Shibani Panigrahi
Technical Specialist
Bangalore
Summary
Certified Scrum Master having over 10 years of total experience of strong technical background and leadership skills. Proficient in implementing Scrum practices with a focus towards achieving business goal. Strong exposure in finance and investment banking domain.
Overview
11
11
years of professional experience
Work History
Lead Engineer
BOSCH Global Software Limited
10.2022 - 04.2024
- Managed multiple high-priority projects simultaneously, meeting release dates
- Facilitated Scrum framework – sprint planning, backlog grooming, daily scrums, sprint reviews, and sprint retrospectives.
- Identified potential risks early and implemented mitigation strategies .
- Participated in BLR process to create prioritised backlog in alignment with PI goals.
- Streamlined release processes through close coordination between development teams,infra team and operations.
- Managed Git merge strategy in for consistent code tracking and efficient delivery of multiple complex product features.
- Authored Release notes and Release plan documentation for downstream teams, operation and customers.
- Developed custom Defect Dashboards for better issue tracking and transparency of data.
- Organized meetings with management to demo Velocity, KPI, charts showing progress and identify areas of improvement.
Test Lead
Attra Infotech
01.2022 - 10.2022
- Assisted Product Owner in refining user stories for better clarity and understanding among development team members.
- Enhanced product delivery timeline with effective backlog management and prioritisation of tasks.
- Conducted daily stand-up meetings, sprint planning sessions, and sprint reviews, ensuring effective communication among team members.
- Reviewed defects, prioritised in order of their impact, conducted RCA and prepared mitigation plan.
- Elevated code quality by performing thorough code reviews with developers prior to integration into mainline branches.
- Continuously evaluated and improved comprehensive test strategies and plans, streamlined release processes, implemented code-cleanup to remove deprecated and redundant code.
Test Engineer
Franklin Templeton Investments
12.2016 - 09.2021
- developed Automation scripts as well manual tests of new features and bug fixes.
- Enhanced product quality by designing and executing comprehensive test plans, test strategies and best QA practices .
- Optimised regression cycle time significantly through continuous code improvement.
- Supported developers in debugging efforts, providing clear reproduction steps and logs for identified defects.
- Participated in various meetings, collaborated across dev and business team to discuss ongoing issues and improvement areas.
Test Engineer
CGI Groups
05.2013 - 12.2016
- Developed Manual test cases, test plans, strategies to ensure comprehensive test of new features and bug fixes in AS400 system.
- Managed defect reports, Test Result Document and QA sign-off of projects also, established transparent communication between onshore, offshore ,dev, business and other stakeholders in terms of status, issues and escalations.
- Lead a team of 3 members, resolved their queries and helped them with QA process and project knowledge as needed.
Education
B.Tech -
Gandhi Institute of Engineering &Technology
Odisha 04.2001 -
Skills
Scrum Framework Expertise
Jira,Confluence
Release planning,Sprint Planning
Backlog Grooming,UserStory Creation
Java,RestAssured, Selenium
Git,BitBucket
MS office
Certification
- CSM certified By Scrum Alliance
- ISTQB certified tester foundation level by ISTQB org
- Mutual fund Foundation level Certification by National Institute of Securities Markets (NISM)
Timeline
Lead Engineer
BOSCH Global Software Limited
10.2022 - 04.2024
Test Lead
Attra Infotech
01.2022 - 10.2022
Test Engineer
Franklin Templeton Investments
12.2016 - 09.2021
Test Engineer
CGI Groups
05.2013 - 12.2016
B.Tech -
Gandhi Institute of Engineering &Technology
04.2001 -