Cybersecurity-Focused Scrum Master and Agile Leader

SHELLA AWANCHIRI

Dallas, TX 214-***-**** ***********@*****.*** http://www.linkedin.com/in/Awanchiri

PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY

Agile Scrum Master and cybersecurity-focused professional with 10+ years of experience supporting IAM, risk, compliance, and audit-aligned initiatives across Fortune 500 environments including Wells Fargo, CVS Health, Walmart, and Florida Blue. Strong experience coordinating validation, testing, control implementation, and audit readiness efforts across cloud and security programs. CompTIA CySA+ and Security+ certified with hands-on exposure to DevSecOps, IAM governance, and audit documentation.

Certified Cyber Analyst & Scrum Master (CSM, SSM, SASM, PSPO, RTE, CySA, CompTIA Security+, CompTIA CSAP)

Recognized for servant Leadership, Agile coaching, and data-driven delivery excellence. I empower teams to achieve continuous improvement, maintain compliance and deliver secure, high quality digital solutions that align technology outcomes with business value.

CORE COMPETENCIES

Agile & Scrum Leadership SAFe Framework IAM Risk & Compliance IT Audit Support Control Validation DevSecOps Cloud Security (GCP, Azure) Jira & Confluence Metrics & Reporting Stakeholder Management

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

CVS HEALTH – Scrum Master (Cyber/Data) 2025–2026

Led Agile delivery for Teradata to GCP migration ensuring data validation, integrity, and audit readiness.

Coordinated testing strategies with QA teams to validate data accuracy and system performance.

Partnered with cybersecurity teams to enforce data governance and secure data movement practices.

Tracked risks, issues, and compliance-related artifacts across migration lifecycle.

Maintained audit-ready documentation including validation results, defect logs, and reports.

Supported DevSecOps practices including vulnerability remediation tracking.

Built Jira dashboards and JQL queries to track defects, risks, and compliance metrics.

Facilitated backlog refinement ensuring stories aligned with validation and audit requirements.

Managed cross-team dependencies across ingestion, validation, and downstream systems.

Monitored performance validation results and coordinated resolution of issues.

Supported release planning and deployment readiness activities.

Ensured traceability between requirements, testing, and delivery.

Facilitated stakeholder communication and reporting.

Aligned business and technical teams on delivery expectations.

Improved delivery predictability through Agile coaching.

Coordinated defect triage and resolution processes.

Supported compliance and governance reporting.

Ensured alignment with enterprise security standards.

Escalated risks impacting audit readiness.

Drove continuous improvement initiatives.

WELLS FARGO – Scrum Master (IAM / MyAccess BAU) 2024–2025

Supported IAM and Zero Trust initiatives within GCP environments.

Led MyAccess BAU operations including access control validation and governance.

Coordinated user provisioning/deprovisioning workflows aligned with compliance standards.

Managed vulnerability remediation and system upgrades (OIM, OpenJDK, Tomcat).

Partnered with QA teams to prioritize testing based on audit risk.

Tracked audit findings and ensured timely remediation.

Maintained audit documentation and control validation evidence.

Collaborated with security teams on compliance alignment.

Built Jira dashboards to track remediation progress and SLA adherence.

Used JQL to report audit-related metrics and risks.

Managed dependencies across IAM systems and integrations.

Facilitated cross-team coordination across engineering and security.

Escalated compliance and security risks to leadership.

Supported audit readiness and internal assessments.

Ensured adherence to governance policies.

Tracked remediation timelines and deliverables.

Facilitated stakeholder meetings and reporting.

Improved IAM workflows and delivery efficiency.

Coordinated QA capacity planning for audit priorities.

Drove continuous improvement across IAM processes.

WALMART – Scrum Master / Project Manager 2023–2024

Led Agile teams delivering IAM and governance-focused security initiatives.

Coordinated implementation of access controls aligned with compliance standards.

Facilitated Agile ceremonies and improved team collaboration.

Built Jira dashboards tracking delivery and performance metrics.

Managed backlog and prioritized work aligned with security goals.

Collaborated with stakeholders to ensure compliance alignment.

Tracked risks, dependencies, and mitigation strategies.

Supported testing and validation efforts.

Improved sprint predictability through backlog refinement.

Facilitated cross-team communication and alignment.

Monitored project progress and reported to leadership.

Ensured adherence to Agile best practices.

Coordinated release planning and deployments.

Supported governance and compliance initiatives.

Removed team impediments.

Partnered with engineering teams on delivery.

Tracked defects and resolution progress.

Maintained documentation for deliverables.

Supported audit-related reporting.

Promoted continuous improvement.

FLORIDA BLUE – Scrum Master 2022–2023

Supported Azure cloud security and IAM initiatives.

Facilitated Agile ceremonies ensuring delivery alignment.

Built dashboards tracking KPIs, risks, and metrics.

Coordinated cross-team collaboration across security teams.

Managed backlog and prioritized work items.

Tracked risks and mitigation strategies.

Collaborated with stakeholders on requirements.

Supported testing and validation activities.

Maintained compliance documentation.

Improved team efficiency through Agile coaching.

Facilitated communication between teams and leadership.

Monitored sprint progress and outcomes.

Coordinated release planning.

Supported governance and compliance tracking.

Resolved team impediments.

Tracked defects and ensured resolution.

Maintained reporting for stakeholders.

Supported audit readiness.

Ensured alignment with business goals.

Drove continuous improvement.

EDUCATION

BSc Cybersecurity – University of Maryland

MSc Management – Houston Christian University

CERTIFICATIONS

CompTIA CySA+ CompTIA Security+ CSAP CSM SSM SASM PSPO RTE

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