With over 10+ years experience committed to software development, I bring a wealth of experience as both a Scrum Master and QA Lead. Throughout my professional journey, I've consistently guided teams to deliver top-tier software solutions promptly. Proficient in Agile methodologies, stakeholder management, and sprint planning, I've garnered a proven track record of project success. My certifications in PMP, PSM1, PSPO1, and Safe POPM underscore my dedication to mastering project management and Agile practices. I possess a strong grasp of software testing, covering manual and automation testing, Agile, Waterfall methodologies, and defect management, ensuring smooth project execution. Renowned for my resourcefulness and productivity, I adeptly align team objectives with stakeholder requirements, driving project success.
Hi, I’m
ROHIT HARBOLA
Bengaluru,Karnataka
Summary
Overview
11
years of professional experience
12
Certification
Work History
BaxterBengaluru
Senior Verification and Validation Engineer
04.2024 - Current
Job overview
- Planned and estimated test activities to determine the effort needed to validate the quality of the product under test
- Collaborating with product owners, team members, technologists, and other scrum masters to define solutions, drive progress, and set ambitious but achievable goals
- Implemented continuous improvement initiatives through regular retrospective meetings with the team.
- Created detailed designs for new products, components, and systems.
CommScopeBangalore
Engineer III
12.2021 - 04.2024
Job overview
- Worked as an individual contributor/ Scrum Master
- Coached teams in Agile practices and provided necessary training to create positive mindset to Agile methodologies.
- Worked closely and listened to team members' feedback to identify issues and resolve conflicts.
- Led sprint reviews and planning meetings to promote full team engagement.
- Assessed and reported progress to stakeholders regularly, maintaining transparency throughout the project lifecycle.
- Encouraged cross-functional collaboration by organizing workshops and training sessions for different departments within the organization.
- Assessed each scrum team member's responsibilities and delegated tasks to balance each employee's workload
- Created and executed automated/Manual software test plans, test cases, and test scripts to uncover, identify, and document software problems and causes
- Used Selenium and TestNG, Experience with version control systems Git and continuous integration/continuous deployment (CI/CD) pipelines.
SiemensBengaluru
Senior Software Test Specialist
02.2017 - 11.2021
Job overview
- Facilitated Scrum framework – sprint planning, backlog grooming, daily scrums, sprint reviews, and sprint retrospectives
- Proactively identified and found ways to resolve issues to prevent distractions and keep projects on track
- Managed product backlog and supported Scrum framework for two-week sprint releases
- Planned Agile best practices and encouraged team cohesion, overcoming impediments and hurdles to productivity
- Supported team using servant leadership style and leading by example
- Shielded scrum team from external interference for optimal productivity and success of the Agile process
- Investigated and corrected or escalated project problems
- Created clones, images, templates, snapshots, resource allocation, resource pools, and system monitoring by applying the subject matter expertise of the VMS file system
- Trained new test employees on AWB product and company guidelines to promote productive and high-quality work
- Guided a team of 5 testers in a System Testing Environment and coached in Functional testing and agile concepts
- Communicated status updates to stakeholders to widen the impact of testing and demonstrate the value of the optimization program
- Reviewed all test cases and test scripts for quality and identified additional areas to review
- Performed root cause analysis through 5 whys
- Supervised team of 7 members.
- Interacted with software application developers and customer service teams to clarify design specifications, test requirements, and address defect resolutions.
Cognizant Technology SolutionBengaluru
Programmer Analyst
03.2014 - 02.2017
Job overview
CommScope
- Wrote and optimized 750 test cases to maximize the success of manual software testing with consistent, thorough approaches
- Increased test case quality by 50% by adding missed test cases to cover functionality
- Identified and tracked defects with HP ALM and Salesforce and supported developers in resolving problems by completing additional tests
- Communicated status updates to stakeholders to widen the impact of testing and demonstrate the value of the optimization program
- Coordinated work with 3 cross-teams to solve problems and improve efficiency for software testing and automation
- Completed automation of functional and regression testing
- Discussed requirements with Business Analysts and developers
- Quickly learned new skills and applied them to daily tasks, improving efficiency and productivity
- Involved in System testing and Regression Testing using UNIX, Oracle DB SQL, and Selenium
- Test Case and defect management using JIRA, QC-ALM
- Experience in writing Selenium WebDriver automation scripts in JAVA for Web-based applications
- Perform Build Acceptance Testing, System testing, Smoke Testing, Cross Browser Testing, Localization Testing, Functional Testing, GUI Testing, Rollback testing and Regression Testing of applications using Selenium
- Test Data creation using Oracle EBS.
Honeywell Automation India LtdMumbai
Graduate Engineer Trainee
07.2012 - 03.2013
Job overview
- Managed 3 Customers Dhirubhai Ambani Life Science Corporation, Watson Pharma, and Reliance Life Science, coordinated with Client and team
- Controlled engineering activities to maintain work standards, adhere to timelines, and meet quality assurance targets
- Coordinated with technical liaisons and construction team members to address technical issues for meeting project requirements
- Logged device failures caused by unexpected reactions during testing
- Analyzed, and troubleshooted software problems, and communicated possible solutions with the development team
- Managed escalations from direct reports during the testing and commissioning phase of the project
- Involved in designing layout diagrams for instruments using AUTOCAD
- Involved in configuring and testing BMS Equipment, sensors, and Fire alarm systems.
Education
Dehradun Institute of Technology
BTech from Applied Electronics and Instrumentation
05.2012
University Overview
Percentage: 66
Nirmala Convent Senior Secondary School
Intermediate from Physics, Chemistry, Math’s, and Computers
05.2008
University Overview
- Percentage: 77.40
- Head Boy of School
- Awarded: first prize in Inter School Basketball Tournament 2006 held at Bishop's House, 63, Cantt. Bareilly.
KathgodamNirmala Convent Senior Secondary School
Matriculation from Science
05.2006
University Overview
Percentage: 77.4
Skills
- Servant leader
- Agile methodologies
- Facilitation
- Conflict resolution
- Multitasking
- Emotional intelligence
- Stakeholder management
- Root Cause Analysis
- Teamwork
- Flexible & Adaptable
- Test scenario development
- Cross-platform testing
- Test planning
- Test Design
- Testing procedures
- Selenium WebDriver
- SQL
- Python and core java
- Cucumber and Robot framework
- Oracle EBS
- HP ALM
- Jenkins ,Git and bitbucket
- JIRA
- Confluence
Certification
- ISTQB Advance Test Analyst in Software Testing
- ISTQB Agile Tester Foundation Ext
- ISTQB Advance Test Manager in Software Testing
- ISTQB Advance Technical Test Analyst in Software Testing
- Data and Analytics Unified Certificate
- SeU Certified Selenium Engineer with Java
- Project Management Professional (PMP) Certificate
- PtU Certified Performance Tester with JMeter
- AiU Certified Tester in Artificial Intelligence
- Professional Scrum Product Owner(PSPO I) Certified
- Professional Scrum Master(PSM I) Certificate
- SAFe 5.1 POPM Certificate
Hobbies and Interests
Hobbies and Interests
- Abstract Photography
- Traveling
Languages
Hindi
First Language
English
Proficient (C2)
C2
Timeline
Senior Verification and Validation Engineer
Baxter
04.2024 - Current
Engineer III
CommScope
12.2021 - 04.2024
Senior Software Test Specialist
Siemens
02.2017 - 11.2021
Programmer Analyst
Cognizant Technology Solution
03.2014 - 02.2017
Graduate Engineer Trainee
Honeywell Automation India Ltd
07.2012 - 03.2013
Dehradun Institute of Technology
BTech from Applied Electronics and Instrumentation
Nirmala Convent Senior Secondary School
Intermediate from Physics, Chemistry, Math’s, and Computers
KathgodamNirmala Convent Senior Secondary School
Matriculation from Science
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