BALU

RAJAGOPAL

CSM Scrum Master

ad11uc@r.postjobfree.com

+1-479-***-****

Centerton, AR

www.linkedin.com/in/balu-

rajagopal-59390a20

SKILLS

-Certified Scrum Master

-Agile Development & Best

Practices

-Agile Frameworks - Scrum,

Kanban

-Atlassian Agile Tools - JIRA,

Confluence

-Proficient in Point of Sale, ETL,

Mobile Application, Manual &

Mainframe Testing

CERTIFICATION

-Certified Scrum Master

-Automation Specialist for API by

TRICENTIS

-Certified in IBM Rational Test

Manager & Rational Robot

-Certified in IBM DB2

-Certified in AHM 250

EDUCATION

Bachelor of Engineering –

Electronics & Communication

SCET, Nagercoil (ANNA

University)

Aug 2001 – May 2005

WORK EXPERIENCE

Scrum Master/Product Owner

Walmart.

Oct 2022 – current Bentonville, US

Spearheaded 50+ Agile Ceremonies such as

Sprint Planning, Daily Standups, Retrospectives,

Story Refinement, and Release Planning

Coached 10+ teams to higher levels of maturity

by improving their process and ensuring they

adhered to the Scrum framework

Used Agile methods and processes to coach 4

product owners through complex problem-

solving and solution strategies

Ensured user stories were 100% ordered,

defined, and ready to be worked on by the team

Guided Agile principles and facilitation skills to ensure 10+ teams were working in an Agile

mindset and utilizing Scrum practices

Ensured 3 project teams lived Agile values and

principles and followed client-required

processes and practices

Tracked and communicated 10+ projects'

progress to stakeholders and management staff

Interfaced with 3 product owners on an active

basis to manage product backlog and sprint

activities

Played the role of Product Owner for Projects on a temporary basis

Collaborate with the BA/Product Managers and

business representatives regarding the design

of the product roadmap and release strategies

Scrum Master

UST.

Feb 2021 – Sep 2022 Trivandrum, India

Facilitated Agile Ceremonies such as Sprint

Planning, Daily Standups, Retrospectives, Story

Refinement, and Release Planning

Interacted with Product owners on an active

basis to manage Product backlog and sprint

activities

Ensured user stories were 100% ordered,

defined, and ready to be worked on by the team

Coached teams to higher levels of maturity by

improving their process and ensuring they

adhered to the Scrum framework

Tracked and communicated projects' progress

to stakeholders and management staff

Senior Test Analyst

UST.

Feb 2016 – Jan 2021 Trivandrum, India

Leading QA Team of 20 members

Developed and Communicated software testing

strategies and Test Plan to senior leadership

and third-party business leaders

Preparing the test artifacts like – Test Scenarios, Precondition, Test Cases, Test Execution in JIRA

Performing ETL, Mobile App, Feature,

Integration, Regression and End to End Testing

with multiple teams within Project

Point Of Sale QA Activities - Lab Readiness

Testing, Build Verification Testing, System

Testing, Regression Testing, Certification

Testing, Defect Reporting

Co-ordinating with end authorizers and

perform Certification Testing

Preparing metrics & Status reporting

Test Analyst

Walmart.

Jan 2013 - Feb 2016 Bentonville, AR

Attending various Sprint ceremonies – Sprint

Planning, Sprint Review, and Sprint

Retrospective with Business stakeholders,

Product Managers, Subject Matter Experts,

Business Analysts, Development team and

Testing team to understand the project

requirements and update the Project Status

Review of Business Requirement Document,

TDD and preparing Test Artifacts - Test

Strategy, Test Plan & Test Summary reports

Coordinating Certification Testing, Migration

Testing, End to End Testing between multiple

Teams

Perform System Testing, Regression Testing &

Defect Tracking

Preparing metrics & Status reporting

Senior Test Engineer

UST.

Jan 2011 - Dec 2012 Trivandrum, India

QA Lead of a Team of 20 members

Review of Business Requirement Document,

TDD and Preparing Test Artifacts - Test

Strategy, Test Plan & Test Summary reports

Supported in preparing daily and weekly

summary reports

Identifying Test Scenarios, Ensuring

Requirement Traceability is maintained,

Creation and Execution of Test Cases

Performing System testing, Regression Testing

and Defect Tracking

Coordinating Test Execution Activities

Lab Readiness Testing, Build Verification

Testing, System testing, Regression Testing,

Defect Reporting

Test Engineer

UST.

Sep 2007 - Dec 2010 Trivandrum, India

Involved in reviewing Business Requirement

Document, Technical Design Document

Test Case Design, Test Data Preparation

Performing System testing, Regression Testing

and Defect Tracking

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