Gihan Siriwardana

Gihan Siriwardana is a seasoned Senior Site Reliability Engineer- Database at Pearson since January 2017, specializing in real-time database issues across multiple platforms, including MSSQL, MongoDB, and Cassandra. With extensive experience in migrating on-premise databases and applications to AWS, Gihan utilizes Terraform for database management and employs GitLab CI/CD pipelines for migrations. Previous roles include Senior Database Administrator and MSSQL Server/NOSQL Database Administrator, where responsibilities encompassed managing complex database environments, handling large data, and ensuring database integrity. Gihan holds a Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science from University College Dublin and has a solid foundation in database development and administration gained through work with notable companies such as CMS (Pvt) Ltd and EFutures Private Limited.