Aravind Babu KS

SAFe Certified Scrum Master at TCS | I help companies turn Agile into predictable delivery engines—boosting velocity by 30%, achieving 90%+ predictability, and cutting cycle time by 40%+ using Scrum, Jira & SAFe

Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

About

🚀 Agile Delivery Lead | Scrum Master | Driving Growth Through Execution 14+ years transforming teams, accelerating delivery & scaling Agile excellence 💡 Led a 168-app SAP ➝ GCP migration with 95%+ on-time delivery while boosting sprint predictability, velocity & team performance 📈 ✨ Reduced cycle time by 44% ✨ Improved Agile maturity across squads ✨ Passionate about stakeholder alignment, Agile transformation & continuous improvement Building high-performing teams that deliver real business impact ⚡

Experience

  • Scrum Master | Agile Project Manager at Tata Consultancy Services
    Apr 2021 - Present · 5 yrs 3 mos

    Strengthened planning by refining Epics and User Stories with INVEST, applying Story Mapping and reinforcing Definition of Ready and Done. Improved capacity planning, Sprint Goal clarity and release forecasting through continuous refinement. Facilitated key Scrum ceremonies including Sprint Planning, Daily Scrum, Sprint Review, Retrospective, PI Planning, Scrum of Scrums and Inspect and Adapt. Enabled early dependency visibility across Canadian National Railways. Enhanced delivery transparency using Jira, Azure DevOps and Confluence. Tracked velocity, cycle time, lead time, throughput, WIP, burndown and CFD trends to support data-driven decisions and improve predictability. Improved engineering quality by partnering with QA and DevOps, strengthening CI/CD readiness, supporting automation and promoting shift-left practices. Reduced integration issues and improved deployment stability. Coached three cross-functional Scrum teams on Agile mindset, servant leadership, psychological safety and collaborative problem-solving. Mentored Scrum Masters and contributed to the Agile Community of Practice with facilitation techniques, flow metrics and reusable templates. Used technical knowledge in GCP and Storage to support Storage Capacity Planning, clarity, risk identification and engineering alignment. Enabled smooth collaboration across India and Canada using Miro, Mural, Teams and Zoom.

  • Agile Lead at Experis IT India
    Jan 2020 - Sep 2020 · 9 mos

    Delivered Agile and Scrum execution for Volkswagen India Ltd, while contributing as SME for NetApp Storage. Facilitated Sprint Planning, Refinement, Daily Scrum, Reviews and Retros with strong focus on Sprint Goals, capacity planning and empirical forecasting. Ensured backlog readiness through INVEST, Story Mapping, Definition of Ready and Definition of Done. Coached teams and leaders on Agile mindset, servant leadership, psychological safety, estimation and continuous improvement. Strengthened ownership, collaboration and accountability. Built insights using Jira and Confluence dashboards for velocity, cycle time, lead time, throughput, burndown and CFD. Enabled data-driven decisions and continuous improvement. Supported Release Planning, UAT cycles, defect triage and production validation. Reduced rework by about 20% through early quality alignment and clear acceptance criteria.

  • Storage Administrator | Agile Lead at Onward Eservices Limited
    Feb 2018 - Dec 2019 · 1 yr 11 mos

    Introduced Scrum for features and Kanban for support streams, improving flow visibility, throughput and cycle time across four workstreams. Applied WIP limits and Lean thinking to remove bottlenecks and improve predictability. Enabled distributed teams through virtual facilitation using Miro, Mural, Teams and Zoom, sustaining collaboration across time zones and Sprint momentum. Maintained strong stakeholder relationships through clear communication and reliable delivery. Drove business-technology alignment and value-focused prioritization.

  • Storage Administrator at U&D Square Solutions Pvt. Ltd.
    May 2016 - Jul 2017 · 1 yr 3 mos

    Server and Storage maintenance, Create reports, Capacity Planning and daily storage utilization. Resolve tickets on priority basis. Vendor management

  • System Analyst at Tech Mahindra
    May 2015 - May 2016 · 1 yr 1 mo

    Maintain all the storage arrays NetApp Nimble and IBM. Capacity Planning. Maintaining the up time of the arrays. Working on tickets. Monitoring the performance dashboard.