Sasith Senanayake

SasithHimsaraSenanayake

Engineer – Network & Security

I design, deploy and support network and application security for customers around the world.

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About

I’m a Network and Security Engineer with nearly five years of experience in networking, network security and cyber security. My work covers presales, solution design, implementation and advanced technical support for customers globally.

Based in
Mount Lavinia, Sri Lanka
Current role
Engineer – Network & Security, Connex Information Technologies
Postgraduate
MSc Cyber Security & Forensics, Distinction with Gold Medal for Batch Top
Teaching
Final year project supervisor

Technical expertise

Application protection

  • Web Application Firewalls (WAF)
  • API Management & Security
  • Application Delivery Controllers (ADC)
  • Database Firewalls (DBF)

Network security

  • Next Generation Firewalls (NGFW)
  • DDoS Protection
  • Carrier-Grade NAT (CGNAT)

SASE and WAN

  • SD-WAN, SSE and SASE
  • Network Orchestration

Threat defence

  • Cyber Threat Intelligence (CTI)
  • Cyber Deception
Windows & Linux administrationCloud computing (Microsoft Azure)Ethical hackingSoftware & hardware configurationCommunication & presentationTeamwork & people management

Experience

Engineer – Network & Security

Connex Information Technologies

  • Run presales activities: product awareness sessions, demonstrations, solution design and proofs of concept for customers worldwide.
  • Lead project implementations across customer infrastructures and provide advanced technical support to troubleshoot and fix system issues.
  • Deliver guest lectures to university students on new technologies and real-world experience.
  • Conduct product trainings, workshops and events for customers and partners.

Associate Engineer – Network & Security

Connex Information Technologies

Trainee Engineer – Network & Security

Connex Information Technologies

FYP Supervisor (Masters & Bachelors)

Informatics Institute of Technologies

  • Supervise final year projects for Computer Science undergraduates and Cybersecurity and Forensics postgraduate students.

Education

MSc in Cyber Security & Forensics

University of Westminster, UK
Distinction · Gold Medal for Batch Top

BEng (Hons) in Computer Networks & Security

Staffordshire University, UK
First Class

Certifications

Campus certificates

  • WinSYS campus – Linux Network Administrator with Security
  • Turnkey IT campus – Advanced Certified Hardware and Network Professional (ACHNP)
    • Certificate in Hardware Engineering with Networking
    • Certificate in Certified Windows Network Administrator
    • Certificate in Certified Linux Network Administrator
    • Certificate in Cisco Certified Network Professional Routing

Let’s talk about your
network and security project.

Questions about a proof of concept, a deployment or a guest lecture? Send an email.

sasith.himsara123@gmail.com