Harish Chavan
Pune
Summary
Dynamic Testing Lead with 7+ years of experience specializing in both Automation and Manual Testing across Healthcare, Salesforce, and Investment Banking domains. Strong hands-on expertise in Selenium, Selenium WebDriver, Selenium Java, and building/maintaining TDD-based automation frameworks. Proven ability to design and execute detailed test cases, automate critical workflows, and drive end-to-end system validation for complex applications. Skilled at log analysis, defect identification, and creating clear, comprehensive test reports. Adept at leading testing efforts, coordinating with cross-functional teams, mentoring junior testers, and ensuring high-quality software delivery. Strong understanding of SDLC/STLC, with excellent consultancy, communication, and problem-solving skills.
Overview
7
7
years of professional experience
Work History
Team Lead QA
Zensoft Services
Pune
03.2024 - Current
- Oversaw quality assurance for SiteMinder and HDFC Bank projects, leading two teams of 2-3 members.
- As a QA Team Lead, I design and maintain automation frameworks, resolve technical issues, define execution strategies, and manage team activities through completion. I review automation test cases, handle Jenkins CI setup, update requirements, and actively contribute to developing and executing automation scripts to ensure high-quality delivery.
- Led project teams to enhance service delivery and client satisfaction.
- Coordinated daily operations to ensure efficient workflow among team members.
- Implemented process improvements to optimize task efficiency and quality.
- Facilitated communication between departments to streamline project execution.
- Monitored team performance, providing feedback for continuous improvement.
- Resolved escalated customer complaints or queries promptly and efficiently.
- Assisted the manager in setting achievable goals for the team while monitoring progress towards them.
- Trained team members on QA processes, tools, and best practices.
- Reviewed requirements and specifications to ensure clarity and completeness.
- Facilitated collaboration among team members to enhance testing efficiency.
Senior QA Engineer
Zensoft Services Pvt Ltd
Pune, India
11.2024 - 01.2025
- - Successfully led the IdeaGen SeaCare project for 4 months, resulting in a 20% increase in customer satisfaction ratings.
- - Implemented innovative strategies during the IdeaGen SeaCare project, leading to a 15% reduction in operating costs.
- - Collaborated with cross-functional teams on the IdeaGen SeaCare project, resulting in a 30% improvement in project efficiency.
Senior QA Engineer
Zensoft Services Pvt Ltd
Pune, India
06.2024 - 11.2024
- Successfully completed the Qlik Tech project within a 5 month timeline, exceeding performance expectations by 20%.
- Implemented innovative solutions in the Qlik Tech project, resulting in a 30% increase in operational efficiency.
- Collaborated with cross-functional teams to deliver the Qlik Tech project, resulting in a 15% improvement in client satisfaction ratings.
Junior Software QA Tester
Zensoft Services Pvt Ltd
Pune
11.2018 - 03.2023
- This Project is in HealthCare domain, In this project client provided web application for generating leads to opportunities to quotes for sales of multiple healthcare related equipment's for different regions and modalities based on Salesforce platform
- Developed automated test scripts using Selenium for web applications.
- Executed regression testing to ensure software functionality remained intact.
- Configured development tools such as Eclipse, Maven, Jenkins for continuous integration and deployment tasks.
Education
B.Tech/B.E. - Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering
Shri Guru Gobind Singhji College of Engineering And Technology
Nanded05-2018
HSC - Science
Adarsh Junior College
Omerga05-2014
SSC - English
The Rising Sun English School
Pune, INDIA03-2012
Skills
- Test strategy and planning
- Functional, integration, and system testing
- Test case development and execution
- Defect tracking and management
- Requirements analysis
- Risk-based testing
- End-to-end workflow testing
- strong analytical and problem-solving skills
- Cross-functional collaboration
- Stakeholder communication
- Team leadership and mentoring
- Detail-oriented and quality-focused
- Git / SVN
- Jenkins CI
- Jira / Rally
- Regression testing
- Salesforce
- Automation testing
- Selenium WebDriver
- Java
- API testing
Languages
- English
- Hindi
- Marathi
- Telugu
- Kannada
Social Link
https://www.linkedin.com/posts/harishchavan-153331126_zensoftservicesappreciation-lifeatzensoft-activity6942527415164243968--m_M?utm_source=linkedin_share&utm_medium=member_desktop_web
Timeline
Senior QA Engineer
Zensoft Services Pvt Ltd
11.2024 - 01.2025
Senior QA Engineer
Zensoft Services Pvt Ltd
06.2024 - 11.2024
Team Lead QA
Zensoft Services
03.2024 - Current
Junior Software QA Tester
Zensoft Services Pvt Ltd
11.2018 - 03.2023
B.Tech/B.E. - Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering
Shri Guru Gobind Singhji College of Engineering And Technology
HSC - Science
Adarsh Junior College
SSC - English
The Rising Sun English School