Software Solution Specialist
Sharaka Holdings
Total years of experience :13 years, 2 Months
Confirmed program objectives and specifications by testing new programs, comparing programs with established standard and making modifications
Improved existing programs by reviewing objectives and specifications, evaluating proposed changes, recommending changes and making modification
Conducted several meetings with the clients in order to streamline the requirement gathering phase
Prepared project plans for the development of the system
Involved in user training / presentations
Delivered functional and user acceptance testing
Prepared user manuals for end users
Setting up Backup and recovery plans
Performed software quality assurance
Defined reporting and alerting requirements
Defined configuration specifications and business analysis requirements
Constantly on the lookout for ways to improve monitoring, discover issues and deliver better value to the customer
Update Software status to the Top Management
Project(s): Leave Management System, IT Support Requests, HR Multi-Purpose Forms, Case-Filing (Legal, Payroll, Timesheet Management, HR Management, Visa Tracking System
Analyzed the current Human Resource Management related functionalities (leave requests, air ticket requests, various types of letter and certificate requests and etc.) and provided an optimize solutions to minimize the paper works within the company
Prepared business requirement specification documents that successfully delivered necessary change in a manageable and non-intrusive way
Conducted several meetings with the clients in order to streamline the requirement gathering phase
Prepared project plans for the development of the system
Involved in user training / presentations
Delivered functional and user acceptance testing
Prepared user manuals for end users
SharePoint server setup and troubleshooting
Custom development of visual web parts, event receivers, SharePoint 2013 workflows and WCF web services using C# in .NET framework 4.5
SharePoint solution deployments using PowerShell
OOTB solutions provided by setting lists and alerts
User interface customizations
Managing the internal SharePoint Portal with developing, testing and supporting
Setting up Backup and recovery plans
Develop/Maintain/Support for Timesheet application for employees
Provided support for Payroll Application in Microsoft Dynamics GP
Focus Application (Finance Modules) Support - 1st Level
TeamWiki
Worked as a Business Analyst for the project which is carried out to promote and gather customer requirements for the product
TeamWiki which is a centralized knowledge management system within the company (Especially for Virtusa India and US).
Conducted demos and presentations to the customers in an effective manner in order to make the customer to get the maximum use from the product
DMS-Site Migration Project: Iron Mountain (USA) & DMS- Get Well
Worked as a Software Engineer and stretch role of a Business Analyst for this project, which is carried out for the client, Iron Moutain based in USA.
Analyzed the existing process of the system and to delivery an effective output by considering the quality along with client’s business requirements and adhering to client’s standards.
Managed tasks by considering time estimations, which was easy to track the process and provide deliverables on time.
Worked as a team to meet deliverables and to improve problem solving skills.
Participated and conducted in several knowledge transferring sessions, in order to expand the knowledge among team members.
Also provided technical approach documents after analyzing the client requirements, thus played a stretch role of a Business Analyst in the project.
Fixed server related issues when executing the program in QA and production environment.
Virtusa Induction Program
Understanding company's processes, best practices and values; and applied them in day-to-day
activities of the company.
Participated in various training programs which provided a vast knowledge to improve technical and professionalism skills which made a huge impact in becoming an industry level professional.
Worked on several rigor projects as a team, which was delivered by analyzing the current issues in the existing system and providing an effective solution to the client by accruing most of latest
technology and company's best practices.
Analyze the current problems of the clients, gathered requirements in order to deliver an effective outcome.
Conducted demos about the implemented software and prepared technical approach documents
2012 BSc (Hons) in Computing Specialization in Software Engineering from Staffordshire University, UK at Asia Pacific Institute of Information Technology (Sri Lanka)
2010 Asia Pacific Institute of Information Technology (APIIT), Sri Lanka: Diploma in ICT