P.D Senanayake

Led end-to-end SDLC delivery and cross-functional alignment across Development, Database, Network, Systems, Cybersecurity, QA, and Support for major Windows Servers migrations, load balancer additions, and VLAN configuration changes. Proactively identified and removed project impediments to minimize disruption and supported delivery across multiple concurrent initiatives. Managed budgets, scope, and resource plans; monitored external vendors against SLA and deliverables. Owned stakeholder and requirements management by eliciting and documenting business requirements and converting them into user stories and backlog items tied to measurable KPIs. Conducted risk and compliance activities in coordination with cybersecurity, including threat/risk assessments and audit-ready documentation for gaming applications. Oversaw QA/UAT lifecycles, production rollouts, post-release validation, and KPI tracking using monitoring tools such as ITRS and DynaTrace.

Managed developers and supported delivery of a core mobile banking application in an Agile environment. Facilitated Agile ceremonies (sprint planning, reviews, standups, retrospectives) and ran backlog refinement to create and prioritize the product backlog. Created and refined user stories with business analysts and developers, supported estimation, and identified technical impediments to keep delivery predictable. Performed risk analysis and ensured compliance by triaging and remediating vulnerabilities found by scanners such as Coverity and Black Duck. Coordinated with testing teams on test strategies and quality coverage, reviewed PRs for coding standards and code coverage, and defined OKRs/KPIs and reporting metrics including MTTR. Produced documentation and managed smooth handover to BAU teams with training and knowledge transfer.

Coordinated merchant integration and client onboarding for VISA Checkout and VTS SDK, partnering with business leads, business analysts, and product engineering to align technical solutions to business objectives. Planned onboarding activities, resolved integration issues in sandbox, and provided merchant-side support and workarounds. Coordinated across Asia Pacific and Europe technical account teams with reporting to leadership on progress, updates, and blockers. Built reference implementations and internal tools to streamline integration; supported handover of onboarded clients to product engineering for ongoing operational management. Performed root-cause analysis using Splunk logs and helped set up Splunk alerts and Grafana dashboards for integration visibility. Contributed to security and risk analysis for mobile products, documented insights, and supported competitor analysis and OKR/KPI definition for integration success.