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Overview
Work History
Education
Skills
Soft Skills
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References
Rewards and achievements
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PRIYANTHA KARUNATHILAKE

Conifer Grove,Auckland

Summary

A seasoned consultant in data and analytics with a proven track record at previous organizations. I excel in leveraging Data Warehouse and Business Intelligence with the leadership skills to drive data and analytics solutions. Expert in data engineering and data governance in Azure and Microsoft stack. I've successfully led and completed major data engineering projects, significantly enhancing business intelligence capabilities for the clients. I am an enthusiastic personal who could adhere to the environment easily.

Overview

13
13
years of professional experience

Work History

Principle Consultant - Data and Analytics

Datacom
Auckland CBD, Auckland
07.2024 - Current

MDP - Fabric - A modern data platform in Microsoft Fabric

  • Design the modern data platform with MS Fabric
  • Architecture level design
  • Detailed technical design
  • Review implementation

Data Platform and Estate - A modern data platform in Microsoft Fabric and Data governance in Purview

  • Design the modern data platform with MS Fabric
  • Architecture level design
  • Detailed technical design
  • Implement the modern data platform
  • Design and configure data estate in Purview

Senior Consultant - Data and Analytics

Datacom
Auckland CBD, Auckland
03.2023 - 06.2024

MDP - Framework - Modern Data Platform Framework for data warehouse and business intelligence.

  • Fine tune the framework
  • Document the framework process
  • Implement CICD for the framework

GDO Lake - Data lake for Group Data Operations. Internal project for managing data lake and reporting solution for top management

  • Review existing data platform
  • Discuss and provide best practices
  • Design and Implement new data integrations
  • Manage and provide best practices for development
  • Implement CICD for the source code

Data Warehouse V4 - Small scale data warehouse for production line with sales and finance

  • Design and implement DW
  • Provide solutions to business use cases
  • Design and implement analytical model
  • Implement CICD for work
  • Business requirement gathering
  • Configuration for infrastructure
  • Performance tune up
  • Documentation and track traceability
  • Post production supports

Architect - Data Engineering

Digiratina Technology Solutions
Colombo
10.2022 - 02.2023
  • Presale project for logistic client
  • System analysis and identifying KPIs
  • Designing a data warehouse and business intelligence solution for logistic domain
  • Train fresh graduates for data engineering
  • Project planning for pre-sale
  • Design and implement internship program

Solution Architect - DWBI

PwC Sri Lanka
Colombo
05.2022 - 10.2022

GRACE - Global Reporting and Analytics Center of Excellence

  • Assessing the current ETL process and providing recommendations to improve
  • Recommendations were given in process, standards, performance, and technical designs
  • Implementing the recommendations given by leading the team
  • Evaluating the tools for design and documentations
  • Configuring the design templates in tool to maintain the technical designs
  • Reviewing the other team member's work

Associate Architect

Virtusa PLC
Colombo
05.2021 - 04.2022

Next Gen Data Platform - Azure cloud based data warehouse and business intelligence full solution

  • Analyze the existing requirement and de-scope the work
  • Design the architecture and testing approach
  • Data classification
  • Decide the design patterns and select required Azure services
  • Plan the cost and budget for Azure resources
  • Analyze and design the parallel implementation approach
  • 3-P estimation, sprint planning and scrum meeting
  • Lead the team and review the work
  • Implement the data lake house architecture for data platform
  • Design and implement the security matrix for the solution
  • Implement the CICD for entire solution
  • Monitor the cost and provide cost saving approaches

FMC - Finance Management Committee

  • Cooperate with vender team to accomplish the project goals
  • Support the team to understand the internal dependencies and impact analysis on the existing code
  • Code reviews and deployment supports
  • Agile scrum project management
  • Technically lead the team to complete features on time
  • Reporting to the management
  • Engage with business stakeholders for requirement clarifications
  • Project planning with project management

Senior Tech Lead

Virtusa PLC
Colombo
07.2018 - 04.2021

Next Gen BI Migration - Migrating all on premise BI components to Azure cloud infrastructure such as ADW, Power BI

  • Collaborate with Microsoft SPOC and MS direct partners
  • Design and document the migration architecture and plan
  • Implement the IaaS migration from On-Prem servers
  • Migrate embedded SharePoint reports to SSRS server
  • SSAS Tabular design and implementation
  • Re implemented all Data Zen dashboards in Microsoft Power BI
  • Data migration from SQL DW to Azure DW as a lift and shift
  • Reporting to the leadership of the progress of the project
  • Estimation, code review, sprint planning, scrum and retrospectives

Oracle Fusion ERP Integration - Integrate the existing BI solution with ERP

  • Architectural design for integration and testing approach
  • Lead multiple teams
  • Design and implement central reporting platform
  • Reporting to leadership
  • Overlook the overall integration

Tech Lead

Virtusa PLC
01.2017 - 06.2018

Delivery Platform

  • Configuration of the ALM tool for the business requirement
  • Manage the technical team
  • Project planning and 3-P estimations
  • Maintain the ASP.net based dashboard system with database admin

Senior Software Engineer

Virtusa PLC
Colombo
10.2014 - 12.2016

Chorus Plus

  • Communicate with vendor and discuss the changes and impact
  • Communicate with business and enable the new features in the tool.
  • Configuration of the ALM tool to the business requirement

Global Time Entry

  • WCF web service implementation
  • WSO2 middleware subscriber implementation
  • Database design and implementation

Software Engineer

Virtusa PLC
Colombo
11.2011 - 10.2014

Chorus - vPoint Enterprise dashboard for executive people, project managers, drill down dashboard for top- level managers

  • Gathering end user requirements and documentation
  • Maintenance and collaboration with vendor for customization
  • Production support
  • ETL implementation and maintenance

Education

BSc. - Computer Science and Technology

Uva Wellassa University
Badulla, Sri Lanka
10.2011

Skills

  • Data Warehouse and Business Intelligence
  • Data Modeling
  • Data Governance
  • Data Integration
  • Data Visualization
  • Data Profiling
  • Azure Data Warehouse
  • Azure Data Factory
  • Azure Analysis Services
  • Azure Databricks
  • Azure Data Lake
  • Azure DevOps
  • Azure Synapse Analytics
  • Azure Functions
  • Azure Automation
  • Microsoft Fabric
  • Microsoft Purview
  • TSQL with MS SQL Server
  • SSIS
  • SSRS
  • SSAS - MDM
  • SSAS - Tabular
  • Power BI
  • CICD
  • My SQL
  • C#Net
  • WCF
  • ETL and ELT optimization

Soft Skills

  • Leadership
  • Problem solving
  • Project management
  • Business analysis
  • Analytics
  • Adaptability
  • Collaboration
  • Creativity
  • Estimations

References

  • Sharath Eishwar, Senior Manager, Visa Global, sharu291@gmail.com, +64 22 062 3643
  • Chamila Mihiripenna, Senior Architect, Virtusa PLC, cmihiripenna@virtusa.com, +94 77 733 6882

Rewards and achievements

  • Certified Scrum Master, 02/01/19, Virtusa PLC, Colombo, Sri Lanka
  • Best Developer, 04/01/15 - 06/30/15, Virtusa PLC, Colombo, Sri Lanka
  • Certificate in Azure Fundamentals - 2022, Colombo, Sri Lanka

Timeline

Principle Consultant - Data and Analytics

Datacom
07.2024 - Current

Senior Consultant - Data and Analytics

Datacom
03.2023 - 06.2024

Architect - Data Engineering

Digiratina Technology Solutions
10.2022 - 02.2023

Solution Architect - DWBI

PwC Sri Lanka
05.2022 - 10.2022

Associate Architect

Virtusa PLC
05.2021 - 04.2022

Senior Tech Lead

Virtusa PLC
07.2018 - 04.2021

Tech Lead

Virtusa PLC
01.2017 - 06.2018

Senior Software Engineer

Virtusa PLC
10.2014 - 12.2016

Software Engineer

Virtusa PLC
11.2011 - 10.2014

BSc. - Computer Science and Technology

Uva Wellassa University
PRIYANTHA KARUNATHILAKE