Nilendra Liyanage
Aledo
Summary
Strategic Software Quality Engineering Leader with over 15 years of experience driving enterprise-wide QA initiatives and engineering transformation. Currently leading the strategic QE function for one of North America's largest insurance providers, overseeing a global team of 300+ professionals across 40+ programs. Proven track record in performance optimization, architectural transformation, and agile-driven delivery excellence.
Overview
16
16
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Senior Manager - Quality Engineering
Virtusa Corporation
07.2009 - Current
Currently responsible for leading the strategic quality engineering function for one of the largest insurance providers in North America, managing the full lifecycle of a complex, multi-year, cross-functional initiative that spans over 40 enterprise programs. Oversee a distributed team of nearly 300 QE professionals, driving architectural transformation, performance optimization, and delivery excellence through data-driven decision making and agile methodologies. Influence resourcing, technical strategy, and long-term planning efforts across geographies to ensure scalability, compliance, and sustained business impact.
Education
Bachelor of Science - Computer Science
Staffordshire University
United KingdomSkills
- Quality Engineering & Architectural Transformation
- Program & Portfolio Management
- Strategic Leadership
- Agile Methodologies & Delivery Excellence
- Data-Driven Decision Making
Certification
- Salesforce / AI Specialist
- AWS / AWS Certified AI Practitioner
- Six Sigma / Black Belt (CSSBB)
- Google / Project Management
- Google / Business Intelligence
Awards
- Virtusa Corporation / Prodigy Award, 01/01/24
- Virtusa Corporation / Account of the Year Award, 01/01/23
- Virtusa Corporation / Business Strategic Unit Pioneer Award, 01/01/22
- Virtusa Corporation / Business Leadership Award, 01/01/19
Timeline
Senior Manager - Quality Engineering
Virtusa Corporation
07.2009 - Current
Bachelor of Science - Computer Science
Staffordshire University
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