Education
Finnish Language Studies (A1–B2)
Arffman Oy2025–2026
BSc (Hons) Computer Science
General Sir John Kotelawala Defence University
2018–2021
High School
Royal College Colombo2003–2016
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DevOps Engineer building resilient cloud systems.
I design, automate, and operate delivery platforms for teams that need speed, reliability, and control.
Currently in Finland 🇫🇮
Open to EU, Finland, and remote DevOps opportunities
Summary
Professional summary
Results-driven DevOps Engineer with 6 years of experience across software development, cloud automation, infrastructure as code, and CI/CD optimization. Experienced in AWS and Azure environments, cloud cost optimization, large-scale migrations, secure platform engineering, and building resilient systems for financial and enterprise teams. Strong hands-on background in Terraform, Ansible, Kubernetes, Helm, Jenkins, GitLab, Docker, Prometheus, Grafana, and Datadog. Known for leading cross-functional teams, mentoring engineers, improving deployment reliability, incident response, system reliability engineering, and delivering business value through automation and continuous improvement.
Tools & Technologies
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Cloud
- AWS
- Azure
CI/CD
- GitHub Actions
- Azure DevOps
- GitLab CI
- Jenkins
Containers & Orchestration
- Docker
- Kubernetes
- Helm
- EKS
IaC
- Terraform
- Ansible
- GitOps
Monitoring
- Prometheus
- Grafana
- Datadog
- CloudWatch
Programming & Scripting
- Bash
- Python
- Go
- Rust
Security & Networking
- IAM
- RBAC
- Secrets Management
- Network Policies
Databases
- PostgreSQL
- MongoDB
Certifications
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AWS Certified Solutions Architect – Associate (SAA-C03)
Amazon Web Services
AWS
Microsoft Certified Azure Administrator Associate (AZ-104)
Microsoft Azure
Azure
Microsoft Certified Azure Security Engineer Associate (AZ-500)
Microsoft Azure
Azure
Certified Kubernetes Administrator (CKA)
Cloud Native Computing Foundation
Kubernetes
Recent Experience
Trusted with business-critical cloud systems
Designing and operating systems where reliability is not optional.
DevOps Engineer
London Stock Exchange Group Finland
2023–2025
Owned cloud infrastructure, reliability, and delivery systems for regulated financial platforms across trading and surveillance domains, operating in high-availability environments where system failure directly impacts business operations.
Impact
- Reduced cloud costs by 35% (~$75K/year) by introducing governance models and usage controls across multi-account environments.
- Led migration of regulated workloads from on-prem to cloud, redesigning architecture for isolation, security, and scalability.
- Introduced Chaos Engineering practices to simulate failures and improve resilience, reducing downtime by 20%.
- Owned end-to-end delivery systems (infrastructure + CI/CD), reducing deployment time by 40% and errors by 35%.
- Defined and enforced Kubernetes RBAC and network segmentation for secure multi-team environments.
Stack Preview
- GitLab CI
- Docker
- Kubernetes
- ArgoCD
- Ansible
- Terraform
- AWS
- Azure
- Python
- Go
- Jira
- Confluence
- Prometheus
- Grafana
- Datadog
- PostgreSQL
DevOps Engineer
Zebra Technologies Sri Lanka
2022–2023
Led DevOps transformation for SDK engineering teams, driving cloud migration, delivery standardization, and automation strategy.
Impact
- Built CI/CD pipelines from scratch, reducing deployment time by 50% and improving delivery reliability.
- Led cloud migration to Azure, improving scalability, security, and infrastructure efficiency.
- Increased engineering productivity by 30% through workflow standardization.
- Automated testing, reducing QA effort by 40% and accelerating feedback cycles.
- Reduced operational overhead by 40% via reusable infrastructure and scripting.
Stack Preview
- Jenkins
- Docker
- Kubernetes
- ArgoCD
- GitHub Actions
- Azure
- Python
- Shell
- Jira
- Prometheus
- Grafana
- MongoDB
- PostgreSQL
- Selenium
Selected Work
Selected Work
Only the strongest outcome-focused deliveries.
August 30, 2025
Cloud Cost Optimization: Reducing Spend by 35%
Reducing cloud spend by 35% (~$75K/year) through governance, visibility, and automation.
Result: Reduced cloud spend by 35% (~$75K/year)
View case study →June 15, 2025
Supercharge Kubernetes RBAC with Okta
Improving Kubernetes access control with identity-driven RBAC, Okta integration, and safer multi-team cluster access.
Result: Identity-driven RBAC with centralized access control
View case study →Beyond Work
Life outside work
Small stories from running, cycling, cooking, events, and everyday life in Finland.
CYCLING · September 5, 2025
Cycling to Kiiminki from Oulu
A steady ride north from Oulu through Jääli and Kiiminki, finishing near Koitelinkoski.
RUNNING · February 15, 2025
Evening Winter Run in Värttö
A short winter evening run from Oulu to Värttö and back through quiet snow-covered streets.
ACHIEVEMENTS · April 5, 2025
OYSTER Hack4Health – Best Pitch Award
A 46-hour MedTech hackathon in Oulu where our cross-functional team won Best Pitch for a wearable-based glucose prediction concept.