I am a dependable team player with strong communication skills and extensive experience managing projects from concept to completion. With ~13 years of overall experience, including over 8 years as a SAFe practitioner and more than 2 years of expertise in implementing the SAFe framework, I excel in leading Agile teams and delivering high-quality products.
Overview
13
13
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Release Train Engineer (RTE)
National Australian Bank (NAB)
Gurgaon
04.2023 - Current
Implemented customized SAFe framework adapted by NAB across multiple teams, ensuring alignment and synchronization
Led PI Planning, Inspect and Adapt, and other SAFe events, facilitating collaboration and continuous improvement
Regular coaching and mentoring of the teams on Agile principles, Scrum, and Kanban
Monitor regular release cycles for application migrations from NT3 to AUR domain ( highly critical to run the bank (RTB))
Manage resource allocations and timesheets via Clarity
Manage project and budget estimations via Project Estimation Tool
Improved team efficiency through process optimization and automation using PET tool
Reduced lead times through effective prioritization and resource allocation
Successfully launched PI cycles, delivering high-quality products and meeting business objectives
Developed and implemented a comprehensive training program for new team members
Collaborated with Product Management to prioritize and refine the product backlog
Implemented metrics and dashboards to track team performance and progress using Rally as the reporting tool
Participate in chapter meetings for cross train collaborations
Participate and facilitate Agile cohort meets, Show and Tell sessions and Agile COP events to engage in cross team/train collaborations.
Senior Release Manager
Hewlett Packard Enterprises (Contractor through TEKSystems)
Bangalore
12.2021 - 04.2023
Lead multiple ARTs with a servant leadership approach
Manage CI/CD health by coordinating with System Architects/System Teams
Handle releases for ~75 Agile teams across 8 release trains
Collaborate with RTEs for release management and retrospectives
Communicate release timings to Change Management in advance
Identify and address bottlenecks using ROAMing techniques
Coach RTEs to streamline CI/CD processes
Manage internal and external dependencies
Provide status updates to Governance and Cross-Train Teams
Coordinate go-live activities and create communication and implementation plans
Coordinate downtime across teams/organizations
Engage key release-related resources and ensure proper testing
Monitor performance runs and escalate issues
Manage RfCs on Github and obtain final sign-off
Conduct Post-Incident Reviews for continuous improvement
Update relevant documents and provide communications during Warranty Phase.
Project Lead
Humana (Contractor Through Capgemini)
Mumbai
12.2019 - 12.2020
Pilot discovery sessions with the client
Maintain daily progress of the project
Daily task Allocation to the team
Manage KPIs for the team
Resolve Impediments
Draft and Test UAT Scripts
Coach new team members with QTest tool and testing techniques
Manage Qtest members and Salesforce profiles as System Admins
Coach teammates with salesforce application features, custom objects, scheduled jobs, permission sets etc.as system admin
Assign and approve time sheets
Daily reporting to senior leadership as team representative.
Scrum Master
Sarnova (Contractor Through Cap Gemini)
Mumbai
12.2019 - 12.2020
Pilot discovery sessions with the client
Maintain daily progress of the project through the velocity burndown
Resolve Impediments
Draft and Test UAT Scripts.
Multiple Roles (Lead Test Analyst, Scrum Master)
Johnson and Johnson (Contractor Through Sogeti and Capgemini)
Bridgewater, NJ
04.2016 - 11.2019
Transitioned from Test Lead to Scrum Master
Managed Daily Scrum for 3 teams, conducted Retrospectives and backlog refinements
Led cutover activities for monthly releases and managed Scrum of Scrums
Oversaw daily burn down, monitored team progress through sprints and PIs
Piloted and successfully implemented PI Planning for Truview platform
Coached team on PI planning benefits as a servant leader
Migrated testing efforts to HPALM and XRAY, coached team on software usage
Represented offshore team, coordinated large-scale test activities for FIM Truview initiative
Managed Front-End testing on Mobile (iOS) and Salesforce
Simulated 3PL activities via Swagger, conducted software integration testing
Drafted test protocols, plans, and reports for quality assurance
Coordinated production and QA testing, ensured SDLC process adherence
Implemented Agile methodologies and principles for project quality standards.
Software Quality and Validation Engineer
Smith and Nephew (Contractor Through TCS)
Cordova, Tennessee
03.2015 - 04.2016
Planned, scheduled and coordinated detailed phases of large-scale validation as onsite coordinator for medical and non-medical device projects
Wrote protocols, qualification documents, test plans and test reports to provide effective quality assurance to the client
Developed, coordinated, and monitored all aspects of production and QA testing of software, including gathering requirement and user needs, risk assessment and DFMEAS, change control management, selection of testing methods, use of templates, developing and executing test scripts and generating reports
Developed all aspects of production and QA testing of medical and non-medical software as offshore validation engineer, including gathering requirement, authoring test protocols and performing dry runs of the client software
Wrote protocols, qualification documents, test plans and test reports to provide effective quality assurance to the client.
System Engineer
TCS
Noida
07.2011 - 03.2015
DOE
Thorough testing of all three phases of the Design of Experiments excel sheet designed through VBA for the client successfully performed as per Software Development Life Cycle
Authored and executed the test scripts for all the three phases of software development
Recommended bug fixes to eliminate software malfunctions during various phases of development of the software
Analysis of complaints from various locations worldwide of Various client product families
Complaint Management
Complaint handling and management of customers to the client
Pilot project from client for Reduction of Hazardous Substances from various medical devices
RoHS
BOM analysis of various product lines and families of client medical devices
Identifying various hazardous materials and components used within medical devices and generating reports related to them.
Education
Bachelor of Technology - Electronics and Communication Engineering
Sikkim Manipal Institute of Technology
01.2011
Skills
IOS
Windows
C
JAVA
Salesforce
HPALM
Confluence
JIRA
XRAY
SpringXD
Swagger
Valgenesis
MSTeams
MS Word
MS Excel
Vizio
Case Complete
Test Rail
Azure Devops (ADO)
Rally (Agile Central)
Github
SDLCM
PET
Service Now
Clarity
Root Cause Analysis
Process Improvement
Interpersonal Communication
Problem-Solving
Team Collaboration
Certification
Certified Scrum Master
RRDM certified by J&J for business analysis
SAFE 5.1 certified POPM
SAFE 5.1 certified RTE
Passport Details
L6998064
Personal Information
Date of Birth: 07/28/88
Nationality: Indian
Languages
Hindi
First Language
English
Upper Intermediate (B2)
B2
Timeline
Release Train Engineer (RTE)
National Australian Bank (NAB)
04.2023 - Current
Senior Release Manager
Hewlett Packard Enterprises (Contractor through TEKSystems)
12.2021 - 04.2023
Project Lead
Humana (Contractor Through Capgemini)
12.2019 - 12.2020
Scrum Master
Sarnova (Contractor Through Cap Gemini)
12.2019 - 12.2020
Multiple Roles (Lead Test Analyst, Scrum Master)
Johnson and Johnson (Contractor Through Sogeti and Capgemini)
04.2016 - 11.2019
Software Quality and Validation Engineer
Smith and Nephew (Contractor Through TCS)
03.2015 - 04.2016
System Engineer
TCS
07.2011 - 03.2015
Bachelor of Technology - Electronics and Communication Engineering