Virtusa expands technology centre in Sri Lanka as part of global AI-led growth strategy
Ada Derana: Virtusa Corporation, a leading global provider of digital strategy, engineering, and IT services, announced the expansion of its Sri Lanka Delivery Center with over 200 new career opportunities across high-growth technology domains. The initiative marks a renewed phase of investment in the country as Virtusa accelerates its journey toward becoming a US $5 billion enterprise by 2030.
The expansion follows the strategic vision outlined by Virtusa CEO Nitesh Banga, who has committed to positioning the company as the world’s leading domain-driven engineering partner for the AI-enterprise. During his recent official visit to Sri Lanka as CEO, Banga emphasized the country’s integral role in Virtusa’s global delivery network and its heritage as the firm’s founding center of excellence.
The 200-plus open positions announced by Virtusa span Artificial Intelligence (AI), Data Science, Full Stack Development, BPO/KPO services and DevOps roles, reflecting Virtusa’s focus on scaling its engineering and AI capabilities to support clients across banking, financial services, healthcare, insurance, telecom, and technology industries. These roles include both entry-level and experienced positions and offer Sri Lankan professionals the opportunity to contribute to cutting-edge AI and digital transformation projects for Fortune 500 clients worldwide.
Virtusa’s Sri Lanka operations have long been a core component of the company’s global delivery model, combining deep domain fluency with agile engineering and a culture of continuous innovation. The Colombo center plays a key role in advancing Virtusa Helio, the company’s suite of AI-powered accelerators that help enterprises drive measurable business outcomes and faster time-to-value from their AI investments.
“Sri Lanka continues to be a strategic center of excellence for Virtusa. Our current recruitment drive reflects our confidence in the country’s high-quality talent and the potential of this market to deliver world-class engineering and AI solutions to global clients,” said Venkatesan Vijayaraghavan, Chief Operating Officer of Virtusa Corporation.
In line with Virtusa’s focus on AI and GenAI-led innovation, the company continues to invest in upskilling its employees through its Virtusa Thrive Academy, with programs in AI orchestration, prompt engineering, and domain-specific applications. These initiatives strengthen Virtusa’s position as a future-ready employer and a catalyst for the growth of Sri Lanka’s digital economy.
OSL take:
Sri Lanka’s ongoing economic expansion and the path to becoming a hub in the South Asian region have further expanded the country’s digital industry and related sectors. The increasing business potential in Sri Lanka and the expanding business/investment opportunities in the country’s digital industry and related sectors are evident by Virtusa’s move to expand its technology center in Sri Lanka as part of its global AI-led growth strategy. Given these developments, foreign businesses/investors could confidently explore the expanding business/investment opportunities in Sri Lanka’s digital industry and related sectors, which will see a further impetus by Sri Lanka’s ongoing programme to digitize all sectors of the country in order to develop an e-economy. With the fast-evolving global digital industry and Sri Lanka’s need to be on par with them guarantees a flow of lucrative business ventures for foreign businesses/investors in Sri Lanka’s digital industry and related sectors. Also, local businesses in the country’s digital industry that are on a growth path, present opportunities for foreign businesses/investors to further expand operations through partnerships or joint ventures.
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