alphagov/notifications-api
Feb 2026 – Mar 2026
2 Months active
Languages Used
Python
Technical Skills
API developmentAWSPythonTestingback end developmenttesting frameworks
Ben Corlett
PROFILE
Ben Corlett
Benjamin Corlett developed and enhanced testing and deployment infrastructure for the alphagov/notifications-api repository, focusing on secure environment management and robust performance validation. He migrated functional and performance test fixtures to AWS SSM, eliminating file-based secret storage and reducing operational risk. Using Python and AWS, Benjamin introduced a dedicated Performance Tests service and enabled environment-driven Gunicorn configuration to support deployment-specific tuning. He also improved logging reliability in Celery workers and expanded email authentication flows for multi-service scenarios in notifications-functional-tests. His work demonstrated depth in backend development, emphasizing secure configuration, scalable testing environments, and maintainable logging practices across distributed systems.
Overall Statistics
Feature vs Bugs
80%Features
Repository Contributions
5Total
Bugs
1
Commits
5
Features
4
Lines of code
413
Activity Months2
Your Network
347 peopleSame Organization
@digital.cabinet-office.gov.uk332
Shared Repositories
15
Work History
March 2026
3 Commits • 2 Features
Mar 1, 2026March 2026 monthly summary focusing on business value and technical achievements across alphagov/notifications-api and alphagov/notifications-functional-tests. This month delivered deployment-focused configurability, logging robustness improvements, and multi-service testing readiness.
3 Commits • 2 Features
Mar 1, 2026March 2026 monthly summary focusing on business value and technical achievements across alphagov/notifications-api and alphagov/notifications-functional-tests. This month delivered deployment-focused configurability, logging robustness improvements, and multi-service testing readiness.
March 2026
February 2026
2 Commits • 2 Features
Feb 1, 2026February 2026 — Alphagov Notifications API: implement targeted testing infrastructure and secure test fixtures to accelerate performance validation while strengthening secret management. Key outcomes include a dedicated Performance Tests service with templates and API keys, enabling separate functional/performance environments and AWS SSM-backed environment variables for load testing; and a security-focused migration of Functional Test Fixtures to AWS SSM, eliminating file-based secret storage. These changes reduce risk, improve test fidelity, and speed up performance validation across environments.
February 2026
2 Commits • 2 Features
Feb 1, 2026February 2026 — Alphagov Notifications API: implement targeted testing infrastructure and secure test fixtures to accelerate performance validation while strengthening secret management. Key outcomes include a dedicated Performance Tests service with templates and API keys, enabling separate functional/performance environments and AWS SSM-backed environment variables for load testing; and a security-focused migration of Functional Test Fixtures to AWS SSM, eliminating file-based secret storage. These changes reduce risk, improve test fidelity, and speed up performance validation across environments.
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Quality Metrics
Correctness96.0%
Maintainability88.0%
Architecture96.0%
Performance84.0%
AI Usage20.0%
Skills & Technologies
Programming Languages
Python
Technical Skills
API developmentAWSCeleryPythonTestingback end developmentbackend developmentfunctional testingloggingserver configurationtestingtesting frameworks
Repositories Contributed To
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alphagov/notifications-functional-tests
Mar 2026 – Mar 2026
1 Month active
Languages Used
Python
Technical Skills
Pythonfunctional testingtesting