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SIDDHARTH TIWARI

Gurgaon

Summary

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

Sikkim Manipal Institute of Technology
SIDDHARTH TIWARI