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"Burhani operated as the sole architect for our highly sensitive legal workflow platform, and his impact was transformative. He successfully migrated our...
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"Working alongside Burhani on our platform’s development milestones was a masterclass in DevSecOps. He successfully shifted our security to the left,...
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"Burhani engineered a highly resilient, high-throughput cloud infrastructure that completely modernized our data ingestion and processing capabilities. His...
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"As organizations rush to adopt machine learning, finding a leader who understands both the offensive security risks and the engineering solutions is rare....
Expertise
- cybersecurity
- Artificial Intelligence
- Machine Learning
- data science
- Compliance
- Fractional CTO
- DevSecOps
Summary
Based in Woking, Surrey, Burhani is a Principal Architect with over 11 years of experience securing high-throughput enterprise cloud infrastructure and machine learning environments. As the Founder of Mtengwa Advisory, he specializes in enabling organizations to safely adopt AI technologies by embedding secure-by-design architectures and Zero-Trust principles into their workflows.
Combining advanced threat intelligence (CEH) with deep full-stack engineering expertise, Burhani bridges the gap between complex regulatory governance (NIST, ISO) and high-velocity software development. He has a strong track record of designing highly secure, automated CI/CD pipelines for mission-critical and "Tech for Good" platforms across the UK, ensuring technology acts as a secure enabler for innovation.
Experience
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Mtengwa Strategic Advisory
Principal Consultant
- Current
Education History
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Software Engineering
Aptech Computer Education
2011 - 2014 -
Inovation Management
International Business Management
- 2025 -
Psychology
Austin Peay State University
- 2025 -
Photography
Austin Peay State University
- 2025
Qualifications
Professional Certifications
IBM Generative AI for Data Scientists
MAY 2025
IBM Applied Data Science Specialization
MAY 2025
Google Advanced Data Analytics
MAY 2025
IBM Data Management Certificate - 12 Courses
JUN 2025
AWS Cloud Solutions Architect Certificate
JUN 2025
IBM Machine Learning Professional Certificate
NOV 2024
IBM Data Analyst Specialization
NOV 2024
IBM Data Science Specialization
SEP 2024
Clubs and Associations
British Computer Society, MBCS
