Ganesh Sivasami

• Development and communication of E2E (Network and IT SIT, UAT and BRT) test strategy for Network program and associated IT impacts
• Ensure the Program Increment level test scope to meet E2E testing objectives
• Collaborated with cross-functional teams for identification and resolution of validation issues.
• Closely monitoring and reporting on test execution schedule, providing governance and support via regular meetings with key stakeholders (SIT, UAT and BRT)
• Responsible for aggregate test reporting activities at a release level
• Accountability for Defect Management Coordination (Supporting defect triage and resolution process SIT, UAT and BRT)
• Working with Monthly Release test team as primary contact (supporting Delivery Manager) where Network delivery has IT impacts
• Ensuring engagement and alignment of test approach, scope and RACI
• Ensure Network SIT baseline is agreed
• Coordinating IT standalone release test requirements and activities when delivery does not go via an MR
• Management and monitoring of adherence to testing guidelines as defined by Network Test and Deploy team (to be state)
• Governing of test activities undertaken by external third-parties
• Managing the continual uplift of testing within the Network Test and Deploy Team based on active monitoring of test effectiveness/efficiency and through participation in team retrospectives
• Working with IT Delivery Practice to ensure support continuous improvement and alignment to nbn Network testing standards and processes
• Effective enablement/ support for Network UAT and BRT where applicable to ensure Build Test & Done and Deploy Done milestones are met
• Ensuring and Maximizing more alignment between multiple disciplinary pods across network & IT and broader engagement with BUs with a view to enhance test efficiencies/strategies to improve time to market without undue quality impact by minimizing/removing cross level test duplication, streamline testing processes, therefore contributing effectively to achieve key business outcomes on time and drive efficiencies in the e2e network and IT delivery
• Met tight deadlines to satisfy client demands and project timelines.
• Skilled at working independently and collaboratively in a team environment.
• Managed time efficiently in order to complete all tasks within deadlines.
• Excellent communication skills, both verbal and written.
• Proved successful working within tight deadlines and a fast-paced environment.

• Planned, managed and reported on all aspects of Network UAT for multiple projects/streams in parallel
• Planned, managed and reported on all aspects of Network BRT for multiple projects/streams in parallel

Release Deployment activities – Performed the function of a Release Manager

• Provided heightened weekend release management support in controlling the deployment into the live environments with minimal business impact.
• Provided an over-arching management and leadership function to ensure release scope containing IT capabilities changes are successfully transitioned to production network.
• Facilitate/Support discussions in prod deployment bridges, iTVT/iPVT on any deployment/iTVT/iPVT issues, get the required people on the bridges and effectively manage the issues to closure.
• Track overall status and progress on RSVT execution, provide release management support in end stating RSVT defects and effectively enable RSVT to complete on time/schedule in readiness for DRR
• Provide release management support in triaging open defects, escalate to get the required people on the defect calls and ensure to end state the open defects to closure on time in readiness for DRR.

Post-production Deployment War room activities - Performed the function of a War room controller, specific tasks included

• Run periodic checkpoints every 30 to 60 minutes on the health of IT systems/applications
• Tracks incidents in the WAR room tracker which is a Kanban board in JIRA
• Updates the status of production to stakeholders after every 30 mins via Teams and on the call
• Leads discussion on planning and executing testing and deployment plans for critical fixes
• Get the required people (including MIM) on to the WAR room bridge
• Manages communication back to senior stakeholders

The Manager, Network Transition is accountable to ensure that each entity integrated into the operational environment is integrated without jeopardising Network Operations’ ability to activate services and assure the network nationally to agreed SLAs.

Network Transition Manager will drive all projects to be successfully planned, monitored, tested, and controlled through to implementation and closure.

• Provide a focal point into Network Operations for all products, systems, elements, devices, technologies, platforms, applications, or infrastructure being integrated into the production network.
• Coordinates the preparation, collation and presentation of operational specifications and requirements as an input into projects being managed through the NBN Co Solution Development Framework.
• Ensure the quality of project deliverables (for Operations) at each project gate (DRR and ORR)
• Review project deliverables against the checklist, to ensure acceptance at the gate will mean non-disruption to operations, supportability and Operations requirements met
• Apply sound judgment in recommending either the passing or failing of a gate based on the above assessments
• Provide concise, properly researched, documented analysis, to management on problems which may prevent endorsement of a gate
• Manage the preparation and execution of User Acceptance and Business Readiness Testing
• Coordinates the Network Operations inputs and Subject Matter Expert engagement into Business Readiness Testing as required
• Participate in and make recommendations for the Build Test and Done - Deployment Readiness Reviews (DRR) and Deploy Done - Operational Readiness Reviews (ORR), and organizes the formal signoff for each entity being integrated into the operational environment.
• Pro-active, initiative and autonomy, stakeholder management throughout the Project Lifecycle
• Engagement of Operations managers and subject matter experts for problem identification, investigation, and reporting facilitation of meetings to resolve problems.

Managed the Rapid Release agile team of size (3) and technically lead system integration testing delivery to Validate/Perform integrated testing for critical production IT incidents, Product Known Errors (PKE), Front Door Requests (FDR’s), and supported with Environment readiness, Test Data (Services) to effectively enable Tier 3 to perform UAT. Heavily involved in

• Iteration/Release planning with scope management, scope prioritisation and coordination
• Story point estimation
• Lead daily Stand up/Scrum
• Story Kick-offs and execution
• Retrospectives

• Lead Network integration automation testing activities on the VDSL and GFAST FTTC Programme

• Technically Lead E2E System integration testing activities training and mentoring Onshore/Offshore team members of size (30+) for OSS IT Integrated Releases and delivered system integration testing to integrate OSS IT capabilities across FTTP, FTTB/N, FTTC, HFC and Wireless technologies.

• Technically Lead System integration testing activities in TITAN project for Telstra

• Technically Lead Application integration testing activities in MEDIATOR (Telstra Transformation) project.

Technically Lead testing activities in integrating Bank of New York systems providing information on custody, accounting, portfolio, settlement, cash, and securities, as well as foreign exchange instructions.

Technically Lead testing activities in integrating and testing HSBC’s Consumer Lending services systems

Heavily involved in testing and integrating Canadian Depository Securities Limited products designed to provide reliable, cost effective; depository, clearing, regulatory information services for securities market participants.