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Hello, I'm Vikram.

Scrum Master / Project Manager · Technical Delivery Leader

Melbourne, VIC, Australia

Actively exploring Scrum Master and delivery-leadership roles in Melbourne

  • 15+years across government, finance and telecommunications
  • $5M+program portfolio led at ANZ
  • ≈92%evidence effort cut by the ATO test-automation harness
  • 10k+concurrent devices at P95 under 200 ms (ANZ telemetry)
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I'm a technical delivery leader and AI solutions architect based in Melbourne, currently leading agile delivery as Scrum Master / Project Manager on the Australian Taxation Office's Payday Super program. Over 15+ years across government, finance, and telecommunications I've helped teams ship complex systems — from mainframe test automation to real-time AI platforms — with a focus on measurable business value.

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Test Automation at Scale
-92%Effort
Architected the ATO Payday Super program’s COBOL/mainframe test-evidence automation covering 200+ SIT/E2E scenarios across eight squads.
Cloud Modernisation
-30%Delivery
Guided the transition of core banking platforms to cloud-native architectures (.NET/Azure).
Realtime Reliability
10k+Devices
Led delivery of AI/ML solutions including real-time WebSocket telemetry.
AI Quality & Risk
-38%Breaches
Implemented Langfuse + Phoenix evaluation stack reducing simulated LLM error-budget breaches by 38%.
Leadership Scale
40+Resources
Leading the Agile Kookaburras squad at the ATO within an eight-team SIT program.
Portfolio Value
$5M+Budget
Stewardship of multi-million programs with full compliance.
Portrait of Vikram Deshpande
0+years across government, finance and telecommunications
$0M+program portfolio led at ANZ
≈0%evidence effort cut by the ATO test-automation harness
0k+concurrent devices at P95 under 200 ms (ANZ telemetry)

About Me

With over 15 years in the technology industry, I work as a Senior Technical Leader and Certified Scrum Master (CSM) across government, financial services, and telecommunications — currently leading agile delivery for the Australian Taxation Office’s Payday Super reform program. My focus is program delivery, enterprise transformation, and architecting AI/ML-driven solutions.

I lead cross-functional squads, guide cloud-based modernisations, and automate away systemic delivery friction. My technical background spans Python, TypeScript, and cloud-native infrastructure (Kubernetes, GCP, AWS, Azure). I focus on fostering an agile culture and translating complex technical roadmaps into measurable business value.

  • Translate strategy into roadmaps that improve delivery efficiency and de-risk cloud modernisations.
  • Align AI/ML delivery with compliance and risk models from the start.
  • Use telemetry and dashboards to provide transparency for leaders and teams.
  • ≈92% reduction in test-evidence effort across 200+ mainframe SIT/E2E scenarios (ATO Payday Super).
  • P95 < 200 ms realtime WebSocket telemetry across 10k+ device concurrency (ANZ).
  • Core banking transformation (.NET/Azure) trimmed delivery time by >30% and infra cost by >15%.
  • $5M+ portfolio oversight with 100% compliance to enterprise standards and risk models.
  • Lead the Agile Kookaburras squad at the ATO within an eight-team SIT program.
  • Led 5+ squads (up to 40 resources including offshore) through Agile/Scrum/SAFe rituals.
  • Exec workshops for 40+ leaders improved decision clarity by ~55%.
  • Certified Scrum Master; governance first to keep risk, budget, and delivery aligned.
  • Next.js + Supabase JIRA analytics dashboard surfacing sprint velocity and LLM retro insights.
  • Node.js/Express public-key server with full Mocha/Chai coverage for API signing.
  • React/TypeScript + D3 relationship timeline visualiser for customer journeys.
  • Langfuse + Phoenix evaluation stack reducing simulated LLM error-budget breaches by 38%.

Experience

  • Lead end-to-end agile delivery for the Agile Kookaburras squad — one of eight squads delivering NTP and Distribution UI capabilities for the ATO’s Payday Super reform — owning sprint cadence, PI planning (PI 47–48), capacity management, and executive status reporting.
  • Architected the program’s COBOL/mainframe test-evidence automation strategy covering 200+ SIT/E2E scenarios across all eight squads, cutting evidence effort from ~3 hours to ~15 minutes per scenario (≈92% reduction) using a zero-new-approvals toolchain (REXX, SMF, SDSF, PCOMM, PowerShell, VBA).
  • Converted a mathematically infeasible SIT window — 75+ hours of manual evidence per team against 64 available hours — into an achievable plan through a six-day tiered harness build with a formal go/no-go gate and a four-level contingency ladder.
  • Convened and facilitated a cross-discipline technical war room that produced a binding automation recommendation in under three hours, securing endorsement without a single new InfoSec approval.
  • Authored the executive change request re-baselining Payday Super test capacity from 30 to up to 90 person-days, including options analysis, costed recommendation, risk assessment, and full Azure DevOps traceability across 40 scenarios and 11 data tables (AC6–AC19) with STT regression scope.
  • Unblocked stalled NTP function testing by escalating L2 environment instability and brokering targeted SME enablement, while steering Distribution UI feature delivery to 95%+ completion.

Skills & Certifications

  • AI/ML Solutions
  • LLM Pipelines (LangChain, Langfuse, Phoenix)
  • Real-Time Telemetry
  • MLOps
  • Data Architecture
  • Python, TypeScript, React/Next.js
  • Kubernetes, Docker, Terraform
  • GCP, AWS, Azure
  • Postgres/Supabase
  • CI/CD, DevOps, Mainframe Test Automation (REXX/JCL)
  • Technical Program Management
  • Agile/Scrum/SAFe & PI Planning
  • Product Ownership
  • Stakeholder Alignment & Executive Reporting
  • Risk, Capacity & Budget Management
  • Certified Scrum Master (CSM)
  • Cloud/Data Certifications (AWS/GCP - In progress)
  • Master of Computer Science (Honours), Monash University
  • Bachelor of Engineering, Computer Science, University of Melbourne

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Browsers, mobile, and sensor kits.

API gateway

Front door, throttling, metadata.

Vector store

Distributed cache of embeddings.

Gemini

LLM core with safety filters.

Telemetry

Metric bus and heartbeat feeds.

Governance

QA, risk, and compliance loops.

LLM Chat Path

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How I deliver, in numbers

An outcome-focused, collaborative Agile profile — depth, scale, longevity and value, each traceable to the record.

  • Technical depth

    92% of test-evidence effort cut across 200+ ATO scenarios — automation built with zero new InfoSec approvals.

    ATO Payday Super test-automation harness

  • Program scale

    $5M+ program portfolio across 5+ squads and 40+ practitioners, delivered at 100% compliance.

    ANZ Banking Group program leadership

  • Sustained execution

    15+ years across government, finance and telecommunications; nearly 8 sustained years at ANZ (2017–2025).

    Career record, MYOB (2010) through to the ATO

  • Tangible value

    30%+ delivery-efficiency gain, 15%+ infrastructure cost cut, and 100% risk-framework compliance.

    • time saved
    • cost avoided
    • risk reduced

    ANZ cloud-native modernisation

Take the dossier with you

One record, two audiences — download the CV, or ask the clone.

Vikram Deshpande

Scrum Master / Project Manager — Australian Taxation Office · AI Solutions Architect

Fifteen-plus years turning complex government, finance and telecommunications programs into measurable, compliant delivery.

  • 15+ years across government, finance and telecommunications
  • $5M+ program portfolio led across 5+ squads at 100% compliance
  • ≈92% test-evidence effort cut on the ATO Payday Super harness
  • 10k+ concurrent devices at P95 under 200 ms (ANZ telemetry)

For employers

15+ years of delivery leadership and a 92% evidence-effort cut — the full record is in the dossier.

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For clients

$5M+ programs shipped at 100% compliance; book a conversation and keep the CV dossier.

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Open to Scrum Master / Project Manager roles in Melbourne — and selected AI delivery engagements.

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Emailsarkar.vikram@gmail.comCall+61 433 224 556