Ave mundus and thanks for stopping by. I’m Christopher Black, a senior solutions engineer working at the intersection of security, software engineering, and sales. I help enterprise organizations modernize software delivery, reduce risk, and adopt platforms that materially improve how they build and ship software.
I currently serve as a Senior Solutions Engineer at Harness, where I partner with engineering and executive stakeholders on CI CD, infrastructure as code, and sophisticated security automation initiatives. My work focuses on driving platform adoption in complex environments, aligning technical architecture with business outcomes, and helping teams ship faster with greater control and visibility across the entire stack.
Previously, I worked at Lacework supporting cloud security and DevSecOps programs in highly regulated environments, and earlier in my career across several high growth startups including CircleCI. I’ve spent much of my professional life in the engine room translating between builders and decision makers and operating where technical depth meets commercial reality.
I completed my Master’s degree in Cybersecurity at UC Berkeley. The program sharpened my understanding of modern threat models, distributed systems, and secure software development, reinforcing a belief I hold strongly: security and velocity are not opposing forces when designed correctly.
Beyond work, I volunteer extensively with Larkin Street Youth Services, teaching computer science and career readiness to homeless and at risk youth. It is the most meaningful work I do. Larkin Street supported me during a difficult chapter of my life, and giving back is both responsibility and privilege.
I am a student of systems, technical systems, historical systems, and human systems. I read Latin, study history, build infrastructure, and remain endlessly curious about how technology shapes institutions and society. Public speaking through Toastmasters has been a core discipline in developing clarity under pressure, a skill that translates directly to high stakes enterprise conversations.
This site is a technical field journal, a place to write about DevOps, security, platform strategy, and the realities of modern pre sales engineering. If you care about building durable systems, aligning technology with revenue, and thinking a layer deeper about how software organizations operate, you’re in the right place.