Worked on the IBM/portieris repository to enhance security and stability by addressing dependency vulnerabilities and improving the Go toolchain. Focused on security hardening through targeted dependency updates and a new secrets baseline, directly mitigating CVE-2025-66506. Restored the Go version directive to enforce a consistent development environment, ensuring reproducible builds and predictable deployments. Tackled a Go 1.25 coverage data bug by implementing a testing workaround, which improved CI reliability and reduced flaky test runs. Utilized Go and JSON, applying skills in dependency management, DevOps, and security compliance to deliver features that reduced security risk and accelerated release readiness.