About

Hi, I’m Iresh 👋

I’m a passionate DevOps & SRE Engineer with a strong commitment to self-study and staying updated on the latest technology trends.

Currently working at NEXT as a DevOps Engineer, managing and supporting multi-tenant cloud-based infrastructure using DevOps practices behind e-commerce platforms.

My dedication to knowledge sharing, community involvement, and ability to thrive in a team environment make me a valuable asset in the IT field.

Professional Experience

DevOps Engineer @ NEXT

February 2025 - Present

Managing and supporting the infrastructure behind e-commerce sites, focusing on stability, scalability, and efficiency using modern DevOps practices.

Site Reliability Engineer @ Sysco LABS Sri Lanka

July 2024 - February 2025

Managed Linux/Windows environments, automated infrastructure with Python/Ansible, supported cloud operations (AWS/Azure), optimized costs, ensured security, implemented CI/CD pipelines, and managed OpenShift, Kubernetes, monitoring, backup, and L3 production support with on-call rotation.

DevOps Engineer @ Wiley (John Wiley & Sons)

September 2022 - July 2024

Proactively managed 1500+ applications, administered APM tools (Dynatrace, Zabbix), and ensured system reliability. Automated deployments, handled Prometheus/Consul, and maintained AWS, VMs, CI/CD pipelines. Achieved monitoring infrastructure, explore automated infrastructure, and support L3 issues.

Infrastructure Analyst @ HCL Tech

March 2022 - September 2022

Windows Team Member on Project Kaung or Pepper. Managed Patch Management, handled BAU tasks, and administered Windows Servers. Skills encompass Windows, WinSysOps, ServiceNow, AWS, and Microsoft Azure.

Technical Skills

Core Competencies

System Administration: Windows, Linux
Cloud Computing: AWS (primary), Azure, multi-cloud operations
Containerization & Orchestration: Docker, Kubernetes, OpenShift
Infrastructure as Code: Terraform, Ansible
CI/CD: Pipeline design and implementation
Programming & Scripting: Python, Bash

Monitoring & Observability

APM & Monitoring: Dynatrace, Zabbix, Prometheus, Grafana
Log Management: ELK Stack, Splunk
Incident Management: BigPanda, PagerDuty

Version Control & Collaboration

Git-based workflows
Team collaboration and knowledge sharing

Education

Master of Information Security (MIS) - In Progress
University of Colombo School of Computing (UCSC)

Bachelor of ICT (Honours) - Second Class (Upper Division)
University of Sri Jayewardenepura
Network Technology specialization

GitHub Activity

I contribute to open source projects and share automation scripts and infrastructure templates on GitHub.

I’m actively involved in the DevOps and Linux communities, sharing knowledge through:

📝 Technical blog posts about real-world DevOps challenges and solutions
🎤 Community meetups and technical presentations
👥 Mentoring aspiring DevOps engineers
🌟 Contributing to open source projects

Get in Touch

Whether you want to discuss DevOps practices, collaborate on projects, or just connect, feel free to reach out. Always happy to talk about cloud infrastructure, automation, and building reliable systems.

📧 ireshek@gmail.com | 📱 +94 766025662