Month: 2026-03 Overview: Focused delivery to strengthen CI/CD resilience around Azure Container Registry (ACR) migrations within the hmcts/cnp-jenkins-library repository. Implemented an automated reference migration scanner to detect and address old ACR references in configuration files, enabling safer transitions to new registries and reducing deployment risks during the migration window.

February 2026 monthly summary for hmcts/cnp-plum-recipes-service: Delivered a targeted upgrade to backup testing capabilities by introducing a service-criticality variable in the PostgreSQL module, enabling risk-based testing for different service levels in the sandbox. This work, anchored by a single commit enabling immutable backup testing in the sandbox environment, improves backup resilience, test coverage, and readiness for production rollout. No major bugs reported this period.

Concise monthly summary for 2025-12 focusing on the sds-flux-config repo work and its impact on deployment automation and governance.

September 2025 monthly summary for hmcts/azure-platform-terraform: Delivered reliability improvements to CI by enabling pre-commit to access full git history, eliminating flaky checks caused by shallow clones.

July 2025 monthly summary for hmcts/sds-flux-config: Delivered the Neuvector Persistent Authentication feature by introducing a secret-based long-lived token storage and mounting it into the Neuvector controller deployment as a service account token. This enables persistent authentication for Neuvector components, improving reliability across restarts and enhancing security posture.

June 2025: Delivered AKS upgrade readiness and gateway routing alignment for critical platforms, and completed production Kubernetes upgrades to 1.32 across the main production clusters. This work enhances stability, security, and compatibility, and sets a solid foundation for upcoming platform upgrades.

May 2025 performance summary: Delivered cross-repository cloud infrastructure improvements across hmcts/azure-private-dns, hmcts/aks-sds-deploy, hmcts/ops-runbooks, and hmcts/sds-azure-platform. Focus areas included new service connectivity, network topologies, Kubernetes platform upgrades, and operational documentation, enhancing security, reliability, and team readiness while ensuring environments reflect current cluster capabilities.

April 2025 monthly summary: Focused on stabilizing testing/CI environments and introducing repository-aware governance improvements. Delivered targeted rollbacks to restore known-good sandbox/test configurations, and implemented per-repo deprecation handling to improve warnings and policy enforcement. Overall, these efforts reduced testing instability, preserved platform configurations, and enhanced observability into repository-specific behavior.