Chamilka Baranasuriya

Experience

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  Lanka Online

  Sept 2001 - Jan 2002

  Trainee Software Engineer
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  IFS

  Oct 2002 - now

  Heading the Application Lifecycle Experience product development unit at IFS which focuses on developing next generation tooling and technologies for IFS customers to deploy, configure and manage their IFS implementations. • I was responsible for setting up the new unit, recruiting team members establishing the SDLC processes and practices, and at the same time ensuring delivery goals were met.• Leading a rapidly growing team that comprises of Software Engineering Directors, Program Managers, Quality Assurance Director, Product Manager, Software developers, DevOps Engineers, QA engineers and Designers.• Responsible for formulating the overall product strategy and roadmap, solution designing, process transformation and Product Delivery.• Took a green field product to market within 1 year, from concept to release, directly contributing to strategic goals of the company. • This is a Web based SaaS, Devops Product, deployed on Azure, utilizing the technologies Angular, .Net Core , Ansible, Terraform, Azure DevOps, Azure Pipelines and GitLab CI/CD Show less Responsible for the overall L3 Support operation for the technical platform on which IFS Applications is developed. Also played the Technical Project Manager role for developing the framework for enabling Open ID Connect based Authentication for IFS Application 10- Handled customer support escalations- Coordination and collaboration with L1 and L2 support teams in streamlining the overall support process- Implemented process transformation in support to ensure faster resolution times and waste reduction in the end-to-end customer support case handling process- Contributed to overall development process transformation within IFS RnD to move the organization to a six month release cadence from a 3 year cadence Show less Software Engineering manager for multiple Product development teams within the Technology Product Unit at IFS RnD• Coached and mentored multiple software development teams in ensuring successful delivery of software projects• Worked as project coordinator based in Sri Lanka liaising and coordinating with the main project managers based in Sweden.• Coordinated the technical support process for Early adopter customers on IFS Applications 9• Was a key member of the team which handled all Software Engineering recruitments for IFS Sri Lanka for all product units and supporting functions.• Has represented IFS in numerous career fairs across different Universities in Sri Lanka for engaging new employees, primarily for Software Engineering positions at IFS.• Instrumental in creating a proposal and launching a comprehensive induction program for all new employees joining IFS Sri Lanka. Show less

  • VP - Application Lifecycle Experience - RnD

    Feb 2020 - now

  • Support Manager - RnD - Platform and Cloud

    Aug 2017 - Feb 2020

  • Support Manager - RnD- Technology

    Jul 2015 - Jul 2017

  • Senior Manager Software Development

    Jul 2011 - Jun 2015

  • Manager Software Development

    May 2008 - Jun 2011

  • Senior Software Engineer

    Jul 2007 - Apr 2008

  • Software Engineer

    Oct 2002 - Jun 2007