Profile
Enterprise Experience, AI Direction
Transforming complex business challenges into AI-powered solutions through a unique blend of enterprise systems expertise, quality engineering, and intelligent automation.
Hi, I am Chandima Rathnapriya, an enterprise technology professional with more than 24 years of experience delivering business-critical solutions across the banking, insurance, automotive and finance sectors.
My professional journey began in the banking industry with Standard Chartered Bank and continued through more than 18 years with HSBC Bank. Working within regional development teams supporting multiple countries, I gained extensive experience delivering enterprise-scale financial systems, solving complex business challenges, and supporting mission-critical operations in highly regulated environments. Later, as a Solution Architect at Cognizant Australia, I led software delivery initiatives and solution design activities, further strengthening my expertise in enterprise architecture, technology leadership, and large-scale business transformation.
My foundation is rooted in IBM i (AS400) software development, where I built and supported large-scale enterprise systems, business applications, financial platforms, enterprise integrations, and mission-critical operational services. Over the years, I have worked across the full software delivery lifecycle, helping organisations improve efficiency, quality, resilience, and business outcomes through technology.
Today, I combine deep enterprise experience with modern Artificial Intelligence and intelligent automation to build solutions that transform business knowledge into actionable insights, streamline complex workflows, enhance software quality, and improve decision-making across the enterprise. I am passionate about leveraging AI to solve real-world business problems, drive innovation, and create lasting impact in the rapidly evolving technology landscape.
My work spans Enterprise AI Solutions, Agentic Workflows, Multi-Agent Orchestration, AI-Powered QA Automation, Intelligent Knowledge Systems, Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG), Conversational AI, Enterprise Search, Natural Language Data Access, Vector Search Technologies, Business Process Automation, and Enterprise Modernisation—bridging decades of enterprise experience with the rapidly evolving world of artificial intelligence.
Domains
AI Agent Applications
Agentic workflows, RAG, NL-to-SQL, vector retrieval, streaming AI UX, and guarded enterprise AI assistants.
Claims And Automotive Systems
Claims analysis, adjudication, dealer systems, inventory management, vehicle lookup integration, and automotive accounting.
Financial Accounting
General ledger, journals, trial balance, tax configuration, RBAC, imports, source-system APIs, and multi-currency flows.
Banking And Insurance
Core banking, debt collection, online account opening, insurance policy systems, rate engines, and regional platform support.
Experience
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2018-2021, 2023 - Present
Senior Software Developer / Software Quality Analyst
PENTANA Solutions Pty Ltd
Developing and validating automotive, claims, QA, AI, and financial-platform workflows including general ledger QA, AI-assisted QA tools, data intelligence, and core systems modernisation work.
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2021 - 2023
Senior Software Architect / Senior AS400 Developer
Cognizant Technology Australia
Delivered insurance enhancements, rate-engine integrations, valuation-data feeds, deployment programs, interface fixes, and debtor reminder automation.
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2001 - 2018
Senior AS400 Software Developer / Test Lead
HSBC Bank Of Australia And HSBC Bank Of Middle East
Built core banking modules, debt-collection integrations, online account opening, Java-connected lending support, correspondence replacement, incident fixes, testing, DR support, and mentoring.
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1998 - 2001
AS400 Analyst Programmer
Standard Chartered Bank
Supported AS400 banking application analysis, design, programming, testing, release management, and regional support across multiple sites.
Current AI Direction
I am focused on building next-generation enterprise AI platforms that bring together agentic workflows, intelligent knowledge systems, automation, and conversational interfaces to transform how people interact with business information and processes.
