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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
04.2022 - Current

Advisory Committee Member -Quality Forum

SLASSCOM (Sri Lanka Association for Software and Services Companies)
07.2021 - 05.2023

Director - Quality Engineering

Sysco LABS Sri Lanka
06.2019 - 04.2022

Visiting Lecturer

University of Kelaniya Sri Lanka
03.2020 - 03.2022

General Council Member

SLASSCOM (Sri Lanka Association for Software and Services Companies)
06.2020 - 06.2021

Quality Forum Lead

SLASSCOM (Sri Lanka Association for Software and Services Companies)
08.2018 - 06.2019

Head Of Quality

Cambio Software Engineering
02.2016 - 05.2019

Software QA Manager

Netstarter Sri Lanka
05.2015 - 02.2016

Senior QA Lead

99X Technology
02.2014 - 04.2015

QA Lead

99X Technology
01.2012 - 02.2014

Software QA Engineer

Virtusa
12.2005 - 12.2006

Course Coordinator

Singapore informatics
01.2003 - 12.2005

Education

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

University of Moratuwa
Sri Lanka
01.2014 - 01.2016

Bsc - Technology management, IT

University of Portsmouth
Sri Lanka
01.2002 - 01.2006

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
04.2022 - Current

Advisory Committee Member -Quality Forum

SLASSCOM (Sri Lanka Association for Software and Services Companies)
07.2021 - 05.2023

General Council Member

SLASSCOM (Sri Lanka Association for Software and Services Companies)
06.2020 - 06.2021

Visiting Lecturer

University of Kelaniya Sri Lanka
03.2020 - 03.2022

Director - Quality Engineering

Sysco LABS Sri Lanka
06.2019 - 04.2022

Quality Forum Lead

SLASSCOM (Sri Lanka Association for Software and Services Companies)
08.2018 - 06.2019

Head Of Quality

Cambio Software Engineering
02.2016 - 05.2019

Software QA Manager

Netstarter Sri Lanka
05.2015 - 02.2016

Senior QA Lead

99X Technology
02.2014 - 04.2015

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

University of Moratuwa
01.2014 - 01.2016

QA Lead

99X Technology
01.2012 - 02.2014

Software QA Engineer

Virtusa
12.2005 - 12.2006

Course Coordinator

Singapore informatics
01.2003 - 12.2005

Bsc - Technology management, IT

University of Portsmouth
01.2002 - 01.2006

High School -

Holy Cross College
Janith GunasekaraHead of Quality Engineering