Dineth Mendis
Colombo,Western Province,
Summary
Experienced Quality Engineering Lead with over 12 years in software quality assurance, test automation and software engineering. Skilled in leading test automation initiatives across web, mobile and API platforms, with proven expertise in performance testing, test planning and agile methodologies. Adept at mentoring teams, optimizing processes and driving quality excellence with modern tools and frameworks.
Overview
13
13
years of professional experience
2
2
Certifications
Work History
Quality Engineering Lead
Sysco LABS Technologies (Pvt) Ltd
Colombo, Sri Lanka
08.2022 - Current
- Led engineering teams in developing innovative software solutions for clients.
- Conducted code reviews to ensure quality and maintainability of software products.
- Web Browser Test execution for different browser types (Chrome, Firefox).
- API Test execution using Postman.
- Web automation using Selenium, Playwright and API automation using REST Assured.
- Used GitHub Copilot to get AI assistance for Web Automation.
- Performance test execution using JMeter.
- Created and Reviewed Test Plans, Test Designs and Test Cases.
Associate Lead – Test Automation
Digital Mobility Solutions Lanka (Pvt) Ltd
Colombo, Sri Lanka
10.2019 - 08.2022
- Involved in Web and API Test Automation.
- Mobile (Android) Testing and Automation using Appium.
- Version controlling using GIT.
- Defect creation and tracking using JIRA.
Senior Software Quality Engineer
Pearson Lanka (Pvt) Ltd
Colombo, Sri Lanka
05.2015 - 09.2019
- Analyzed requirement documents for test case creation.
- Regression test execution using Jenkins.
- Test Designing using decision table.
- Ramping up junior manual QEs for test automation.
- Developed comprehensive test plans for software applications.
Software Engineer
Virtusa (Pvt) Ltd
Colombo, Sri Lanka
09.2012 - 05.2015
- Developing and unit testing.
- Defect fixing.
- Clarifying issues with onsite teams.
- Collaborated with cross-functional teams to define project requirements and specifications.
Education
Master of Computer Science (MCS)
University of Colombo School of Computing
Sri Lanka01-2016
BEng. (Hons) Software Engineering
University of Westminster
United Kingdom01-2012
Skills
- Java
- JavaScript
- Selenium
- Playwright
- Appium
- Cucumber
- REST Assured (API/JSON)
- TestNG
- JUnit
- Maven
- MySQL
- IntelliJ
- VS Code
- Jenkins
- GitHub Actions
- GitHub Copilot
- Docker
- Podman
- Jmeter
- JIRA (Scrum/Kanban)
- Swagger
- Postman
- Test Planning/Designing
- Test Execution
Certification
2016 | ISTQB – CTFL
Affiliations
1) Participated in Guest Lecture sessions from Sysco LABS for two universities (APIIT and SLIIT) regarding the topic UI Test Automation.
2) Successfully completed research for Jenkins-Jira integration where you could create multiple Jira tickets from Jenkins based on failed test cases. The documentation could be found under https://docs.google.com/document/d/1x3XagznrC0oYwxXMPGU_88CfSHiX12e_TFXzvgVZ_3A/edit?tab=t.0
2) Successfully completed research for Jenkins-Jira integration where you could create multiple Jira tickets from Jenkins based on failed test cases. The documentation could be found under https://docs.google.com/document/d/1x3XagznrC0oYwxXMPGU_88CfSHiX12e_TFXzvgVZ_3A/edit?tab=t.0
Accomplishments
1) Strong problem-solving and analytical thinking
2) Effective leadership and team mentoring
3) Excellent communication and collaboration skills
4) Adaptability to new tools and technologies
5) Detail-oriented with focus on quality
6) Time management and organizational ability
2) Effective leadership and team mentoring
3) Excellent communication and collaboration skills
4) Adaptability to new tools and technologies
5) Detail-oriented with focus on quality
6) Time management and organizational ability
Languages
English
Upper Intermediate (B2)
B2
References
References available upon request.
Timeline
Quality Engineering Lead
Sysco LABS Technologies (Pvt) Ltd
08.2022 - Current
Associate Lead – Test Automation
Digital Mobility Solutions Lanka (Pvt) Ltd
10.2019 - 08.2022
Senior Software Quality Engineer
Pearson Lanka (Pvt) Ltd
05.2015 - 09.2019
Software Engineer
Virtusa (Pvt) Ltd
09.2012 - 05.2015
Master of Computer Science (MCS)
University of Colombo School of Computing
BEng. (Hons) Software Engineering
University of Westminster