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Ben Howe

Worked on the ministryofjustice/cloud-platform-environments repository to deliver infrastructure for the ARNS Assessment Platform and the Assessment View API service, provisioning Kubernetes resources and PostgreSQL RDS data stores across multiple environments. Used Terraform and YAML to manage infrastructure as code, implementing secure namespace governance, RBAC, and network policies. Enhanced deployment reliability by aligning configuration values and improving ownership metadata for better cross-team communication. In the ministryofjustice/hmpps-assess-risks-and-needs-oastub-ui repository, focused on security hardening by introducing an npm allowlist and refining Docker build processes. Demonstrated proficiency in DevOps, CI/CD, and cloud platform configuration to support scalable, secure application environments.

Overall Statistics

Feature vs Bugs

80%Features

Repository Contributions

12Total
Bugs
1
Commits
12
Features
4
Lines of code
2,378
Activity Months3

Work History

March 2026

4 Commits • 1 Features

Mar 1, 2026

March 2026 monthly work summary focusing on key accomplishments in the ministryofjustice/cloud-platform-environments repository, with emphasis on delivering the Assessment View API service backed by an RDS datastore and a progressive environment rollout.

January 2026

1 Commits • 1 Features

Jan 1, 2026

2026-01 Monthly summary for ministryofjustice/hmpps-assess-risks-and-needs-oastub-ui focusing on security hardening and build reliability.

September 2025

7 Commits • 2 Features

Sep 1, 2025

September 2025 monthly summary for ministryofjustice/cloud-platform-environments. Key focus: delivering the ARNS Assessment Platform Infrastructure and Environments for development and pre-production, aligning Terraform configurations, and clarifying ownership and communications for namespace governance. Delivered scalable, secure environments with Kubernetes RBAC, NetworkPolicy, LimitRange, ResourceQuota, TLS for UI and API, and backend services (RDS PostgreSQL, Redis). Fixed naming and version issues in Terraform configurations to ensure correct app naming, team_name, and module versions. Improved namespace governance by updating contact channels and owner emails. These changes reduce provisioning risk, improve configuration consistency, and strengthen cross-team collaboration and accountability.

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Quality Metrics

Correctness91.6%
Maintainability91.6%
Architecture91.6%
Performance88.2%
AI Usage28.4%

Skills & Technologies

Programming Languages

HCLJavaScriptTerraformYAML

Technical Skills

AWSCI/CDCloud PlatformCloud Platform ConfigurationCloud ServicesDevOpsDockerInfrastructure as CodeKubernetesNode.jsPostgreSQLTerraform

Repositories Contributed To

2 repos

Overview of all repositories you've contributed to across your timeline

ministryofjustice/cloud-platform-environments

Sep 2025 Mar 2026
2 Months active

Languages Used

HCLTerraformYAML

Technical Skills

Cloud PlatformCloud Platform ConfigurationDevOpsInfrastructure as CodeKubernetesPostgreSQL

ministryofjustice/hmpps-assess-risks-and-needs-oastub-ui

Jan 2026 Jan 2026
1 Month active

Languages Used

JavaScriptYAML

Technical Skills

CI/CDDevOpsDockerNode.js