Pramey Gupte
Colebee,Australia
Overview
21
21
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Release Manager
Department of Employment and Workplace Relations
Sydney
04.2024 - Current
- Defined Release and Environment Management Strategy for Education Funding System project.
- Coordinated software releases to align with project timelines.
- Prepared comprehensive Release Plans for EFS Project stages.
- Served as primary liaison with stakeholders to communicate requirements.
- Led Systems Team overseeing Automation, Performance testing, and DevOps activities.
- Managed end-to-end execution process to ensure smooth deployments.
- Cultivated stakeholder relationships to enhance release outcomes.
- Identified opportunities for improvement within release management lifecycle.
Release and Environment Manager
Transgrid
Sydney
08.2023 - 04.2024
- Defined Release and Environment Management Strategy for WAM program.
- Coordinated with system owners to secure test environments for integration.
- Conducted environment mapping for MAS, MuleSoft, and third-party systems.
- Managed release schedule for IBM Maximo project and patch releases.
- Developed cutover plan for Ellipse to Maximo migration with project teams.
- Created high-level program release overview and roadmap for WAM.
- Maintained MS Project Master Schedule to track service transition dependencies.
- Reported on risks affecting program schedule in weekly status updates.
Change and Release Manager
Atturra
Sydney
02.2022 - 08.2023
- Established Change and Release Practice at Atturra, implementing robust policies and procedures.
- Oversaw change and release communications as primary contact for related queries.
- Maintained governance of change and release processes, ensuring documentation accuracy and compliance.
- Collaborated with Agile scrum teams to coordinate frequent, low-risk releases for clients.
- Managed release frequency across project teams, integrating monthly schedules for managed services.
- Engaged with client ICT Change Management teams to ensure timely, quality delivery of releases.
- Conducted weekly CAB meetings with Delivery Managers to review planned changes/releases.
- Mentored team members in Agile methodologies and effective working practices.
DevOps Team Leader / Release Manager
GBST
Sydney
04.2015 - 02.2022
- Transformed Client Services teams in AU and UK into fully Agile cross-functional units.
- Mentored teams in adopting Agile methodologies to enhance collaboration.
- Led Australia team using Lean Kanban model, executing product owner duties and team leadership responsibilities.
- Conducted iteration planning, backlog refinements, retrospectives, and daily lean meetings.
- Facilitated weekly stakeholder engagement meetings with project managers to inform sprint planning.
- Acted as primary contact for assessing requests in JIRA and managing backlog grooming.
- Oversaw UK team operations in Kanban model, participating in retrospectives and reviews.
- Managed resource allocation for client hosting, BCP testing, and release planning activities.
Program Change and Release Manager
Cognizant Technology Solutions
Sydney
07.2013 - 04.2015
- Led large-scale Storage Transformation program under Managed Services Model, managing Change Management activities.
- Ensured compliance of Managed Services Vendors EMC and AT&T with contractual obligations for Change Management.
- Participated in working group to implement new Change Management v2 process across the bank through gap analysis and stakeholder training.
- Conducted current state assessments and developed documentation for processes, tools, and roles within Service Management framework.
- Collaborated with Program Manager to create comprehensive Change Management Plan covering all program stakeholders and processes.
- Performed Change Impact analysis to assess business implications of changes and executed Risk Assessments for potential failures.
- Represented program changes at MGL Infrastructure Change Advisory Board meetings, discussing impacts on critical services.
- Provided weekly status reports to senior management on completed activities, upcoming plans, and project risks.
Change & Release Process Consultant
Cognizant Technology Solutions
Wellington, NZ
05.2013 - 06.2013
- Executed consulting assignment for change and release management across bank operations.
- Conducted stakeholder interviews to assess change management processes and tools.
- Reviewed As-is system in process, people, and tools, performing gap analysis against industry standards.
- Prepared comprehensive report identifying key improvement levers.
- Presented final report to executive-level stakeholders, ensuring strategic alignment.
Delivery Manager
Cognizant Technology Solutions
Pune, IND
01.2012 - 04.2013
- Defined ITIL Release Process flow to deliver comprehensive configuration management solutions.
- Implemented and managed release processes for development, testing, and production code progression.
- Maintained Release Calendar for all monthly, quarterly releases, and mandatory upgrades.
- Coordinated stakeholder meetings to ensure alignment with Release Calendar and successful releases.
- Trained development teams on new tools aligned with established Release Processes and standards.
- Led strategic initiatives to define release management process requirements and direction.
- Standardized subversion source code repository layouts across product lines for market connectivity applications.
- Automated build processes by migrating from manual to automated builds using Teamcity CI tool.
Change & Release Engineering Lead
Sungard Technology Solutions
Pune, IND
11.2010 - 01.2012
- Coordinated and consolidated software releases from development teams for QA, UAT, and production environments.
- Implemented and managed release processes for code progression in development, test, and production environments.
- Conducted patch analysis for monthly releases and SEV1/SEV2 requests, ensuring smooth integration across branches.
- Managed application updates, operating system patches, security enhancements, and hardware upgrades.
- Collaborated with Development, DBA, L2, and L3 support teams to adhere to release plans for all releases.
- Established branching and merging strategies to optimize workflows among engineering teams.
- Provided rapid resolutions for build issues impacting production applications while adhering to change management policies.
- Maintained build packages in DML for deployment into live environments.
Consultant Specialist
HSBC
Pune, USA
06.2004 - 11.2010
- Delivered source control and build/deploy support to Channel Engineering teams.
- Defined Software Configuration Management plan and branching/merging strategies for development lines.
- Trained engineering teams on modern build processes to enhance codebase management.
- Audited projects for compliance with SCM standards, including naming conventions and dependency management.
- Managed artifacting of components in centralized Maven2 repositories.
- Collaborated with Application Architecture team to align SCM and AA standards.
- Coordinated onsite operations for One HSBC Call Center, ensuring consistent customer experience.
- Built OHCC using Maven2; deployed to WPS environments via Teamsite.
Onsite Coordinator
HSBC
Buffalo, USA
01.2007 - 12.2007
- > Coordinated onsite operations for a team of four at HSBC NA, Buffalo, NY.
- > Analyzed, designed, developed, and tested the Wholesale Demand Deposit Accounting system.
- > Created prototypes and designed GUIs using JSP and Servlets.
- > Utilized IBM Websphere Application Server and RAD6.0 for streamlined workflows.
- > Applied Ant for efficient project compilation and deployment.
Developer
HSBC
06.2004 - 12.2006
- Redesigned Personal and Business Internet Banking applications to enhance user experience.
- Estimated project efforts and established timelines prior to development.
- Developed application components while providing system and unit testing support.
- Created UML designs and architecture for application structure.
- Collaborated with a team of 10 developers to ensure project success.
- Utilized Java, WASD 5.1.2, and WebSphere Portal server technologies for implementation.
Education
B.E. - Information Technology
01.2004
Skills
- Release management
- Environment management
- Quality assurance
- Change management
- Deployment strategies
- Stakeholder engagement
- Agile Delivery Management
- DevOps Leadership
Certification
- SAFe Scrum Master Certification from Pretty Agile
- ITIL v3 Foundation Certification from APMG.
- Prince2 Foundation Certification from APMG
- Brainbench certification on MS Excel 2007
References
Available on Request
References
References available upon request.
Timeline
Release Manager
Department of Employment and Workplace Relations
04.2024 - Current
Release and Environment Manager
Transgrid
08.2023 - 04.2024
Change and Release Manager
Atturra
02.2022 - 08.2023
DevOps Team Leader / Release Manager
GBST
04.2015 - 02.2022
Program Change and Release Manager
Cognizant Technology Solutions
07.2013 - 04.2015
Change & Release Process Consultant
Cognizant Technology Solutions
05.2013 - 06.2013
Delivery Manager
Cognizant Technology Solutions
01.2012 - 04.2013
Change & Release Engineering Lead
Sungard Technology Solutions
11.2010 - 01.2012
Onsite Coordinator
HSBC
01.2007 - 12.2007
Consultant Specialist
HSBC
06.2004 - 11.2010
Developer
HSBC
06.2004 - 12.2006
B.E. - Information Technology
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