Associate Technical Lead · WSO2 Choreo

Shan Anjana

Building resilient cloud infrastructure and scalable Kubernetes platforms.
Azure · AWS · Terraform · Helm · RKE2 · Kustomize

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About Me

A dynamic engineer with a brilliant academic background and passion for emerging cloud-native technologies.

Background

Platform & SRE Engineering
at Scale

I'm an Associate Technical Lead at WSO2 working on the Choreo platform, specializing in DevOps and Platform Engineering. My expertise spans cloud infrastructure management, Kubernetes orchestration, and building scalable platforms using modern technologies like Azure, Terraform, Helm, RKE2, and Cilium.

I graduated with First Class Honours in Electronics & Telecommunication Engineering from University of Moratuwa (GPA 3.83) and hold both the CKA and CKAD certifications. I'm currently pursuing an MSc in Big Data Analytics at Robert Gordon University.

Matara, Sri Lanka Dec 2, 1995 University of Moratuwa Rahula College shananjanajayaweera@gmail.com +94 071 494 7467
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GPA — First Class Honours
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National A/L Rank
CKA
Kubernetes Admin Certified
CKAD
Kubernetes Dev Certified

Education

BSc (Hons) Electronics & Telecom Engineering

University of Moratuwa, Sri Lanka

GPA 3.83 · First Class

MSc in Big Data Analytics

Robert Gordon University (IIT Affiliate) — Reading

Part-time · 2024–Present

GCE A/L — High Distinction

Rahula College, Matara

Z-Score 2.5593 · National Rank 85
What I Do Best

Skills & Expertise

Technical depth across cloud, infrastructure, and software engineering.

Technical Skills

Cloud, infrastructure & programming proficiency

Azure90%
Kubernetes92%
Terraform88%
Helm / GitOps (Flux)90%
AWS85%
Python87%
GoLang80%

Software Tools

Daily driver toolchain

Azure DevOps Portal
VS Code / IntelliJ IDEA
Docker & Kubernetes
GitHub & Git
Terraform & Helm
HashiCorp Vault
MATLAB & ROS
ORCAD & SolidWorks

Interests

Areas of passion

Platform Engineering
SRE Engineering
DevOps
Cloud Architecture
Machine Learning
Networking
Robotics
Telecommunications
Continuous Learning

Courses & Certifications

Professional certifications and courses that deepen my expertise.

Electronics & Telecom Engineering

BSc (Hons) from University of Moratuwa with First Class Honours — GPA 3.83

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Certified Kubernetes Administrator (CKA)

Demonstrates skills to perform Kubernetes administrator responsibilities in an enterprise environment.

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Certified Kubernetes Application Developer (CKAD)

Certification for designing, building, and deploying cloud-native applications for Kubernetes.

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Machine Learning — Stanford University

Comprehensive ML course covering fundamentals, supervised/unsupervised learning, and neural networks.

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Google Cloud Platform Fundamentals

Core infrastructure services and solutions on Google Cloud Platform.

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JavaScript, jQuery, and JSON

Web development fundamentals from University of Michigan covering core JS concepts.

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My Work

Project Experiences

Key projects that showcase technical capabilities and problem-solving skills.

01 / 06

Coordinated Multi-Device Control System

Final year project developing a system capable of handling 255 slave devices with a minimum 5KHz update rate using a single multipair cable.

02 / 06

Microgateway Observability — WSO2

Implemented observability features for Microgateway using Prometheus, Grafana, and Jaeger. Feature shipped in product version 3.1 during internship.

03 / 06

Custom Build CPU

Designed a custom CPU using CISC architecture for image downsampling and average mean error calculation with hardware-level optimizations.

04 / 06

Customized Bus Architecture

Custom bus architecture design using Verilog for optimized data communication between hardware components.

05 / 06

Coin Collecting Robot

Line-following robot with metallic coin collection capability and autonomous 25-degree ramp climbing functionality.

06 / 06

Automated Irrigation System

Innovative IoT solution for automated crop watering, addressing water waste and inconsistency in traditional agricultural methods.

Recognition

Achievements & Awards

Academic excellence, competitive programming, and sports achievements.

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University Color Holder

Outstanding sports achievements — 2019

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SLUSA Color Holder

Inter-university sports excellence — 2018

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Xbotics — Runners Up

Robotics competition, University of Ruhuna

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IEEEXtreme 13

World Rank: 510 — 2019

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IEEEXtreme 14

World Rank: 320 — 2020

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MoraXtreme 5.0

National Rank: 33 in competitive programming

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Western Music — Silver

National Western Music Competition

Beyond Work

Extra-Curricular Activities

Leadership, sports, and community involvement across Sri Lanka.

Sports & Athletics

  • Badminton — WSO2 team member; Mercantile Tournaments Novices Champions; Runners Up Shuttle Fest 2k18; Champions Shuttle Fest 2k20; Runners Up WSO2 Championship
  • Table Tennis — WSO2 team member; Runners Up in Mercantile Tournament
  • Cricket — WSO2 team member; Participated in Mercantile Tournaments
  • Elle — Campus team player (2018/2019/2020); SLUSA color holder
  • Softball — Best batsman in Tronic Premier League 2019; Championship winner at WSO2 Indoor Cricket Fiesta
  • Chess — Provincial and All-Island competitions
  • Proficient in basketball, volleyball, athletics, and football

Societies & Memberships

  • Co-Chair — IEEE Electronic Design Competition
  • Student Member — IEEE Power Electronic Society, Sri Lankan Section
  • Member — IEEE Industrial Electronics Society
  • Member — Electronic Club, University of Moratuwa
  • Team Member — AIESEC Colombo South (2016/2017)
  • Senior Prefect & Chief Organizer Science Society — Rahula College

Community Service

  • Charity programs across Sri Lanka with Sarvodaya
  • Team Leader — Sri Lanka Unites (SLU)
  • Team Leader — Mother Sri Lanka Project RUN
  • Team Leader — British Council Linking Projects
  • Team Member — Leo Club Matara Nilwala
  • Former Treasurer — "Siyapatha" nonprofit charity organization

Leadership

  • SLU All-Island conferences — two consecutive years
  • Student conference of DFID Global School Partnerships
  • Completed disaster management course with cadet unit
  • Island-wide leadership programs
  • Organized major school and university events
  • Treasurer — Sinhala Literary Association, Rahula College