Scott Harper

Scott Harper has a diverse work experience in the field of IT and security. Scott is currently working as a Principal Security Architect at Tesserent since May 2023. Prior to this, they were a Security Architect at ACC New Zealand from July 2022 to May 2023. Scott also worked as a Security Lead at the Ministry of Health New Zealand from February 2022 to July 2022. Scott has previous experience at ACC New Zealand as a Senior Security Consultant from April 2021 to February 2022, and as a Solutions Architect from November 2019 to April 2021. Scott has also worked at Kiwibank as a Delivery Lead from March 2018 to November 2019 and as a Technical Lead Infrastructure from January 2017 to March 2018. Scott worked at Callaghan Innovation as a Senior Systems Engineer / Solutions Architect from April 2015 to January 2017, at Mercury IT as a Senior Technical Engineer from November 2013 to April 2015, and at Think Concepts Limited as an IT Consultant/Engineer from December 2011 to November 2013.

Scott Harper obtained a Diploma in Information Technology - Level 6 from the Wellington Institute of Technology, where they studied from 2009 to 2011. Prior to that, they attended Bay of Plenty Polytechnic from 2008 to 2009, earning a Diploma in Applied Computing - Level 5. Scott Harper also holds several certifications from Microsoft and VMware, including MCSE: Productivity, VMware Technical Solutions Professional - Server Visualization 5 (VTSP - SV), MCPS: Microsoft Certified Professional, MCSA: Office 365, VMware Technical Solutions Professional - Desktop Visualization 5 (VTSP - DV), VMware Technical Solutions Professional 5.5 (VTSP), VMware Sales Professional - Cloud Provider (VSP - CP), VMware Sales Professional 5.5 (VSP), and MCTS: Windows 7, Configuration. Additionally, they have obtained the Kaseya Certified Administrator (KCA) certification. Scott Harper has also pursued certifications such as MCSE: Messaging, ICAgile Certified Professional (ICP), MCSA: Cloud Platform, Microsoft Specialist: Architecting Azure Solutions, and Microsoft Specialist: Implementing Azure Solutions, although the exact completion dates for these certifications are not provided.