Kalyan. A.
IT Project/Program/QA Manager & Scrum Master | ISB & IIM | PgMP®, PMP®, CISM, Prince 2, CSM, SAFe® | QA (Manual, Automation, Performance) | Six Sigma, Tosca Certified
- Role
- IT Project Manager Qa Scrum Master at Wave Civil Llc
- Location
- Alexandria, VA, US
- LinkedIn followers
- 500 followers
About Kalyan. A.
Results-driven IT project manager with 18 years of experience leading large-scale Agile cloud digital transformation initiatives. As a certified PgMP, PMP, PRINCE2, Tosca automation testing specialist, CSM, and Six Sigma Green Belt, I offer a high-impact blend of program leadership, Agile delivery, quality engineering expertise. I have a proven track record of delivering multi-million-dollar programs by aligning business strategy with technology execution. Core Domain Expertise 1. Retail Banking & Fintech: Expertise in loan management systems, mortgages, credit initiations/checks, and KYC/RM++ compliance; account opening; mobile banking, credit card payments, Book of Business, AML for global institutions. E-Commerce & Supply Chain: Expert in Order Management Systems (OMS), Product Catalogs, Warehouse Management Systems (WMS). Managed complex B2B/B2C workflows, inbound/outbound, credit limits, back orders, order fulfillment, quotations, invoices, receipts, delivery scheduling, trip sheets, multi-mode payment systems, vehicle and transport management systems.3. Utilities: project management for DC Water (SPM Program), project costing, asset management, quality control, change management, contracts management, client management, resource management, compliance, reports. HR Technologies: Delivered AI-powered appraisal management systems, disciplinary management, automated onboarding/training modules, performance management systems. Key Technical Competencies & Achievements 1. Project management, Agile & QA Transformation: Established enterprise TCoE and led ISO 9001 implementations.2. AI & Cloud: Implemented, developed, tested, and deployed AI apps on AWS using (Claude, Cursor, ChatGPT, Gemini, Windsurf).3. Performance Metrics: Boosted velocity by 25%, on-time delivery from 70% to 95%, bottleneck removal, 4. Data Engineering: Used Python/SQL for extraction, migration validation.5. Financial Leadership: Managed million-dollar budgets, invoicing, contracts, change requests, variance reports. Release & Change: Orchestrated sprint ceremonies, aligning Dev/QA/Ops on dependencies, approvals. Kanban Optimization: Leveraged WIP limits, workflow visualization to drive process gains.8. Data Visualization: Built executive dashboards using Pandas, Matplotlib.9. Contractual & Stakeholder Governance: Authored, negotiated SOWs, SLA management.10. SAFe & ART: Facilitated PI Planning managed complex cross-ART dependencies.11. Quality Depth: Test management, manual, automation, automation frameworks, security testing, agile coaching.
Experience
IT Project Manager Qa Scrum Master
Sep 2024 — Present · VA, US
Developed project plans, initiated programs, conducted kickoff meetings. Implemented Agile Scrum framework, sprint ceremonies, PI Planning, Pre-PI Readiness & In-Quarter Execution, inter-Team & Cross-ART Dependency Management. for seamless delivery. Tracked sprint velocity, defect density, productivity, quality, audits, project governance & health checks, authored Test plan, test strategy, user stories, done estimations, automation testing frame work, smoke, sanity, SIT, UAT, pre- prod, post prod testing, sign offs. Managed budgets, invoices, SOWs, capacity planning, SLA compliance. Publish status reports, variance analysis, quarterly projections. QA manual, automation and security frameworks.7. Spearheaded TCOE, delivering as per DOD for dev, QA, DB teams.8. Implemented AI-driven application projects for DC Water. Resources & release management, costing & budgets, project estimations. Conducted sprint ceremonies for team alignment, delivery. Worked with BA, product owners to refine backlog items, convert business needs to user stories.12. Developed Python scripts for data extraction, migration.13. Improved sprint velocity through Agile coaching.14. Ensuring on-time sprint commitments. Applied Kanban methodology to visualize, track workflows, manage WIP, improve delivery efficiency.15. Managed E- E project delivery using Azure DevOps for retail banking project.16. Configured, tracked work items (Epics, Features, User Stories, Tasks, Bugs) ensuring Agile/Scrum delivery17. Hands-on experience with Git. Dockers.18. Led end-to-end data integration initiatives using REST/SOAP APIs, enabling seamless data exchange across enterprise systems. Managed push and pull data mechanisms between upstream/downstream systems to ensure real-time data synchronization 20. Supported multi-environment deployments (Dev, QA, UAT, prod)Domain: engineering, AI, Retail banking.
Education
Indian School of Business
AMPBA, Business Administration and Management, General
London school of scholars
Project management, Project Management
Aston Business School
MSc, International Business
Middlesex University
Master of Business Administration - MBA, Business Administration, Management and Operations
Indian Institute of Management Visakhapatnam
Master of Business Administration - MBA, Business Administration, Management and Operations
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