Certified SAFe 6 Scrum Master
  • Professional Scrum Master I
  • Scrum Foundation Certification

Timeline

SCRUM MASTER

Hexaware Technologies Ltd.
11.2022 - Current

SCRUM MASTER

Virtusa Consultancy Services Pvt. Ltd
01.2021 - 07.2022

SCRUM MASTER and TESTER

Object Frontier Software
08.2018 - 06.2020

AUTOMATION TEST ENGINEER

Markone Technologies Pvt. Ltd
10.2017 - 08.2018

SENIOR SOFTWARE TEST ENGINEER

Empower Infotech
12.2011 - 09.2017

JUNIOR TEST ENGINEER

Desicrew Solutions Pvt. Ltd
03.2011 - 11.2011

B. Tech - Information Tech.

Anna University

Diploma - Information Tech.

DCTE

HSC - undefined

Ananth Memorial Matriculation HSS

SSLC - undefined

S.B.O.A Matriculation HSS

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