THISARU PATHINIWICKRAMA

Experience

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  Virtusa

  Jul 2005 - Dec 2022

  10 + Staff |$3 M+ Budget | North America & Canada | Banking & Financial Services | $600 M Annual RevenueCore bank legacy modernization | Smart Automation | SRE• Responsible for increasing the adoption of Virtusa’s assets in top Banking and Financial Services clients in United States and Canada. • Leading the implementation of Virtusa assets for Core Banking Modernization, Digital / Cloud Transformation and Site Reliability Engineering with multiple tier one banks• Providing guidance for development of Proposals, RFPs and Business Development plans• Leading Architecture for Core Banking Modernization solutions and implementation of microservices• Mentoring senior technologists across Virtusa’s Banking and Financial Services line of business Show less 380 + Staff |$1.5 M+ Budget | US, UK, APAC | $120 M Annual Revenue | Engineering Automation | Innovation • Providing strategic vision, leadership, and direction to Virtusa’s product development and solution teams• Responsible for identifying industry trends and challenges, conceptualizing, delivering and rolling out innovations that help Virtusa differentiate against the competition and drive internal efficiencies • Leading engineering for the development of several cutting-edge Low-Code technology assets for Cloud Transformation, Engineering Excellence, Automation and SRE• Technical Program management of a portfolio that consists of multiple award winging products in a wide spectrum of technologies• Building high-performance synergistic teams for driving innovation and agile delivery• Collaborating with the organization’s top leadership and program leads to create the long-term roadmap for technology platforms in support of organizational directives• Leading Architecture for Virtusa’s Internal Tools and Accelerators, with alignment to latest industry standards• Working at numerous client sites in the United States, leading the implementation of Virtusa’s assets Show less 250+ Staff |$ 1 M+ Budget | US, UK, APAC |$80 M Annual Revenue | Smart Automation | RPA • Held overall technical and delivery ownership of Virtusa’s Center of Excellence for SDLC acceleration• Providing technical guidance and directions to multiple parallel professional service teams who served a fortune 500 clientele• Conducting architectural and delivery reviews for key consultancy engagements• Providing guidance on contracts, negotiations, change management and strategic planning Show less 60+ Staff |$0.3 M+ Budget | US, UK, APAC | $30 M Annual Revenue | Engineering Automation | Site Reliability Engineering | Smart Automation | Innovation | Research & Development • Product Owner and Principle Architect of, - Accello Low Code Automation Framework - SRE & DevOps Platform - Intelligent Engagement and Gamification Platform• Conducting design and architectural reviews• Providing leadership, direction and guidance to the product / tool development teams• Provide guidance for research and development on emerging technologies, client demands and industry best practices to keep ahead of competition Show less 50+ Staff |$1 M+ Budget | US, APAC | $3 M+ Annual Revenue | Test Automation | Low Code Automation | Technical Program Management | Client Stakeholders Management• Technical Program management of the Automation delivery team that consisted of 50 team members across India, Sri Lanka and USA• Providing technical guidance for automation solution design and development• Mentoring and coaching team to build competency / capabilities in the automation solution• Client management including the Global QA leadership • Engineering tool vendors management Show less 20+ Staff |$0.8 M+ Budget | US, APAC | $1.8 M+ Annual Revenue | Low Code Automation | Mobile Applications | Technical Program Management | Client Stakeholders Management | Vendor Management • Technical Program management of the Automation delivery team that consisted of 20+ team members in Sri Lanka and USA• Automation Strategy formulation and Planning• Leading automation tools evaluation and vendor selection• Providing technical guidance for automation solution design and development• Client stakeholders and vendors management Show less 200+ Staff |$1.5M+ Budget | Sri Lanka | $40M+ Annual Revenue | Test Automation | Performance Engineering | Security Testing | Mentoring and Coaching • Providing leadership to Performance Engineering, Test Automation, Security Testing and other specialized Testing teams, • Formation of Test Automation Center of Excellence (CoE) in Colombo, Sri Lanka• Providing technical guidance for projects involving specialized testing, designing and implementing processes and tools related to specialized testing verticals• Mentoring and coaching teams to build competency and capabilities in Virtusa’s specialized testing • Business development - owning specialized testing related pursuits and direct client interaction on technology-oriented business opportunities Show less 10+ Staff |$0.2M+ Budget | APAC | $1M+ Annual Revenue | Test Automation | Performance Engineering• Providing technical guidance and direction for multiple T1 global account teams in India and Sri Lanka• Introduction of new productivity enhancers to Test Automation and Performance Engineering teams• Business Development and client management to sustain and gain new business opportunities• Invention of the award-winning Virtusa Test Automation Framework 2.0• Redesigning and enhancing Virtusa’s Performance Test Framework Show less 20+ Staff | $0.3M+ Budget | APAC | Test Automation | Performance Engineering | Change Management | Project and Team Management• Started as an intern and rapidly excelled in the career. Played multiple roles including Software Engineer, Software QA Engineer, Business Analyst, Project Manager, QA Lead, Technical Program Manager, QA Technical Architect. • Changed Management, roll-out of engineering tools and applications at enterprise level and end-user training• Business Analysis, Requirements Management, Test Planning and Test Designing • Test Automation and Performance Engineering using several industry leading tools Show less

  • Snr. Engineering Director – Virtusa’s assets adoption for BFS Segment, North America

    Jun 2022 - Dec 2022

  • Senior Director -Technology |Head of Engineering - Global Technology Office Virtusa

    Jun 2018 - Dec 2022

  • Technical Program Director, Virtusa’s Center of Excellence for SDLC Acceleration

    Jun 2017 - Jun 2018

  • Head of Automation Tools and Innovation - Global Technology Office

    Jul 2015 - Jun 2017

  • Technical Program Manager - Fidelity Investments

    Mar 2015 - Jun 2016

  • Technical Program Manager - Kelly Blue Book

    Feb 2014 - Apr 2015

  • Head of Practice - Specialized Testing Practice, Colombo ATC

    Jan 2012 - Oct 2014

  • Technical Manager - McDonalds

    Apr 2011 - Dec 2011

  • Technical Manager – Virtusa Test Engineering Solution Office

    Nov 2010 - Apr 2011

  • Individual Contributor - Automation and Performance Engineering, Enterprise application group

    Jul 2005 - Nov 2010
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  KAYA Global

  Jan 2023 - now

  Vice President of Engineering

  30+ Staff | $3M+ Budget | North America & Canada | AI-based Outsourcing Startup |AI/ML | Generative AI | LLMs | Engineering Governance | SRE | Lean Startup | Agile Product Development• Formulating and executing the technical vision and roadmap, guaranteeing synchronization with business objectives• Provide technical leadership and mentorship to engineering teams, nurturing a culture of continuous improvement and innovation.• Act as a liaison between technical and non-technical stakeholders, taking ownership of the complete end-to-end product development and delivery organization.• Established and spearheaded engineering governance, facilitated agile product development, and executed optimizations in development processes to elevate team productivity• Spearheaded the ideation and implementation of the startup's MVP and subsequent rollouts, integrating advanced AIML technologies centered around generative AI and LLMs Show less