Kamal Upasena
Senior Manager - Platform & Security Engineering
Sri Lanka
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Top SchoolKamal Upasena is a Senior Manager in Platform & Security Engineering with over a decade of hands-on experience at Bhasha, where he progressed from trainee software engineer to lead security and platform initiatives. He combines advanced academic credentials in cybersecurity and computer science with practical expertise in DevOps, product security, and ISO 27001 migration—having led the full transition from ISO 27001:2013 to 2022. Known for bridging product strategy and compliance, he operationalizes security controls across agile teams while keeping stakeholder needs front and center. Based in Sri Lanka, he also shares his expertise as a visiting lecturer, signaling a commitment to mentoring the next generation of engineers. Underneath the leadership role he still retains a developer’s curiosity, enabling pragmatic, auditable solutions rather than purely theoretical frameworks.
10 years of coding experience
12 years of employment as a software developer
Master of Science - MS Computer Science, Master of Science - MS Computer Science at University of MoratuwaMaster of Science - MS Cyber Security, Master of Science - MS Cyber Security at Wrexham UniversityGCE A/L, GCE A/L at Govt: Science collage MataleBachelor of Science (B.Sc.) Information Technology, Bachelor of Science (B.Sc.) Information Technology at SLIIT
Sinhalese, English
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Github Skills (88)
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sqlite-database10
rsa10
custom-keyboard10
aes-gcm10
digest10
des10
hmac-authentication10
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hmac10
cryptoswift9
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Programming languages (4)
Github contributions (5)
PayHereLK/payhere-mobilesdk-ios
Mar 2018 - Mar 2022
PayHere Mobile SDK for iOS
Contributions:33 commits, 1 PR in 4 years
mobile-sdkcocoapodspayhere-mobile-sdkpayheresdk
bhashacode/Pager
Oct 2022 - Jul 2023
Pager is the simplest and best way to implement sliding view controllers in Swift
Contributions:2 releases, 5 PRs, 4 pushes in 8 months
cocoapodscontrollerssimplestswiftios
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