PARESH D. SAWANT

Lead end-to-end Agile delivery within a SAFe environment, managing distributed onshore–offshore teams, PI planning, sprint execution, and backlog prioritization to ensure timely, high-quality releases.  Drive stakeholder management and cross-functional collaboration across business, engineering, QA, and DevOps teams, ensuring alignment with strategic objectives and seamless program execution.  Manage team performance, risks, dependencies, and KPIs while coaching teams on Agile best practices, improving

 Led delivery of client-facing software programs, ensuring alignment with scope, timelines, budget expectations, & quality standards.  Planned & managed sprint cycles, backlog prioritization, and release schedules across multiple Agile teams using Azure DevOps & Confluence.  Coordinated with engineering, DevOps, and product stakeholders to drive delivery outcomes, resolve technical dependencies, and maintain strong stakeholder communication through status reporting and executive updates

 Led end-to-end delivery of multiple client projects, managing scope, timelines, resource allocation, and risk mitigation.  Facilitated Agile ceremonies including sprint planning, backlog refinement, retrospectives, & PI planning across distributed teams.  Defined & implemented QA strategies, test automation frameworks, & release readiness processes, improving product stability.  Tracked and analyzed KPIs such as velocity, defect density, and cycle time to drive continuous improvement.

 Led QA activities for a sales intelligence platform, ensuring high-quality releases within Agile sprints.  Performed API testing (Postman) and backend validation using AWS services.  Monitored production issues using AWS CloudWatch and contributed to faster defect resolution. Key Attainments:  Delivered Polaris IO platform enhancements, improving analytics accuracy and customer insights.

 Designed and implemented test strategies and automation frameworks for enterprise applications.  Developed automation scripts using Selenium WebDriver and JavaScript, improving test efficiency.  Executed database validation using SQL and supported CI/CD pipelines via Azure DevOps.  Maintained traceability and reporting through JIRA and Zephyr.

 Conducted functional and regression testing for high-volume reporting applications.  Supported CI/CD execution via Jenkins and maintained defect tracking in JIRA.

 Coordinated project activities including documentation (BRD, SRS), requirement tracking, and QA execution.  Executed functional, integration, UAT, and performance testing across enterprise applications.  Maintained RTM to ensure full test coverage and requirement traceability. Key Attainments:  Delivered Verity-360 payroll system, improving workforce tracking and reporting accuracy.