Chandur Dissanayake

Chandur Dissanayake

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  • About me

    Senior DevOps Engineer

  • Education

    • SLIIT

      2020 - 2024
      Bachelor of Honors in Software Engineering
    • Gateway College

      2003 - 2019
      High School Diploma Mathematics, Biology, Physics and Chemistry

      Activities and Societies: Senior Prefect Badminton (Captain) & Karate Senior First Aid Society Member (Red Cross) Environment Society (Vice President) Buddhist Society (Vice President)

  • Experience

    • Evolve Technologies (Pvt.) Limited

      Jan 2020 - Jan 2023
      • Senior DevOps Engineer

        Jan 2022 - Jan 2023
      • Site Reliability Engineer

        Jan 2021 - Jan 2022
      • Associate Site Reliability Engineer

        Jan 2020 - Jan 2021
    • Medium

      Jan 2020 - Nov 2022
      Technical Blog Writer

      Consistently publishing articles relating to Full stack development ( Web and Mobile), Cloud Platforms and DevOps related concepts.

    • Utvecklarbolaget

      Nov 2021 - Apr 2022
      DevOps Engineering Intern

      We 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 2022
      Software Engineering Intern

      Was 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 - now

      As 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 - now
      • DevOps Engineer

        Mar 2023 - now
      • Associate Software Engineer

        Jan 2023 - Feb 2023
      • Software Engineering Intern

        Sept 2022 - Dec 2022
    • Technoid Community

      Feb 2023 - Mar 2024
      Community Lead

      Powered by Surge Global

    • EV Technologies

      Feb 2024 - now
      Senior DevOps Engineer at Sysco LABS

      Leveraging 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

      Oracle
      Mar 2020
    • Jenkins, From Zero to Hero: Become a DevOps Jenkins Master

      Udemy
      Jan 2024
      View certificate certificate
    • Microsoft Certified: Azure Fundamentals

      Microsoft
      May 2022
      View certificate certificate
    • AWS Cloud Technical Essentials

      Coursera
      Sept 2022
      View certificate certificate
    • React, NodeJS, Express & MongoDB - The MERN Fullstack Guide

      Udemy
      Sept 2022
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    • Launch an auto-scaling AWS EC2 virtual machine

      Coursera
      Sept 2022
      View certificate certificate
    • DevOps on AWS: Code, Build, and Test

      Coursera
      Sept 2022
      View certificate certificate
    • Google Cloud Fundamentals: Core Infrastructure

      Coursera
      May 2022
      View certificate certificate
    • Terraform Beginner to Advanced - Using Google Cloud Platform

      Udemy
      Sept 2022
      View certificate certificate
    • DevOps on AWS: Release and Deploy

      Coursera
      Sept 2022
      View certificate certificate
    • Oracle Certified Professional, Java SE 7 Programmer I & II

      Oracle
      Mar 2020
    • DevOps on AWS Specialization

      Coursera
      Sept 2022
      View certificate certificate
    • DevOps Bootcamp

      Scaler
      Mar 2022
    • DevOps on AWS: Release and Deploy

      Coursera
      Sept 2022
      View certificate certificate
    • Access an EC2 instance shell from the AWS console

      Coursera
      Sept 2022
      View certificate certificate
  • Honors & Awards

    • Awarded to Chandur Dissanayake
      2nd 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 Dissanayake
      Dean’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 Dissanayake
      Merit 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 Dissanayake
      Dean’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 Dissanayake
      Most 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
      Sri Lanka Red Cross SocietyAssociated with Chandur Dissanayake
    • Community Lead

      Issued by Technoid on Jan 2023
      TechnoidAssociated with Chandur Dissanayake
    • DevOps Engineer

      Issued by GDG Sri Lanka on Oct 2022
      GDG Sri LankaAssociated with Chandur Dissanayake
    • All things DevOps

      Issued by SLIIT FOSS Community on May 2022
      SLIIT FOSS CommunityAssociated with Chandur Dissanayake
    • Open Source Developer

      Issued by GitHub on Jan 2020
      GitHubAssociated with Chandur Dissanayake
    • Batch Representative

      Issued by SLIIT Faculty of Computing Students Community on Jan 2020
      SLIIT Faculty of Computing Students CommunityAssociated with Chandur Dissanayake
    • Enthusiast

      Issued by Docker, Inc on Sept 2019
      Docker, IncAssociated with Chandur Dissanayake
    • Contributor

      Issued by Stack Overflow on Sept 2019
      Stack OverflowAssociated with Chandur Dissanayake