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Sandeep Kumar Golla

Senior Project Manager
Chennai
Sandeep Kumar Golla

Summary

Senior Project Manager with 13 years of experience in Testing, Migration, DevOps, and Release Management, specializing in managing and delivering complex projects. Strong focus on data migration and OSS/BSS implementations consistently drives successful outcomes. Extensive experience in planning and executing comprehensive testing and migration strategies ensures smooth transitions and minimal disruptions through proficient implementation of DevOps practices and effective management of software releases. Skilled in ServiceNow (ITSM and CMDB), Salesforce, Ericsson BSCS, and Kenan Billing System, providing tailored solutions that meet both technical and business needs. Led multiple ServiceNow projects, contributing to significant digital transformation initiatives and enhancing organizational efficiency. Excels in governing programs and managing stakeholder relationships, ensuring clear communication and alignment across all project phases. Proven track record of successfully leading teams of 20+ members, overseeing the complete software lifecycle from initial planning to execution and delivery. Problem-solving skills enable assessment of issues and provision of effective solutions for project success and client satisfaction. Depth of knowledge and hands-on experience make a valuable asset in driving projects to successful completion, fostering innovation, and achieving business objectives.

Overview

13
years of professional experience

Work History

Prodapt Solutions Pvt Ltd

Delivery Manager | Senior Project Manager
07.2021 - Current

Job overview

As a Delivery Manager, Project Manager, Data Migration Consultant, My Roles & Responsibilities involves

Delivery Management: Ensuring projects are delivered on time and within scope.

Project Cost Management: Managing and tracking project costs.

Handling & Tracking Invoicing: Managing and tracking invoices.

Preparing Impact Assessments/Estimations: Evaluating and estimating the effects of changes.

E2E Migration Solutioning and Fall Out Handling: Managing the entire migration process from legacy systems to new platforms, including handling any issues that arise.

Release & Environment Management: Overseeing software releases and managing different environments.

Test Management: Coordinating and managing testing activities.

Handling Governance Calls: Conducting internal and external meetings to ensure compliance and address concerns.

Test Coordination: Allocating tasks, managing teams, and handling vendors.

Supporting Business Users: Assisting with data verification and defining end-to-end workflows.

Migration Execution: Implementing migrations, including provisioning in IT stacks and networks.

Migration Fallouts SOP Definitions: Defining standard operating procedures for handling migration issues in production.

Ericsson Global India Pvt Ltd

Test Architect | Test Lead
11.2019 - 07.2021

Job overview

As a Test Lead/Architect high level Roles & Responsibilities during tenure are

Impact Assessments/Estimations: Evaluating and estimating the effects of changes.

Publishing Reports: Creating and sharing Daily Status Reports (DSR) and Weekly Status Reports (WSR).

Test Coordination: Managing test allocations, teams, and vendors.

Requirement Walkthrough: Reviewing requirements and designing test cases.

Test Execution & Automation: Running tests and supporting automated regression tests.

Organizing Calls: Setting up defect, checkpoint, entry, and exit calls.

Testing Phases Support: Supporting System Testing (ST), System Integration Testing (SIT), User Acceptance Testing (UAT), pre-production, production, and warranty phases

Prodapt Solutions

Technical Lead
04.2018 - 10.2019

Job overview

As Technical Lead Roles & Responsibilities during tenure are

Jenkins Pipeline Development: Creating and managing Jenkins pipelines.

OpenShift Deployments: Deploying applications on OpenShift.

Service Creation & Environment Readiness: Setting up new services and preparing environments.

Impact Assessments/Estimations: Evaluating and estimating the effects of changes, including RAID (Risks, Assumptions, Issues, Dependencies).

Test Approach Preparation: Developing and sharing test strategies with clients.

Publishing Reports: Creating and sharing Daily, Weekly, and Monthly Status Reports (DSR, WSR, MSR) with metrics.

Test Coordination & Review: Managing test tasks, teams, and client interactions. Reviewing test cases and Test execution activities

Organizing Calls: Setting up defect, checkpoint, entry, and exit calls.

Testing Phases Support: Supporting all testing phases, including System Integration Testing (SIT), User Acceptance Testing (UAT), pre-production, production, and warranty support.

GTFS, Dubai

Test Consultant
09.2017 - 03.2018

Job overview

As a Test Consultant Roles & Responsibilities during tenure are

Understanding Requirements: Clarifying business requirements and documenting them.

Test Preparation: Creating test scenarios, scripts, and cases.

Test Case Review: Reviewing test cases.

Test Data Preparation: Preparing data for testing.

Test Execution: Running tests.

Defect Management: Logging defects, tracking metrics, and conducting review meetings.

User Support: Assisting business users.

Prodapt Solutions

Senior Software Engineer
12.2014 - 08.2017

Job overview

Refinement Sessions: Participating in user story refinement sessions.

Gap Analysis: Conducting periodic gap analysis of BSA documents.

User Story Walkthrough: Explaining user stories to business and peers.

Test Case Review: Reviewing test scenarios, scripts, and cases.

Run Plan Preparation: Preparing the run plan.

Test Execution: Executing tests.

Defect Management: Managing defects and running triage calls.

Sign-Offs: Obtaining sign-off for test conditions and user stories.

War Room Support: Providing support during critical phases.

Test Management Reporting: Reporting on test management activities.

Maveric Systems PVT Ltd.

Senior Test Engineer
06.2011 - 12.2014

Job overview

As a Software Test Engineer Roles & Responsibilities during tenure

Rating and Billing Execution: Testing for mobile post-paid customers.

Order Management Testing: Executing test cases in SIEBEL e-communications 8.1.

Order Fulfillment Testing: Executing test cases in Oracle OSM.

Middleware Testing: Testing interfaces in TIBCO.

Mobile Roaming Testing: Executing tests using TAP3 editor.

BSCS Handlers Testing: Experience with DIH, FIH, PRIH, RIH, CCH, EOH, RLH, FOH.

Test Design: Preparing SIT, IIT, and UAT for various modules (Rating and Billing, Products and Services, Order Management, Customer Care, Point of Sale).

Requirement Clarification: Understanding project requirements and preparing clarification documents.

Business Coordination: Working with the business team for clarifications.

Liabilities and Payment Testing: Designing and executing tests.

Execution Planning: Preparing execution plans based on schedules.

Sign-Offs: Obtaining sign-off for test conditions.

Defect Management: Validating, tracking, and managing defects.

End-to-End Testing: Involved in the entire testing process.

Education

Loyola Institute of Business Administration
, Chennai, India

Exec PGDM from Financial Services And Software Testing
06.2010 - 05.2012

SK University College of Engg&Tech
, Anantapur, India

Bachelor of Technology from Biotechnology
06.2006 - 04.2010

Skills

Delivery Management

Timeline

Delivery Manager | Senior Project Manager

Prodapt Solutions Pvt Ltd
07.2021 - Current

Test Architect | Test Lead

Ericsson Global India Pvt Ltd
11.2019 - 07.2021

Technical Lead

Prodapt Solutions
04.2018 - 10.2019

Test Consultant

GTFS, Dubai
09.2017 - 03.2018

Senior Software Engineer

Prodapt Solutions
12.2014 - 08.2017

Senior Test Engineer

Maveric Systems PVT Ltd.
06.2011 - 12.2014

Loyola Institute of Business Administration

Exec PGDM from Financial Services And Software Testing
06.2010 - 05.2012

SK University College of Engg&Tech

Bachelor of Technology from Biotechnology
06.2006 - 04.2010
Sandeep Kumar GollaSenior Project Manager