Summary
Technology leader with 20+ years of experience in architecture, design, and software development across Java, JavaScript, Node.js, and cloud-native technologies. Brings 8+ years of senior executive leadership in an ASX 50 telecommunications company and 10+ years scaling and managing engineering teams. Since 2021, has advised ASX 50 and other major organisations on architecture, strategy, and technology modernisation.
Experienced in advising senior executives, leading geographically distributed teams, shaping technology roadmaps, and embedding security into delivery. Focus areas include cloud migration, scalable infrastructure, distributed systems, enterprise integration, customer and master data, and engineering operating models.
Experience
Cognizant | Principal Consultant
May 2023 - Present | Melbourne, Australia
Enterprise architecture consulting focused on integration and distributed systems: technology blueprints, platform strategy, transformation roadmaps, risk advice, operating frameworks, and executive-level guidance.
Suncorp Group | Customer Master Data Architecture & Strategy
February 2024 - Present
Leading customer master data architecture and strategy for Insurance Digital Transformation. Shaping domain strategy and architecture roadmaps, translating business objectives into designs, aligning cross-functional teams, and mentoring architects. Contributing thought leadership in cloud, security, data, integration, analytics, machine learning, and event-based architecture.
Seven West Media | Ad Trading Platform
December 2022 - August 2023
Led architecture for the enterprise integration layer in the Code7+ (Phoenix) program. Designed more than 40 integrations with internal systems and external agencies using AWS serverless services and event-driven design; guided delivery teams and stakeholder alignment.
Rakuten Mobile | Secure Software Release Management
August 2022 - November 2022
Led workshops with cybersecurity leadership and business managers; defined standardized onboarding to an internal automated CI/CD platform, supported security policy development, and presented findings and roadmap recommendations to the CISO.
Australia Post | eParcel Portal Transformation
January 2022 - September 2022
Produced the Manifest Management Portal architecture blueprint, integrating APIs with core systems. Led pre-sales and delivery strategy, guided React and Node.js teams, and developed CI/CD and AWS CloudFormation, Docker, and ECS infrastructure strategies aligned with security guidance. Established governance and supported testing, handover, and post-release planning.
Movigo Group | Right2Drive Claims Solution
November 2021 - June 2022
Created an enterprise architecture blueprint, rollout plan, resourcing and cost projections for an AWS-based claims solution integrating existing applications, procured software, third-party APIs, and SaaS. Advised the CTO on integration engineering and iPaaS versus AWS build-versus-buy options.
Cognizant Servian | Principal Consultant
October 2021 - May 2023 | Melbourne, Australia
Servian was acquired by Cognizant Technology Solutions Australia.
Telstra
Senior Lead (Technical Director) - Service Activation Orchestration
September 2017 - March 2021 | Melbourne, Australia
Led the integration of product engineering into Networks & IT while supporting a cloud product portfolio generating approximately $250 million in annual revenue. Scaled a geographically distributed, cross-functional engineering group to 90 people; introduced tailored SAFe, Spotify, and Lean Startup practices; improved CI/CD maturity and automated test coverage to 80%.
Established the Galactica software delivery platform with Kubernetes, API lifecycle management, telemetry, and observability. Developed a distributed microservices architecture blueprint and Cloud Domain Manager orchestration engine, supporting transactions associated with approximately $250 million in annual revenue. Led cloud transitions, 24/7 support arrangements, budgets, vendor negotiations, and cost savings exceeding $1 million annually.
Head of Technology - Presentation Layer and APIs (Telstra Cloud - CSX)
June 2015 - September 2017 | Melbourne, Australia
Oversaw UX, software engineering, data, testing, deployment, and Level 4 support teams. Provided technology leadership on continuous delivery, customer experience, engineering standards, and DevOps; monitored service quality, managed OPEX and CAPEX planning, procurement, vendors, and program governance.
Senior Software Architect
May 2013 - June 2015 | Melbourne, Australia
Set REST API design strategies, implementation guidance, and roadmaps for Telstra's self-service cloud portal. Led portal re-architecture to improve stability and performance, reaching 99.999% availability, and guided microservices and customer portal launches.
Shine Solutions Group
Software Architect / Engineering Manager (EnergyAustralia)
November 2012 - April 2013 | Melbourne, Australia
Led design and development of a responsive Java and Oracle self-service quote processing application.
Software Architect / Engineering Manager (Flybuys)
January 2012 - December 2012 | Melbourne, Australia
Led upgrades to call-centre, web, and batch middleware systems; built a Jenkins continuous delivery pipeline enabling production upgrades without downtime. Delivered integrations with NAB, Webjet, and Liquorland using batch transfer, RPC, and SOAP/REST. Led Email Offer Activations throughput work, a Google Maps-based local store feature, and a security-focused password reset redesign.
Software Architect / Engineering Manager (Sensis)
April 2011 - December 2011 | Melbourne, Australia
Led migration of Citysearch's website and CMS from Fatwire to an in-house Node.js application and moved persistence from Oracle to CouchDB.
INTELLI IT | Co-Founder / Chief Technology Officer
November 2010 - January 2012 | Melbourne, Australia
Co-founded and operated a managed services startup offering cloud application hosting to small businesses; exited in early 2012.
WSO2 | Product Manager and Technical Lead
April 2007 - November 2010 | Colombo, Sri Lanka
Led end-to-end engineering of two products and contributed to product strategy, roadmaps, backlog prioritization, engineering and QA direction, and product documentation. Contributed to WSO2 Carbon, based on OSGi, and WSO2 Stratos, a multi-tenant PaaS framework supporting self-provisioning, usage billing, and monitoring.
Virtusa | Software Architect / R&D Focus Area Lead
April 2004 - April 2007 | Colombo, Sri Lanka
Advanced from Associate Software Engineer to Senior Software Engineer, then led the Porting and Migration R&D group. Developed an Eclipse plugin to analyze C codebases and estimate Solaris C to POSIX C migration effort; led client proof-of-concepts using Google Web Toolkit.
UVW PTE LTD | Lead Java/Swing Application Developer
April 2003 - March 2004 | Colombo, Sri Lanka
Built a secure corporate chat and VoIP application and a Java-based PABX monitoring and reporting solution using multithreading, serial communications, and Jasper Reports.
Freelance | Software Developer
September 2001 - March 2003 | Colombo, Sri Lanka
Delivered software and IT services to small businesses, including a student information management system built with Visual Basic and SQL Server, plus LAN and internet gateway support.
Skills
Technical & Architectural
Enterprise architecture (TOGAF and TOGAF-inspired frameworks); solution architecture and design across application, data, technology, and security domains; cloud architecture (AWS, Azure, GCP, hybrid and multi-cloud strategies); microservices and API design (REST, SOAP, RPC, event-driven architectures); integration patterns (EAI, ESB, SOA, API gateways, middleware, iPaaS); data architecture and management (master data management, data lakes, data warehouses); security and compliance (IAM, Zero Trust, OAuth, OpenID Connect, ISO 27001, NIST); infrastructure and DevOps (Docker, Kubernetes, serverless, CI/CD pipelines); event-driven architectures (Kafka, AWS SNS/SQS, AWS EventBridge, event sourcing); scalable and distributed systems (resiliency, fault tolerance, high availability); and software development (Java, Python, JavaScript, Node.js).
Methodologies & Frameworks
Scaled Agile Framework (SAFe) and other Agile methodologies (Scrum, Kanban, Lean); business process modelling (BPMN, UML, ArchiMate, C4 Model) using Bizzdesign Horizon; IT service management (ITIL); cloud-native and 12-factor app design; data governance; Architecture Review Boards (ARB); Domain Architecture Councils (DAC); and Key Design Decisions (KDD).
Collaboration Tools
Jira, Confluence, Git (GitHub, GitLab, Bitbucket), Miro, Lucidchart, Slack, Trello, Microsoft Teams, SharePoint, Bizzdesign Enterprise Studio, and Visio.
Strategic & Business
Enterprise IT strategy and roadmaps; technology governance and compliance; cost optimisation and vendor management; digital transformation and cloud adoption strategies; business and IT alignment; and stakeholder management and executive communication.
Leadership
Strategic thinking and problem-solving; stakeholder engagement and communication; cross-functional team leadership and mentorship; negotiation and influencing skills; and decision-making in complex environments.
Languages
English and Sinhalese (native or bilingual proficiency).