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>_  ICT Undergraduate · Sri Lanka · GMT+5:30

This is me, Dulara Abhiranda.

I'm a cybersecurity and digital solutions engineer focused on Observability, SAST/DAST, WAF, SASE, Terraform, and Blockchain.

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Four years of curiosity,
code, and security.

From writing my first Python script to running CTF challenges and earning Cisco & cloud certifications — every project has been a step toward building systems that scale, defend, and deliver.

41+
GitHub Repositories
125+
Problems Solved
6+
Industry Certifications
5★
HackerRank Rating

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Expertise

The cyber capabilities, platforms, and operational areas I work with most often.

01 Observability & Monitoring
02 SAST / DAST
03 WAF Engineering
04 SASE / Zero Trust
05 Terraform & IaC
06 Blockchain Basics
07 Datadog
08 Veracode
09 Imperva
10 F5
11 Zscaler
12 Cisco Networking
13 Cloud Security
14 Network Security
15 Vulnerability Management
16 DevSecOps

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About

I'm a BTech Information and Communication Technology student at the University of Sri Jayewardenepura, currently working in cyber roles around observability, application security, network security, and digital solutions.

My day-to-day focus includes Datadog, Veracode, Imperva, F5, Zscaler, Terraform, and cloud/network security controls — with a growing interest in blockchain and secure automation.

Open to security engineering, observability, DevSecOps, and cyber infrastructure roles across cloud, network, and application security.

Location Colombo, Sri Lanka
Timezone GMT+5:30
Languages English · Sinhala
Status Open to opportunities
Focus Observability · Cyber · DevSecOps

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Career & Learning

My recent roles and academic path, aligned with the cyber work I do today.

Jan 2026 — Present Current Role

Associate Cyber Security and Digital Solution Engineer

INNOV8

Working on cybersecurity and digital solutions in Colombo, with a focus on observability, application protection, networking, and security operations.

CybersecurityObservabilitySAST/DASTWAFSASETerraform
Jul 2025 — Jan 2026 Completed

Intern Cyber Security and Digital Solution Engineer

INNOV8

Built practical exposure around cyber delivery, networking, and digital solutions while supporting security-focused engineering work.

CybersecurityNetworkingDigital SolutionsSecurity Ops
Apr 2025 — Jul 2025 Completed

Intern Cyber Security Engineer

Mobitel (Pvt) Ltd

Supported networking and cybersecurity tasks in a telecom environment, contributing to hands-on enterprise security exposure.

NetworkingCybersecurityTelecomEnterprise Security
2020 — 2025 Full-time

BTech in Information and Communication Technology

University of Sri Jayewardenepura

Full-time study focused on ICT foundations, networking, software, and security. Specializing in BTech / BICT track work.

ICTNetworkingCybersecuritySoftware
May 2024 — Present Learning Path

Cisco Computer and Network Academy

SLIIT

Cisco networking and cybersecurity track covering enterprise networking, security, automation, and routing/switching essentials.

NetworkingCyber SecurityCCNAAutomation

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Projects

Real projects across application security, observability, automation, and AI.

02 / Secure Coding

WebApp Security Vulnerabilities Lab

A hands-on secure coding lab with vulnerable and fixed versions for SQLi, buffer overflow, XSS, Java deserialization, and broken authentication.

PHPCJavaBurp Suite

03 / File Security

Automated PDF Encryption Tool

One-click encryption and decryption utility for PDFs using Python and the Cryptography module to protect sensitive documents.

PythonCryptographyAutomation

04 / AI Safety

DriveGuard — Driver Drowsiness Detection

Real-time AI system that detects sleepiness from webcam input and alerts drivers before fatigue leads to accidents.

PythonOpenCVdlibPygame

05 / Cyber Range

Code Alpha CTF Platform

A cyberpunk-style CTF platform with web exploitation, forensics, reverse engineering, cryptography, progress tracking, and leaderboard support.

CTFCybersecurityWebForensics

06 / Resilience

CreedStorm — DDoS Simulation

A cyber simulation that stresses the browser with DDoS-like behavior and includes an interactive response challenge for defensive testing.

PythonSimulationSecurity Testing

07 / Observability

Datadog Learning Path

Hands-on observability work across monitoring, metrics, dashboards, alerts, Kubernetes, AWS, agent setup, and tagging best practices.

DatadogAPMKubernetesAWS

08 / Real-time Apps

SparkChat — Real-time Messaging

A real-time messaging platform built with React, Next.js, and Ballerina for the WSO2 Innovate challenge.

ReactNext.jsBallerinaWebSockets

09 / Mobile

CareerPulse — Internship Finder

Mobile app for internship discovery with CV analysis, matching, and personalized recommendations.

FlutterFirebaseAIAzure

10 / IoT

Smart Cafeteria Automation

IoT-based cafeteria workflow automation covering queue management, inventory, payments, and table seating controls.

IoTAutomationPythonSensors

11 / NLP / ML

Resume Keyword Extractor

OCR and NLP pipeline that extracts and scores skills from CVs to help with fast shortlisting.

PythonNLPOCRscikit-learn

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Community & Leadership

Where I've contributed, organized, and learned alongside peers.

ICTS UOSJ

Oct 2024 — Present

Vice President · Event Division

Information & Communication Technology Society, UOSJ

CryptX

Dec 2024 — Feb 2025

Event Coordinator

CryptX 1.0 — Cybersecurity event, UOSJ

IEEE

Jan 2024 — Present

Member

IEEE Student Branch, University of Sri Jayewardenepura

Global GIS

Jan 2021 — Aug 2022

Surveyor Assistant

Global GIS Pvt Ltd, Nugegoda

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Toolset

Core cyber and infrastructure products I work with.

Observability & APM

  • Datadog

SAST / DAST / RASP

  • Veracode
  • SonarQube

WAF & DDoS

  • Imperva WAF
  • F5
  • Cloudflare

SASE & Zero Trust

  • Zscaler
  • Palo Alto Networks
  • Okta

Cloud & Infrastructure

  • Terraform
  • AWS
  • Azure
  • Docker
  • Kubernetes
  • GitHub Actions

Blockchain

  • Centralized
  • Hyperledger Fabric

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Certifications & Badges

Recent credentials from cybersecurity, observability, cloud, and networking training.

CCNA Intro to Networks
CCNA: Introduction to Networks

Cisco · Nov 2024

Ethical Hacker
Ethical Hacker

Cisco · Jul 2024

ISC2 Candidate
ISC2 Candidate

(ISC)² · Dec 2024

Oracle Cloud Infrastructure
Oracle Cloud Infrastructure Foundations

Oracle · Feb 2025

Google Cloud
Digital Transformation with Google Cloud

Google · Jun 2024

Datadog Fundamentals
Datadog Certified: Fundamentals

Datadog · May 2026

Kubernetes
Introduction to Kubernetes LFS158

Linux Foundation · May 2026

Linux
Introduction to Linux LFS101

Linux Foundation · May 2026

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Achievements

Competitions, awards, and proud moments.

Jan 2025

2nd Runner-up — NetCom Competition

SLIIT CodeFest · Team Running-Config · Networking & system configurations

Jan 2025

Top 10 — CTF Competition

SLIIT CodeFest · Team Code Alpha · Cybersecurity & ethical hacking

Dec 2024

Cyber Security Summit CTF 2024

10th Annual Cyber Security Summit · Forensics & ethical hacking

Jun 2024

Innovate with Ballerina Hackathon

WSO2 · API development & integration using Ballerina

Aug 2020

GCE A/L — District 3rd & Island Merit

District 3rd place at GCE Advanced Level, merit-listed islandwide

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Dulara Abhiranda

Let's talk.

Open to cybersecurity, observability, DevSecOps, and digital security opportunities across cloud, network, and application security.

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