
Philip Sinfield enhanced the ministryofjustice/modernisation-platform-environments repository by expanding the development environment’s CIDR block for the opg-restore-ocr service. He used Terraform and HCL to add a new IP address, enabling more realistic restore workflow testing in development. This infrastructure as code change allowed the team to simulate production-like scenarios, improving the accuracy and speed of validation cycles. Philip’s work focused on precise environment configuration and IP/CIDR management, leveraging Git for traceable version control. The update addressed the need for better test coverage without introducing major bug fixes, demonstrating depth in DevOps practices and environment provisioning within a short timeframe.
January 2026 monthly summary for ministryofjustice/modernisation-platform-environments. Key feature delivered: Development Environment CIDR Enhancement for opg-restore-ocr, enabling an additional IP in the development CIDR to support enhanced testing in the opg-restore-ocr Terraform environment. Commit reference: ad1b5ea770ab224d3185ca2492d20709cd0f3870 (message: 'OPG: Add prod restore ip to dev sftp for testing'). Major bugs fixed: No major bugs fixed were recorded for this period. Overall impact: Improved testing coverage and realism for restore workflows in development, accelerating validation and reducing QA cycles. Technologies/skills demonstrated: Terraform environment configuration, IP/CIDR management, DevOps and Git version control, and test enablement for restore workflows.
January 2026 monthly summary for ministryofjustice/modernisation-platform-environments. Key feature delivered: Development Environment CIDR Enhancement for opg-restore-ocr, enabling an additional IP in the development CIDR to support enhanced testing in the opg-restore-ocr Terraform environment. Commit reference: ad1b5ea770ab224d3185ca2492d20709cd0f3870 (message: 'OPG: Add prod restore ip to dev sftp for testing'). Major bugs fixed: No major bugs fixed were recorded for this period. Overall impact: Improved testing coverage and realism for restore workflows in development, accelerating validation and reducing QA cycles. Technologies/skills demonstrated: Terraform environment configuration, IP/CIDR management, DevOps and Git version control, and test enablement for restore workflows.

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