Don Athalage

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Summary

Platform Engineer specializing in enterprise-scale AWS and GCP infrastructure with 3+ years of experience designing multi-account governance frameworks and infrastructure as code solutions. Expert in establishing CI/CD patterns, hybrid cloud authentication, and Kubernetes deployments that enable development teams to ship faster and more securely. Proven ability to modernize legacy systems, implement security controls at scale, and serve as a trusted technical advisor across the organization.

Key Skills

Experience

AWS Cloud Platforms Engineer October 2025 - Present

ANZ Banking Group, Melbourne, VIC

GCP Cloud Platforms Engineer October 2024 - October 2025

ANZ Banking Group, Melbourne, VIC

Solutions Architect (Cloud COE) August 2022 - October 2024

ANZ Banking Group, Melbourne, VIC

Research Assistant September 2021 - March 2022

Deakin University, Melbourne, VIC

Education

Bachelor of Software Engineering (First Class Honours) December 2023

Deakin University, Melbourne, VIC

Certifications

AWS Certified DevOps Engineer - Professional [ADD YEAR]

Amazon Web Services

AWS Certified Developer - Associate [ADD YEAR]

Amazon Web Services

AWS Certified Solutions Architect - Associate [ADD YEAR]

Amazon Web Services

GCP Associate Cloud Engineer [ADD YEAR]

Google Cloud Platform

Projects

Network Resource Optimization using KNative

Technologies: KNative, Kubernetes, Golang, 5G, free5GC, UERANSIM,

Reinforcement Learning for 5G Network Slicing

Technologies: Python, Reinforcement Learning, Network Simulation, 5G NR,