June 2025 monthly summary for ministryofjustice/modernisation-platform-environments: Key features delivered include upgrading the ECS Windows AMI to Windows Server 2022 and clarifying the process to force a new AMI via instance termination to refresh autoscale launch templates. A bug in Initialize-ECSAgent PowerShell user-data formatting (en dash) was fixed to ensure reliable script execution. These changes improve platform security, reliability during scaling, and provide clearer operational guidance. Technologies demonstrated include AWS ECS, AMI lifecycle management, EC2 autoscaling, and PowerShell scripting in user-data contexts.

May 2025 monthly summary for the developer team focusing on delivering observable, reliable platform improvements and incident readiness across two repositories.

Month: 2025-03 — In ministryofjustice/modernisation-platform-environments, delivered two infrastructure enhancements via Terraform to centralize AWS account IDs for the Analytical Platform and updated SSL certificate ARNs for the 2025/26 renewal cycle. These changes reduce cross-account drift, improve maintainability, and ensure renewal readiness. No critical bugs were reported this month; only maintenance and hardening work that strengthens security posture and operational resilience.