April 2026 performance and cost optimization for ministryofjustice/cloud-platform-environments. Key deliverables include: (1) Kubernetes CPU resource limits tuned to improve container performance; (2) RDS storage reconfiguration to gp3 with increased allocated storage to boost performance and cost efficiency. Implemented via commits 8273b9c64dd30a1f2ff0f58f917ef8dc4a54641d and 0da00bb74faae801c40fcd75a07176f4375271aa. Major bugs fixed: None reported. Overall impact: improved workload performance, database I/O, and cost efficiency across environments, enabling better scalability and reliability for dependent services. Technologies/skills demonstrated: Kubernetes resource management, Terraform (rds.tf) and YAML configuration, gp3 storage optimization, cloud cost optimization, version control discipline.

March 2026 monthly summary for ministryofjustice/cloud-platform-environments: Delivered Production DNS setup and Route53 integration enabling production DNS management via a new Route53 hosted zone and a Kubernetes secret, plus the necessary variables and resources to connect services across the cloud platform. This work improves production readiness, reduces manual DNS configuration, and supports scalable service connectivity. Commit: 2c3142f88c2044b04f0b967b11793407b3710fb2 ("Create Route53 hosted zone and secret for Connecting Services in production (#41319)").

February 2026 delivered secure, scalable Leveson modernization environments and DNS domain enhancements with a focus on environment provisioning, security hardening, and governance across two repositories. Key outcomes include development and production environment provisioning for Leveson, namespace configuration and RBAC alignment, caching optimization and TLS/certificate security improvements, and DNS records enhancements for HMCTS Risk Assurance.

January 2026 monthly summary for ministryofjustice/cloud-platform-environments focusing on secure domain provisioning, environment initialization for production and staging, and deployment pipeline flexibility. No major bugs reported in this scope; accomplishments deliver business value through improved security, consistent environments, and streamlined release processes.