VirtusaPolaris Converse 2017 Summit Showcases Next-generation Technology Careers for Tech Graduates

VirtusaPolaris, a brand of Virtusa Corporation and Polaris Consulting and Services, Ltd, recently hosted nearly 200 undergraduate tech students from 15 of the country’s leading universities and higher education institutions at the VirtusaPolaris Converse 2017 graduate meet up held at the British School in Colombo.

The event which was organised as part of the company’s ongoing Campus Reach initiative, offered students a glimpse of the diverse career paths in the IT services industry and the skills they need to focus on to avail these opportunities, the company said in a media release.

The event started with technical sessions on the work that VirtusaPolaris was doing at its development centers and offices around the worl d . Nishantha Hettiarachchi, senior architect - Technology, spoke about the company’s core technology practices, emerging trends and opportunities available in those areas. This was followed by a session on Business P ro c e s s Management (BPM) and developing Pega based BPM solutions by Shiham Nawaz, manager – Delivery.

Chinthi Weerasinghe, vice president - Delivery, highlighted the importance of software testing and quality assurance and how VirtusaPolaris was increasingly automating the test process and focusing on detecting possible flaws early in the development cycle. Anuradha Weeraman, associate director – Delivery, shed light on Internet of Things (IoT) and how VirtusaPolaris was working like a startup to develop critical IoT based solutions for its clients.

The technical sessions were followed by a discussion on ‘Life at VirtusaPolaris’ where a panel comprising recently joined as well as veteran team members from VirtusaPolaris shared personal stories of how their careers had progressed within the company, the learning and development opportunities they had received and many other exciting experiences. Showcasing some of the cutting edge wo r k VirtusaPolaris’ team members were doing for some of the leading, global companies and enabling them re- imagine their businesses, the sessions helped the students get a firsthand view on the various opportunities the technology space was offering them to pursue and grow their career. VirtusaPolaris also apprised the students on some of the career opportunities available at the company.