Udara Wijeratna

Udara Wijeratna has extensive work experience in the field of software engineering and architecture. Their most recent position is Vice President of Software Engineering & Country Head at Velaris, starting in January 2023. Prior to that, they worked at Sysco LABS Sri Lanka from 2017 to 2023, where they held roles such as Senior Software Architect and Senior Technical Lead, providing engineering guidance to a team of 120+ engineers and delivering quality products to Sysco USA and Sysco International. Before joining Sysco LABS Sri Lanka, Udara worked as a Consultant at the Information and Communication Technology Agency of Sri Lanka in 2016 and 2017. Udara also held the position of Senior Technical Lead at Pearson from 2015 to 2017. Udara's earlier experience includes roles such as Technical Lead at the Information and Communication Technology Agency of Sri Lanka from 2014 to 2015 and Software Consultant and Senior Software Engineer at Aitken Spence Technologies from 2011 to 2014. Udara started their career as a Software Engineer and Associate Software Engineer at Virtusa from 2009 to 2011. Throughout their career, Udara has gained expertise in various technologies and has demonstrated strong leadership skills in delivering successful projects.

Udara Wijeratna's education history begins with a Bachelor's degree in Information Technology from the University of Colombo, which they obtained between 2006 and 2009. During the same period, they also pursued a Bachelor's degree in Physical Sciences at the University of Kelaniya. After completing their bachelor's degrees, Udara went on to pursue a Master's degree in Enterprise Application Development at Sheffield Hallam University from 2012 to 2014.

In addition to their formal education, Udara has obtained several certifications. Udara became an AWS Certified Solutions Architect - Professional through Amazon Web Services (AWS) in August 2020. In August 2017, they completed the New Manager Foundations course offered by Lynda.com. Udara also obtained the Certified Scrum Master certification from GoodAgile in April 2014 and the Certified SOA Professional certification from Arcitura Education Inc. in February 2019. Lastly, it is mentioned that Udara has a certification as a Sun Certified Java Professional from Oracle, although the specific month and year of obtaining this certification are not provided.