• Providing architecture and technology leadership across a range of digital and middleware technologies including but not limited to protocol conversion, transport layer security, implementation patterns in different environments, Big Data Analytics, system migrations and High availability & Disaster recovery with industry standards like ISO, PCIDSS etc.• Provide technical leadership to the design, development/implementation, and testing of business solutions, integrating legacy and new technologies• Preparing and presenting potential technical solutions based on competitor analysis and advising the business on the technical and business value of the proposition with appropriate tradeoffs• Reviewing, analyzing and evaluating market requirements, business requirements and project briefs in order to design the most appropriate end-to-end technology solutions• Leading the creation of solutions design documentation which documents all of the technical components necessary to meet the business and technology goals• Dealing directly with the customer to negotiate financial aspects and convince technical benefits using appropriate terminologies and language identifying the audience.

Create a vision for IT within the organisation, communicate it to employees and lead and motivate the team to achieve the vision.Develop an IT strategy which identifies the future direction of the use of technology within the organisation to drive efficiencies. Research options for future IT development.Provide advice to the team on the application and use of IT to provide excellent services working closely with the senior management team to overcome business challenges with the use of technology.To identify solutions and opportunities to improve organisational performance. Evaluate customer’s requirements, prepare and present proposals, design and deliver solutions to meet customer’s objectives.Optimising IT solutions whilst promoting innovative solutions to operational challenges.Negotiate, manage and monitor of contracts for IT services provided by thirdparties ensuring effective service delivery.Contribute to the business development, implementation and review of corporatestrategies, annual project plans, policies and proceduresProvide brief and clear reports to required deadlines for the Board, the,Management Teams and key stakeholdersEnsure compliance with relevant legislation including the Data Protection andHealth & Safety Regulation (GDPR and ISO/IEC 27001 as applicable to ITusage)Understand and mitigate key elements of the company's risk profileOwn, manage, and evolve the operations and support role for a wide variety ofinternally developed technologies and capabilities supporting internally facing an external customer focused healthcare portals, applications, and capabilities to improve resiliency, identify root cause, and enable improved customer satisfaction for Digital Health products and service

Responsible for CoE(Centre of Excellent-Axiata) technical drive by providing solution for client pain points.Govern and enhance CoE software delivery strategy, providing guidance and technology improvement.Accountable for service delivery to CoE clients with a specific focus on service quality, customer satisfaction and productivity.Responsible for continues process improvements and ISMSC audit handling.To have a ‘helicopter’ aerial view on detail and project delivery.Responsible for analysing corporate dashboard information and projectinformation to ensure both client and internal expectations are met and whereappropriate exceeded.To understand development plus third party integration process and ensurestandardisation is adhered accordingly.To understand and articulate to customers the ‘CoE’ vision to achieve thegiven target. To ensure that stakeholders, client project teams, internal departments and development teams understand the end goal of a project andhow we are going to get the target.Assist where appropriate in defining strategic business requirements and tounderstand complex client and user needs.Communicate risk and highlight pre-project risk to the internal resource andPMO function.To continually engage with clients, acting as an ambassador for CoE thusensuring key relationships are nurtured and developed to their full potentialrequirements.Manage QA resources (internal & external) to ensure QA resources are in linewith the customer requirements.Manage process improvements and audit interviews (ISO, ISMSC, PCIDSS)to maintain the expected standards and quality levels in software and process.

Implement Quality framework and Test automation framework.Introduce Code quality management process Code repository management process Product versioning Release management processTransform the team from waterfall method to Scrum model.

Setup Quality assurance team and implementation team.Activities Tallent acquisition Tools and software acquisition Manage training

Engage with two international customers to propose solutions as pre sales engineer.Citi Bank USAMcDonalds USAWork in eCollege(Pearsons) Head office, Denver, USA for 8 months as a support engineer (Secondment)

Interblocks is a solutions provider for the global banking, financial services and telecom markets. Interblocks has a large client base consisting of most private banks in Sri Lanka and multiple clients from Africa, Middle-East, South and East Asia.My duties at Interblocks include system product development implementation, quality assurance and software operationsI have involved multiple projects for foreign clients such as Eco Bank, Skye Bank, Intercontinental Bank - Nigeria and Sri Lankan clients such as NDB bank, Nations Trust Bank, Pan Asia Bank, Sampath Bank and Union Bank. The Projects which I involved for the above clients are Internet Payment Gateways, ATM Switches, Credit Card Management Systems, Debit Card Management Systems, and Internet Banking Systems.My responsibilities in these projects software implementation, data migration, operational issue fixing, identifying client requirements, technical training and manage quality assurance process and user acceptance testing.Though I joined as a software engineer (Java, GNU C), got a opportunity to cover the full software life cycle and as unique experiences are VISA, Master and Amex transaction switch integration with ISO 8583 message format, general purpose HSM (Hardware security module) integration for ensure the transaction security. Credit Card management system also gave me a great exposure in terms of security implementation at message transportation layer and ATM and other card touch points such as POS device, KIOSK etc.