Kushan Fernando
Singapore
Summary
Persistent professional equipped with 10+ years of comprehensive experience in IT industry with JAVA Technology providing customized and optimized solutions for industry needs. Thrives within tight deadlines by applying agile development strategies. Comfortable overseeing large-scale development teams or independently coding complex projects. Responsible and articulate individual with strengths in solutions eager to equip with cutting edge technology.
Overview
11
11
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Senior Software Engineer
VISA
10.2021 - Current
- Contributed to the Design, Implementation, Development, Integration and Testing of VTP system to simulate VISA Payment Network Transactions
- Leading the project migration to Spring Boot 3.2.3 / Java 17
- Integration of Apple Token and HCE Token to VTP system
- Card Reader Integration for Token generation
- Applied encryption and decryption mechanisms to protect sensitive information
- Actively participated in peer reviews, code refactoring, and optimization efforts, leveraging data structures and algorithms to improve code quality and efficiency
- Enforced Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) protection measures to mitigate the risk of unauthorized actions being performed on behalf of authenticated users
- Optimized frontend performance by 30% and memory consumption by 65% with Angular lazy loading
- Revamped the UI with modern components prioritizing user experience, maintaining consistency, ensuring responsiveness, leveraging Angular, PrimeNG and continuously iterating on the design based on user feedback
- Implemented pagination throughout the application to prevent overwhelming the user with excessive data at once, ensures consistent performance and user experience
- Built a dynamic reporting mechanism that can generate customized reports based on various user-defined queries.
Senior Software Engineer
NCS
02.2021 - 10.2021
- Participated in the software development lifecycle of NHIPS Project to synchronize all the pharmacies in Singapore
- Implemented reusable UI components using Angular and Bootstrap frameworks to streamline development and ensure consistent styling across the application
- Followed a rigorous TDD approach, achieving 80% code coverage to ensure high-quality and minimize defects
- Worked with geographically dispersed teams to ensure seamless integration and alignment of project goals.
Senior Software Engineer
UOB Bank
06.2019 - 02.2021
- Design, Implementation and Integration of Credit Card Migration Project for UOB
- Security Optimization for the whole PLCE product
- Developed efficient batch processing solutions using Quartz to automate credit card application form processing
- Utilized shell scripting to streamline file operations
- Collaborated with team members to estimate feature development efforts, helping to accurately plan project timelines and allocate resources effectively.
Associate Technical Lead
Cambio Software Engineering
12.2013 - 02.2019
- Led JMS-related development, delivery, and maintenance for the Sri Lanka-UK team
- Contributed to an Agile development project for the UK's Princess Alexandra Hospital
- Developed prototypes using Angular and Spring Boot to address specific requirements for the Cambio Sales project
- Provided on-site L3 support in the UK, directly addressing client issues and delivering solutions
- Provided mentorship, guidance, and opportunities for growth to help junior developers develop their skills, contribute effectively to the team, and become valuable assets to the organization
- Actively participated in code reviews to ensure code quality, identify potential issues, and promote knowledge sharing
- Delivered projects under tight deadlines, demonstrating exceptional time management skills.
Education
B.Sc. (Hons) in Information Technology -
University of Moratuwa
Sri Lanka12.2013
Skills
- Data Structures and Algorithms
- Programming Languages - Java 17
- Frameworks - Spring [Boot, MVC, Data JPA, AOP, Security], Hibernate, Struts
- Web Development - Angular 17, JSP, Servlet, JSON, HTML, CSS
- Standalone Development - Java Swing
- Web Services - REST, SOAP
- Job Scheduling - Quartz
- Domains - Payment, Banking, Healthcare
- Application Servers - JBoss, WebLogic
- Web Containers - Apache Tomcat
- Messaging Services - JMS Message Driven Beans, MQ, HL7 Standards
- SQL - Oracle, MSSQL Server, MySQL
- Version Control tool - SVN, GIT
- Testing Frameworks - Junit 4,5, Mockito
- Testing Tools - SQL Profiler, Wireshark
- Code Optimization - SonarQube, Veracode
- Project Build Tools - Maven, Ant, Jenkins
- Reporting - Crystal Reports, Jasper Reports
- Operating Environment - Microsoft Windows, IBM AIX, RedHat, Ubuntu
- Methodology - Agile-Scrum, Waterfall
- Other - Jira, Confluence, SecureCRT
Certification
SUN Certified Java Programmer (SCJP)
References
- Ramki Ravindran, Technical Lead, VISA, Singapore, +65 98570789, raravind@visa.com
- Satheeskumar Tharmarajah, Technical Architect, Cambio Healthcare Systems Ltd, UK, +44 7825284981, sathees.tharma@cambiohealthcare.co.uk
Hobbies and Interests
- Drone Videography
- Photography
Personal Information
- Gender: Male
- Nationality: Sri Lankan
Timeline
Senior Software Engineer
VISA
10.2021 - Current
Senior Software Engineer
NCS
02.2021 - 10.2021
Senior Software Engineer
UOB Bank
06.2019 - 02.2021
Associate Technical Lead
Cambio Software Engineering
12.2013 - 02.2019
B.Sc. (Hons) in Information Technology -
University of Moratuwa
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