Kris Hardy
Senior Security Manager at Halter
Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand
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Top SchoolKris Hardy is a Senior Security Manager and hands-on software engineer with over two decades of mixed experience in software development, systems engineering, and computer security, now based in Auckland, NZ. He has led security transformations and built teams—from founding VioletBeacon to scaling Plexure’s security org—while running incident response, threat hunting, and company-wide secure development training programs. Kris combines deep embedded and IoT firmware expertise with data- and processing-intensive software skills, applying reverse-engineering and pen-testing to harden real-world systems. A former instructor and meetup organizer, he translates complex security topics into practical training and tools for engineers and leaders. His background uniquely spans chemical research, aerospace project management, and high-precision instrumentation, giving him a rare systems-level view of risk, productization, and operational resilience. Colleagues rely on him for pragmatic, auditable security controls that balance engineering velocity with measurable compliance.
14 years of coding experience
18 years of employment as a software developer
Master of Science - MS (For study, degree not completed), Computer Science (Robotics and Computational Perception Specialty), Master of Science - MS (For study, degree not completed), Computer Science (Robotics and Computational Perception Specialty) at Georgia Institute of TechnologyBiological Chemistry, Biological Chemistry at Texas A&M UniversityBS, Biochemistry, BS, Biochemistry at United States Air Force Academy
English
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Github Skills (46)
mysql-proxy9
vnc-server9
adal9
python8
xmodem8
kubectl8
proxy7
iframe7
ssh7
pam6
activerecord6
rust6
infrastructure6
vulnerabilities6
sca6
Programming languages (8)
Github contributions (5)
krishardy/azure-cli
Apr 2024 - Feb 2026
Azure Command-Line Interface
Contributions:54 PRs, 52 pushes, 55 branches in 1 year 10 months
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