Saravanababu Velu

Experience

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  Pentasoft Technologies Ltd.

  Sept 1999 - Dec 2000

  Graduate Engineering Trainee
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  PSI Data Systems

  Feb 2001 - Aug 2001

  Senior Software Engineer
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  Elind Computers

  Sept 2001 - Dec 2001

  Senior Software Engineer
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  Bluestar Infotech Pvt.Ltd

  May 2002 - Oct 2004

  Senior Software Engineer
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  IBM

  Oct 2004 - Jul 2021

  - Cloud Solution Leader – Systematic application analysis to define Cloud delivery model (Migration/Modernization), Application grouping and DevOPS Modelling and Day 2 operations for Ordering and Workflow domain.- Strategic partnership with Microsoft Azure and Lead the end to end cloud solution for Service Delivery portfolio- Transitioned additional 84 roles in Service Delivery Arena and stabilized them into smooth delivery by continuous collaboration with various Business stakeholders.- Transformation – Adoption and implementation of TDD process, Azure cloud migration, implementation of squad model and DevOps for upcoming releases & enhancements.- Essayed a stellar role in Tools Integrations for Traceability – JIRA -> Github -> Devops pipeline -> Junit -> Selenium -> Veracode -> JACOCO -> Urban code- Led “Frist Of A Kind” commerce platform modernization from WCS Version 7 to 9. Designed day 2 process for Managing AMS & Steady state service for WCS and Sterling CPQ applications in Multi cloud environment. Show less As a Senior Product Manager :---------------------------------- Led the implementation of advanced Cloud-based Platform As A Service (PaaS) and Solution As A Service (SLAaaS); developed few business-critical applications using Full Stack and Microservices technologies such as Angular.js, HTML5, JQuery, Node.js, Spring Boot, JPA, Rest API, APIConnect with full-time CI/CD Integration- Efficiently & effectively handled offshore development and test teams using AGILE Scrum (Jira), Epic-user-stories, Highly detailed User Stories and Acceptance Criteria; prioritized stories based on stakeholder input and analytics. Manage project tracking using IBM Bluemix, DEVOPS Suites- Program Manager for ARS and PICASSO programs (First Of A Kind Implementation)• ARS (Agile Retails Store): Introduced a new marketing experience as part of BSS transformation program by using the tablet. • Picasso: A large BSS program, which migrate the web channel from legacy platform to enterprise platform.As a Senior Project Manager / AD Leader :----------------------------------------------- Be the first point of contact for any Global Delivery and issues. Co-ordinate and liaison between account partner and Global Delivery teams to ensure any issues and risks are mitigated in time.- Highlight and manage any Relationship Risks and issues between customer, on-site partner, and the Global Delivery management.- Manage key partner relationships at all levels, including Account executives and management.- Collaborate with onsite leadership to negotiate delivery constraints and manage stakeholders’ expectations.- Contribute to and advise on the right offshore / onshore mix for each new opportunity and project engagement and actively participate in recruitment, hiring, succession planning, future leader identification and development.- Increase overall Global Delivery Penetration to agreed percentage. Show less

  • Delivery Project Executive

    Aug 2018 - Jul 2021

  • Senior Program Manager

    Jan 2013 - Jul 2018

  • Project Delivery Manager

    Mar 2008 - Dec 2012

  • Release and Deployment Manager

    Oct 2004 - Feb 2008
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  Accenture

  Jul 2021 - now

  Delivery Leader

  For an India’s Largest Telecommunication Provider-------------------------------------------------------- Involved in Designing and Set-up End-to-End Delivery solutions using Agile Framework and introduced Program Increment (Pi) model.- Designed the solution on how to use Azure board for effective feature tracking from Requirement to Production Deployment and thus improve the overall team’s productivity and reduce Work in Progress.- Demo and coaching various client stakeholders like Development Team, End-to-End managers, Architects and Testing team on How to use Azure board effectively for feature tracking and managing Team’s Capacity and Demand- Executed successful Program increments and shown significant improvement in delivery quality, speed to market and adopting Agile delivery model.- Involving in setting-up strategic, highly talented team to fulfill business requirement for Telecom, Analytics and contact center domains.- Involving in preparation of various proposal to meet the client delivery model and high value delivery.For a Singapore’s Largest Telecommunication Provider :------------------------------------------------------------- Catalyst for creating cohesive and well-defined organizational priorities and large-scale multiyear platform and strategy roadmaps -Results-driven: Diligently established continuous sales connect and created a strong pipeline, Cloud Solution to migrate 50+ legacy applications to Azure Public / Private Cloud using IaaS, PaaS and CaaS models.-Enhancement and Development: Bagged and Delivered strategic projects through various key drivers like DevOps Automation, AIOPS, Automate Data Archival and Application Modernization-Successfully transitioned additional 100+ applications in and stabilizing them to steady state by applying strong Governance model Show less