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Janith Gunasekara

Janith Gunasekara

Head of Quality Engineering

Summary

Experienced Engineering Leader | Strategic Thinker & Implementer in Quality Excellence | Transformation leader

As a Quality Engineering Leader, Janith has a proven track record of establishing robust processes and consistently delivering high-quality products that meet and exceed market standards. With a strategic vision for quality excellence, formulate and execute strategies that enhance quality across functional and nonfunctional product development areas. His expertise spans managing cross-functional, large geographically distributed teams and leading transformations from manual testing to advanced test automation and performance engineering.

Key Achievements:

  • Spearheaded the transition from manual testing to automated testing, driving efficiency and quality improvements.
  • A key leader in two MNVO launches in two countries
  • Designed and implemented testing frameworks supporting multiple tools, including Web, App, and API testing.
  • A key leader in the strategic DevX project, driving the transformation to a modern continuous delivery pipeline.
  • Led continuous enhancements in QA processes, tools, and infrastructure in multiple organizations.
  • Successfully managed and mentored geographically distributed large QA teams (~200).
  • Frequent speaker and panelist at industry conferences in India, Singapore, and Colombo.

Passionate about driving continuous quality improvement and fostering innovation in engineering, I am always eager to connect and share insights on advancing quality practices across the software development lifecycle.

Overview

22
22
years of professional experience
6
6
years of post-secondary education
2
2
Certifications
1
1
Language

Work History

Head of Quality Engineering

Circles.Life
2022.04 - Current

Advisory Committee Member -Quality Forum

SLASSCOM (Sri Lanka Association for Software and Services Companies)
2021.07 - 2023.05

Director - Quality Engineering

Sysco LABS Sri Lanka
2019.06 - 2022.04

Visiting Lecturer

University of Kelaniya Sri Lanka
2020.03 - 2022.03

General Council Member

SLASSCOM (Sri Lanka Association for Software and Services Companies)
2020.06 - 2021.06

Quality Forum Lead

SLASSCOM (Sri Lanka Association for Software and Services Companies)
2018.08 - 2019.06

Head Of Quality

Cambio Software Engineering
2016.02 - 2019.05

Software QA Manager

Netstarter Sri Lanka
2015.05 - 2016.02

Senior QA Lead

99X Technology
2014.02 - 2015.04

QA Lead

99X Technology
2012.01 - 2014.02

Software QA Engineer

Virtusa
2005.12 - 2006.12

Course Coordinator

Singapore informatics
2003.01 - 2005.12

Education

Master of Business Administration (M.B.A.) - Management of Technology

University of Moratuwa
Sri Lanka
2014.01 - 2016.01

Bsc - Technology management, IT

University of Portsmouth
Sri Lanka
2002.01 - 2006.01

High School -

Holy Cross College
Sri Lanka

Skills

  • Strategic Leadership in Engineering
  • Test Environment and Test data Strategy
  • Release Management
  • Stakeholder Communication
  • Risk Management and Risk-Based Testing Methodologies
  • Continuous Integration and Continuous Delivery (CI/CD)
  • Site Reliability Engineering & DevOps Practice
  • Automation and Performance Testing Integrated with CI/CD Pipelines
  • Building and Scaling QA Processes, Standards, and Metrics
  • Strategic Leadership in Engineering

Certification

Certified Tester, Foundation Level

Publications

QA Specialists role in Agile

Timeline

Head of Quality Engineering

Circles.Life
2022.04 - Current

Advisory Committee Member -Quality Forum

SLASSCOM (Sri Lanka Association for Software and Services Companies)
2021.07 - 2023.05

General Council Member

SLASSCOM (Sri Lanka Association for Software and Services Companies)
2020.06 - 2021.06

Visiting Lecturer

University of Kelaniya Sri Lanka
2020.03 - 2022.03

Director - Quality Engineering

Sysco LABS Sri Lanka
2019.06 - 2022.04

Quality Forum Lead

SLASSCOM (Sri Lanka Association for Software and Services Companies)
2018.08 - 2019.06

Head Of Quality

Cambio Software Engineering
2016.02 - 2019.05

Software QA Manager

Netstarter Sri Lanka
2015.05 - 2016.02

Senior QA Lead

99X Technology
2014.02 - 2015.04

Master of Business Administration (M.B.A.) - Management of Technology

University of Moratuwa
2014.01 - 2016.01

QA Lead

99X Technology
2012.01 - 2014.02

Software QA Engineer

Virtusa
2005.12 - 2006.12

Course Coordinator

Singapore informatics
2003.01 - 2005.12

Bsc - Technology management, IT

University of Portsmouth
2002.01 - 2006.01

High School -

Holy Cross College
Janith GunasekaraHead of Quality Engineering