Umair Ehsan

I am an accomplished Engineering Manager with a strong career progression from Software Engineer to Principal Engineer and Manager, leading the delivery of SaaS and enterprise-scale applications from discovery through deployment. I bring deep experience in Agile methodology, Scrum Master leadership, Jira, Azure DevOps, and solution architecture, with a proven ability to modernize legacy systems, implement DevOps practices, and drive high-performing teams. Combining strategic vision with hands-on technical insight, I excel at guiding cross-functional teams, optimizing engineering processes, and delivering scalable, high-quality solutions aligned with business goals.

• Proven experience building and leading high-performance engineering teams through mentoring, coaching, and clear goal setting.
• Strong ability to establish engineering processes including Agile/Scrum, CI/CD pipelines, code review standards, and automated deployment workflows.
• Skilled in project and delivery management road mapping, sprint planning, backlog prioritization, resource allocation, and risk mitigation.
• Expertise in architectural decision-making, system design reviews, and ensuring best practices in scalability, security, and performance.
• Effective cross-functional leadership with Product, QA, DevOps, and Stakeholders to ensure timely and high-quality releases.
• Hands-on leadership style: capable of contributing to technical solutions while guiding teams toward long-term architectural and operational improvements.
• Experience managing on-prem to cloud migrations, modernization of legacy applications, and establishing engineering excellence practices.