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Sai Varakala

Sai Varakala

Scrum Master SAFe

About

SAFe Scrum Master with 6+ years at Tata Consultancy Services, delivering Agile outcomes across Insurance, Healthcare, and Enterprise domains. Experienced in leading multiple teams within an Agile Release Train, driving delivery discipline, transparency, and continuous improvement. Strong engineering background (QA, Full Stack, Backend) that enables high credibility with development teams and pragmatic, data-driven problem solving.

Professional Experience

Scrum Master (SAFe)

Tata Consultancy Services (TCS)

Aug 2024 -- March 2026

  • --Represented 3 Scrum teams within a SAFe ART , aligning Product Owners, Architects, RTE, and stakeholders on PI objectives and cross-team dependencies.
  • --Facilitated Scrum ceremonies and planning activities to understand insurance systems and modules (Policy , Billing , Claims ) and supported teams in aligning deliverables with enterprise platforms such as Guidewire (PolicyCenter , BillingCenter , ClaimCenter ).
  • --Introduced Sprint Card based gamification and Zoom poll engagement techniques, increasing team participation, transparency, and ownership via sprint-wise scoring.
  • --Improved delivery predictability using utility tools created using Javascript integrated in Confluence and improved process through metrics-driven sprint planning , capacity alignment, and continuous team coaching.
  • --Built dynamic Jira dashboards using advanced JQL and Confluence boards/blogs to provide transparent reporting on velocity, spillover, PI progress, and ART-level risks.
  • --Automated Agile reporting by creating JavaScript-based sprint velocity calculators and spreadsheets using excel scripts, reducing manual effort and improving data accuracy.

Java Backend Developer

Tata Consultancy Services (TCS)

2023 -- 2024

  • --Contributed to Java-based backend services in a large-scale Agile environment , owning critical modules and providing technical guidance to junior engineers.
  • --Collaborated cross-functionally with QA, development, and Product teams, supporting delivery of an Inventory Management System for GE Turbines used by machine experts for operational workflows.

Full Stack Developer

Tata Consultancy Services (TCS)

2021 -- 2023

  • --Designed and implemented compiler components (Lexer, Parser, Unparser, Grammar Rules) using Java and ANTLR4, while leading feature delivery and supporting onboarding as an informal team lead.
  • --Expanded responsibilities from UI/UX to backend ownership , building internal learning and productivity tools that improved new-engineer understanding of system architecture and tooling.

QA Engineer

Tata Consultancy Services (TCS)

2020 -- 2021

  • --Executed functional, regression, and sanity testing for healthcare insurance application modernization.
  • --Led ad-hoc testing, identified interface defects , and collaborated with developers and BAs to validate end-to-end business flows and improve delivery quality.

Skills

Agile & SAFe-driven facilitation: Scrum ceremonies
PI Planning
ART coordination
Risk and dependency management: Across multiple Scrum teams
Metrics-driven delivery: Velocity
spillover
capacity alignment
Jira and Confluence: Advanced JQL
dashboards
boards
blogs
tools
JavaScript automation: Tools for Agile reporting
velocity calculators
Stakeholder communication and coaching: Continuous improvement
Programming: Java (Backend)
Full Stack Development
Testing: QA & Testing
Team engagement: Gamified frameworks

Education

Bachelor of Technology — Computer Science & Engineering

Aurora’s Scientific, Technological and Research Academy

2014 -- 2018

Intermediate (XII) — Mathematics, Physics and Chemistry

Narayana Junior College, Hyderabad

2012 -- 2014

High School (X) — Telangana State Board

New St. Maria High School, Hyderabad

-- 2014

Contact

Interested in working together? Feel free to reach out.

Hyderabad, India

Sai Varakala

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