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Srikanth Reddy Yalma

Srikanth Reddy Yalma

Bengaluru,TG

Summary

Value-add-focused IT process manager with 12+ years of experience in leading large-scale technology products & infrastructure Production release end to end. Detail-oriented Release Manager focused on providing defect-free products to clients. Working closely with development, QA and business teams to accomplish goals and exceed customer expectations. Experience in Enterprise Content Management in Documentum, FileNet, EMC Captiva Support, Release and Change Management. Aspiring for middle level/Release Manager position with a growth-oriented organization.

Overview

13
13
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Release Manager

JP Morgan Chase India
08.2017 - Current
  • As a Release Manager, I am responsible for managing all aspects of the release lifecycle while ensuring alignment with priorities and key goals
  • Partnering with Engineers, QA Testers, Product Managers, Program Managers, Leadership and Stakeholders across the organization
  • Managing and performing end-to-end model build and release workflow and lifecycle in a fast-paced and agile environment
  • Understanding of DevOps CI/CD pipeline and owning Release processes for approved code through development, test, and production environment including generating builds for each platform, submitting QA requests, and go-live activities
  • Plan and facilitate the release schedule considering the complex interrelationship of client apps and services
  • Communicate all key projects plans, release dependencies, commitments, and changes including requirements to stakeholders
  • Manage risk that may affect release scope, schedule, and quality
  • Generating weekly release reporting and communicate key release status milestones to stakeholders
  • Partnering with stakeholders in Engineering, Project, product, and QA teams to iteratively refine and improve the release lifecycle process in a data-driven, solutions-oriented manner
  • Assess risks, provide escalations management, and balance the business needs versus technical constraints
  • Coordinate release content and effort based on service requests backlog, pending service requests, third-party applications, or operating system updates
  • Conduct release readiness reviews, milestone reviews, and business go/no-go reviews
  • Manage key information such as publishing and release procedures, dependencies, and notifications lists
  • Maintain code base integrity including check-in validation rules and branch/merge process
  • Investigate and recommend and drive forward the adoption of best practices for maintaining code quality.
  • Coordinated scheduled releases and updates.
  • Created presentations and infographic for platform release enhancement communications.
  • Chaired daily project meetings using Agile methodologies and Scrum formats.
  • Planned and orchestrated end-to-end processes
  • Collaborated with project developers, quality assurance team members and business analysts.
  • Collected, modeled and analyzed data in order to make proactive adjustments to plans and meet all milestones.
  • Created and implemented contingency plans to address potential risks.
  • Communicated project updates to stakeholders at all levels.
  • Implemented best practices to drive quality IT project delivery.
  • Established and enforced project timelines and deadlines.
  • Generated reports for IT project progress and performance.
  • Coordinated with external vendors to deliver IT project components.
  • Developed and introduced IT strategies to improve operational efficiency.
  • Trained personnel on use of IT tools and applications.
  • Partnered with project team members to identify and quickly address problems.
  • Assessed and analyzed customer requirements to develop effective IT project plans.
  • Led cross-functional teams to successfully complete IT projects.
  • Managed various IT projects to meet deadlines and customer requirements.
  • Resolved staff conflicts and identified potential areas of improvement.
  • Updated customers and senior leaders on progress and roadblocks.
  • Monitored and tracked project progress to support timely completion.
  • Wrote, updated and maintained project documentation.

IT Analyst

Tata Consultancy Services
04.2016 - 08.2017
  • Integrating IBM Lotus Notes with Documentum for PWC clients
  • Routing Documents according to the indexed data and validating the same with checker in another IndexPlus instance
  • Involved in the creation and modification of Users, Groups and Roles in Webtop
  • Analyzing, troubleshooting issues and providing support for Prod and non-production environments
  • Responding to the issues and follow-up with other team for root cause and solutions for permanent fix
  • Performing System health check and managing non-production environments
  • Assist developers with user needs and providing root cause for any bottleneck
  • Interaction with the Vendor teams and Business on Problem reports and Bugs
  • Monitor Application servers for any potential performance issue and provide performance tuning
  • End to end ownership of IT Releases which includes planning, coordinating & executing the release
  • Ensuring that a standard change and release management methodology policy was defined
  • Coordinating with AD, Business & Testing teams for code promotion & test planning
  • Planning Non Prod Environment allocation for IT Release code deploy & testing
  • Change Management includes submitting the change requests, documenting impacts and benefits
  • Involved in Monthly/Quarterly PLM activities and Maintenance activities for Windows and Unix server
  • Evaluate risk, impact, collisions of planned changes, assessment of open problems
  • Perform CAB reviews and plan walkthroughs
  • Perform Post-Implementation review and document the lessons learned.

IT Analyst

Tata Consultancy Services
02.2013 - 03.2016
  • Being release manager I am responsible and accountable for end to end Production changes from scope identification to Post implementation review at Business Unit level
  • Design Implementation plan based on the scope of the release and dependencies
  • Ensure proper back out plan and validation plan is documented
  • Evaluate risk, impact, collisions of planned changes, assessment of open problems
  • Perform CAB reviews, plan walkthroughs and dry runs
  • Perform Go/No-Go call by collaborating with respective stakeholders to review UAT, project and environment readiness for change implementation and validation
  • Drive the release implementation as per plan and process, promptly address the issues during release and communicate the release status to key stakeholders
  • Perform Post-Implementation review and document the lessons learnt
  • On boarded various business critical applications to release process in adherence to LoB standards
  • Accountable for end to end release process for various application product groups from release scope identification to production deployment
  • Experience in Agile methodology and DevOps teams with best stakeholder management skills
  • Well versed in planning and driving Enterprise releases seamlessly
  • Applying structured change management approach and methodology for the user / people caused by projects and change efforts
  • Developing strategy based on a situational awareness of the details of the change and the groups being impacted by the change
  • Listing all Requests for Changes (RFCs) for a Change Advisory Board (CAB) meeting, issues an agenda and circulates all requests for changes to CAB members in advance of meetings to allow prior consideration
  • Issuing change schedules regularly and maintaining a change calendar
  • Conduct Post Implementation Reviews (PIR) - Reviewing all implemented changes to ensure that they have met their objectives, refers back any that have been backed out or have failed
  • Coordinating with completion of changes which are part of regular maintenance activities
  • Conducting global trainings for the change requesters and implementers on Change Management process adherence and on-boarding new teams to the process
  • Designing and implementing information system processes (ITIL based) and functions
  • Developing and implement new standard policies and procedures as well as improvements to existing policies and procedures
  • Performing end-to-end root cause analysis for carrying out investigation and follow-up for presenting permanent fix of the problem
  • Identifying trends and potential Problem sources by performing a proactive analysis on the recurring incidents
  • Reviewing the efficiency and effectiveness of the Problem control process
  • Monitoring the effectiveness of error control and makes recommendations for improvements
  • Follows up issues and progress with problem owners where necessary
  • Updating KEDB (Known Error Database) and follow up with respective owners to provide a permanent fix for a KB record.

Business Analyst

Teamware Solution
06.2011 - 02.2013
  • Involved in the creation and modification of Users, Groups and Roles in Documentum
  • Worked on Captiva & Documentum configurations
  • Worked on Integrating Filenet components with Captiva export modules
  • Created the Installation and Qualification (IQ/OQ) documents for Project Release
  • Worked on Rendition issues and Index related and Workflow issues
  • Working on tools like HPQC, Putty, ARM, ControlM Tools
  • Involved in Patching activities and application verifications
  • Performing System health check and managing non-production environments
  • Interaction with the Vendor teams and Business on Problem reports and Bugs
  • Attending meeting with client on daily/weekly basis & as and when required.

Education

Bachelor of Technology - Electronics And Communications Engineering

Srinivasa Enginering College, JNTU University
Nizamabad, India
05.2007

Board of Intermediate - Mathematics, Physics And Chemistry

Nalanda Junior College
Adilabad
03.2003

Schooling -

Little Start High School
Adilabad
03.2001

Skills

  • Managing Releases, Release Scheduling, Agile Methodology, Test Automation, Configuration Management, Incident Management, Stakeholder Communication, Overseeing Calendars,
  • Supporting Operations, Managing Schedules, Software Development Lifecycle, Release Planning, Working With Vendors, Collaborating With Stakeholders, Maintaining Regulatory Compliance, Requirements Analysis, Leading Teams, Developing Relationships
  • Documentum Administrator, Captiva Administrator and FileNet

Certification

  • AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner
  • AWS Certified Developer - Associate
  • ScrumAlliance CSM Certificate
  • ITIL Foundation Certificate in IT Service Management

Education Certification

  • Bachelor of Technology in Electronics and Communication Engineering


Accomplishments

  • Guards of the fort Award in JPMC
  • Collaborated with team of 25 in the development of Coordinated Release.


Languages

Hindi
Bilingual or Proficient (C2)
Telugu
Bilingual or Proficient (C2)
English
Advanced (C1)

Timeline

Release Manager

JP Morgan Chase India
08.2017 - Current

IT Analyst

Tata Consultancy Services
04.2016 - 08.2017

IT Analyst

Tata Consultancy Services
02.2013 - 03.2016

Business Analyst

Teamware Solution
06.2011 - 02.2013

Bachelor of Technology - Electronics And Communications Engineering

Srinivasa Enginering College, JNTU University

Board of Intermediate - Mathematics, Physics And Chemistry

Nalanda Junior College

Schooling -

Little Start High School

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