Summary
Tharindu Edirisinghe is a software security engineer, architect and founder with 11 years of experience building secure, cloud-native systems and leading Identity & Access Management initiatives. He combines hands-on expertise in secure coding, penetration testing and enterprise vulnerability management with practical knowledge of OAuth/OpenID Connect, SAML and JWT used across IAM and Zero Trust designs. A seasoned DevSecOps practitioner, he has designed cloud migration and disaster recovery strategies across AWS, Azure and GCP while working deeply with .NET, Linux and multiple databases including Oracle, MS SQL, DB2 and MongoDB. He’s contributed to WSO2’s carbon-identity project by enhancing Mutual SSL authentication and maintains active roles as a founder, OWASP contributor, Auth0 ambassador and academic tutor—bridging industry, open source and teaching. Based in Albury, Australia, he also runs startups in blockchain and IAM, pairing entrepreneurial initiative with technical stewardship.
11 years of coding experience
8 years of employment as a software developer
Diploma in Management Studies, Business Management, Diploma in Management Studies, Business Management at Open University of Sri Lanka
St. Peter's College, Colombo 04.
B.Sc Special (Hons) in Information Technology Specialized in Software Engineering, First Class, CGPA 3.93, B.Sc Special (Hons) in Information Technology Specialized in Software Engineering, First Class, CGPA 3.93 at Sri Lanka Institute of Information Technology
Bachelor of Science (B.Sc.), Physical Sciences, Bachelor of Science (B.Sc.), Physical Sciences at University of Colombo
CS-169.1x Software as a Service, CS-169.1x Software as a Service at University of California, BerkeleyX
Sinhalese, English