Solanki Roy
Kolkata
Summary
Certified Scrum Master (CSM , SAFe) with 11 years of experience, including 4+ years leading Agile teams across global projects. Proven ability to foster Agile mindset, boost team velocity, and align delivery with business goals. Skilled in Scrum, SAFe, Scrumban, promote psychological safety with hands-on expertise in Jira, Confluence & Miro. Passionate about enabling cross-functional teams and delivering high-impact, customer-centric solutions.
Overview
11
11
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Scrum Master
Cognizant Technology solutions
Kolkata
06.2020 - 09.2024
- Facilitated full cycle of Scrum events including daily stand-ups, sprint planning, reviews, retrospectives, and PI Planning, ensuring transparency and continuous improvement.
- Coached 2+ Agile teams and leadership stakeholders on Scrum, SAFe, and Agile best practices, increasing Agile maturity by 30% and delivery predictability by 25%.
- Led backlog refinement, sprint forecasting, capacity planning and estimation sessions using Jira and Confluence, improving planning accuracy and team engagement.
- Defined and tracked Agile KPIs, including velocity, cycle time, sprint burndown, and CFD; used insights to coach teams during retrospectives and remove impediments.
- Collaborated with cross-functional teams including QA, Product Managers & Business Owners to drive continuous integration and on-time feature releases.
- Fostered psychologically safe environments by identifying team dynamics early, proactively resolving interpersonal conflicts, and encouraging open dialogue.
Software Quality Assurance Engineer
Cognizant Technology solutions
Kolkata
04.2013 - 05.2020
- Ensured thorough test coverage for all product releases, including functional (Smoke & Sanity), regression & System Integration Testing , Defect Retest.
- Experience in Mobile Testing, API Testing (Postman) & SOAP UI.
- Domain expertise in Life Insurance with proven business systems analysis capability. Worked on various insurance functionalities like New Business, Underwriting, Billing, Policy Admin, Premium Rates, Face Amount Change, Surrender, Policy Print Notice generation etc. Worked on Telecomm & PnC Insurance as well.
- Lead root cause analysis and develop corrective/preventive action plans.
- Continuously assessed and improved the efficiency and effectiveness of QA processes.
- Lead and mentor junior quality engineers, guiding them on testing methodologies and best practices.
- Experience in leading small testing teams spread across multiple geographies requiring constant collaboration and coordination among stakeholders.
- Knowledge in Agile and Waterfall testing methodologies and strong understanding of Software Quality Assurance processes with ability to understand business priorities and drive project delivery.
Education
Bachelor in Technology - Electrical Engineering
Maulana Abul Kalam Azad University of Technology
Kolkata, West Bengal03-2012
10+2 Equivalent -
The West Bengal Council of Higher Secondary Education
01.2008
Skills
- Agile Frameworks: Scrum SAFe Kanban
- Tools: Jira Confluence Miro Mural Google Suite MS Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint) Postman
- Agile Practices: Sprint Planning Backlog Refinement Sprint Retrospective Agile Metrics & Development
- Project Execution: PI Planning Release Coordination Requirements Gathering Prioritization
- Reporting & Analysis: Velocity Tracking Burndown Charts KPI Dashboards
- Soft Skills: Communication Facilitation Time Management Conflict Management
Certification
- SAFe 6.0
- Certified ScrumMaster – CSM
Personal Information
DOB: 03 January, 1990
Languages : English | Hindi | Bengali
Timeline
Scrum Master
Cognizant Technology solutions
06.2020 - 09.2024
Software Quality Assurance Engineer
Cognizant Technology solutions
04.2013 - 05.2020
Bachelor in Technology - Electrical Engineering
Maulana Abul Kalam Azad University of Technology
10+2 Equivalent -
The West Bengal Council of Higher Secondary Education