Summary
Janidu Perera is a Lead Analyst based in Melbourne with 11 years’ experience spanning health, infrastructure and financial services, specializing in data governance, privacy, risk and cybersecurity response. He has progressed from accounting and audit roles into senior consulting and management positions at major firms including KPMG and PwC, now leading analytics work at Deakin University. Janidu routinely delivers data management maturity and information risk assessments, and has practical experience embedding governance and conduct risk into operational frameworks. His background in finance and internal audit gives him a strong appreciation for controls, compliance and the commercial implications of privacy decisions. Colleagues describe him as someone who translates technical risk into actionable, audit-ready recommendations that stakeholders can implement. He combines hands-on remediation experience with strategic governance design, making him effective at both incident response and long-term policy uplift.
11 years of coding experience
6 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor of Business (Professional Accountancy) Accounting, Bachelor of Business (Professional Accountancy) Accounting at Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology
High School Education not applicable, High School Education not applicable at Penleigh and Essendon Grammar School
Sinhalese