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Srinivas - project manager/program manager/scrum master

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Location: Bethesda, Maryland, USA

Relocation: yes

Visa: GC

Srinivas Kandadai Summary: Experience of 15+ Years as Sr. IT Project Manager-Project Management Office (PMO)/ IT Project/Program Manager/IT Manager/Scrum Master (Certified Scrum Master-CSM) working with Finance (Putnam Investments, ISS-Stoxx), Telecommunications (Nextel, Sprint and Clearwire), Mortgage (Fannie Mae), Insurance (Geico), IT Consulting (KMM Technologies). Airlines/Hospitality (LTU-Duesseldorf/Germany) and Utility (Providence Gas Company) Clients. Leveraged 14+ years of information technology experience, including 8+ years of Agile Delivery expertise utilizing Waterfall or Agile (Scrum, Kanban, Scrumban) methodologies, to drive effective project planning and problem-solving with product management, delivery teams and coaching. AWS Cloud Migration & Optimization: Spearheaded AWS-based disaster recovery testing for critical applications, developed runbooks and contingency plans aligned with FHFA guidelines, and delivered secure cloud migration projects using Scrum and Waterfall. Achieved over $1M in cost savings by leading migrations to AWS platforms and decommissioning legacy integration tools while ensuring compliance, security, and timely execution. Technically sophisticated IT professional with a proven history of managing multi-million-dollar projects including budgeting and forecasting with large teams of cross-functional employees, delivering complex technical solutions to meet business objectives. Led and managed development sprints from planning to execution to review in an agile development environment, ensuring efficient progress and timely delivery of project milestones. Collaborated with RTEs/Scrum Masters to plan PIs, run sprints, and unblock teams using MS Project and Jira/Confluence. Pioneered the adoption of Agile methodologies by first introducing Scrumban, then evolving team practices to Kanban and Scrum based on project needs and team maturity. Provided strategic leadership throughout the transformation, delivering JIRA-based training, coaching cross-functional teams, and aligning stakeholders to drive Agile adoption, eliminate resistance, and foster a high-performing, collaborative culture. Leveraged familiarity with product/project development in an Agile Teams setting within a technology-focused organization to effectively align change management strategies with product development and releases/deployments. As a Senior Project Manager, led Project Review Board (PRB) meetings to evaluate new project proposals, assess change requests, review risk registers, and ensure alignment of project scope, timelines, and resources with strategic business objectives. Collaborated with cross-functional stakeholders to drive informed decision-making and maintain portfolio governance. Led and managed projects from PI planning, daily standups, sprint reviews, sprint retrospectives, scrum of scrums, collaborated on product increments and proactively resolved barriers to maintain team momentum, team capacity to optimize resource utilization and enable successful achievement of team commitments and productivity. Demonstrated experience in facilitating meetings at multiple levels of an organization from technical teams to executive leadership using a variety of facilitation techniques such as structured agendas, brainstorming sessions, retrospectives, and decision matrices to drive alignment, foster collaboration, and ensure timely and effective decision-making across diverse stakeholder groups. Demonstrated the ability to understand and represent both business and technology perspectives, facilitating effective communication and collaboration between stakeholders with diverse backgrounds and objectives in a highly collaborative, matrixed, complex, and fast-paced environment, adapting quickly to changing priorities and driving results in dynamic settings. Developed and delivered comprehensive presentations and project plans for IT initiatives, effectively communicating project objectives, timelines, and milestones to stakeholders and team members. Led infrastructure workstreams for large-scale merger integrations, overseeing networking, Active Directory, end-user computing, data centers, and platform modernization initiatives; coordinated global cross-functional teams and vendors (MSPs/OEMs), managed scope/budget/dependencies with Microsoft Project and Atlassian (Jira/Confluence), delivered executive reporting, applied ITIL and security best practices for continuity/compliance and risk mitigation, and drove communication, training, and adoption to deliver on time and within budget. Led global rollout of Zscaler, Okta-to-MyApps, Intune-to-Defender, and CyberArk, driving unified identity, access, and endpoint security modernization across regional offices; achieved cost reduction through tool consolidation and contract optimization Experienced in managing large-scale infrastructure, network, cloud, and security modernization programs across enterprise and regulated financial environments, ensuring high availability, compliance, and service delivery aligned with SLA commitments. Conducted comparative cost/benefit and risk analyses of similar applications during Mergers & Acquisitions, ensuring alignment with organizational security policies and standards. Presented findings to senior management with recommendations based on cost, implementation time, and usability. Recognized with the Director s Excellence Award for delivering strategic insights that guided informed decision-making. Directed large scale 3-million-dollar projects, meeting time and budget constraints by Setting up a disaster recovery site for Encryption Gateway Services. Lead projects for the Enterprise Application Integration Services Team which is prioritizing and migrating business applications to a modernized application integration system. Conduct kick-off meetings with the cross functional teams, planned, delivered, and executed the disaster recovery exercise for B2B/A2A, managing scope changes, mitigating risks, timely intervention, escalation and communication on time to stakeholders to take timely action. Managed teams of over 50 (3 team leaders reporting directly), quarterly performance appraisals, setting up of performance improvement plans for individuals, approval of required training inhouse or external to improve overall capability of team to achieve departmental goals, enabling everyone to be up to the mark and confidently discharge duties. Core Competencies: Program/Project/Portfolio Management Risk-Management/Security/PCI-DSS Compliance Technology Migration/Implementation New Technology Implementation Infrastructure Management IT Operations Management Application Integration/Consolidation Mergers and Acquisitions Data-Warehousing/Enterprise-Data Management Vendor Management/Relations Disaster Recovery/Continuity Planning Change/Release/Incident/Identity&Access Management Leadership & Team Management Cross-functional Team Collaboration Stakeholder Relationship Management Professional Experience Institutional Share Holder Services STOXX, Rockville, MD Aug 2024 June 2025 Vice President - PMO Led two merger integrations (U.S. & India) end-to-end coordinating HR, Legal, Finance, and IT covering due diligence, change management, budget oversight, systems cutover, and employee onboarding/training to ensure seamless assimilation into ISS. Implemented security projects (Zscaler and CyberArk), collaborating with cross-functional teams across multiple global offices. Managing seven complex global office relocations, with four completed to date, collaborating with cross-functional teams including Legal, Infrastructure, and Finance, while navigating jurisdictional laws, coordinating intricate procurement processes, and ensuring seamless transitions across diverse regions. Directed Salesforce SAP integration initiatives across FX Rates, Invoices, and Payments, aligning cross-functional teams in Finance, HR, and IT for successful deployment within global SAP landscapes. Managed SAP-related onboarding for two M&A integrations (U.S. and India), overseeing data synchronization, access provisioning, and workflow standardization. KMM Technologies, Rockville, MD Feb 2023 July 2024 Senior IT Project Manager Led Agile transformation across cross-functional teams by introducing Scrumban, then evolving practices to Kanban and Scrum based on project complexity and team maturity. Delivered hands-on JIRA training, coached teams through change, and aligned stakeholders to eliminate resistance and foster a collaborative, high-performing Agile culture Single Point of Contact (SPOC) between local stakeholders and the wider IT organization: Acted as the primary liaison for all IT-related matters at the site, managing stakeholder expectations and facilitating effective communication. Ensured site compliance with defined IT processes and policies: Ensured site leadership took necessary actions to enforce adherence to established IT processes and policies among site employees. Technical Disaster Recovery: Developed and periodically tested technical disaster recovery plan for the site, refreshed plans in response to changes in business or IT landscape. Infrastructure Life Cycle Management: Managed life cycle of IT infrastructure for site operations, maintained inventory of IT assets, managed risks associated with aging components, and sponsored annual capital projects for equipment upgrades. Internal and Regulatory Audit: Prepared and represented the site as IT lead during regulatory inspections and audits, prepared remediation plans in response to audit findings. Fannie Mae, Reston, VA Oct 2018 Nov 2022 Application Integration Senior IT Project Manager Led projects for the Enterprise Application Integration Services Team (B2B/A2A) which is prioritizing and migrating business applications to a modernized application integration system. Conduct kick-off meetings with the application teams, planned, delivered, and executed the disaster recovery plan for B2B/A2A. Leading Daily standups of three scrum teams working on remediating any blockers, Scrum Reviews, Refinement, leading Releases, Scrum retrospectives. Scrum of Scrums, demonstrating the metrics, Lessons learnt and improvement in the processes if any, Facilitating PI planning and prioritizing backlog items for the quarter. Migrated more than 500 interfaces from the legacy application to a more secure, scalable B2B gateway platform. Schedule, coordinate, and manage resource utilization to migrate B2B applications from AIX servers to Linux servers to reduce the build cycle, add additional server capacity as needed, reduce downtime, and make the servers cloud ready, secure and consolidate applications. Migrated application components from on-premises environments to AWS cloud platforms, improving scalability and resiliency while leveraging Scrum and Waterfall methodologies and collaborating closely with stakeholders and cross-functional teams to ensure successful project delivery. Spearheaded projects focused on resiliency, specifically Disaster Recovery testing for critical applications. Orchestrated the coordination and development of run books and contingency plans, gathering input from application teams, business leads, and stakeholders. Monitored risks and resource allocation, executed disaster recovery testing, and delivered metrics via presentations to management. Achieved success in surpassing planned timelines and forecasting future improvements, while also updating the knowledge base as required by FHFA guidelines. As a lead, saved more than a million dollars of license fees by spearheading 100% of migrating legacy system and set up for a more secure scalable system leading to decommissioning of the integration tool. Reduced additional licensing costs thousands of dollars by leading the migration of legacy applications from AIX to Linux in collaboration with application owners to decommission/consolidate applications. Present status reports to upper management, delineating project progress or risk and requested any escalations necessary to remove obstacles to achieve timely completion of the project. Worked towards adoption of improved delivery models to provide sustainable savings in terms of effort, time-to-market, and improved quality by implementing number of initiatives cross-skilling on functional & platform specific areas. Developed customized JIRA dashboards tailored to specific project requirements, incorporating various data sources and dynamic gadgets such as pie charts and burndown charts for visualization of key performance indicators (KPIs), created Confluence boards. Utilized JIRA Query Language (JQL) to create advanced filters, enabling precise data retrieval and manipulation, ensuring accurate and relevant information for dashboard reporting. Ensured that Production Migration guidelines are followed, and potential risks documented with contingency plans. GEICO, Chevy Chase, MD Jan 2015 Sept 2018 IT Project Manager Enterprise Data Warehouse (Information Systems Division) Managed, implemented, and supported the Enterprise Data Warehouse function using Agile (introduced Kanban to the team for prioritizing/resolution of issues related to all the applications utilizing JIRA as a tool in the program) and Waterfall methodology. M&A: Led cross-functional stakeholder integration around the enterprise data warehouse for umbrella (PUP) policies aligning business, underwriting, actuarial, operations, and third-party providers on scope, RACI, timelines, and data ownership/quality; drove comms, risk/dependency tracking, and change/adoption to deliver the integration with no business disruption. Ensured that all related applications adhered to the security compliance standards of the company by collaborating with internal and external auditors. Oversaw the successful completion of projects by the appropriate assignment of resources, reviewing and approving Statements of Work (SOWs), procuring licenses/permits based on needs and contracts. Collaborated with IT staff and stakeholders to obtain buy-in for all process improvements and projects. Managed team of over 50 (3 team leaders reporting directly), quarterly performance appraisals, setting up of performance improvement plans for individuals, approval of required training inhouse or external to improve overall capability of team to achieve departmental goals, enabling everyone to be up to the mark and confidently discharge duties. Headed all phases of the Encryption at Rest project which secured PCI, PII data elements on databases and file systems. Collaborated with data owners, application owners, developers, administrators, data analysts, and stake holders to identify the PCI, PII data and used Voltage to secure the information after evaluating for usability, cost/benefit analysis of multiple vendor tools and getting approvals from upper management. Directed the mainframe modernization project which saved the department over $600K and increased operational efficiency. Implemented Kanban methodologies to support the development of behavioral change management, communications, and training initiatives, ensuring effective adoption, implementation, and compliance with processes and tools. Collaborated with SAS Analytics teams and business owners to address and prioritize Netezza Appliance issues, introducing and implementing Agile methodology (Kanban). Provided essential training to the team, highlighting the benefits of Agile methodology via JIRA tool, and instilled confidence in its usage. Ensured successful adoption of the new methodology through comprehensive internal and external training, effectively eliminating any resistance to change. Led cross-functional teams in the design, development, and deployment of MicroStrategy-based reporting and analytics solutions to meet business requirements and enhance decision-making capabilities. Oversaw the development and maintenance of complex data models, dashboards, and reports using MicroStrategy, optimizing performance and usability for end-users. Acted as a liaison between technical teams and business stakeholders, facilitating communication and driving consensus on project scope, deliverables, and priorities. Negotiated SLAs for new processes by coordinating with stakeholders and application teams. Led a 95% improvement in operations areas not meeting SLA service standards. Worked with external vendors, reporting to the management about the usability, feasibility of new technologies for the organization and doing comparative studies (including licensing/permits cost, operational costs), report to the upper management. Sprint Nextel Communications, Reston, VA Oct 2007 Dec 2014 IT Program/Project Manager Enterprise Application Integration Oversaw a team of over 50 (including Onshore and Offshore resources), delivered technical support, and optimized security solutions for applications. Managed vendors and onshore and offshore teams in multiple countries to establish a cooperative environment and ensure compliance with encryption, network, applications security, data management and other Sprint Corporate Security policies (SOX Compliant Architecture). Directed large scale 3-million-dollar projects, meeting time and budget constraints by Setting up a disaster recovery site for Encryption Gateway Services. Been a level 3 Incident response person, handling and solving critical issues including communication to the upper management and stakeholders for EAI involving multinational boundaries. Conducted comparative, cost/benefit, and risk analysis of similar applications during Mergers & Acquisitions as per the organizations security policies and standards, reported findings to management for adaptation of the best approach, viz., cost, time, ease of use approaches. Received Director s Excellence award. Proactively identify risks and issues on projects leading team to develop risk management and issues management. Technical Skills: Platforms: Sun Solaris, HP-UX, SuSE LINUX and AIX, MVS, MS-Windows. Tools: Splunk, Moogsoft, ServiceNow, Jira, Confluence, MS Word, Access, PowerPoint, Microsoft Project, Excel, SharePoint, Remedy, Voltage, Optim, MicroStrategy, Crystal Reports, Business Objects, IBM Infosphere Guardium (9, 10.1), Service Manager Data Warehousing: Informatica (5.1, 6.2), Ab Initio 3.1.3.2. Databases: Oracle, DB2, MS SQL Server 2012, Netezza, PostgreSQL. Cloud Security & Identity Platforms: Zscaler, CyberArk, Okta, Microsoft Intune, Microsoft Defender. Software: Axway (Synchrony) B2BI, Dynatrace, PM4Data, Veritas, PGP (Pretty Good Privacy), WebSphere Application Server (WAS), PVCS, PCMS, WS FTP Pro scripting, Unix Shell Scripting, Globe Scape, Uniface 6.1, 7.2.3, 8.0, Perl, Apache, Java, J2EE, Moogsoft, One Note, GIT/BitBucket. Methodologies: Agile (Scrum and Kanban), Waterfall. SOA Technologies: IBM WebSphere ESB, IBM WebSphere MQ. Schedulers: Autosys, Control M, CA7, NT Scheduler, Unicenter. Education: Master of Computer Applications (Equivalent to MS in Computer Science (USA) Postgraduate and Research Complex (DBHPS), India Bachelor of Science Osmania University, India Certifications: PMI- Generative AI Overview for Project Managers. AI for Business Leaders. Project Cost Management, Estimating, Budgeting and Control Udemy. ITIL 4 Foundation In Progress. Certified Scrum Master (CSM) Passed- Scrum Alliance, Inc. Certified Information Security Manager (CISM) (Passed) ISACA. 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