Sumeet Bebarta
SAFe® Agilist | CSM | Test Lead
Kolkata
Summary
Result-oriented Test Lead with strong Agile delivery experience as a SAFe Agilist and Certified Scrum Master, skilled in leading QA teams, driving end-to-end testing, facilitating Agile ceremonies, supporting PI Planning, managing dependencies, and ensuring high-quality delivery across enterprise projects. Experienced in working with Product Owners, Scrum Masters, Business Analysts, Developers, Release Teams, and stakeholders to align testing activities with business goals, sprint commitments, and release objectives.
Overview
20
20
years of professional experience
4
4
Languages
Work History
Test Lead
Nihilent Technologies Ltd.
02.2022 - Current
- Led end-to-end testing activities while actively supporting Agile and SAFe delivery practices across enterprise-level projects.
- Performed the role of Test Lead, managing test planning, test execution, defect tracking, QA reporting, release validation, and stakeholder communication.
- Applied SAFe Agilist knowledge to support PI Planning, Agile Release Train coordination, dependency tracking, risk identification, and value-driven delivery.
- Leveraged Certified Scrum Master principles to facilitate Scrum ceremonies, improve team collaboration, remove impediments, and promote Agile discipline.
- Managing a team of testers, and ensuring they are meeting project deadlines and deliverables.
- Developing test plans, test cases, and test scripts based on project requirements.
- Coordinating with other teams, such as development, business analysts, and project managers, to understand project scope and requirements.
- Communicating test results and progress to project stakeholders and management.
- Providing guidance and mentoring to junior testers in the team.
- Analyzing and identifying areas for process improvement in testing practices.
- Participating in project meetings, providing test status updates, and identifying risks and mitigation strategies.
Senior Software Quality Engg.
DCG Data-Core Systems (India) Pvt Ltd
06.2008 - 02.2022
- Working as a Senior Software QualityEngg.(SQE) on Manual Testing for a travel domain project "E-Vtech". .involved in writing test cases and test script execution and using JIRA for posting defects
- Working as an embedded tester. Handled a team of 4-5 persons for a specific module of my project Euronet -II desktop Application is a comprehensive travel management software with modules on Booking management, Itinerary and Package building, online train reservation, Car and Hotel reservation, Travel Agents including commission, online credit card payment, Ticketing, Printing etc
- Working as a Senior Software Engg.(SQE) on Manual Testing for a medical project "MEDecision" using HP Quality Center for writing test scripts and test scripts execution.IBM Clear Quest for posting Defects-Smoke Testing, Exploratory Testing, ad hoc & Regression Testing.
- Worked on Manual Testing on “Claimx Processing” software that is used by to the Data entry persons to key in data and to keep records for various medical and travel domain clients.
Software Engineer
Quad Scope Solutions
10.2006 - 03.2008
- Good understanding of software testing fundamentals, SDLC, STLC, defect life cycle, and Agile methodology.
- Involved in reviewing business requirements, user stories, and acceptance criteria to understand application functionality.
- Prepared and executed manual test cases based on functional requirements and business scenarios.
- Performed functional testing, regression testing, smoke testing, sanity testing, integration testing, and UI testing.
- Executed test cases and documented actual results, expected results, screenshots, and test evidence.
- Identified, logged, and tracked defects using defect management tools such as Jira
Education
B.E -
Institute of Technical Education & Research
Bhubaneswar01-2006
10 + 2 - undefined
Maharishi College of Natural Law
Bhubaneswar01-2002
10th - undefined
Buxi Jagabandhu Engish Medium School
Bhubaneswar01-2000
Skills
Test Manager
Scrum Master
Team Management
Agile Practices
Certifications
- Certified AI-Empowered SAFe Agilist
SAFe by Scaled Agile, Inc.
Issued May 2026
- Claude 101
Anthropic
Issued May 2026
- Certified Scrum Master
Scrum Alliance
Issued Dec 2021
- A4Q Selenium Tester Foundation
ISQI
Issued Oct 2020
- Micro-Certifi cation - Automated Test Framework
Service Now
Aug 2022
Interests
Driving, Listening Music, Watching Movies, Watching Sports, Travelling
Timeline
Test Lead
Nihilent Technologies Ltd.
02.2022 - Current
Senior Software Quality Engg.
DCG Data-Core Systems (India) Pvt Ltd
06.2008 - 02.2022
Software Engineer
Quad Scope Solutions
10.2006 - 03.2008
10 + 2 - undefined
Maharishi College of Natural Law
10th - undefined
Buxi Jagabandhu Engish Medium School
B.E -
Institute of Technical Education & Research