Experience

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  LankaPay

  • Sri Lanka
  • Financial Services
  • 1 - 100 Employee

  • Senior Manager Operations - Automated Payment Systems

    • Jun 2019 - Present

    A strategic job role of IT expertise that oversees the entire gamut of national LKR Cheque clearing operations (CITS), National USD Cheque clearing operations (UITS) and Sri Lanka/regional interbank USD On-line Payment System for LankaPay.• Acting as the custodian of infrastructure, accountable for technical operations to the satisfaction of the banks and all stakeholders.• Responsible to plan and achieve corporate goals and revenue targets, facilitate the execution of service level agreements and discharge decision-making authority in providing crucial contributions as a member of the senior management team.• Oversee the design process, development, testing and transition to production by managing scope, schedule, risks, change management and resources for the timely delivery of products that support business needs applying the knowledge in java, oracle and tableau data warehouse technologies.• Work with the Central Bank of Sri Lanka to define systems rules and regulations to payment systems participants in compliance with governing law.• Formulate operational strategies for sustaining brand image, increasing market share, achieving financial growth and the overall transformation journey of LankaPay becoming a dynamic member of Asian Payment Network and such other trusted regional networks.• Coordinate internal resources and vendors for the flawless execution of infrastructure upgrades and internal projects. Ensure that all tasks are within scope and budget.• Work with banks in Sri Lanka for system/infrastructure improvements and to strengthen the payment system processes to maintain the latest technology standards.• Drive internal audit team to conduct ISO 27001 internal audits and report audit observations to corporate management to identify compliance and for the continual improvement requirements of LankaPay’s Information Security Management System (ISMS).• Work with Sri Lanka NIPO to get patents for newly implemented payment systems.

  • Management Representative - Business Continuity Planning

    • Feb 2011 - Present

    Responsible to develop, maintain, test and implement business continuity and disaster recovery strategies and solutions, conduct business impact analysis, risk assessments, strategy selection, staff training and documentation of business continuity and disaster recovery procedures across LankaPay.

  • Manager- CITS (Cheque Image and Truncation Systems)

    • Feb 2011 - May 2019

    Worked as a product manager for national LKR Cheque clearing operations (CITS), national USD cheque clearing operations (UITS), and Sri Lanka Interbank USD On-line Payment System (USD On-line) responsible to carryout technical operations smoothly with no disruptions, errors and adhering to all defined operational and procedural standards/requirements. I was headed by technical and operational project team to implement USD On-line. The USD On-line is a domestic interbank USD fund transfer system implemented to send and receive USD transactions on the same business day. The project was successfully launched in July 2015.I was headed operations team to implement the CITS Online Image Transfer Solution project, which was implemented to fully online LKR cheque clearing operations. The project enabled all participating banks to submit the cheque images data of physical cheques through secured virtual private network. System allows the participating banks to upload large volumes of cheques (in batches) and initiate their clearing almost immediately. The project was successfully gone live in October 2016 achieving a remarkable milestone.Lead the internal audit team and report internal audit findings for preventive and corrective action, and review the implementation of corrective actions.

  • Manager EPS (Electronic Payment Systems)

    • Jan 2010 - Jan 2011

    Worked as product Manager for Sri Lanka Interbank Payment System (SLIPS) which was largest domestic electronic payment system in Sri Lanka. Responsible to carryout technical operations smoothly with no disruptions, errors and adhere to all defined operational and procedural standards/requirements. I was assigned to drive project team for SLIPS revamp project to facilitate settlement of online transactions. The system was successfully gone live on September 2010 commencing nationwide same day electronic fund transfers feature.

  • Senior Systems Administrator

    • Nov 2007 - Dec 2009

    I was responsible for system availability, manage, and maintain CITS infrastructure, mange user access, monitoring and alerting throughout LankaPay applications and infrastructure. Further responsible for problem solving, troubleshooting, perform daily security backups and restores and develop expertise to train staff on new technologies.

  • System Administrator

    • Dec 2005 - Oct 2007

    Provided system administrative support to the Cheque Image and Truncation System (CITS) project to automate and strengthen LKR cheque clearing system introducing nationwide T + 1 cheque clearance for fast turnaround economic liquidity. Assigned to drive a regional center staff to conduct testing and carryout smooth operations after system went live. This was a Rs 600M national project and the system was developed and implemented by Network for Electronic Transfers (Singapore) Pte Ltd. The new technology adoption was challenged by the banks and amid many obstacles the system went live in December 2006 achieving a remarkable milestone.I performed this role during a particularly challenging period for LankaPay as the team had to introduce a new clearing mechanism to all commercial banks in Sri Lanka while many of them were highly resistant to change in adopting this technology. However, my commitment and hard work for the success of the project was recognized by LankaClear management and I was promoted to the next level.

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  David Pieris Information Technologies Ltd (DPITL)

  • Nugegoda, Western Province, Sri Lanka

  • Regional Coordinator

    • Dec 2004 - Nov 2005
    • Nugegoda, Western Province, Sri Lanka

    I was responsible to interact with customers to gain an understanding of the business environment, technical contexts and organizational directions. Assisted information engineers in testing and implementation of projects.

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  FineBit Computers

  • Technical Support Engineer

    • Jan 2002 - Oct 2004

    This was a technical role responsible for researching, diagnosing, troubleshooting, and identifying solutions to resolve system issues. The responsibilities included resolving network issues, configuring, deploying, and maintaining operating systems, providing technical support for workstations, servers, and using remote desktop connections to provide immediate support. Used email and chat applications to give clients quick answers to simple IT issues. For more complex problems that require instructions, contact clients via phone and/or provide clear, written instructions.