February 2026 monthly summary for the govuk-one-login/authentication-api focusing on delivering scalable authentication utilities via AWS Lambda and Infrastructure as Code (IaC) for bulk user management and email processing. Established deployment workflows and integrated with AWS services (CloudWatch and DynamoDB) to enhance observability, reliability, and throughput of the authentication API. This work supports streamlined user operations, faster onboarding, and improved operational visibility.

January 2026: Delivered AM Feature API Test Tag Filtering and Environment-Specific Test Configuration in govuk-one-login/authentication-acceptance-tests. Business value: targeted API test execution, reduced flakiness, and environment-aligned test endpoints. Major bugs fixed: none documented; stability improved through deterministic test setup. Overall impact: faster, more reliable acceptance testing for AM feature, enabling safer deployments. Technologies demonstrated: Cucumber tag-based filtering, environment-driven test configuration, and test setup automation.

Month: 2025-12 | Repository: govuk-one-login/authentication-api. Key outcomes: two security and clarity features completed. 1) API Gateway Authorizer Role Security Hardening: tightened permissions management and control for delegated permissions to reduce permissions errors. Commits included: a3767716e54b4520708c0e8744368b1eb405a4fc (BAU: Remove role to avoid permissions error) and db81c9fdc84ad69403f3f09cad9d1997d6617d31 (BAU Add Perm Boundry to AuthRole). 2) Codebase naming clarity for OTP notification: renamed account-management-send-otp-notification to send-otp-notification to improve clarity and consistency. Commit: d3c4ebb520dafbbbcb46d8dbaddcdd52648afc4a. No major bugs fixed this month. Impact: improved security posture, reduced risk of misconfiguration, and clearer, more maintainable code paths for OTP notifications. Technologies/skills demonstrated: AWS API Gateway, IAM permissions design, secure role management, code refactoring, naming convention enforcement, and Git-based change management.

Delivered end-to-end enhancements for the API Account Management service with a focus on secure, reliable deployments and strengthened access control. Implemented CI/CD pipelines, security hardening, and API Gateway Lambda authorizers, delivering safer deployments, reduced operational risk, and clearer governance. Technologies demonstrated include GitHub Actions, AWS SAM, Lambda, API Gateway, Redis, and IAM.

Month: 2025-10 — Delivered a consolidated serverless authentication and account management platform with MFA, OTP, Lambda-based user updates, account deletion, and API gateway integration. Migrated core auth components and updated API schema inline (openapi_v2.yaml); completed Authorizer API migration to improve security and reliability. Strengthened security and access control for account management via IAM policy migrations, KMS key access, and policy updates for functional equivalence, including adding matching policies. Implemented end-to-end monitoring and notifications through SQS-based handlers and CloudWatch alarms, with SNS & CloudWatch migration for unified observability. These changes deliver improved security posture, streamlined user lifecycle flows, reduced operational risk, and a scalable serverless foundation for future features.

September 2025 monthly summary for govuk-one-login/authentication-api: Delivered the Account Interventions API Stub (Backend and API Infrastructure) to enable testing and integration of account intervention flows. Implemented a Lambda stub with DynamoDB access, a private API Gateway stub exposing an OpenAPI /auth path, and environment-consistent naming plus code signing to ensure secure, auditable deployments across environments. This work establishes a testable, secure foundation for future intervention features and reduces integration risk across teams.