Mandar Salunkhe

Mandar Salunkhe is a skilled engineer specializing in cloud infrastructure and platform development, currently serving as a Staff Cloud Platform Engineer at CyberArk since September 2025, focusing on SaaS infrastructure and Kubernetes platform services. Previous experience includes a role as a Senior Software Engineer at DataStax, where Mandar managed Kubernetes clusters across multiple cloud platforms and developed Go APIs for backend automation. At Comcast, Mandar advanced through two product development engineer positions, gaining expertise in cloud and infrastructure, Linux administration, and CI/CD pipeline automation. Mandar started in the field as a Python QA fellow at the Joint Institute for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition, where responsibilities included developing Python scripts and collaborating across teams. Mandar holds a Master of Science in Telecommunications Engineering from the University of Maryland and a Bachelor's degree in Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering from the University of Mumbai. Additional skills include Python programming, MySQL, and Git.