ministryofjustice/modernisation-platform-configuration-management
Nov 2024 – Mar 2025
4 Months active
Languages Used
SQLYAML
Technical Skills
AnsibleConfiguration ManagementDatabase AdministrationDevOpsInfrastructure as CodeSystem Administration
Jacedba
PROFILE
Jacedba
Jason Millard enhanced the ministryofjustice/modernisation-platform-configuration-management repository by delivering seven features and resolving critical configuration issues over four months. He focused on streamlining Oracle patch management and aligning database configurations across production, test, and development environments, using Ansible and SQL to automate updates and reduce configuration drift. His work included integrating new reporting databases, deprecating legacy RPMs, and cleaning up obsolete variables to improve maintainability and security. By standardizing patching and simplifying environment variables with YAML-driven automation, Jason reduced operational overhead and enabled more reliable reporting and auditing, demonstrating strong skills in configuration management, DevOps, and database administration.
Overall Statistics
Feature vs Bugs
88%Features
Repository Contributions
19Total
Bugs
1
Commits
19
Features
7
Lines of code
263
Activity Months4
Your Network
254 peopleSame Organization
@digital.justice.gov.uk243
Work History
March 2025
2 Commits • 1 Features
Mar 1, 2025March 2025 monthly summary for ministryofjustice/modernisation-platform-configuration-management: Focused on enabling reliable reporting by aligning production DB configurations and patching. Delivered production DB configuration for DRBIAUD and DRBISYS to support new reporting data sources, updated Oracle RU patch to OCT2024, and corrected PIWFM hostname/TNS to reflect current production configuration. These changes improve data availability for reporting, reduce risk of connection failures, and support upcoming reporting capabilities.
2 Commits • 1 Features
Mar 1, 2025March 2025 monthly summary for ministryofjustice/modernisation-platform-configuration-management: Focused on enabling reliable reporting by aligning production DB configurations and patching. Delivered production DB configuration for DRBIAUD and DRBISYS to support new reporting data sources, updated Oracle RU patch to OCT2024, and corrected PIWFM hostname/TNS to reflect current production configuration. These changes improve data availability for reporting, reduce risk of connection failures, and support upcoming reporting capabilities.
March 2025
February 2025
8 Commits • 2 Features
Feb 1, 2025February 2025 monthly summary for ministryofjustice/modernisation-platform-configuration-management. Focused on securing and stabilising patch management across environments, while simplifying production configuration. Key work included cross-environment Oracle RU patch alignment to OCT2024, targeted cleanup to reduce configuration debt, and reliability improvements during patch upgrades. Key achievements: - Oracle RU patch alignment across preproduction, production, development, QA and test environments to OCT2024 to ensure consistent security updates and patching. - Production environment configuration cleanup to remove unused reporting service variables and related DB/BI client settings, reducing drift and operational overhead. - Temporary files cleanup in Ansible patch upgrade to prevent conflicts and errors by ensuring temporary instance files are removed before and after Oracle OJVM patch upgrades. Impact and value: - Improved security posture and patch reliability with consistent patch baselines across all environments. - Reduced production configuration debt and maintenance complexity, enabling faster change cycles. - Fewer upgrade-related conflicts and incidents during patch deployments, lowering MTTR. Technologies/skills demonstrated: - Ansible patch orchestration and cleanup procedures - Oracle RU patch management and environment parity - Configuration management discipline, change control, and proactive cleanup - Scripting for artifact management (e.g., cleaning up temporary files) and configuration hygiene
February 2025
8 Commits • 2 Features
Feb 1, 2025February 2025 monthly summary for ministryofjustice/modernisation-platform-configuration-management. Focused on securing and stabilising patch management across environments, while simplifying production configuration. Key work included cross-environment Oracle RU patch alignment to OCT2024, targeted cleanup to reduce configuration debt, and reliability improvements during patch upgrades. Key achievements: - Oracle RU patch alignment across preproduction, production, development, QA and test environments to OCT2024 to ensure consistent security updates and patching. - Production environment configuration cleanup to remove unused reporting service variables and related DB/BI client settings, reducing drift and operational overhead. - Temporary files cleanup in Ansible patch upgrade to prevent conflicts and errors by ensuring temporary instance files are removed before and after Oracle OJVM patch upgrades. Impact and value: - Improved security posture and patch reliability with consistent patch baselines across all environments. - Reduced production configuration debt and maintenance complexity, enabling faster change cycles. - Fewer upgrade-related conflicts and incidents during patch deployments, lowering MTTR. Technologies/skills demonstrated: - Ansible patch orchestration and cleanup procedures - Oracle RU patch management and environment parity - Configuration management discipline, change control, and proactive cleanup - Scripting for artifact management (e.g., cleaning up temporary files) and configuration hygiene
January 2025
6 Commits • 2 Features
Jan 1, 2025In 2025-01, delivered critical platform configuration improvements focused on Oracle patching consistency and test-environment readiness, driving security, reliability, and faster validation cycles. Key features include updating Oracle RU patches to Oct 2024 across OEM test/production, aligning RU/CPU patches, environment variable updates, and cleanup of S3 artefact bucket references to ensure proper artifact sourcing. Additionally, expanded OASYS test coverage by introducing new database connection configurations for T2OASYS2 to enable testing against a new OASYS database instance. Major bugs addressed include resolving a patching failure reported yesterday and a minor typo fix in OASYS Oct 24 CPU references, improving stability and accuracy. These changes collectively reduce configuration drift, streamline CI/CD pipelines, and strengthen security posture across environments.
6 Commits • 2 Features
Jan 1, 2025In 2025-01, delivered critical platform configuration improvements focused on Oracle patching consistency and test-environment readiness, driving security, reliability, and faster validation cycles. Key features include updating Oracle RU patches to Oct 2024 across OEM test/production, aligning RU/CPU patches, environment variable updates, and cleanup of S3 artefact bucket references to ensure proper artifact sourcing. Additionally, expanded OASYS test coverage by introducing new database connection configurations for T2OASYS2 to enable testing against a new OASYS database instance. Major bugs addressed include resolving a patching failure reported yesterday and a minor typo fix in OASYS Oct 24 CPU references, improving stability and accuracy. These changes collectively reduce configuration drift, streamline CI/CD pipelines, and strengthen security posture across environments.
January 2025
November 2024
3 Commits • 2 Features
Nov 1, 2024November 2024: Delivered key platform improvements in ministryofjustice/modernisation-platform-configuration-management by deprecating legacy 19c RPMs and integrating new reporting databases T1BISYS and T1BIAUD. No reportable bugs were addressed this month; focus was on configuration simplification and enabling enhanced reporting/auditing. These changes reduce maintenance overhead, streamline package management, and establish groundwork for improved data governance and compliance.
November 2024
3 Commits • 2 Features
Nov 1, 2024November 2024: Delivered key platform improvements in ministryofjustice/modernisation-platform-configuration-management by deprecating legacy 19c RPMs and integrating new reporting databases T1BISYS and T1BIAUD. No reportable bugs were addressed this month; focus was on configuration simplification and enabling enhanced reporting/auditing. These changes reduce maintenance overhead, streamline package management, and establish groundwork for improved data governance and compliance.
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Quality Metrics
Correctness90.6%
Maintainability90.6%
Architecture89.6%
Performance84.2%
AI Usage20.0%
Skills & Technologies
Programming Languages
SQLYAML
Technical Skills
AnsibleConfiguration ManagementDatabase AdministrationDevOpsInfrastructure as CodeSystem Administration
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