June 2026 monthly summary for ministryofjustice/modernisation-platform-environments. Focused on strengthening credential management for the Delius OASYS integration within the Modernisation Platform Environments. Delivered a credentials management enhancement by extending the AWS Secrets Manager secret version to include client_id and client_secret fields, enabling more secure and auditable service-to-service authentication.

In May 2026, completed a targeted cleanup of DNS zone references in Terraform for ministryofjustice/modernisation-platform-environments. This change removes references to obsolete DNS zones, aligning the environment with current infrastructure and reducing misconfiguration risk. The fix was implemented via commit bc10b830923103b1637a01ece2176ced79e34842 (tm-2097-fixing-removed-dns-zone).

April 2026 monthly summary for the ministryofjustice/modernisation-platform-environments repo. Delivered Environment Readiness Enhancements to improve storage capacity and environment provisioning reliability. Implemented increases to the jump server EBS volume and updated DNS zones (hmpps-domain and hmpps.dsd.io) to support development, test, preproduction, and service environments. These changes accelerate provisioning, reduce environment-related outages, and strengthen platform readiness for development pipelines. Technologies demonstrated include AWS storage (EBS), DNS management, and infrastructure change governance with clear, auditable commits.

March 2026 achieved a critical DNS migration and domain routing milestone for the ministryofjustice/modernisation-platform-environments project. Consolidated DNS records and Terraform configurations to support zone migration and service routing for az.justice.gov.uk and HM Prison and Probation Service domains. Implemented new DNS records (CNAME, NS) and auto-population updates to ensure routing accuracy and domain validation during migration, with an incremental, low-risk rollout plan. This work enhances reliability during domain transitions, reduces potential downtime, and prepares the environment for subsequent migration phases.

February 2026: Delivered cloud migration, DNS provisioning, and patch-management enhancements across MOJ Modernisation Platform ecosystems, delivering business value through cloud-hosted services, improved patch coverage, and cross-cloud configuration management.

January 2026 monthly summary focused on security, reliability, and automation across the Ministry of Justice Modernisation Platform. Delivered cross-domain AD UPN export automation, consolidated Nomis domain and certificate management for production and preproduction (including wildcard certificates and TLS/HTTPS listener naming), rolled out Windows patch management across environments, migrated OASYS DNS/certificates and Azure infrastructure for preproduction and production, added Terraform-based ONR domain validation, and simplified Azure infrastructure by removing legacy references and reducing monitoring scope. These changes improved security posture, operational efficiency, and deployment velocity.

December 2025 monthly summary for ministryofjustice/modernisation-platform-environments. Key features delivered include (1) Nomis test environment wildcard certificate and remote desktop certificate configuration: added and updated wildcard certificate configurations for NOMIS test, remote desktop services, DNS updates, and removal of deprecated certificates; includes DNS simplifications and host header updates to improve security and deployment in test environments. (2) HM Prison and Probation Service domain services certificate and Windows patch classifications: refactored ACM certificate configuration, replaced deprecated wildcard certificates, and updated Windows patch classifications (including Add UpdateRollups) for HM Prison and Probation Service domain services. Major bug fixed: Monitoring cleanup - removed unused CloudWatch alarm for cert-renewal-devtest to streamline monitoring. Overall impact: security and deployment reliability improvements in test environments, better DNS management, reduced monitoring noise, and governance-aligned domain services. Technologies/skills demonstrated: certificate management (ACM and wildcard certs), DNS zone decommissioning and host header updates, Windows patch classification management, CloudWatch monitoring, and infrastructure-as-code practices for certificate/DNS changes.

In 2025-11, delivered Patch Management System with Environment Tagging and Scheduling for EC2 instances across the OASYS National Reporting and NOMIS production environments. Implemented scheduled and manual patching options, environment tagging with patch-manager tags, and a revert correction to NOMIS database instance tags to ensure correct production state. Completed end-to-end validation in preproduction and production, enabling safer, repeatable patch workflows and improved visibility into patch lifecycles.

October 2025 focused on stabilizing and expanding patch management, upgrading AWS provider compatibility, and enhancing observability and security across the modernisation-platform suite. Delivered streamlined patch workflows with a simple_patching option, automated reboots post-patching, AWS provider and Terraform version upgrades, foundational NDH patch management capabilities, and improved logging, retention, and IAM fixes for audits and security.

September 2025 monthly summary for ministryofjustice/modernisation-platform focused on platform cleanup and maintainability. Delivered deprecation and removal of Custom Channel functionality as part of product strategy alignment, reducing maintenance surface and simplifying the feature set for future work. The change was implemented via a single, traceable commit that clearly documents the removal effort.

Monthly summary for 2025-08: Delivered Security Hub testing infrastructure within ministryofjustice/modernisation-platform. Focused on establishing and validating test setups to verify Security Hub controls, with no production code changes. This work enhances security validation, supports compliance and audit readiness, and improves CI/test coverage for future releases.

July 2025 performance summary for the Modernisation Platform portfolio. Delivered production-ready Domain Controller enhancements with NetBIOS exposure, consolidated DC IP references, and tightened network rules to improve AD accessibility across environments. Reworked DNS/IP management and Route53 resolution to ensure DC reachability and reliable FSx/RDP access for ad-fixngo and core-shared-services. Implemented dynamic, environment-driven DC configuration and enhanced AD automation (site/subnet creation, DC port checks, FSMO management), plus centralized IP/DNS configuration across preproduction, production, test, Fixngo and Azure environments. These changes reduce manual toil, improve reliability, and accelerate on-boarding of new environments.

June 2025 delivered targeted network hygiene and DNS automation across three MOJ modernization repos, reducing complexity and maintenance burden while strengthening security posture and deployment consistency. The work focused on decommissioning outdated network references, cleaning up deprecated network ranges, and enhancing DNS configuration—all with clear traceability to committed changes for auditable delivery.

Monthly summary for 2025-05 focusing on feature delivery and automation improvements across the modernisation platform. Highlights: centralisation of Secrets Manager configuration with production/test secrets and EC2-local secret definitions; AD service account cleanup support in EC2 config; automated AD site provisioning across Azure regions. No explicit bug fixes listed for this period; the changes reduce manual configuration, improve security posture, and accelerate cross-region AD deployments. Overall impact: streamlined security configuration, consistent environment state, and faster provisioning across development, test, and production. Technologies/skills demonstrated include Secrets Manager, Azure App Registrations, EC2 configurations, Active Directory Sites and Services automation, cross-repo collaboration, and Infrastructure as Code practices.

April 2025 performance summary: Delivered end-to-end AWS SSM patching enhancements and governance across three platforms, improving cross-OS remediation, security posture, and operational efficiency. Standardized patch management practices, tightened Terraform compatibility and security controls, and established environment-wide configurations, enabling faster, compliant patch cycles while reducing resource duplication.

In March 2025, delivered targeted patch management enhancements for the Ministry of Justice modernisation platform environments and performed critical cleanup to streamline module testing. Key outcomes include a refined pre-production patch strategy across Windows and Linux, with patchgroup2 and selective EC2 targeting, and removal of unused patch.tf resources to simplify configuration and tagging. These changes strengthen security posture, reduce misconfiguration risk, and accelerate testing of revised modules, aligning patch governance with IT and DevOps practices.

February 2025: Strengthened reliability, security, and operational visibility across the modernisation platform. Delivered proactive backup monitoring and EC2 health alerts, enhanced security logging for auditability, implemented centralized Windows CloudWatch Agent configuration management via SSM with robust deployment workflows, enabled VSS-based backups for critical AD FixNGo EC2s, and performed a targeted rollback to restore the prior backup configuration in pre-production.

January 2025 performance summary for the Modernisation Platform portfolio. Delivered enhanced observability, robust backup strategies, centralized authentication, and security improvements. The work across configuration management, environments, and the core platform drove measurable business value through improved monitoring, data retention, resilience, and streamlined access.