Lakisuru
Semasinghe
DevOps Engineer & Tech Enthusiast
Passionate about cloud technologies, automation, and building scalable systems.
Based in Kurunegala, Sri Lanka
About Me
Tech-enthusiast DevOps Engineer from Kurunegala, Sri Lanka
Born in 1999, I began my primary and secondary education at Maliyadeva College in 2005. After completing the GCE Advanced Level examination in 2018, I enrolled at the Sri Lanka Institute of Information Technology (SLIIT) to pursue higher education in Information Technology. After graduating, I started my career at iTelaSoft, where I gained industry experience in DevOps and cloud technologies. I currently work as a Senior DevOps Engineer at Sysco LABS Sri Lanka, focusing on building scalable cloud platforms, automation, and improving system reliability using modern DevOps practices.
Key Highlights
- Specialized in DevOps, Linux Systems, Cloud, IoT, and Networking
- Graduated with 1st Class Honors and Merit Award from SLIIT
- Former Treasurer at SLIIT FOSS Community
- Former Microsoft Learn Student Ambassador (Beta)
- Gold Certificate winner - Cisco NetAcad Riders 2022 (Top 5% APJC region)
- Multiple award winner in competitive programming competitions
- Active contributor to tech community through blog posts and videos
Personal Info
Quick Stats
Skills & Technologies
Technologies I work with and am passionate about
DevOps & Cloud
AWS
Google Cloud
Docker
Kubernetes
Jenkins
GitLab CI/CD
GitHub Actions
Terraform
Ansible
Helm
ArgoCD
Operating Systems & Tools
Ubuntu
Red Hat Enterprise Linux
Amazon Linux
SUSE Linux
Git
GitHub
GitLab
Postman
VS Code
Vim
GNU nano
Programming Languages
Python
Bash
Monitoring & Security
SSL/TLS
Databases & Storage
SQL
AWS S3
AWS EFS
AWS EBS
Specializations
IoT
Networking
Microservices
Serverless
CI/CD Pipelines
Infrastructure as Code
Experience & Education
My professional journey and educational background
Senior Engineer - DevOps
Sysco LABS Sri Lanka
Colombo, Sri Lanka
Working for the Commercial Technology (former DCCTDP) division at Sysco, focusing on Kubernetes cluster management, CI/CD automation, cloud infrastructure, and Linux systems administration.
- Managing EKS clusters and associated Helm charts
- Setting up and maintaining CI/CD pipelines using GitHub Actions and Jenkins
- Configuring and managing Linux servers using Terraform and Ansible
- Deploying and managing AWS and GCP infrastructure using Terraform
- Collaborating with development teams to streamline workflows
Engineer - DevOps
Sysco LABS Sri Lanka
Colombo, Sri Lanka
Working for the Commercial Technology (former DCCTDP) division at Sysco, focusing on Kubernetes cluster management, CI/CD automation, cloud infrastructure, and Linux systems administration.
- Managing EKS clusters and associated Helm charts
- Setting up and maintaining CI/CD pipelines using GitHub Actions and Jenkins
- Configuring and managing Linux servers using Terraform and Ansible
- Deploying and managing AWS Cloud infrastructure using Terraform
- Collaborating with development teams to streamline workflows
DevOps Engineer
iTelaSoft Pvt Ltd
Mirihana, Sri Lanka
Working for the DevOps team of iTelaSoft, focusing on CI/CD automation, cloud infrastructure, and Linux systems administration.
- Setting up and maintaining CI/CD pipelines
- Configuring and managing Linux servers
- Deploying and managing AWS Cloud infrastructure
- Automating deployment processes and monitoring systems
- Collaborating with development teams to streamline workflows
Associate DevOps Engineer
iTelaSoft Pvt Ltd
Mirihana, Sri Lanka
Working for the DevOps team of iTelaSoft, focusing on CI/CD automation, cloud infrastructure, and Linux systems administration.
- Setting up and maintaining CI/CD pipelines
- Configuring and managing Linux servers
- Deploying and managing AWS Cloud infrastructure
- Automating deployment processes and monitoring systems
- Collaborating with development teams to streamline workflows
IoT Intern
iTelaSoft Pvt Ltd
Mirihana, Sri Lanka
Worked with the IoT and Telco team, gaining experience in DevOps, Linux administration, IoT development, and cloud technologies.
- Developed CI/CD pipelines for IoT applications
- Configured servers for Dev and QA environments
- Developed electronics, networking, and software for PoCs
- Created Proof of Concepts using AWS services
- Learned IoT protocols and embedded systems development
Featured Projects
A selection of projects I've worked on, showcasing my skills and experience
FarmMart
An Android (React Native) application enabling users to publish free advertisements for agricultural products or services, with multi-language support (Sinhala, Tamil, English) and Firebase backend.
ESProject (Burglar Alarm System)
Embedded systems project for a basic Burglar Alarm System as part of an undergraduate module.
HostelManagementInfoSys
Desktop application for hostel management, developed during the second academic year of undergraduate studies.
SLIITInternshipFinder
A command-line automation tool that scrapes and lists internship opportunities from SLIIT CourseWeb Career Guidance Unit using Selenium and BeautifulSoup.
pdf-overlay
Python script to remove white backgrounds from PDF pages and overlay them onto another PDF, optimizing output size while retaining image quality.
lakizuru.github.io
Personal portfolio website showcasing skills, projects, and profile details.
Lavatomate (Lavatory Occupancy Monitoring System)
IoT solution to monitor lavatory occupancy, implemented as part of undergraduate IoT projects.
AMeasure (Air Quality Measurement IoT Solution)
IoT solution for measuring air quality using embedded systems.
Blog & Publications
Sharing knowledge through articles and videos on technology topics I'm passionate about
Get In Touch
Have a question or want to work together? I'd love to hear from you.
Let's Connect
I'm always interested in discussing new opportunities, innovative projects, or just having a chat about technology and DevOps.