Liam Rundle developed foundational Terraform state management for the ministryofjustice/modernisation-platform-environments repository, focusing on secure and reliable infrastructure deployments. He implemented an S3 bucket for centralized state storage, integrated KMS for encryption at rest, and configured DynamoDB for state locking to prevent concurrent modification issues. Using AWS and Infrastructure as Code principles, Liam’s work established an auditable workflow that supports safe multi-user collaboration and reduces the risk of state corruption or drift. The solution, written in HCL, was version-controlled to ensure traceability. His contribution addressed core reliability and security concerns, laying groundwork for robust infrastructure management in the project.