VARUN GOEL
V&V Squad Lead / Product Owner
Noida
Summary
Highly skilled & self-motivated professional in OT systems (including SCADA, DCS & OT security) with 14+ years of industry experience.
Experienced in both manual & automatic tests, and a certified SAFe 6 POPM.
Overview
15
15
years of professional experience
3
3
Certifications
Work History
System V&V Squad Lead / Product Owner
GE Vernova
01.2023 - Current
- End to end test management for DS Agile roadmap versions
- Workload estimation + resource allocation
- Capacity planning with scrum master
- Backlog refinement & prioritization
- Iteration planning, writing & accepting stories, writing acceptance criteria
- Review of test strategy for each product & defining system test strategy based on product test outputs
- Strong coordination with other POs related to precising of technical features
- Strong coordination with system architect team to fully understand the scope of impacted products & use cases related to any new feature / defect analysis.
- Participation in major release gates like PRR, DVR, BOD5
- Involved in discussions with Product management to resolve technical roadblocks.
Technical Lead – Test Automation
GE Vernova
04.2022 - Current
- Acting as product owner, scrum master & architect in SAFe terminology
- Creating & prioritizing backlog - strategy to automate manual test related to different features
- Defining the architectural runway - Discussing various technologies with other product teams & defining roadmap based on best possible solution, integrating different frameworks whenever needed
- Capacity planning & story assigning - Synchronize different activities of TA developers & testers and coordinate issues between them.
Technical Lead – Post-Release & Maintenance
GE Vernova
06.2019 - 12.2022
- Coordination with Project managers & defining test strategy for validation activities for maintenance system builds (Post-releases).
- Adopting agile methodology to plan and execute system tests in the form of monthly sprints in JIRA XRAY.
- Tracking deliverables with the help of dashboards & smartsheets.
- Supporting back-end teams like Devops & test automation by giving feedback on their tools & even providing solutions.
- Planning the improvements related to better validation of system deliveries in order to maintain / improve trust of stakeholders.
- Supporting global operation units for technical issues and / or channelizing their issues to respective development teams thereby finding solutions.
- Task distribution within team members and technical support to them for any challenges.
Systems Engineer – DS Agile NPI & Roadmap
GE Vernova
11.2015 - 05.2019
- Creation, modification & maintenance of new test sequences using automation tools like Auto IT and NI Test Stand and validating them.
- Drive the test campaign for DS Agile system builds for roadmap versions and to deliver the test report upon completion.
- Expert in communication protocols like T101, T104, DNP3, OPC, IEC61850, SNMP, etc.
- Understanding & knowledge of best in domain tools like TMW Protocol test harness, Omicron test universe, IED scout, Kiwi Syslog, Iconics OPC data spy.
- Expertise of cyber security brick (1a and 1b) – Active directory implementation with Windows server 2012, 2016, Syslog & windows event forwarding, WSUS, windows security patches, hardening & whitelisting, etc.
- System tests creation & modification on test management tools like JIRA & confluence.
- Chosen for 2 weeks training on SHM tool (converting SNMP to IEC61850) in Montpellier, France & lead the KT program with R&D team.
Validation Engineer & Technical Lead: Test Automat
Schneider Electric Infrastructure
02.2013 - 10.2015
- Using AutoIT software to run more than 3000 automated tests.
- Writing new test scripts based on AutoIT for new platforms being integrated.
- Migrating tests from older HMI to newer HMI.
- Responsible for updating the documents like DVP, monitoring bug tracking system, and test repository system.
- Complete ownership of test automation activity transfer from QuEST Global – Trivandrum (a 3rd party collaborator for Schneider Electric) to Noida.
- Handling a team of 7 people, for all system level and subsystem level automation activities and task distribution as per the requirements.
Validation Engineer: Substation UI
Schneider Electric Infrastructure
06.2010 - 01.2013
- Responsible for test planning and stakeholder requirement analysis, writing and executing test cases, writing fault reports, creating test cycles, analyzing regression and other functionalities, assigning test cases, defining roles to team members, validating team activities, follow up with manager for new activities.
- Launching peer review of documents and analyzing them, and implementing them after review process.
- Chosen as part of validation team at Lattes, France for PACiS 4.9 validation.
- Recognized as an SUI expert globally, supporting cross-functional teams like global operations & different units as an expert.
- Supporting other projects like SUI, SUI++ and TVDA as a flexible resource.
- Assigning roles and work to the team.
Project Associate
CDAC
05.2009 - 05.2010
- Team member of RFID based projects which include projects like RFID based Attendance System and SMS based Authentication System.
- Faculty member for Advanced Diploma in Wireless & Broadband Communication (VoIP) Networks.
Education
Advanced Diploma - Wireless & Broadband
CDAC
Mohali, India 04.2001 -
B Tech - Electrical, Electronics And Communications Engineering
CCET - Panjab University
Chandigarh 04.2001 -
Class XII -
DAV College
Chandigarh, India 04.2001 -
Skills
Substation automation systems
SAFe Agilist / Product Owner / Scrum master
System integration & validation activities
Networking – L2 & L3 switch configuration, routing, TCP, UDP
Cyber Security – IEC 62351, AD, Syslog, Firewalls, Hardening & Whitelisting
Cyber Security – Ethical hacking & penetration testing tools
Industrial Protocols - IEC 61850, IEC 60870-104, IEC 60870-101, SNMP, OPC
Automation Tools - NI Teststand, AutoIT, Python
Test management tools – JIRA, confluence
Team Management & Leadership
Accomplishments
- Deliver with Focus: DS Agile version delivery effort critical for FIL project. (Aug 2022)
- Engineering award for Tools & process excellence: Virtual Kaizen event involving teams from India, France & Canada organized for DS Agile NPI lead time reduction. (Feb 2022)
- Lead with Transparency: Automated release notes setup done for system releases using Python (May 2021)
- Impact award for setting up of new remote access strategy for WFH (Jan 2021)
- Deliver with Focus: awarded for meeting the rebranding deadline and delivering within time to achieve target. (Oct 2020)
- Impact award for continuity of maintenance version deliveries from R&D during lockdown inspite of different challenges. (May 2020)
- Impact award for contribution towards validation for DSAgile 6.x version - critical for Windfarm projects at different sites. (Mar 2020)
- Three months of hands on testing experience in Automation headquarters in Lattes, France.
- UMD award for successful Factory Acceptance Test (FAT) of PACiS 4.8 with SUI for IOCL PARADIP.
- On the spot award for my contribution to good quality Fault Reports and handling team activities at Areva T&D.
Certification
SAFe 6 POPM
Timeline
SAFe 6 POPM
05-2024
System V&V Squad Lead / Product Owner
GE Vernova
01.2023 - Current
Technical Lead – Test Automation
GE Vernova
04.2022 - Current
Technical Lead – Post-Release & Maintenance
GE Vernova
06.2019 - 12.2022
Systems Engineer – DS Agile NPI & Roadmap
GE Vernova
11.2015 - 05.2019
Validation Engineer & Technical Lead: Test Automat
Schneider Electric Infrastructure
02.2013 - 10.2015
ISTQB Foundation Level
12-2011
Validation Engineer: Substation UI
Schneider Electric Infrastructure
06.2010 - 01.2013
Project Associate
CDAC
05.2009 - 05.2010
CCNA
05-2009
Advanced Diploma - Wireless & Broadband
CDAC
04.2001 -
B Tech - Electrical, Electronics And Communications Engineering
CCET - Panjab University
04.2001 -
Class XII -
DAV College
04.2001 -