Madawa Widyathilaka Wipulaguna

Madawa Widyathilaka Wipulaguna has extensive work experience in the field of automation engineering and software development. Madawa currently serves as the Lead Automation Engineer at 1E, where they are responsible for implementing and delivering comprehensive automation platforms and strategies across various technology stacks, teams, and products.

Prior to their current role, Madawa worked as the Lead QA Engineer in Automation (SDET) at Precisely | Trust in Data, a global leader in data integrity. In this role, they contributed to ensuring accuracy and consistency in data for a wide range of customers and helped power better business decisions.

Before joining Precisely, Madawa held multiple roles at Syncsort. As the Lead QA Engineer in Automation, they were responsible for maintaining and improving the quality of capacity management applications. Madawa also led the QA team, introduced new QA processes, and focused on driving up product quality. Additionally, Madawa served as a Senior Software Engineer at Syncsort, where they designed and developed new solutions for capacity planning applications and improved code quality.

Prior to Syncsort, Madawa worked at Metron Technology Limited, where they served as a Senior Software Engineer. Similar to their roles at Syncsort, they designed and developed new solutions for capacity planning applications, improved code quality, and converted legacy applications to new platforms.

Overall, Madawa Widyathilaka Wipulaguna has a strong background in automation engineering, software development, and quality assurance, with a focus on improving product quality and delivering comprehensive automation solutions.

Madawa Widyathilaka Wipulaguna completed their education in the following institutions:

- From 2013 to 2016, they pursued an MSc in Machine Learning, Data Mining, and High-Performance Computing at the University of Bristol, specializing in Artificial Intelligence.

- In 2010, they attended Sheffield Hallam University, where they obtained a BSc (Hons) in Information Technology (Software Engineering).

- From 2008 to 2010, Madawa studied Software Engineering at the Sri Lanka Institute of Information Technology.

- Madawa completed their schooling at D.S. Senanayake College from 1994 to 2007.

In addition to their formal education, Madawa Widyathilaka Wipulaguna obtained various certifications, including Dynamic Application Security Testing and CSSLP Cert Prep: 5 Secure Software Testing from LinkedIn, Microsoft Certified: DevOps Engineer Expert from Microsoft, Automating your API tests with REST Assured from TestAutomationU, Certified Scrum Master from Scrum Alliance, Scrum Master from Mountain Goat Software, PROGRAMMING IN C# WITH MICROSOFT VISUAL STUDIO 2010 from MICROSOFT, and Microsoft Certified: Azure Developer Associate from Microsoft.