Nishant Bhute

WORK HISTORY

EDUCATION

ABOUT NISHANT BHUTE

Professional Summary:* 18 years of experience in the IT field. Currently playing a role of a SAFe Agilist / Agile Coach (Manager-Projects) with Cognizant Technology Solutions, Pune.* Over 9 years of experience in implementing Agile Methodology and experience in coaching and managing Scrum based project teams, conducted training sessions on Domain, Technologies and Product.* Over 8+ years of experience in leading the team in Release Management, PI/Project Planning & Execution, Monitoring, Status Reporting, Effort Estimation, Defect Management and Risk Mitigation.* Extensive hands on experience on test suites using SOAP Web Services, Rest API Testing including design, execution, troubleshooting, maintenance and progress monitoring.* Mentor development team members and helped in knowledge building of high performing agile teams.* Knowledge of other agile approaches like Kanban, BDD, FDD etc.* Previously handled end-to-end test assignments including Security, ADA and Functional Testing.* 12+ years of Expertise in Cards & BFSI Domains. Role & Responsibilities:* Working with a team of 15+(data) engineers.* Implementing Agile and managing SAFe / Scrum projects.* Recruitment process involvement.* Mentoring new joiners and knowledge sharing with peers and across teams as needed.* Conducting product demoes and process training for teams.* Involved in high level estimates & impact assessment for product projects.* Regular interactions with stakeholders. Task assignment, progress tracking & reporting, reviewing deliverables. Timely status reporting to team & stakeholders.* Keeping the team focused & motivated. Expansion of existing initiatives & introduction of new organizational initiatives / processes.* Risk mitigation and Release (PI) planning.