Chamila Siriwardena

Experience

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  David Peris Information Technologies Pvt Ltd

  Nov 2003 - Apr 2007

  Software Developer

  Involved in software solution Design & Development for the David Peris Group and various local clients.Projects:- Management Information system for Ministry of Nation Building and Development- ADB(Asian Development Bank) Accounting System- Lions Home Delivery System (LHDS)- DPIT Finance and Accounting System

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  Debug Group of Companies

  Nov 2007 - Dec 2008

  Software Engineer

  Involved in designing and developing activities of Debug ERP solution, Which includes following modules,- Integrated Accounting and Distribution System (includes Accounting, Inventoryand Sales sub modules)- Debug Auto Exclusive System- Digital Center System- Payroll System- Project Monitoring Information System

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  Millennium Information Technologies

  Jan 2009 - Jul 2016

  Senior Software Engineer

  Joined as a Software Engineer, primarily contracted for SharePoint software development atEnterprise services division. Developed SharePoint systems for large enterprises in Sri Lanka and involved integrations of Microsoft solutions such as SharePoint, Dynamics CRM, Project Server.Responsibilities stretch cross the entire software development life cycle covering requirementgathering for applications and prepare requirement specification document (SRS). Evaluatefunctional and nonfunctional system requirements, analyze and design the system based onspecification. Analyze and identify limitations of existing systems & processes, recommendsolutions to enhance system functionalities.Built LSEG offshore SharePoint operational team.Provided SharePoint Services to LSEG Group as a SME. Developed software applications andmanaged SharePoint servers and systems. - Design, Develop and Maintain JML (Joiners, Movers, Leavers) - Software Asset Management SharePoint Systems Show less

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  LSEG (London Stock Exchange Group)

  Aug 2016 - Sept 2023

  Closely working with Service owners, project teams, engineering teams and responsible for managing LSEG SharePoint Server Platforms and providing Infrastructure & Cloud Engineering services to M365 product suit including SharePoint Online, Teams, Power Apps, Power BI and supporting E-Share SAAS application.- Escalation point for technical issues, providing production support and manage incident resolution against established SLAs.- Conducting migrations of on premise SharePoint environments to Office 365, ensuring a smooth transition and minimal downtime.- Supporting and guiding Operational teams to troubleshoot, investigate and find resolutions on production issues, coordinating and proactively communicating with service owners.- Assisting in compliance efforts, data governance, manage and coordinate production deployment changes by following change management process.- Capacity & usage monitoring, Automation, Access recertification, Disaster Recovery, evaluation of tools, Infrastructure Decommission activities.- Reviewing Software Architecture Design Documents, support O365 platform integrations and attending Change Approval/Review Board(CAB) meetings. Show less - Lead SharePoint Team and taking overall responsibility on LSEG SharePoint Servers/systems for operational activities.- Supporting on Production system related issues, Incidents, co-ordinate and proactively communicate with service owners and provide reports to the management.- Design/ develop large scale high available SharePoint On-premise Infrastructures and Conducting Production system Migrations,- System Integrations with other systems, Infrastructure Decommission activities.- Liaise with 3rd party organization and evaluate third party software tools and component for systemintegrations and recommending cost effective tools for system migrations and upgrades.- Analyze and identify limitations of existing systems & processes, recommend solutions to enhancesystem functionalities and Perform security patch updates- Conduct technical interviews, provide user trainings on system functionalities and best practices,maintain documentations Show less

  • Technical Lead - M365/SharePoint

    Apr 2020 - Sept 2023

  • Lead Software Engineer

    Aug 2016 - Mar 2020
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  V S Information Systems (Pvt) Ltd

  Nov 2023 - now

  Manager - Enterprise Systems Support

  - Lead Enterprise System support division, overseeing a team of technical specialists and engineers.- Analyzing data to identify trends, patterns and Identifying areas for process improvement to increase efficiency, productivity & customer satisfaction.- Provide Technical Leadership and Manage Organization's Microsoft O365 Tenant as Global Administrator, conduct platform governance, Security, storage management.- Follow the ITIL best practices to manage Services effectively, oversee infrastructure changes, ensuring proper testing, documentation, and execution with minimal service disruptions. Show less

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  NEXTEQ

  May 2024 - now

  Consultant - Cloud & Collaboration Systems

  -Providing expert guidance, solutions and services to clients on cloud infrastructure and collaboration platforms, particularly focusing on Microsoft Azure, Office 365, SharePoint and Power Apps.-Leadership, Consultation, Project Management, Support Services