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Savitha Holla

@savithaholla

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Certified Scrum Master driving Agile delivery, team coaching, and quality-focused results.

India

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What I'm looking for

I am looking for an experienced Scrum Master role where I can effectively coach teams on Agile best practices, remove impediments, and improve delivery outcomes. I value a collaborative and stable organization that supports continuous improvement and long-term growth.

I am a Certified Scrum Master (CSM, SAFe® 6.0) with 4 years as a Scrum Master and over 18 years in IT, combining strong Agile coaching with deep testing and delivery experience. I have led multiple Agile teams at Wells Fargo and IBM, improving team performance, tracking sprint metrics, and resolving inter-team impediments while using JIRA, Confluence, and Azure DevOps.

I have a proven history in Test Lead roles earlier in my career, with hands-on experience in API and BDD testing (Postman, Cucumber/Gherkin), test planning and execution, and cross-functional coordination. I focus on servant leadership, continuous improvement, and ensuring end-to-end quality delivery in fast-paced Agile environments.

Experience

Work history, roles, and key accomplishments

Lead Scrum Master

Wells Fargo

Mar 2023 - Jul 2024 (1 year 4 months)

Oversaw planning and delivery for 3 Agile teams, facilitating ceremonies and removing impediments to ensure on-time releases; tracked sprint metrics and improved team performance while resolving inter-team risks.

Scrum SAFe Jira Confluence Sprint Planning Agile Coaching Burndown Charts Impediment Removal

Scrum Master

IBM

Jul 2021 - Feb 2023 (1 year 7 months)

Led Agile teams for product enhancements, facilitating ceremonies, driving adoption of Scrum practices, coordinating with Product Owners, and monitoring sprint progress and burndown metrics.

Scrum Agile Coaching Sprint Planning Jira Burndown Charts Metrics

Scrum Master/Test Lead

THIS/THBS

Jun 2016 - Jul 2021 (5 years 1 month)

Served as Scrum Master and Test Lead, leading sprint delivery, coordinating with product owners, and ensuring end-to-end quality through test planning and execution across Agile teams.

Scrum Test Lead Backlog Management Test Planning Functional Testing Regression Testing BDD Cucumber Postman

Testing Engineering Advisor

Dell Services

Apr 2011 - May 2016 (5 years 1 month)

Coordinated testing activities including test case documentation, execution, defect triage and TFS operations; led smoke, functional, regression and pre-UAT testing to support releases.

Test Planning TFS Test Execution Regression Testing Smoke Testing Test Case Documentation

Senior Test Engineer

Torry Harris Business Solutions

Jul 2005 - Mar 2011 (5 years 8 months)

Coordinated onshore/offshore testing, prepared test plans and exit reports, and executed sanity, functional and pre-acceptance testing while supporting requirements clarification and estimations.

Test Planning Integration Testing Sanity Testing Functional Testing Onsite Coordination

Education

Degrees, certifications, and relevant coursework

Sir M Visvesvaraya Institute of Technology

Bachelor of Engineering, Engineering

1998 - 2002

Grade: 69

Activities and societies: Participated in technical seminars and workshops Completed mini projects and final-year project Hands-on experience in communication and networking labs Attended industry guest lectures Involved in group projects and technical presentations Developed teamwork, analytical, and problem-solving skills

Completed a Bachelor of Engineering in Telecommunication