Curriculum vitae

Software, data,
then AI.

Nine years across software engineering, data engineering, machine learning, data science and AI development. Enterprise migrations and platform architecture for retail, manufacturing, telecoms and insurance. Microsoft Certified Trainer and visiting university lecturer.

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Employment

Where I have been employed.

Dec 2024 to present

Knowit

Sweden

May 2024 to Dec 2024

H One (Pvt) Ltd

Sri Lanka

Mar 2023 to Mar 2024

Axiata Digital Labs

Sri Lanka

Jun 2022 to Mar 2024

3rive Technologies

Sri Lanka

Mar 2015 to Jun 2022

Softlogic Life Insurance

Sri Lanka

Assignments

What that work actually was.

Full detail

Global home furnishing retailer

Tech Lead, Data EngineeringSupply chain

Dec 2025 to present

Global home furnishing retailer

AI EngineerTransport logistics

May 2025 to Nov 2025

Sweden’s largest wood products manufacturer

Senior Data EngineerManufacturing

Dec 2024 to Nov 2025

Nordic national statistics agency

Data Engineering ConsultantPublic sector

Apr 2025

International hotel group

Senior Data EngineerHospitality

May 2024 to Dec 2024

Large diversified conglomerate

AI EngineerFinancial reporting

May 2024 to Jul 2024

Leading mobile payment platform

Associate Tech Lead, Data EngineeringFintech

Mar 2023 to Mar 2024

Southeast Asian telecoms group

Senior Data EngineerTelecoms

Aug 2023 to Mar 2024

Multi-cloud cost platform

Senior Data EngineerTelecoms

Mar 2023 to Aug 2023

Automotive parts catalogue

Senior Data EngineerAutomotive

Jun 2022 to Jan 2023

Retail distribution network

Data Scientist & Data EngineerRetail

Jan 2023 to Mar 2023

Life insurer

Data Engineer, then Data ScientistInsurance

Apr 2016 to Jun 2022

Education

Where it started.

2018 to 2020

University of Westminster

London, United Kingdom

MSc Advanced Software Engineering

Distinction

2014 to 2018

Sri Lanka Institute of Information Technology

Sri Lanka

BSc Information Technology

SinhalaNative
EnglishFull professional
SwedishElementary

Certifications

Twelve, across three clouds.

Why I bother

Databricks

Solution Architect Champion

Databricks

Certified Machine Learning Professional

Databricks

Certified Generative AI Engineer Associate

Microsoft

Implementing Data Engineering Solutions Using Azure Databricks

DP-750

Databricks

Certified Data Engineer Professional

Databricks

Certified Data Engineer Associate

Microsoft

Certified Trainer (MCT)

Microsoft

Implementing Data Engineering Solutions Using Microsoft Fabric

DP-700

Microsoft

Azure AI Engineer Associate

AI-102

Microsoft

Fabric Analytics Engineer Associate

DP-600

Google Cloud

Professional Machine Learning Engineer

Microsoft

Azure Data Scientist Associate

Skills

Platforms and tooling.

Platforms

DatabricksMicrosoft FabricAzureAWSGCP

Engineering

PythonPySparkSQLdbtDelta LakeUnity CatalogETL / ELT

AI and ML

MLflowRAGAgentic systemsCopilot StudioSageMakerAzure AI

Software

ReactAPIsDockerGitHub ActionsBashDAX / M

References

What people who managed me say.

A rare combination of technical expertise, strategic thinking, and dedication. A natural team player who fosters collaboration and consistently delivers outstanding results. His proactive mindset and ability to tackle challenges head-on made him a vital asset.

Eranda Adikari

Vice President, Data & AI, H One

Suranga consistently demonstrates innovative thinking. His ability to think outside the box and approach challenges with creativity sets him apart and adds tremendous value to any project or initiative.

Amalka Withana

Head of Competency Excellence, Data Science, Axiata Digital Labs

He joined my team as a Data Scientist without prior industry experience in data science, but performed exceptionally well because of his strong academic background. Working to a tight schedule is his most appreciated quality.

Iroshan Aberathne

Head of Engineering, Softlogic Life

He understands complex matters even when outside of his direct area of expertise. Excellent and result driven. The success achieved in his job required extensive knowledge and dedication. Absolutely worth recommending.

Amal Dharmapriya

Chief Information Officer

A techie with good UI design sense, keen on R&D and capable of keeping abreast with technology. He was the rescuer of the team and the project most of the time, when technical problems arose.

Saranga Wijayarathne

SVP and Chief Digital Innovation Officer, Softlogic Life