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Nishantha Hettiarachchi

Nishantha Hettiarachchi

Director - Engineering & Architecture

Summary

Experienced IT professional with a proven track record of solving complex problems and driving value for organizations through a focus on technology, people, and best practices. Over two decades in the industry, with seven years spent working in the US for renowned companies like Sysco, JP Morgan Chase, Oracle, and Aetna.

Passionate about team-building and fostering a culture of continuous learning and excellence. Successfully crafted and led organization level initiatives such as 'Project Summit', 'Future Architects,' 'Future Tech-leads,'.

Overview

24
24
years of professional experience
19
19
years of post-secondary education

Work History

Director Engineering & Architecture

Sysco Labs
04.2022 - Current

Part of the Sysco Labs Leadership Team and head of the unit responsible for.

  • R&D and project incubation. (9 Project to Production, 7 MVPs, 16 POCs)
  • Enterprise Architecture and Engineering Governance(323 P1 Architectural and Engineering Improvements recommended across 30+ Enterprise Projects)
  • Agile Delivery(300+ P1 Improvements recommended across 50 Teams)
  • Technology Training(80+ Young Future ready Technologist created)
  • Tech Evangelism(19+ National Events, 10+ Print Articles )

Associate Director Technology - Infor(ERP)

Virtusa
01.2021 - 03.2022
  • Created project proposals to enhance the 'Infor Testing Eco System' by introducing the Mobile Testing Framework, Service Virtualization, UI Modeling, and Intelligent Unit Testing.
  • Created a proposal to move the 'ERP system' to the next-generation architecture.
  • Provided technical oversight to the 'Requirements Management Project.'
  • Tech stack: Angular 6, Spring Boot, Core Java, PostgreSQL, Macaca Mobile Testing Framework, Appium, Device Farms, WireMock, UI Modeling Frameworks (form.io, QuantUX), AWS Code Conversion Tool, Sci-kit (AI/ML).
  • Team size: 50.

Ass. Director Technology - MRI(Real Estate)

Virtusa
01.2020 - 12.2020
  • Enhanced the Enterprise Reporting Solution.
  • Architected the enterprise 'Import Export Platform' using 'Azure Data Factory.'
  • Implemented a new "Identity Provider" using "Identity Server 4" and .NET Core.
  • Tech Stack: Azure Data Factory, Identity Server 4, .NET Core, .NET MVC with .NET Framework, OAuth 2.0, OKTA.
  • Team size: 60.

Senior Architect - Gerber Technology(Fashion Industry)

Virtusa
07.2017 - 12.2019
  • Architected a microservices solution on AWS and .NET Core to expose CAD functionality.
  • Implemented a 3D web viewer to demo fabrics on models.
  • Implemented a Google Material Design for a PLM application with over 2,000 pages.
  • Migrated a SQL Server database with 4,500 objects to PostgreSQL and made the application multi-tenanted.
  • Tech Stack: AWS, Microservices, .NET Core, ASP.NET Forms, REST, Angular 6, Fabric JS.
  • Team size: 60.

Senior Architect - ORACLE Micros

Virtusa
08.2013 - 07.2017
  • Provided technical oversight to a 120-man team, which helped MICROS, one of the world's leading software and hardware providers to the food and beverage industry, achieve their enterprise roadmap.
  • ORACLE Micros solutions are used by more than 300,000 customers across 180 countries.
  • Tech stack: .NET, WPF, Java, Struts, C++, Android, iOS, and Xamarin.
  • Team size: 120.

Architect - JPMorgan Chase (Consumer Banking)

Virtusa
07.2008 - 06.2013
  • Architect - JPMorgan Chase (Onsite - US): Architected, designed, and implemented business requirements in the US consumer banking segment, including mortgages, loans, and investment banking.
  • Was involved with work relating to several bank mergers that happened due to JPMC acquisitions.
  • Tech stack: ASP.NET, JavaScript, jQuery, SAML, Web Services.
  • Team size: 15.

Tech-Lead Aetna (Health Insurance)

Virtusa
04.2007 - 06.2008
  • Oversaw the integration of a Third-Party Underwriting Engine to Aetna's Individual Health Insurance market System
  • Managed team members from several team members from several leading consulting companies
  • Tech Stack, C#, .NET, ASP.NET, Java, , .NET Web Services, ACORD Health Insurance XML standards
  • Team Size 15

Tech-Lead Courion

Virtusa
10.2006 - 03.2007
  • Developed the 'Connector Framework Manager' of Courion's Provisioning Product.
  • Tech Stack: C#, .NET 2.0, .NET 3.0, WCF, MSMQ, Service Provisioning Markup Language (SPML), and Web Services.
  • Team size: 15.

Senior Engineer - Harte Hanks (Direct Marketing)

Virtusa
11.2005 - 09.2006
  • Implemented a utility application in .NET for direct mailing of marketing information.
  • Tech Stack: C#, .NET Windows Applications, ASP.NET, .NET SOAP Web Services.
  • Team size: 3.

Engineer - IBM (ETL)

Virtusa
12.2003 - 10.2005
  • Built a common UI framework for Windows applications for IBM ETL products.
  • Web-enabled reporting portal.
  • Tech Stack: .NET, Crystal Reports, JReport Enterprise Server, Cognos Reporting Engine, Oracle, DB2, SQL Server.

Analyst Programmer

Datamation Systems
07.2001 - 11.2003
  • Implement seven payroll systems, a cafeteria system, an HR system, and an ERP solution.
  • Tech Stack: Visual FoxPro.

Education

Bachelor of Information Technology - External

University of Colombo School of Computing
Sri Lanka
01.2000 - 01.2003

Diploma - System Analysis & Design

National Institute of Business Management
Sri Lanka
01.2000 - 01.2001

S. Thomas College Mount-Lavinia
Sri Lanka
01.1996 - 12.1999

S. Thomas' Prep School
Sri Lanka
01.1986 - 12.1996

Skills

  • Project Incubation

  • Artificial intelligence

  • Technology Evaluation

  • Risk Management

  • Change Management

  • Coaching & Mentoring

  • Team Building

  • Lean and Agile Teams

  • Strategic Planning

  • Project Management

References

References available upon request

Interests

Salsa Dancing and Travelling

Accomplishments

  • Led the Team that won Best Innovation in Internal Process, Technology or Framework at SLASSCOM Ingenuity Awards for 3 consecutive years. For SAGE (Sysco Agentic AI Ecosystem) and Delivery Excellence Platform which is an AI Powered Agile Maturity Model.

Timeline

Director Engineering & Architecture

Sysco Labs
04.2022 - Current

Associate Director Technology - Infor(ERP)

Virtusa
01.2021 - 03.2022

Ass. Director Technology - MRI(Real Estate)

Virtusa
01.2020 - 12.2020

Senior Architect - Gerber Technology(Fashion Industry)

Virtusa
07.2017 - 12.2019

Senior Architect - ORACLE Micros

Virtusa
08.2013 - 07.2017

Architect - JPMorgan Chase (Consumer Banking)

Virtusa
07.2008 - 06.2013

Tech-Lead Aetna (Health Insurance)

Virtusa
04.2007 - 06.2008

Tech-Lead Courion

Virtusa
10.2006 - 03.2007

Senior Engineer - Harte Hanks (Direct Marketing)

Virtusa
11.2005 - 09.2006

Engineer - IBM (ETL)

Virtusa
12.2003 - 10.2005

Analyst Programmer

Datamation Systems
07.2001 - 11.2003

Bachelor of Information Technology - External

University of Colombo School of Computing
01.2000 - 01.2003

Diploma - System Analysis & Design

National Institute of Business Management
01.2000 - 01.2001

S. Thomas College Mount-Lavinia
01.1996 - 12.1999

S. Thomas' Prep School
01.1986 - 12.1996
Nishantha HettiarachchiDirector - Engineering & Architecture