Ivan Kubassov
Krakow
Summary
Dedicated Scrum Master with a proven track record of facilitating Agile transformation and guiding cross-functional teams to deliver high-quality software products. Skilled in fostering collaboration, removing impediments, and driving continuous improvement to maximize team productivity and project success within the Scrum framework.
Overview
16
16
years of professional experience
Work History
Scrum Master
EPAM Systems, Inc
01.2020 - Current
- Facilitated daily stand-up meetings, sprint planning sessions, sprint reviews, and sprint retrospectives to ensure the Scrum team adheres to Agile principles and practices.
- Coached and mentored the Scrum team on Agile methodologies, Scrum framework, and best practices to foster self-organization, collaboration, and continuous improvement.
- Acted as a servant leader, removing impediments and obstacles to the team's progress, enabling them to deliver high-quality software increments within the sprint timelines.
- Supported product owners in maintaining and prioritizing the product backlog, ensuring user stories are well-defined, estimated, and ready for sprint planning.
- Fostered a culture of transparency, openness, and trust within the team, promoting effective communication and collaboration among team members and stakeholders.
- Monitored and tracked sprint progress, burndown charts, and velocity metrics to identify potential risks and deviations from the sprint goals, taking proactive measures to address them.
- Facilitated effective decision-making and conflict resolution within the team, encouraging consensus-building and constructive dialogue to resolve issues and achieve consensus.
- Collaborated with stakeholders from different departments to align on project priorities, dependencies, and delivery timelines, ensuring smooth cross-functional coordination.
- Continuously sought opportunities to improve team performance and efficiency, implementing Agile and Scrum best practices, tools, and techniques to optimize the software development process.
- Acted as a change agent, promoting Agile values and principles throughout the organization, driving cultural transformation and adoption of Agile mindset beyond the immediate team.
- Maintained up-to-date knowledge of Agile methodologies, Scrum practices, and emerging trends in Agile project management, contributing to the professional development of the team and organization.
Lead Software Testing Engineer/QA Lead
EPAM Systems, Inc
02.2013 - 01.2020
- Led a team of software testing engineers, providing mentorship, guidance, and technical leadership to ensure the successful delivery of high-quality software products.
- Developed and implemented robust test strategies, standards, and processes to streamline the software testing lifecycle and improve overall efficiency and effectiveness.
- Spearheaded the creation of comprehensive test plans, test cases, and test scenarios, aligning with project requirements and business goals.
- Collaborated closely with development teams to ensure testability and quality throughout the software development lifecycle.
- Orchestrated the execution of performance testing, load testing, and stress testing to identify and mitigate performance bottlenecks and scalability issues.
- Implemented defect management processes and workflows, overseeing the triage, prioritization, and resolution of software defects in a timely manner.
- Provided regular status updates, metrics, and reports on testing activities, defect trends, and quality metrics to senior management and project stakeholders.
Software Testing Engineer/Mobile QA
EPAM Systems, Inc
03.2008 - 01.2013
- Proficient in testing methodologies, including black-box testing, regression testing, ensuring comprehensive coverage of software functionalities.
- Skilled in creating detailed, comprehensive, and well-structured test plans and test cases based on functional and non-functional requirements.
- Experienced in manual testing techniques for mobile applications across various platforms (iOS and Android) to identify defects and ensure optimal user experience.
- Proficient in using automated testing tools such as Selenium for manual testing, reducing manual effort and improving test efficiency.
- Demonstrated ability to perform compatibility testing on different devices, screen sizes, and OS versions to ensure cross-platform functionality and consistency.
- Experienced in identifying, documenting, and tracking software defects using bug tracking systems like Jira, Bugzilla, or Trello, and effectively communicating issues to development teams.
- Skilled in conducting exploratory testing to uncover hidden defects and improve overall software quality.
Education
Batchelor in Information Systems - Economics And Management
Karaganda Economical University
2008
Skills
- 15 years experience in Information Technology
- 4 years as a Scrum Master
- Participated in more than 10 different projects in varied roles: Scrum Master, Project Coordinator, QA Team Lead
Timeline
Scrum Master
EPAM Systems, Inc
01.2020 - Current
Lead Software Testing Engineer/QA Lead
EPAM Systems, Inc
02.2013 - 01.2020
Software Testing Engineer/Mobile QA
EPAM Systems, Inc
03.2008 - 01.2013
Batchelor in Information Systems - Economics And Management
Karaganda Economical University
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