Shalith Fernando

Re-architected legacy automation framework (20K+ test cases) — reduced test runtime by 80% and eliminated false positives Built real-time reporting UI and automated CI/CD pipelines - cut manual interventions by 40% and analyst reporting time by 80% Led the successful migration of the bank’s payment gateway to support MX and MT message formats with 100% automation certification

Directed an 8-member team to deliver a new API gateway version, achieving 4x higher throughput and 40% lower resource use Architected and deployed a high-throughput API Gateway (20K TPS), increasing client revenue by 35% Designed an in-house API Manager platform, replacing a vendor solution and saving $2.7M annually

Migrated legacy systems to GCP, boosting transaction volume by 40% and reduced infrastructure costs by 22% Solved critical OAuth2 token issues under peak loads, eliminating traffic failures and improving reliability by 8% Replaced third-party components with custom implementations, saving $1.3M annually Engineered middleware handlers to enrich the transactions and verify the quality of transactions by certifying the 0% risks and Minimum Baseline Security Standard (MBSS)

Researched Hazelcast clustering issues in WSO2 API Manager and implemented a solution, increasing the traffic pass rate from 85% to 100% Developed a sandbox mock backend for QA automation — improved testing efficiency by 40%

Secured admission among the top 1% of students nationwide in the G.C.E. Advanced Level Examination, qualifying for Sri Lanka’s most selective engineering faculty