Welcome! I’m Jack Harding.
A bit about me..
I’m a budding fiction writer with a focus and passion for historical narratives and character-driven storytelling.
I live in Derbyshire, I’m married to Sophie and we have a baby daughter Amelia.
I work in the software industry and I’m a rating in the Royal Naval Reserve currently going through Phase Two training.
Creative Focus
My writing explores historical fiction, focusing on real events and sometimes twisting the ending for a different take on what could have happened. I focus on making complex historical settings feel human, and grounded as well as exploring events from different view points to give a 360 degree view of what’s happening.
Technical & Professional Background
When I’m not writing, I work in application support and I’m teaching myself cloud systems engineering in my spare time, specifically:
- Current role: I support customers using Keyloop’s SAAS platforms, troubleshooting a wide variety of queries from user administration to peformance related issues. I regularly manage weekly client calls with key customers to manage multiple tickets within my team.
- Cloud Infrastructure & DevOps: Building static pipelines, containerized deployments, and managing AWS cloud security (ACLs, Security Groups, S3/CloudFront CDN).
- System Operations: Supporting critical enterprise software applications and managing platform architectures.
- Continuous Learning: Python scripting, cloud security - AWS, Linux and I’m pursuing a management apprenticeship through my work.
About This Website
This platform is a dual-purpose project. Beyond being a clean, distraction-free reading experience for my short stories, the site itself acts as a live technical portfolio piece:
- Framework: Hugo Static Site Generator
- Hosting & CDN: AWS S3 & CloudFront Edge Distribution
- CI/CD: Automated testing and static asset builds via GitHub Actions
To return home click here Home or read a full technical breakdown of this site’s deployment on the System Architecture page.