About

Certified ScrumMaster (CSM) and SAFe Agilist with 12+ years of IT experience, including 5 years in Scrum Master and Agile delivery leadership at Cognizant. Combines a strong software engineering foundation in Java, J2EE and Liferay with hands-on experience enabling Agile delivery in a regulated clinical-trial technology environment.

Experience2

1. CT

   SCRUM MASTER / DELIVERY LEAD

   Jul 2021 — Present

   Cognizant Technology Solutions · Kolkata, India

   Orchestrate Scrum events and team-level Agile delivery, including Sprint Planning, Daily Scrum, Sprint Reviews, and Sprint Retrospectives. Coordinate with the Release Train Engineer, Product Management, architects, DevOps, QA, and partner teams to align delivery plans and manage ART-level dependencies. Facilitate risk identification and resolution through ROAM, ensuring risks have accountable owners and mitigation actions. Coach teams and stakeholders in Scrum and SAFe practices.

   • Improved sprint predictability from 70% to 90%
   • Reduced blocker resolution time from 3 days to 1 day
   • Increased test automation coverage from 60% to 80%
   • Reduced spillover by 15%
   • Introduced AI-assisted practices using Claude and GitHub Copilot
2. CT

   SENIOR SOFTWARE ENGINEER

   Feb 2014 — Jun 2021

   Cognizant Technology Solutions · Kolkata, India

   Engineered enterprise applications using Java, J2EE, HTML, JavaScript, and Liferay for clinical-trial and enterprise platforms. Implemented role-based access control covering more than 30 role combinations. Produced solution architecture documentation and collaborated with QA and release teams across UAT, staging, and production deployments.

Education1

• WB

  B.Tech

  2022 — 2013

  West Bengal University of Technology

  Electronics & Communication Engineering

Certifications2

• Certified ScrumMaster (CSM)

• SAFe Agilist (SA)