Kushantha Gunawardana

To become part of a challenging organization that provides opportunities for personal and professional development in the field of Information Technology & Information Security with active interest in the field of ICT Business, IT Security & Management that involves Technology Management, High Level Design, Project Planning, Implementation, People Management and Development of Procedures, Processes and Professional training. To work in a quality certified organization, which gives me an opportunity to demonstrate my skills & in turn be a source of growth for the organization.

22+ Years of total IT experience with vast exposure to Cyber Security / IT Infrastructure and Management space (15 years as a senior Manager) hands-on global experience worked across professional services including financial sector (HSBC), Technology and software development sector (Lanka Online (Pvt) Ltd sector and the Charity sector. Specialized in ICT Services and Information security holding international certifications. Domain expertise on Microsoft Windows & Linux platforms and successfully managed multiple projects involving Planning, Development, Deployment, Implementation, and training. I have extensive subject matter expertise in Infrastructure Technologies, Cybersecurity strategic and implementation for complex environments, Analysis, ICT Security Architecture, IT Infrastructure Planning (Server & Network Management), IT Services Management (ITSM) and Professional training on Infrastructure and IT Security. I have contributed to many overseas projects and training on Cyber Security in many countries including UK, Netherlands, Italy, Germany, India, Kenya, Pakistan, Nepal, Philippines, Singapore, Laos, Cambodia, Myanmar, Bangladesh, Vietnam, Indonesia, Malaysia, and Australia. And worked as a subject matter expert in National Police Academy Sri Lanka for Diploma in Cyber Crime Investigation. Currently I'm reading for PhD in Cyber forensics and Holding master's degree in information technology Specialized in Networking with Distinction from University of Colombo School of Computing - leading state university in Sri Lanka. Awarded Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) Award 2011 (Gold Medal) One of the few individuals to achieve over 90% from EC-Council Certified Penetration Testing Professional 24 hours long practical exam and obtained EC-Council Certified Licensed Penetration Tester (Master) qualification. Microsoft Certified Trainer to conduct range of Microsoft training including Azure architect level and Microsoft 365 Enterprise Administrator training. Also, EC-Council Certified Instructor for CSCU/ ENSA/ CND.V3/ CEH.V12/ CHFI/ECSA & CEI.

• IEEE
• MBCS
• CSSL

• EC-Council Certified Penetration Testing Professional v1, ECC7123504968
• EC-Council Certified Licensed Penetration Tester (Master), ECC4732596810
• EC-Council Certified Incident Handler(ECIH)
• EC-Council Certified Ethical Hacker (CEH)
• EC-Council Certified Network Defender (CND)
• EC-Council Computer Hacking Forensic Investigator (C|HFI)
• EC-Council Certified Security Analyst (ECSA)
• Certified EC-Council Instructor, ECC86156243125 (From 2013 to Present) - Over 10 years
• Microsoft Certified Azure Solutions Architect Expert
• Microsoft Certified Cybersecurity Architect Expert
• Microsoft 365 Enterprise Administrator Expert
• Microsoft Certified Trainer, E567-9484 (From 2014 to Present) - Over 10 years
• Microsoft Certified Solutions Expert (MCSE - SharePoint)
• Microsoft Certified Solutions Expert (MCSE - Productivity)
• Microsoft Certified Solutions Expert (MCSE - Private Cloud)
• Microsoft Certified Solutions Expert (MCSE - Cloud Platform and Infrastructure)
• Certified Information Security Expert (CISE)
• Cyberoam Certified Network Security Professional

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• Top 25 Cybersecurity Star of the Year, Information Technology Confex (#ITCONFEX), 09/22/23, New Delhi, India
• National Hacking Challenge - 2013, Lead the winning team, Sri Lanka Computer Emergency Response Team (Sri Lanka CERT) | CC along with Information and Communication Agency (ICTA) - Sri Lanka
• Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) Award 2011, Best performance in the Master of Science in Information Technology which is awarded for the best student in the Master of Information Technology programme in University of Colombo School of Computing.