Vinay K
QA Lead And Agile Delivery Head
Bangalore
Summary
Agile-focused Scrum Master and Quality Lead with 7+ years of experience driving cross-functional teams to deliver high-quality healthcare software solutions for US-based clients. Skilled in facilitating Scrum ceremonies, SAFe Agile practices, and Agile Release Trains (ARTs) to remove impediments, foster collaboration, and ensure timely delivery of business value. Proven ability to partner with Product Owners, stakeholders, and development teams to prioritize backlogs, enhance sprint outcomes, and align product delivery with organizational goals. Strong advocate of continuous improvement, team empowerment, and transparent communication to build high-performing Agile teams. Deep expertise in healthcare systems, including EDI transactions (837/835 Claims, 270/271 Eligibility, 276/277 Claim Status), API testing, and HL7 integrations, with thorough knowledge of HIPAA, ONC, HOPE, and CMS compliance standards. Recognized for combining Agile leadership with a quality-driven mindset, accelerating delivery, improving product reliability, and achieving successful outcomes in complex healthcare environments.
Overview
8
8
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
QA Lead and Agile Delivery Head
Grasko Solutions
05.2023 - Current
- Acted as Scrum Master within a SAFe Agile Release Train (ART), coordinating with multiple teams to ensure alignment with program objectives and delivery timelines.
- Integrated quality engineering practices (shift-left testing, early defect detection, and automation readiness) to ensure high product quality within Agile delivery cycles.
- Strengthened collaboration across development, QA, product, and operations teams, enabling faster releases, improved product reliability, and enhanced customer satisfaction.
- Integrated AI-powered tools for sprint planning, metrics analysis, and test automation, improving team efficiency, backlog prioritization, and release predictability within Agile delivery cycles.
- Led cross-functional Agile teams, including developers, QA engineers, and analysts, to deliver healthcare software solutions aligned with business and stakeholder objectives.
- Facilitated Scrum ceremonies such as sprint planning, daily stand-ups, backlog grooming, sprint reviews, and retrospectives to ensure smooth sprint execution, and continuous improvement.
- Managed cross-team dependencies and risks within the ART to maintain smooth delivery across multiple Agile teams.
- Monitored sprint progress, tracked Agile metrics (velocity, burndown charts), and removed team impediments to improve team productivity and delivery efficiency.
- Managed QA activities within Agile sprints, including test planning, test case reviews, defect tracking, and release validation, to maintain high product quality.
Senior QA Engineer
Grasko Solutions Pvt Ltd
01.2022 - 04.2023
- Owned test planning, execution, and defect lifecycle management using JIRA and Zephyr for healthcare web applications.
- Validated microservice-based API workflows and executed regression test suites, covering 300+ test cases per release.
- Collaborated closely with developers to identify, reproduce, and resolve software bugs.
- Leads a 6-member QA team, overseeing sprint planning, task allocation, execution, and defect triage within Agile cycles.
- Owns quality validation for the U.S. Healthcare hospice workflows, including billing, invoicing, and financial reporting.
- Acts as the primary contact for client enhancements, requirement clarifications, and release readiness sign-off.
- Ensures strict compliance with HIPAA, CMS guidelines, and ONC certification standards across all releases.
- Achieved a 30% reduction in defect leakage, and reduced the billing cycle to four days.
- Independently able to work with the Product Management team and prepare Functional Analysis, User Stories. Experience in technical writing skills to create Business Requirement Documents (BRD), Functional Specification Documents (FSD), Non-functional Requirement Documents, User Manuals, and Use Case Specifications.
- Managed backlog prioritization, ensuring alignment with business goals and stakeholder expectations.
QA Engineer
Grasko Solutions Pvt Ltd
01.2018 - 12.2021
- Contributed to successful product launches through meticulous end-to-end testing of applications.
- Collaborated with developers to identify and resolve software issues, leading to higher product reliability.
- Optimized test coverage by maintaining a well-organized, up-to-date library of test cases corresponding to application requirements changes over time.
- Accelerated issue resolution times by effectively prioritizing defects based on severity and impact on the end-user experience.
- Conducted backend validations using MySQL queries to ensure data consistency between the UI, APIs, and databases.
- Created and modified HL7 files to support secure third-party system integration.
- Performed a gap analysis between existing systems or processes and the desired state, identifying areas for improvement or enhancement.
Education
B Tech - Mechanical Engineering
Tamilnadu College of Engineering
Coimbatore, India 04.2001 -
Skills
SAFe Agile Framework
Agile Release Train (ART)
Velocity Tracking & Sprint Burndown
Stakeholder Management
Jira & Confluence
Release planning
Quality Engineering Practices
Continuous Delivery & Release Management
Cross-Team Dependency Management
HIPAA Compliance
Certification
Certified Scrum Master (Scrum Alliance))
Timeline
QA Lead and Agile Delivery Head
Grasko Solutions
05.2023 - Current
Senior QA Engineer
Grasko Solutions Pvt Ltd
01.2022 - 04.2023
QA Engineer
Grasko Solutions Pvt Ltd
01.2018 - 12.2021
B Tech - Mechanical Engineering
Tamilnadu College of Engineering
04.2001 -