Sandhya Devi Parakala
Hyderabad
Summary
Enthusiastic and Results-driven Agile Lead with 17+ years of experience in guiding cross-functional teams to deliver projects that meet business objectives. Managed multiple Agile squads, enhancing collaboration and transparency within Scrum and Kanban frameworks. Mentored teams in metrics-driven delivery and stakeholder engagement, with experience across healthcare, banking, gaming, and media.
Overview
19
19
years of professional experience
Work History
Agile Lead / Scrum Master/ Business Analyst
Entain India Pvt. Ltd
Hyderabad
11.2020 - Current
- Multi-squad management: Facilitating agile ceremonies - sprint planning, backlog refinement, Sprint review, Retrospective ceremonies end to end for 3 squads.
- Provide mentorship and coaching to Product, tech teams and stakeholders on Scrum principles to foster agile ways of working, agile maturity and adoption and continuous improvement.
- Aid teams in resolving conflicts and impediments effectively, escalate risks, manage dependencies and coordinate with adjacent teams and program leadership to keep delivery on track.
- Drive metrics-driven delivery by monitoring velocity, throughput, and quality indicators by generating – Velocity reports, cycle time, burndown charts every sprint.
- Act as a bridge between stakeholders, product owners, and development teams.
- Promote transparency and open communication across cross-functional teams.
- Collaborated with stakeholders to elicit and document functional and non-functional requirements for B2C gaming platforms.
- Translated business needs into epics and user stories with clear acceptance criteria.
- Maintained a well-groomed product backlog; prioritized features based on business value and technical complexity.
- Support QA Teams as a lead by creating test plans and ensuring test coverage matched requirements.
QA Lead
PurpleTalk ([x]cube LABS)
Hyderabad
08.2018 - 05.2019
- Partnered with strategy teams to validate business logic for mobile applications.
- Directed end-to-end testing across iOS and Android platforms, achieving 95%+ issue-free releases.
- Actively contributed to Agile ceremonies and product discussions, supporting iterative delivery.
Sr. QA Analyst
Cognizant Technology Solutions Pvt. Ltd
Hyderabad
06.2007 - 05.2018
- Led QA efforts across cross-functional projects, aligning test strategies with business objectives.
- Conducted manual, regression, and UAT testing cycles; managed defect triaging and closure.
- Published test reports with KPIs and metrics, presenting delivery outcomes in PMRs.
- Delivered domain-specific and process-oriented training sessions.
- Collaborated closely with developers and BAs in Agile project delivery.
Education
Bachelor of Science - Mathematics, Electronics, Computer Science
Osmania University
Hyderabad06-2007
Skills
- Agile methodology
- Scrum framework
- Risk identification
- Change management
- Process enhancements
- Performance monitoring
- Documentation
- Data Analysis
- Retrospective analysis
- Agile best practices
- Continuous monitoring
- Mentoring
- Process improvement
- Backlog management
- Requirement elicitation
- Cross-functional collaboration
- Stakeholder engagement
- User story development
- Risk mitigation
- Test management
- Quality Audits
- User acceptance
- Regression testing
- Defect triaging
- JIRA
- Confluence
- RallyDev
- HP ALM
- Mural
- MIRO
- Figma
- SQL Server
- Postman
- Visio
- MS Office
- SharePoint
- Collaboration
- Communication
- Leadership
- Negotiation
- Facilitation
- Analytical thinking
- Critical thinking
- Adaptability
- Resilience
- Empathy
- Conflict resolution
- Sprint planning
- Empathy and emotional intelligence
Websites
Personal Information
Title: Agile Lead | Scrum Master | Business Analyst
Certifications And Courses
- CSQA – Certified Software Quality Analyst
- ISTQB – Foundation Level
- AHM-250 – Healthcare Certification
- Core Java, SQL Server
- Planning for CSM/SAFe certification
Timeline
Agile Lead / Scrum Master/ Business Analyst
Entain India Pvt. Ltd
11.2020 - Current
QA Lead
PurpleTalk ([x]cube LABS)
08.2018 - 05.2019
Sr. QA Analyst
Cognizant Technology Solutions Pvt. Ltd
06.2007 - 05.2018
Bachelor of Science - Mathematics, Electronics, Computer Science
Osmania University