Finchley Harwood

Finchley Harwood

Senior Software Engineer · Fullstack · Cloud · AI · Security

I have over 5 years of experience developing full-stack applications with a strong focus on Machine Learning, Stream Processing, Frontend Development, and Secure Cloud-Native Architectures. My experience spans multiple sectors including defence, healthcare, and the pharmaceutical industry.

Experience

Software Engineer / Security Officer

Verisian Ltd · June 2025 – Present · Remote

Responsible for security across the entire stack. Led compliance efforts for GDPR, HIPAA, and CIS IG1, passed penetration testing and customer security assessments, and supported successful enterprise pharmaceutical contracts. Contributed heavily across the stack while establishing documentation, architecture, and testing standards and mentoring engineers.

Director of Engineering

Agile Kinetic Ltd · Oct 2023 – June 2025 · Remote / Newport

Promoted from Lead Engineer to Director of Engineering and led the transformation of an AI-powered healthcare platform from proof of concept to a secure, scalable production system. Delivered NHS and GDPR compliance, Cyber Essentials Plus, successful penetration testing, and G-Cloud approval while leading technical delivery and team development.

Software Engineer

Fat Potato Ltd · July 2022 – Oct 2023 · Remote

Consultant software engineer in the cyber security and defence sector. Built a greenfield product end-to-end, working closely with customers on experimentation, requirements analysis, and scaling cloud infrastructure in security-sensitive environments.

Software Engineer

Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency · Sept 2020 – July 2022 · Swansea

Worked in large-scale government systems with a strong focus on testing, reliability, accessibility, and agile delivery. Independently designed and built tools to detect complex business logic errors before reaching production, significantly reducing delivery timelines.

Education

MSc Software Engineering

University of Wales Trinity St. David · 2020 - 2022 · Distinction

MMath & Phys (Hons) Mathematics and Physics

University of Manchester · 2016 - 2020 · First

Certified Developer Associate

AWS Certification · Aug 2023 - Aug 2026

Publications