Harish Salunkhe
@harishsalunkhe
Senior QA Automation Engineer specializing in scalable Selenium frameworks and CI/CD integration.
What I'm looking for
I am a Senior QA Automation Engineer with 14+ years of hands-on experience designing and implementing scalable automation frameworks for complex SaaS platforms and digital advertising workflows.
I specialize in Selenium WebDriver, Java, TestNG, Gradle, and Page Object Model-based framework design, and I have expanded expertise in API testing, database validation, and CI/CD pipeline integration.
Throughout my career I have reduced regression effort, improved test coverage, and automated critical advertising workflows (Google Ads, Facebook Ads, Programmatic Ads), while adopting AI-assisted testing tools to improve maintenance and test generation.
I am a Certified ScrumMaster who thrives in Agile teams, collaborates closely with developers and product owners, and focuses on delivering reliable, maintainable automation that scales with the product.
Experience
Work history, roles, and key accomplishments
Senior QA Automation Engineer
Matchcraft (Vendasta)
Feb 2012 - Present (14 years 1 month)
Designed and maintained scalable Selenium-based automation frameworks for a digital advertising SaaS, reducing regression effort and improving test coverage across Google Ads, Facebook Ads and programmatic workflows.
Software Engineer (QA)
Webvisible Technology
May 2011 - Jan 2012 (8 months)
Executed functional and regression testing and supported automation efforts for web applications, collaborating with development teams in an Agile environment.
Senior Test Engineer
BC Web Wise Pvt Ltd
Apr 2010 - May 2011 (1 year 1 month)
Led QA activities including test planning, execution and automation support to improve product quality and reduce defects in web solutions.
Senior Test Engineer
TAGG Cybertech Pvt Ltd
Dec 2007 - Apr 2010 (2 years 4 months)
Performed end-to-end testing and contributed to automation initiatives to streamline regression cycles and ensure release readiness.
Test Engineer
Idea Compusoft Pvt Ltd
Jun 2006 - Dec 2007 (1 year 6 months)
Conducted functional and system testing for software releases and supported QA process improvements.
Education
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Shivaji University, Kolhapur
Bachelor of Engineering, Computer Science
Bachelor of Engineering in Computer Science completed at Shivaji University, Kolhapur, graduating in 2005.
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