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Shilpa Agrawal

Project Manager

Bengaluru, Karnataka, India13 yrs 8 mos experience

Key Highlights

  • Led deployment of 8.12 million telecom lines.
  • Expert in Agile methodologies and product management.
  • Proven track record in enhancing customer experience.
Stackforce AI infers this person is a Telecom Product Manager with expertise in Agile methodologies and software engineering.

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Skills

Core Skills

Product ManagementProgram ManagementProduct StrategyTechnology ArchitectureAgile MethodologiesProject ManagementQuality AssuranceSite Reliability EngineeringSoftware Engineering

Other Skills

ScrumAgile Project ManagementProject PlanningResource AllocationStakeholder ManagementOrganization SkillsAttention to DetailProblem SolvingCareer DevelopmentCoachingCross-functional InitiativesAnalytical SkillsWritten CommunicationMultitaskingLeadership

About

At Rakuten, my focus is steering product strategy and technology architecture to align with robust business goals in the dynamic telecom industry. Leading with an Agile mindset, I've been instrumental in defining technology roadmaps and enhancing BSS product features to boost efficiency and customer experience. In my recent role as Program Manager, our team achieved remarkable success by deploying 8.12 million lines across various network models, showcasing my ability to manage complex project schedules and facilitate multifunctional alignment. With a steadfast commitment to innovation and business growth, I thrive on translating B2B needs into impactful telecom solutions. "Learn- Implement- Execute- Grow – Turning Vision into Value.."

Experience

13 yrs 8 mos
Total Experience
2 yrs 6 mos
Average Tenure
1 yr 11 mos
Current Experience

Rakuten india

Technical Project Manager - BSS MNO ISP [B2B & B2C] Design Authority

Jul 2024Present · 1 yr 11 mos · Bengaluru, Karnataka, India · On-site

  • Achievements - we are proud to achieve 8.12Millions lines includes MNO|MVNE|BCP|MVNO
  • Responsibilites
  • Planning and management of project schedules, deliverables, and task dependencies to meet program objectives. Collaborate with Change and Problems, to deliver operational support (KTLO) aimed at improving the experience
  • Facilitated multi-functional alignment, acting as the primary liaison for the technical team. Lead process improvement initiatives to boost operational efficiency within product teams, ultimately improving service availability and reliability.
  • Identified and mitigated risks, escalating issues to leadership as necessary.Develop and publish SOPs, streamline processes, and identify automation opportunities to assist product development teams in executing safe changes, identifying problem trends, and categorizing root causes.
  • Governance for Design Authority
  • Stakeholder Management
Product ManagementProgram ManagementScrumAgile Project Management

Rakuten

Product Manager

May 2024May 2025 · 1 yr · Bengaluru, Karnataka, India · On-site

  • Product Manager | Telecom Industry
  • Leading product strategy, technology architecture, and business enablement in the Rakuten Mobile.
  • Key responsibilities include:
  • Defining milestone & technology roadmaps to align with business goals.
  • Driving technology & UI architecture for scalable, high-performance solutions.
  • Overseeing application lifecycle management and continuous improvements.
  • Translating B2B business needs into impactful product features.
  • Ensuring architecture governance and ARB compliance
  • Enhancing BSS product features for better efficiency and customer experience.
  • Focused on delivering innovation and driving business growth through cutting-edge telecom solutions.
Product StrategyTechnology Architecture

Rakuten symphony

Associate Program Manager at Rakuten Symphony

Jul 2022Jun 2024 · 1 yr 11 mos · Bengaluru, Karnataka, India · On-site

  • Proud to be part of an organization where we create products for a better future for society.
  • #Optimism #Rakuten #RakutenSymphony #innovative #initiatives #vision
  • Contributions :
  • 1. Consistently delivering high-quality products for the RSI Digital platform, resulting in improved user experiences and increased customer satisfaction.
  • 2. Successfully managing end-to-end deployment processes, ensuring seamless product launches and minimizing disruptions.
  • 3. Implementing effective communication methods, enhancing collaboration, and accelerating problem-solving and knowledge sharing.
  • 4. Adhering to project plans, meeting committed delivery timelines, and ensuring the successful completion of projects.
  • 5. Contributing to technical discussions, providing insights, and supporting effective project and capacity planning.
  • 6. Delivering comprehensive Agile Scrum methodology sessions, empowering business analysts and business units to embrace and implement Agile practices successfully.
  • 7. Training & and mentoring interns and developers, enhancing their technical skills and supporting their professional growth. Assisting SMs in managing blockers, optimizing team capacity, & and accurately calculating velocity for efficient project execution.
  • 8. Successfully managing a team of 20+ engineers, overseeing various activities, and ensuring the smooth operation and maintenance of the digital platform.
Organization SkillsAttention to DetailProject ManagementProblem SolvingCareer DevelopmentCoaching+17

Autodesk

4 roles

SDET (PSET - Product Data - Files & Derivatives)

Mar 2022Jun 2022 · 3 mos

  • Responsibilities :
  • Collaborate with a trained & skilled team to develop a granular data exchange platform for Autodesk Products.
  • Update the functional test automation pipeline, ensuring efficient & effective testing processes.
  • Renew SSL certificates for all services/products on various environments to maintain trust & security for customers & stakeholders.
  • Add/update load test scenarios & conduct API testing to assess performance & reliability.
  • Create a comprehensive test architecture for Plugins/Tools, ensuring proper testing strategies & frameworks are in place.
  • Contributions :
  • Contributed to the successful development of a granular data exchange platform for Autodesk Products, enabling efficient data exchange & enhancing the overall user experience.
  • Updated the functional test automation pipeline, optimizing testing processes & ensuring reliable & accurate test results.
  • Renewed SSL certificates for all services/products across different environments, reinforcing trust & security for customers & stakeholders.
  • Added & updated load test scenarios, enabling comprehensive performance testing & identifying areas for improvement.
  • Conducted API testing, validating the functionality & integration of APIs, ensuring seamless communication between different system components.
  • Created a robust test architecture for Plugins/Tools, establishing a structured approach to testing & ensuring comprehensive test coverage.
  • Collaborated effectively with the team, sharing expertise & contributing to the overall success of the project.
  • Maintained effective communication with stakeholders, addressing their concerns & incorporating their feedback into the testing processes.
  • Provided guidance & support to team members, ensuring a cohesive & collaborative working environment.
  • Played a key role in delivering high-quality products & services by ensuring thorough testing & adherence to best practices.
Quality AssuranceWritten CommunicationMultitaskingLeadershipSQLAgile & Waterfall Methodologies

SRE @ Autodesk Cloud Platform Services [Observability-PSET] + SM

Apr 2019Jun 2022 · 3 yrs 2 mos

  • Accountable for the Scrum Team’s effectiveness
  • Lead the strategy and resolution of highly complex and unique challenges
  • Plan, direct, and control the formulate strategic business objectives for the assigned business unit
  • Focus Deliverables are
  • Schedule and Facilitate Scrum Ceremonies (Tools used JIRA, Confluence, Mural, Poker Planner)
  • Communication and collaboration with Leads, Scrum Team, PO & Stakeholders
  • Protecting the Team from uncertain requirements and objectives
  • Maintain Healthy Backlog (Velocity/Burndown/burnup/backlog)
  • Drive Retrospectives
  • Team Building and Performance
  • Apart from it, contributed to -
  • Objectives and Key Results (OKRs) & Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) planning
  • Creating strategies then, create and execute corresponding business plans and initiative
  • Defining the build process
  • Limited Auditing and Cost Estimation along with PO/PM
  • Meet & Collab with stakeholders, customers, and leadership as required
Analytical SkillsWritten CommunicationLeadershipJenkinsResource AllocationSQL+4

Site Realibility Engineer - Observability,RoutingLayer,PaaS-SaaS Projects

Jun 2018Jun 2022 · 4 yrs

  • Designed and developed an E2E pipeline for Data Ingestion and transformation with my highly skilled team, using the AWS Components (S3, Lamda, KDA, ELK, SQS, CloudWatch, EC2)
  • Contributed in Monitoring, Logging(Splunk/ELK) dashboard creation for the data/metrics (worked on creating Custom/System Metrics alerts)
  • Responsible for deploying and enhancing system monitoring solutions that will improve the performance and reliability of the Micro Focus Monitoring using Prometheus, Newrelic, Grafana
  • Ensured the configuration and accuracy of the monitoring systems for existing infrastructure (over virtual machines /cloud EC2/AMI and network).
  • Worked with members of the infrastructure and development teams to gather requirements and design solutions to meet the monitoring needs of new and existing products and services.
  • Worked with real-time data Streaming
  • Responsible for on-call pager duty for production incidents of 5 vital class-1 services
  • Managed Incident Handling, Blameless Postmortem, and Root Cause Analysis (RCA)
  • Worked on defining SLI-SLO/Error Budget/Latency/Threshold for Services
  • Worked on identifying the MTTR / MTTD / MTBF
  • Collaborate and Troubleshooting with the Tools specific L3/L4 Support teams (Splunk / AWS)
  • Collaborate with cross-functional stakeholders
  • AWS Cost Analytics and downsizing as per requirement.
Attention to DetailProblem SolvingAnalytical SkillsWritten CommunicationLeadershipJenkins+3

Software Engineer - Cloud Services Platform

Sep 2017Jun 2018 · 9 mos

JavaQuality AssuranceAnalytical SkillsWritten CommunicationSQLBuild Strong Relationships+1

Gs lab

2 roles

Senior Software Engineer

Promoted

Dec 2016Sep 2017 · 9 mos · Pune/Pimpri-Chinchwad Area

  • Designing the framework for Web Application
  • Identifying the test cases for automation
  • Creating the executable script using Java in eclipse
  • Selenium web driver integration with GIT
  • Being a single member in a team, automated all the modules for the application.
  • Created generic reports using 'Extent-Reports' which includes detail data of test-case execution, with all functional/Non-function/Regression run details, count & execution time. Plus bug details with screenshots.
  • Also, did some continuous integration for it using Jenkins.
  • Did Performance testing using J-meter and Security testing using SOAP-UI for the same application.
Quality AssuranceAnalytical SkillsWritten CommunicationMultitaskingLeadershipJenkins+4

Solutions Engineer

Jul 2015Dec 2016 · 1 yr 5 mos · Pune/Pimpri-Chinchwad Area

  • started working in Identity Management domain
JavaProblem SolvingAnalytical SkillsSQLSoftware Engineering

Persistent systems

3 roles

Senior Software Engineer

Jan 2014Jun 2015 · 1 yr 5 mos

  • Automation framework design, Creating the test script using the Test-Compete tool in VBScript.
  • Execution of the test suites and code optimization as needed.
  • Overall responsibility -
  • Defect logging, Tacking & Retesting after fix for Sanity, Regression & UAT test cases.
  • Test lab management in Quality Center.
  • Daily execution consolidating and reporting
  • Automation test script preparation using test complete or selenium tool.
  • Test data preparation using SQL and selenium scripts
  • Browser compatibility testing
  • Automation of functional and regression test cases
  • Designing strategy for manual test cases for not automated test cases
  • Preparing end to end automation testing with the help of framework and preparing various recovery scenarios for it.
  • Preparing various combinations of environments required for testing and automating the product.
  • Preparing & presenting automation scripts demo's to clients and also preparing user guide documents for project.
JavaQuality AssuranceAnalytical SkillsWritten CommunicationJenkinsSQL

Software Engineer

Jan 2013Dec 2013 · 11 mos

  • For the software of Life Science Health care domain
  • 1. Manual testing -Test-plan creation, test case writing & executing. Database stored procedure creation, Sanity testing, Functional and Non functional testing.
  • Test-case and Defect management, Involved in BBT and WBT.
  • 2. Automation, POC of various automation tools, Feasibility checklist of the application for automation. Created Sanity test suites for the product.
  • 3. Load and stress testing on the application
  • 4. API testing
  • 5. Performance testing using the Jmeter
Quality AssuranceAnalytical SkillsSQL

Trainee

Jul 2012Jan 2013 · 6 mos

  • Worked on Java, Databases- MYSQL, Stored procedure creation, Servers - LDAP,AD, Linux.
  • Worked on Perl scripting.
Analytical SkillsSQL

Education

North Maharashtra University

Bachelor's degree — Computer Engineering

Jan 2008Jan 2012

Municipal Junior College Malkapur, Buldhana MH - India

HSC Science (11th & 12th PCBM Group) — Science

Jan 2006Jan 2008

Liladhar Bhojraj Chandak Vidyala Malkapur, Buldhana MH - India

Secondary Education [8th to 10th Standard]

Jun 2003May 2006

Nutan Vidyalaya Malkapur, Buldhana MH - India

Secondary Education [5th to 7th Standard]

Jun 1999May 2003

Bharat Bharati Convent Malkapur, Buldhana MH - India

Primary Education

Jun 1993Apr 1999

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