Waqas Ali أحمد, Scrum Master

Waqas Ali أحمد

Scrum Master

Bahrain Islamic Bank

البلد
البحرين
التعليم
ماجستير, Software Engineering
الخبرات
9 years, 9 أشهر

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الخبرة العملية

مجموع سنوات الخبرة :9 years, 9 أشهر

Scrum Master في Bahrain Islamic Bank
  • البحرين - المنامة
  • أشغل هذه الوظيفة منذ مايو 2018

• Analyses current KPIs and speaks to team members
• Quickly creates action plans to address issues
• Has the ability to influence and drive change into the team with conviction, and facilitate Agile practices e.g. daily stand ups, sprint planning, backlog refinement, reviews and retrospectives
• Works with multiple Agile teams to support and develop their KPIs
• Day-to-day facilitation of ‘getting work done’, including prioritizing tickets, managing individuals’ workloads, ensuring progress is monitored and removing blockers
• Keep energy and motivation within the team high to ensure all individuals are aligned and engaged with sprint goals
• Help the team assess their ‘Scrum Maturity’, and refine practices through guidance and coaching
• Improve transparency within the team
• Guide and coach the team to become self-organized
• Build a safe and trusting environment where conflicts can be managed in a healthy way without fear of blame

Senior Software Engineer في Veripark Solutions
  • البحرين
  • ديسمبر 2015 إلى مايو 2019

Responsible for overall project management, functional, technology related activities during Core banking implementation
•Coordinated with development team to evaluate and improve software and hardware interfaces
•Gathered and defined customer requirements to develop clear specifications for creating well-organized project plans
•Built outstanding and dynamic team of software engineers and developers which significantly boosted overall success of organization
•Collaborated with cross-functional development team members to analyze potential system solutions based on evolving client requirements
•Worked with project managers, developers, quality assurance and customers to resolve technical issues

MAJOR IMPLEMENTATIONS:
•Implementation of E-banking application integration in Ithmaar Bank. Major integration included Core banking (FlexCube), Credit Cards (AFS), EFTS, benefit payment gateway and Master Card.
•Implemented VeriLink in GIB Saudi to integrate with numerous systems including Oracle FlexCube, SADAD Bill payment, VisionPlus credit card, Cortex debit card, MS CRM, InterTech ATM controller, FCCM AML and Al-Elm identity systems
•Implemented VeriLink in National Bank of Bahrain (NBB) with end systems like CTL Prime services for credit cards and TC4 for accounts and customers.
•Implemented Verilink in Bahrain Islamic Bank (BisB) with numerous system including GPS for cards, Unity for Fund Transfer, Benefit for Bill Payment, PayPal and with loyalty management sytem.

Lead Software Development Team في World Vision International
  • باكستان
  • سبتمبر 2008 إلى ديسمبر 2008

All technical aspects of solution delivery including business requirements gathering, analysis, design, development, quality, documentation and support.
•Overall applications design and mapping the business requirements to technical specifications.
•Developing, maintaining and enforcing standards across the development team.
•Create business processes, best practices, standards, templates and operating procedures to optimize IT project development.
•Assign schedules, coordinate staff and allocate resources to ensure efficiency and productivity is maximized.
•Develop metrics to test and monitor applications, ensuring consistent improvement.
•Collaborate with system architects, software engineers and IT management to ensure projects meet strategic initiatives

MAJOR IMPLEMENTATIONS:
•Implementation of Online Purchase system for the organization. Staff is able to raise their purchase request and application workflow allows requests to be approved by Line Manager, finance and finally procured by Procurement staff later to be used for RFQ and RFP purposes.
•Online Payroll Management application for organization.

Junior Software Engineer في Pakistan Revenue Automation Limited
  • باكستان
  • سبتمبر 2007 إلى أغسطس 2008

الخلفية التعليمية

ماجستير, Software Engineering
  • في Bahria University
  • ديسمبر 2019

بكالوريوس, Software Engineering
  • في University of Engineering and Technology
  • ديسمبر 2019

Specialties & Skills

Communications
Team Building
Agile Project Management
Project Management
Agile Project Management
Sprint Planning
Facilitation
Agile Methodologies
Continuous Improvement

التدريب و الشهادات

Project Management Professional (الشهادة)
تاريخ الدورة:
August 2014
Agile Certified Practitioner (ACP) (الشهادة)
تاريخ الدورة:
April 2016
صالحة لغاية:
April 2019
DevOps Foundation (الشهادة)
تاريخ الدورة:
November 2019