Tejaswini Lankey
Senior SAFe Scrum Master
Hyderabad
Summary
Certified and results-driven Senior SAFe Scrum Master with 10+ years of IT experience, including 6+ years leading cross-functional Agile teams within complex, fast-paced environments. Proven expertise in Agile Release Train (ART) facilitation, Program Increment (PI) Planning, and Lean-Agile leadership. Skilled at fostering collaborative, self-organizing, high-performing teams, driving continuous improvement, and ensuring the consistent delivery of business value. Experienced in Agile transformation initiatives, Agile coaching, and effective stakeholder management.
Overview
10
10
years of professional experience
14
14
years of post-secondary education
2
2
Certifications
Work History
Senior SAFe Scrum Master
Tao Digital
Hyderabad
01.2024 - Current
- Lead multiple Agile Release Trains (ARTs) to deliver enterprise-grade digital solutions.
- Facilitate PI Planning, Scrum of Scrums, System Demos, and Inspect & Adapt workshops.
- Coach Scrum Masters, Product Owners, and Agile teams to strengthen Lean-Agile practices.
- Proactively manage cross-team dependencies, impediments, and delivery risks.
- Partner with RTEs and Business Owners to align PI Objectives with strategic goals.
- Utilize Agile metrics and Jira dashboards to track ART performance and delivery predictability.
- Drive continuous improvement through data-driven retrospectives and process refinements.
- Support Agile transformation initiatives and coach leadership on SAFe implementation.
Project Program Management Advisor
NTT Data
Bangalore
05.2022 - 11.2023
- Facilitated PI Planning, Sprint ceremonies, and Scrum of Scrums for program coordination.
- Mentored teams on Agile best practices, DevOps alignment, and Lean-Agile mindset.
- Tracked sprint performance using Jira, ensuring visibility of velocity, burn-down, and capacity.
- Strengthened collaboration between cross-functional development, QA, and product teams.
- Managed delivery dependencies, risk escalations, and stakeholder reporting.
Senior Consultant
Virtusa Consulting Services
Hyderabad
05.2021 - 05.2022
- Coordinated Agile ceremonies for high-performing teams delivering digital platform solutions.
- Acted as a servant leader, removing impediments and enabling smooth sprint execution.
- Analyzed sprint health and delivery KPIs to drive continuous improvement initiatives.
- Conducted retrospectives, promoting actionable feedback and Agile process enhancements.
- Identified and mitigated project risks and delivery dependencies proactively.
DevOps Support Engineer/Junior Scrum Master
HSBC
Hyderabad
11.2016 - 04.2021
- Supported Agile teams with Scrum ceremonies and Jira-based delivery tracking.
- Collaborated with Scrum Masters to implement Agile practices and improve delivery cadence.
- Managed CI/CD pipelines using Jenkins, GitLab, and supported containerization with Docker.
- Monitored infrastructure health via Nagios, Prometheus, and Grafana for optimal performance.
- Coordinated production incident management, ensuring quick issue resolution and uptime.
- Documented deployment procedures, workflows, and troubleshooting playbooks.
Linux Administrator
Tata Consultancy Services
Hyderabad
10.2015 - 10.2016
- Supported Agile teams with Scrum ceremonies and Jira-based delivery tracking.
- Collaborated with Scrum Masters to implement Agile practices and improve delivery cadence.
- Managed CI/CD pipelines using Jenkins, GitLab, and supported containerization with Docker.
- Monitored infrastructure health via Nagios, Prometheus, and Grafana for optimal performance.
- Coordinated production incident management, ensuring quick issue resolution and uptime.
- Documented deployment procedures, workflows, and troubleshooting playbooks.
Education
Bachelor of Technology - Computer Science And Engineering
JNTU-K
Kakinada, India 08.2011 - 04.2025
Skills
SAFe(Scaled Agile Framework,Scrum,Kanban
Agile Release Train(ART)
Program Increment(PI) Planning, System Demos
Scrum Of Scrums, Inspect & Adapt Workshops
JIRA,Confluence,Rally,VersionOne
DevOps Practices, CI/CD Pipeline Support
Cross-Functional Team Leadership & Coaching
Agile Metrics: Velocity, Burn-Down
Risk&Dependency Management
Continuous Agile Maturity Assessment
Stakeholder & Business Owner Colloboration
Agile Transformation & Change Management
Certification
Leading SAFe 5.0
Timeline
Professional Scrum Product Owner
02-2025
Senior SAFe Scrum Master
Tao Digital
01.2024 - Current
Project Program Management Advisor
NTT Data
05.2022 - 11.2023
Leading SAFe 5.0
02-2022
Senior Consultant
Virtusa Consulting Services
05.2021 - 05.2022
DevOps Support Engineer/Junior Scrum Master
HSBC
11.2016 - 04.2021
Linux Administrator
Tata Consultancy Services
10.2015 - 10.2016
Bachelor of Technology - Computer Science And Engineering
JNTU-K
08.2011 - 04.2025
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