Tony H.

Technology leader with over 20 years’ experience building, scaling and modernising software platforms across insurance, SaaS payroll, financial services and digital media.

I have led engineering organisations of up to 50 engineers across multiple countries and delivered cloud-native transformation programmes focused on scalability, resilience and commercial readiness. My work spans Azure-led migrations, containerisation, CI/CD automation and API-first architecture.

I combine board-level strategic leadership with hands-on technical depth — equally comfortable defining technology roadmaps as I am shaping architecture or reviewing critical code paths.

Recent Engagements Have Included:

- Scaling SaaS engineering team during acquisition

- Cloud-native modernisation of regulated insurance platform

- DevOps maturity uplift reducing deployment friction

- Technical due diligence support for growth-stage exit

I bring particular value to:

- Growth-stage startups scaling engineering capability

- SMEs modernising legacy platforms

- Businesses preparing for acquisition or investor scrutiny

- Regulated organisations requiring governance, compliance and secure-by-design systems

I have supported successful acquisition processes, led ISO 27001 / GDPR / Cyber Essentials programmes, and acted as primary technical contact during due diligence.

My focus is always commercial: building durable, cost-effective and extensible platforms that enable growth rather than constrain it.

Available for fractional CTO, interim leadership and high-impact advisory engagements.