
Chandur Dissanayake

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About me
Senior DevOps Engineer
Education

SLIIT
2020 - 2024Bachelor of Honors in Software Engineering
Gateway College
2003 - 2019High School Diploma Mathematics, Biology, Physics and ChemistryActivities and Societies: Senior Prefect Badminton (Captain) & Karate Senior First Aid Society Member (Red Cross) Environment Society (Vice President) Buddhist Society (Vice President)
Experience
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Evolve Technologies (Pvt.) Limited
Jan 2020 - Jan 2023Senior DevOps Engineer
Jan 2022 - Jan 2023Site Reliability Engineer
Jan 2021 - Jan 2022Associate Site Reliability Engineer
Jan 2020 - Jan 2021

Medium
Jan 2020 - Nov 2022Technical Blog WriterConsistently publishing articles relating to Full stack development ( Web and Mobile), Cloud Platforms and DevOps related concepts.

Utvecklarbolaget
Nov 2021 - Apr 2022DevOps Engineering InternWe focused on developing assignments for some of Sweden's sharpest brands, and supporting our employees for a functioning whole in life with things like accommodation, commuting, and banking. We created a salary model where the consultants took the majority.We are today a development company with consultants and an eye towards the future.We see an increased need for individual freedom and fully support the so-called GiG economy. We think more people should be allowed to decide when, how and where they work. Therefore, we have decided to keep our employees who want to run their own businesses.- Creating CI/CD pipelines in GitLab- Scraping metric data from GitLab through Prometheus and using dashboards using Graphana- Integration of Kubernetes into GitLab CI/CD pipeline- Dockerizing applications and integrating them into Kubernetes Clusters- Host Kubernetes Cluster in GCP and use GCP Kubernetes Engine- Migration from Windows to Linux to run large containerized applications and how to configure and follow through README files.- Learning fundamentals of YAML files Show less

Pearson
Apr 2022 - Aug 2022Software Engineering InternWas recognized as a "High-Performance Employee" at Pearson Lanka.Live Production Service Migration from Jenkins : GitLab- Migrated multiple production service implemented in Jenkins to GitLab by creating efficient and a refined pipelines for different environments and following best practices. Configured a production ready AWS S3 bucket to be deployed with required policies and permissions along with CloudFront and Route 53.- Highly experienced in SCRUM Methodology with a record of zero spillovers through proficient time management.- Educating colleagues at Pearson on DevOps technologies and concepts with live demonstrations and hands on experience tutorials to guide team members productive and efficient ways to automate tasks with the use of DevOps Show less

Surge Global
Sept 2022 - nowAs the Community Lead at Surge Global, I spearhead knowledge dissemination within the community and facilitate seamless collaboration across marketing, creative, content, and engineering teams to deliver strategic objectives. I maintain direct communication with the CEO, CTO, and other department leads, ensuring alignment on future events, marketable content creation, and initiatives that bolster the Surge brand's presence and influence. My commitment lies in nurturing a dynamic community ecosystem, leveraging interdisciplinary team expertise, and championing our brand's values and technological advancements. Show less
Community Lead
Jan 2024 - nowDevOps Engineer
Mar 2023 - nowAssociate Software Engineer
Jan 2023 - Feb 2023Software Engineering Intern
Sept 2022 - Dec 2022

Technoid Community
Feb 2023 - Mar 2024Community LeadPowered by Surge Global

EV Technologies
Feb 2024 - nowSenior DevOps Engineer at Sysco LABSLeveraging my Senior DevOps expertise at Sysco Labs, I focus on optimizing Kubernetes clusters on AWS EKS with Karpenter for cost efficiency, using ArgoCD for GitOps-driven management, and enhancing operations with Kubernetes Operators. I employ DataDog for insightful monitoring, Helm for streamlined application deployment, and integrate additional technologies like Prometheus for metrics collection, Istio for service mesh capabilities, and Terraform for infrastructure as code, to ensure a robust, scalable, and efficient infrastructure ecosystem. Show less
Licenses & Certifications

Oracle Certified Professional, Java SE 8 Programmer I & II
OracleMar 2020- View certificate

Jenkins, From Zero to Hero: Become a DevOps Jenkins Master
UdemyJan 2024 - View certificate

Microsoft Certified: Azure Fundamentals
MicrosoftMay 2022 - View certificate

AWS Cloud Technical Essentials
CourseraSept 2022 - View certificate

React, NodeJS, Express & MongoDB - The MERN Fullstack Guide
UdemySept 2022 - View certificate

Launch an auto-scaling AWS EC2 virtual machine
CourseraSept 2022 - View certificate

DevOps on AWS: Code, Build, and Test
CourseraSept 2022 - View certificate

Google Cloud Fundamentals: Core Infrastructure
CourseraMay 2022 - View certificate

Terraform Beginner to Advanced - Using Google Cloud Platform
UdemySept 2022 - View certificate

DevOps on AWS: Release and Deploy
CourseraSept 2022 
Oracle Certified Professional, Java SE 7 Programmer I & II
OracleMar 2020- View certificate

DevOps on AWS Specialization
CourseraSept 2022 
DevOps Bootcamp
ScalerMar 2022- View certificate

DevOps on AWS: Release and Deploy
CourseraSept 2022 - View certificate

Access an EC2 instance shell from the AWS console
CourseraSept 2022
Honors & Awards
- Awarded to Chandur Dissanayake2nd at the International ICT Innovative Services Taiwan International ICT Innovative Services Nov 2023 Absolutely delighted to announce that our final-year research project, Bright Minds— an assistive technology system to enhance educational inclusion for children with down syndrome—supervised by Dr. Dilshan De Silva, with Co-Supervisor Mr. Samitha Vidhanaarachchi and the team members Shehan Silva Anjula Jayasinghe and Rishitha Dilshan, has secured 2nd place in the International ICT Innovative Services Awards (InnoServe Awards) 2023 International Exchange - English Group… Show more Absolutely delighted to announce that our final-year research project, Bright Minds— an assistive technology system to enhance educational inclusion for children with down syndrome—supervised by Dr. Dilshan De Silva, with Co-Supervisor Mr. Samitha Vidhanaarachchi and the team members Shehan Silva Anjula Jayasinghe and Rishitha Dilshan, has secured 2nd place in the International ICT Innovative Services Awards (InnoServe Awards) 2023 International Exchange - English Group category. 🏆The InnoServe Awards, an annual ICT application competition for university and college students, is an event organized by the Industrial Development Bureau of the Ministry of Economic Affairs, the Computer Center of the Ministry of Education, and the Chinese Society for Information Management. Celebrating its 28th edition this year, it was truly a pleasure for us to actively engage and participate in this esteemed competition. 🌐🏅 Show less
- Awarded to Chandur DissanayakeDean’s List Faculty of Computing Nov 2023 Awarded Certificate of Excellence in recognition of academic excellence in the 4th Year 2nd Semester
- Awarded to Chandur DissanayakeMerit Award at NBQSA: National ICT Awards National ICT Awards Oct 2023 Was awarded a Merit Award at the prestigious NBQSA National ICT Awards 2023 for our product Bright Minds!
- Awarded to Chandur DissanayakeDean’s List Faculty of Computing Jun 2023 Awarded Certificate of Excellence in recognition of academic excellence in the design 4th Year 1st Semester
- Awarded to Chandur DissanayakeMost Outstanding Intern Surge Gobal Dec 2022 Won the award for the "Most Outstanding Software Engineering Intern" from out of 609 applicants and 31 software engineering interns at Surge Global. This award is the most honorable award I have archived due to the fact that I have worked hard during my internship period, learning countless technologies and excelling at each one of them, taking initiative and successfully completing client projects even at an intern level.
Volunteer Experience
Basic Life Support (CPR) & First Aid
Issued by Sri Lanka Red Cross Society
Associated with Chandur DissanayakeCommunity Lead
Issued by Technoid on Jan 2023
Associated with Chandur DissanayakeDevOps Engineer
Issued by GDG Sri Lanka on Oct 2022
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Issued by SLIIT FOSS Community on May 2022
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Issued by GitHub on Jan 2020
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Issued by SLIIT Faculty of Computing Students Community on Jan 2020
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Issued by Docker, Inc on Sept 2019
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Issued by Stack Overflow on Sept 2019
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