SUPUN SAMARAKOON
Senior Technical Lead | DevOps, AI Automation & Cloud Architecture
Professional Profile
A transformational, results-driven Engineering Leader and Senior Technical Lead with over a decade of hands-on experience bridging operations and software engineering. Unique career trajectory starting at the heart of digital operations and evolving into building, architecting, and leading cloud-native systems. Proven track record in orchestrating DevOps adoption, architecting modern cloud infrastructures, building robust full-stack applications, and implementing GenAI/LLM automations. Renowned for dismantling legacy operational silos, fostering highly collaborative high-performing teams, and turning complex technological challenges into measurable business growth.
Professional Experience
RRD (RR Donnelley)
- Orchestrate the strategic and technical evolution of the engineering department, successfully aligning business-driven project management goals with robust cloud-native architecture.
- Lead and mentor cross-functional engineering teams, cultivating an agile culture focused on continuous delivery, clean code, and advanced DevOps practices.
- Design and deploy next-generation AI Automation pipelines (leveraging GenAI & LLMs) to streamline operational workflows and reduce manual overhead.
- Bridge the gap between executive leadership and technical teams to steer high-impact migration strategies and architectural overhauls.
RRD (RR Donnelley)
- Served as the Principal Architect for internal Research & Development (R&D) software tools across the APAC Business Unit.
- Eliminated long-standing legacy operational silos by engineering and delivering modern, scalable full-stack web applications.
- Championed the adoption of standardized development environments, modular system design, and automated testing suites to elevate product quality.
RRD (RR Donnelley)
- Rapidly mastered Laravel and .NET frameworks to build, test, and release critical enterprise-grade backend systems during an aggressive scaling phase.
- Successfully resolved critical performance bottlenecks in core application databases, resulting in major performance gains.
RRD (RR Donnelley)
- Directed the technical execution of high-priority R&D automation initiatives from initial proof-of-concept (PoC) to mainstream production.
- Translated abstract business and operational requests into concrete, highly automated software products.
- Fostered a collaborative workspace that enabled developers to build self-learning capabilities and deliver complex features ahead of aggressive schedules.
RRD (RR Donnelley)
- Managed and executed complex digital asset and document transformations for global Fortune 500 clients.
- Audited legacy manual workflows to systematically identify bottlenecks, initiating the department's pivot toward custom software-driven automations.
Innodata Inc.
- Engineered foundational scripting automations to modernize and optimize content and document conversion processes for global publishing giants.
- Collaborated with operations teams to build scripts that accelerated turnaround times and minimized human error rates.
Competencies & Stack
Education & Credentials
Higher Diploma in Computer Science & Information Technology
Core Focus: Software Engineering, DSA, DBMS, SDLC. Engineered custom PHP/MySQL Social Network. Extracurriculars: Society of Cyber Security, Software Development Club.
G.C.E. Secondary Education – IT & Mathematics
Focused on Mathematics, Physics, and Science. Prefect body student leadership. Extracurriculars: Information Technology Society, Media Society.
References
Assistant Vice President - Infrastructure Solutions