KOSALA GANGABADAGE

+1 226-349-2999 kgangabadage@gmail.com Sarnia, ON Linkedin.com/in/Kosalag

PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY

Skilled Systems Administrator with over 10+ years of experience in system maintenance and
infrastructure operations management both on-premises and in cloud platforms. Proven track
record of success in developing, deploying and evaluating systems to improve uptime and efficiency.

WORK EXPERIENCE

Senior DevOps Engineer

Lanka Software Foundation (Colombo, Sri Lanka) 07/2019 - 04/2022
Create and maintain fully automated CI/CD pipelines for code deployment using Github Actions.
Actively manage, improve, and monitor cloud infrastructure on AWS, EC2, GKE, and Openstack, including
backups, patches, and scaling.
Designed and built a containerized deployment environment to replace multi VM infrastructure, improving
developer workflow, increasing scalability, optimizing speed and reducing 30% of server cost.
As a Senior Engineer, I motivated a diverse team through positive reinforcement and ongoing
communication/feedback to increase our quarter over quarter delivery efficiency by 150%.
Setup and maintain an email server for partner company datafoundation.lk.

IT Service Manager
Gran Melià Huravee Resort (Kalhudiyafushi, Maldives) 06/2018 - 07/2019
● Responsible for design and installation of core network to provide internet, CCTV and PA systems covering
entire resort area.
● Design and manage the CCTV system and project work, involving CCTV application and CCTV infrastructure.
Responsible for performing all technical work with installing, repairing, maintaining, and training in the use
of all associated surveillance equipment.
● Design and implement a network-based Public Address system.

Head of IT
CICRA Consultancies (PVT) Ltd (Colombo, Sri Lanka) 06/2015 - 09/2017
• Successfully directed the on-time, on-budget completion of the company-wide upgrade to Windows 10 and
Office 365 impacting more than 30 onsite staff.
• Initiated transformative IT policies designed to harden system security, including enhanced measures for
password requirements and user access.
• Spearheaded the development of a Log-based Intrusion Detection System (LIDS) to monitor and report
company servers.

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 KOSALA GANGABADAGE
+1 226-349-2999 kgangabadage@gmail.com Sarnia, ON Linkedin.com/in/Kosalag

System Administrator
Dharmavahini Foundation (Colombo, Sri Lanka) 09/2009 - 06/2015
Performed installing, troubleshooting, repair, and maintenance of computer systems, hardware,
peripherals, and studio equipment. Analyzed system requirements to efficiently isolate and resolve a wide
array of technical issues. Participated in large-scale upgrades and installations

VOLUNTEER WORK

I have been an active volunteer for the Education Ministry, Sri Lanka since 2009 and helped them to
successfully complete over a dozen projects.
Key Projects -
● Web based system to manage SLEAS (Sri Lanka Education Administration Service) officers career
information.
○ https://github.com/kosalag/sleas
● Web based system to manage students’ details
○ https://github.com/kosalag/13year
● Remastered “Isuru Linux” Operating System for the Ministry of Education Sri Lanka.

EDUCATION

Diploma in IT
University of Colombo, Colombo, Sri Lanka, Apr/2013

Certified Kubernetes Administrator(CKA)

Cloud Native Computing Foundation, August/2020

Certification of JAVA – J2SE

University of Colombo, Colombo, Sri Lanka, June/2008

SKILLS

Kubernetes Database Design and LAN/WAN Administration

Docker management Project Management
AWS Systems Installation and Workflow planning
GCP Configuration Productivity Improvement
Linux; Windows; Mac OS Linux
Training and Mentoring
Windows
MacOS
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