Lasantha Priyankara Email & Phone Number

Colombo, Western Province, Sri Lanka

• Individual Contributor - Spearheading the Security of Solution and Operation architecture in Security Controls function while collaborating with colleagues from various reporting lines.
• Transformed the technical and business requirements into effective security controls and solutions.
• Delivered Security Solutions end-to-end from design, taking through Architecture review and governance processes, implementation and handoff to the supporting team.
• Provided detailed understanding of the business context of technology platforms and advocated on behalf of the Security Control Services team in technical security matters.
• Acted as the subject matter expert, producing knowledge transfer materials and handled internal and external stakeholder quires.
• Attended Security Architecture Review board and provided feedback on proposed solutions.

• People Manager - Build and mentor a global team of engineers across Romania, India and Sri Lanka to support group wide InfoSec tooling.
• Lead the delivery of security tools by leading a team and utilising own technical subject matter expertise.
• Developed, implemented and carried out the maintenance of the processes and workflows related to cyber security tools.
• Translated the strategy into SMART objectives and actionable long-term plans for the team and allocated resources effectively.
• Built and maintained strong relationships with internal (Senior Management) and external (Vendors) stakeholders collaborating to identify necessary improvements.
• Managed team delivery (24X7 availability, MTTr, MTTR etc.) and built long-term capability (Service Management, Knowledge management, Contractor management, Staff retention etc.) through development activities and a.

• People Manager - Manage two local teams that look after Identity and Access Management to highly regulated financial systems and managing external connectivity.
• Translated technical and business requirements into effective cyber security solutions.
• Dealt with escalations and took appropriate actions towards remediation.
• Provided subject matter expertise and advice to technical teams and stakeholder questions, driving continuous improvements.
• Ensured adherence to relevant cyber security control frameworks and polices that are mandated by regulated entities.
• Lead the Implementation and onboarding of Semmle, a DAST solution.

• Individual Contributor - Consult as an external security expert, guiding clients on best strategies to satisfy the organisation’s risk appetite.
• Performed scoping for work involved on the assessments requested by the client.
• Carried out Application and infrastructure penetration tests.
• Assessed the potential impact of the identified vulnerabilities if they are to become a risk.
• Produced reports on the findings for both technical users and upper management.
• Worked with technical users to correct the identified issues to meet the client organizations risk appetite.

• Individual Contributor - Design, implement, test and support the software for a line of quality control scanning solutions used in the milling industry.
• Developed the Scanning software and test case (C, C++, C#,.Net).
• Ran automated integration testing and user testing campaigns.
• Assisted the engineers on calibration activities.
• Provided remote and on-site technical support for client on software related issues.

Bsc, Computing

Hnd, Software Development