May 2026 achievements focused on hardening security and improving environment accessibility across two Azure repositories. Implemented Secure Frontend Deployment and Firewall Configuration Across ITHC and Performance Test, including Front Door integration and domain handling. Added Private DNS Records for ITHC, Demo, and Perftest to enable reliable cross-environment networking. These changes improve security posture, reduce deployment risk, and enable faster and safer environment provisioning.

April 2026 monthly summary focusing on infrastructure delivery, security hardening, and cross-environment reliability across two repositories (hmcts/azure-platform-terraform and hmcts/azure-public-dns). Key features delivered: - PT Deployment Infrastructure in AAT: Implemented PT-specific deployment enhancements in AAT, including load balancer configuration for the PT API, PT frontend firewall, and PT frontend configuration to improve scalability, security, and resource management. Related commits include adding load balancer for PT API in AAT (#2875), front door/firewall config for PT frontend (#2877), and frontdoor addition to AAT environment (#2888). - Frontdoor lifecycle for AAT and Demo: Added frontdoor to AAT and Demo environments and subsequently streamlined by removing it to reduce deployment surface and risk, balancing security and simplicity (#2886, #2887). - General Load Balancer across PerfTest, Demo, and ITHC: Introduced a unified load balancer across PerfTest, Demo, and ITHC to improve traffic management and system reliability (#2895). - Demo environment: New product frontend with firewall: Deployed a new product frontend for the Demo environment with firewall settings to enhance security and traffic control (#2897). - Public DNS routing for PT frontend across environments: Extended external accessibility by adding DNS records for the PT frontend in public, ithc, perf, and demo environments (#2367, #2379, #2380, #2381). Major bugs fixed: - No critical defects logged this month. Stabilized deployments through thorough config validation and cleanup of environment surfaces (e.g., removal of unnecessary frontdoor in certain envs) to reduce risk. Overall impact and accomplishments: - Significantly improved scalability, security, and reliability of PT deployments across AAT and public environments. Cross-environment load balancing and DNS exposure enable faster testing, smoother promotions, and better incident containment. The changes reduce deployment complexity by trimming unnecessary components while preserving essential security controls. - Demonstrated end-to-end Azure-centric infrastructure delivery using Terraform, Azure Front Door, Azure Load Balancer, and DNS, with clear traceability to commits and environment-specific configurations. Technologies/skills demonstrated: - Terraform-based infrastructure as code, Azure Front Door, Azure Load Balancer, Azure DNS - Environment-specific deployment strategies (AAT, PerfTest, Demo, ITHC, Public) - Security hardening through per-environment firewall/front-door configurations - Cross-repo collaboration and changelog traceability (co-authored commits)

March 2026—hmcts/pcs-api: Focused on production deployment reliability. Delivered a Production Deployment Configuration Update to ensure production deployments pull the correct images by updating the Helm chart and migrating ACR references to production (hmctssprod). No critical bugs were reported for this period. Impact: strengthened release governance, reduced risk of mis-deployed images, and improved consistency between environments. Technologies/skills: Helm, Kubernetes, Azure Container Registry (ACR), chart versioning, Git commits.