diff --git a/infrastructure/modules/lambda/data.tf b/infrastructure/modules/lambda/data.tf
index 8fc4b38c..9331249e 100644
--- a/infrastructure/modules/lambda/data.tf
+++ b/infrastructure/modules/lambda/data.tf
@@ -1 +1,6 @@
 data "aws_caller_identity" "current" {}
+
+data "aws_lambda_function" "existing" {
+  function_name = var.lambda_func_name
+  qualifier     = "$LATEST"
+}
diff --git a/infrastructure/modules/lambda/kms.tf b/infrastructure/modules/lambda/kms.tf
index 55c5133f..738cb32b 100644
--- a/infrastructure/modules/lambda/kms.tf
+++ b/infrastructure/modules/lambda/kms.tf
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ resource "aws_kms_key" "lambda_cmk" {
 }
 
 resource "aws_kms_alias" "lambda_cmk" {
-  name          = "alias/${terraform.workspace == "default" ? "" : "${terraform.workspace}-"}${var.lambda_func_name}-cmk"
+  name          = "alias/${terraform.workspace == "default" ? "" : "${terraform.workspace}-"}${var.lambda_func_name}-key"
   target_key_id = aws_kms_key.lambda_cmk.key_id
 }
 
diff --git a/infrastructure/modules/lambda/lambda.tf b/infrastructure/modules/lambda/lambda.tf
index f31a6e76..47466b3b 100644
--- a/infrastructure/modules/lambda/lambda.tf
+++ b/infrastructure/modules/lambda/lambda.tf
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
 resource "aws_lambda_function" "eligibility_signposting_lambda" {
-  #checkov:skip=CKV_AWS_116: No deadletter queue is configured for this Lambda function, yet
   #checkov:skip=CKV_AWS_115: Concurrent execution limit will be set at APIM level, not at Lambda level
   #checkov:skip=CKV_AWS_272: Skipping code signing but flagged to create ticket to investigate on ELI-238
   # If the file is not in the current working directory you will need to include a
@@ -11,7 +10,7 @@ resource "aws_lambda_function" "eligibility_signposting_lambda" {
 
   source_code_hash = filebase64sha256(var.file_name)
 
-  runtime     = "python3.13"
+  runtime     = var.runtime
   timeout     = 30
   memory_size = 2048
 
@@ -33,7 +32,37 @@ resource "aws_lambda_function" "eligibility_signposting_lambda" {
     security_group_ids = var.security_group_ids
   }
 
+  dead_letter_config {
+    target_arn = aws_sqs_queue.lambda_dlq.arn
+  }
+
+  layers = compact([
+  var.environment == "prod" ? "arn:aws:lambda:${var.region}:580247275435:layer:LambdaInsightsExtension:${var.lambda_insights_extension_version}" : null
+  ])
+
   tracing_config {
     mode = "Active"
   }
 }
+
+# lambda alias required for provisioning concurrency
+resource "aws_lambda_alias" "campaign_alias" {
+  count            = var.environment == "prod" ? 1 : 0
+  name             = "live"
+  function_name    = coalesce(
+    aws_lambda_function.eligibility_signposting_lambda.function_name,
+    data.aws_lambda_function.existing.function_name
+  )
+  function_version = coalesce(
+    aws_lambda_function.eligibility_signposting_lambda.version,
+    data.aws_lambda_function.existing.version
+  )
+}
+
+# provisioned concurrency - number of pre-warmed lambda containers
+resource "aws_lambda_provisioned_concurrency_config" "campaign_pc" {
+  count                             = var.environment == "prod" ? 1 : 0
+  function_name                     = var.lambda_func_name
+  qualifier                         = aws_lambda_alias.campaign_alias[0].name
+  provisioned_concurrent_executions = var.provisioned_concurrency_count
+}
diff --git a/infrastructure/modules/lambda/sqs.tf b/infrastructure/modules/lambda/sqs.tf
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..f538b838
--- /dev/null
+++ b/infrastructure/modules/lambda/sqs.tf
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+resource "aws_sqs_queue" "lambda_dlq" {
+  name = "${var.lambda_func_name}_dead_letter_queue"
+  kms_master_key_id = aws_kms_key.lambda_cmk.id
+  tags = var.tags
+}
+
+# sql policy attachment
+resource "aws_iam_role_policy" "lambda_sqs_send_inline" {
+  name = "LambdaSQSMessageSendPolicy"
+  role = var.eligibility_lambda_role_name
+
+  policy = jsonencode({
+    Version = "2012-10-17",
+    Statement = [
+      {
+        Sid      = "AllowSQSSendMessage",
+        Effect   = "Allow",
+        Action   = ["sqs:SendMessage"],
+        Resource = aws_sqs_queue.lambda_dlq.arn
+      }
+    ]
+  })
+}
diff --git a/infrastructure/modules/lambda/variables.tf b/infrastructure/modules/lambda/variables.tf
index 229c1fbb..92d9d081 100644
--- a/infrastructure/modules/lambda/variables.tf
+++ b/infrastructure/modules/lambda/variables.tf
@@ -1,5 +1,10 @@
 variable "eligibility_lambda_role_arn" {
-  description = "lambda read role arn for dynamodb"
+  description = "lambda role arn"
+  type        = string
+}
+
+variable "eligibility_lambda_role_name" {
+  description = "lambda role name"
   type        = string
 }
 
@@ -8,6 +13,12 @@ variable "lambda_func_name" {
   type        = string
 }
 
+variable "runtime" {
+  description = "runtime of the Lambda function"
+  type        = string
+}
+
+
 variable "vpc_intra_subnets" {
   description = "vpc private subnets for lambda"
   type        = list(string)
@@ -52,3 +63,13 @@ variable "enable_xray_patching"{
   description = "flag to enable xray tracing, which puts an entry for dynamodb, s3 and firehose in trace map"
   type        = string
 }
+
+variable "provisioned_concurrency_count" {
+  description = "Number of prewarmed Lambda instances"
+  type        = number
+}
+
+variable "lambda_insights_extension_version" {
+  description = "version number of LambdaInsightsExtension"
+  type        = number
+}
diff --git a/infrastructure/stacks/api-layer/assumed_role_permissions_boundary.tf b/infrastructure/stacks/api-layer/assumed_role_permissions_boundary.tf
index efc3168b..7a9e28f9 100644
--- a/infrastructure/stacks/api-layer/assumed_role_permissions_boundary.tf
+++ b/infrastructure/stacks/api-layer/assumed_role_permissions_boundary.tf
@@ -52,7 +52,10 @@ data "aws_iam_policy_document" "assumed_role_permissions_boundary" {
 
       # X-Ray - Lambda tracing
       "xray:PutTraceSegments",
-      "xray:PutTelemetryRecords"
+      "xray:PutTelemetryRecords",
+
+      #SQS - message management
+      "sqs:SendMessage"
     ]
 
     resources = ["*"]
diff --git a/infrastructure/stacks/api-layer/iam_policies.tf b/infrastructure/stacks/api-layer/iam_policies.tf
index 5f384895..2e7de68e 100644
--- a/infrastructure/stacks/api-layer/iam_policies.tf
+++ b/infrastructure/stacks/api-layer/iam_policies.tf
@@ -189,6 +189,12 @@ resource "aws_iam_role_policy_attachment" "lambda_logs_policy_attachment" {
   policy_arn = "arn:aws:iam::aws:policy/service-role/AWSLambdaBasicExecutionRole"
 }
 
+#Attach CloudWatchLambdaInsightsExecutionRolePolicy to lambda for enhanced monitoring
+resource "aws_iam_role_policy_attachment" "lambda_insights_policy" {
+  role       = aws_iam_role.eligibility_lambda_role.name
+  policy_arn = "arn:aws:iam::aws:policy/CloudWatchLambdaInsightsExecutionRolePolicy"
+}
+
 # Policy doc for S3 Audit bucket
 data "aws_iam_policy_document" "s3_audit_bucket_policy" {
   statement {
diff --git a/infrastructure/stacks/api-layer/lambda.tf b/infrastructure/stacks/api-layer/lambda.tf
index 68885b6d..5c71a278 100644
--- a/infrastructure/stacks/api-layer/lambda.tf
+++ b/infrastructure/stacks/api-layer/lambda.tf
@@ -11,19 +11,23 @@ data "aws_subnet" "private_subnets" {
 }
 
 module "eligibility_signposting_lambda_function" {
-  source                          = "../../modules/lambda"
-  eligibility_lambda_role_arn     = aws_iam_role.eligibility_lambda_role.arn
-  workspace                       = local.workspace
-  environment                     = var.environment
-  lambda_func_name                = "${terraform.workspace == "default" ? "" : "${terraform.workspace}-"}eligibility_signposting_api"
-  security_group_ids              = [data.aws_security_group.main_sg.id]
-  vpc_intra_subnets               = [for v in data.aws_subnet.private_subnets : v.id]
-  file_name                       = "../../../dist/lambda.zip"
-  handler                         = "eligibility_signposting_api.app.lambda_handler"
-  eligibility_rules_bucket_name   = module.s3_rules_bucket.storage_bucket_name
-  eligibility_status_table_name   = module.eligibility_status_table.table_name
-  kinesis_audit_stream_to_s3_name = module.eligibility_audit_firehose_delivery_stream.firehose_stream_name
-  log_level                       = "INFO"
-  enable_xray_patching            = "true"
-  stack_name                      = local.stack_name
+  source                            = "../../modules/lambda"
+  eligibility_lambda_role_arn       = aws_iam_role.eligibility_lambda_role.arn
+  eligibility_lambda_role_name      = aws_iam_role.eligibility_lambda_role.name
+  workspace                         = local.workspace
+  environment                       = var.environment
+  runtime                           = "python3.13"
+  lambda_func_name                  = "${terraform.workspace == "default" ? "" : "${terraform.workspace}-"}eligibility_signposting_api"
+  security_group_ids                = [data.aws_security_group.main_sg.id]
+  vpc_intra_subnets                 = [for v in data.aws_subnet.private_subnets : v.id]
+  file_name                         = "../../../dist/lambda.zip"
+  handler                           = "eligibility_signposting_api.app.lambda_handler"
+  eligibility_rules_bucket_name     = module.s3_rules_bucket.storage_bucket_name
+  eligibility_status_table_name     = module.eligibility_status_table.table_name
+  kinesis_audit_stream_to_s3_name   = module.eligibility_audit_firehose_delivery_stream.firehose_stream_name
+  lambda_insights_extension_version = 38
+  log_level                         = "INFO"
+  enable_xray_patching              = "true"
+  stack_name                        = local.stack_name
+  provisioned_concurrency_count     = 5
 }
diff --git a/infrastructure/stacks/iams-developer-roles/github_actions_policies.tf b/infrastructure/stacks/iams-developer-roles/github_actions_policies.tf
index cb72a796..22e3aa64 100644
--- a/infrastructure/stacks/iams-developer-roles/github_actions_policies.tf
+++ b/infrastructure/stacks/iams-developer-roles/github_actions_policies.tf
@@ -62,10 +62,17 @@ resource "aws_iam_policy" "lambda_management" {
           "lambda:ListAliases",
           "lambda:AddPermission",
           "lambda:RemovePermission",
-          "lambda:GetPolicy"
+          "lambda:GetPolicy",
+          "lambda:GetAlias",
+          "lambda:GetFunction",
+          "lambda:GetProvisionedConcurrencyConfig",
+          "lambda:GetLayerVersion",
+          "lambda:PutProvisionedConcurrencyConfig"
         ],
         Resource = [
-          "arn:aws:lambda:*:${data.aws_caller_identity.current.account_id}:function:*eligibility_signposting_api"
+          "arn:aws:lambda:*:${data.aws_caller_identity.current.account_id}:function:eligibility_signposting_api",
+          "arn:aws:lambda:*:${data.aws_caller_identity.current.account_id}:function:eligibility_signposting_api:*",
+          "arn:aws:lambda:*:580247275435:layer:LambdaInsightsExtension:*"
         ]
       }
     ]
@@ -465,29 +472,6 @@ data "aws_iam_policy_document" "github_actions_assume_role" {
   }
 }
 
-resource "aws_iam_policy" "cloudwatch_logging" {
-  name        = "cloudwatch-logging-management"
-  description = "Allow access to logging resources"
-  path        = "/service-policies/"
-
-  policy = jsonencode({
-    Version = "2012-10-17",
-    Statement = [
-      {
-        Effect = "Allow",
-        Action = [
-          "logs:ListTagsForResource",
-          "logs:DescribeLogGroups",
-          "logs:PutRetentionPolicy"
-        ],
-        Resource = "arn:aws:logs:${var.default_aws_region}:${data.aws_caller_identity.current.account_id}:log-group:/aws/kinesisfirehose/*"
-      }
-    ]
-  })
-
-  tags = merge(local.tags, { Name = "cloudwatch-logging-management" })
-}
-
 resource "aws_iam_policy" "firehose_readonly" {
   name        = "firehose-describe-access"
   description = "Allow GitHub Actions to describe Firehose delivery stream"
@@ -518,9 +502,9 @@ resource "aws_iam_policy" "firehose_readonly" {
   tags = merge(local.tags, { Name = "firehose-describe-access" })
 }
 
-resource "aws_iam_policy" "cloudwatch_alarms" {
-  name        = "cloudwatch-alarms-management"
-  description = "Allow GitHub Actions to manage CloudWatch alarms and SNS topics"
+resource "aws_iam_policy" "cloudwatch_management" {
+  name        = "cloudwatch-management"
+  description = "Allow GitHub Actions to manage CloudWatch logs, alarms, and SNS topics"
   path        = "/service-policies/"
 
   policy = jsonencode({
@@ -529,7 +513,10 @@ resource "aws_iam_policy" "cloudwatch_alarms" {
       {
         Effect = "Allow",
         Action = [
-          # CloudWatch Alarms management
+          "logs:ListTagsForResource",
+          "logs:DescribeLogGroups",
+          "logs:PutRetentionPolicy",
+
           "cloudwatch:PutMetricAlarm",
           "cloudwatch:DeleteAlarms",
           "cloudwatch:DescribeAlarms",
@@ -537,7 +524,7 @@ resource "aws_iam_policy" "cloudwatch_alarms" {
           "cloudwatch:ListTagsForResource",
           "cloudwatch:TagResource",
           "cloudwatch:UntagResource",
-          # SNS Topic management for alarm notifications
+
           "sns:CreateTopic",
           "sns:DeleteTopic",
           "sns:GetTopicAttributes",
@@ -552,6 +539,7 @@ resource "aws_iam_policy" "cloudwatch_alarms" {
           "sns:ListSubscriptionsByTopic"
         ],
         Resource = [
+          "arn:aws:logs:${var.default_aws_region}:${data.aws_caller_identity.current.account_id}:log-group:/aws/kinesisfirehose/*",
           "arn:aws:cloudwatch:${var.default_aws_region}:${data.aws_caller_identity.current.account_id}:alarm:*",
           "arn:aws:sns:${var.default_aws_region}:${data.aws_caller_identity.current.account_id}:cloudwatch-security-alarms*"
         ]
@@ -559,7 +547,33 @@ resource "aws_iam_policy" "cloudwatch_alarms" {
     ]
   })
 
-  tags = merge(local.tags, { Name = "cloudwatch-alarms-management" })
+  tags = merge(local.tags, { Name = "cloudwatch-management" })
+}
+
+# SQS Management Policy for GetQueueAttributes
+resource "aws_iam_policy" "sqs_management" {
+  name        = "sqs-management"
+  description = "Policy granting permissions to get SQS queue attributes"
+  path        = "/service-policies/"
+
+  policy = jsonencode({
+    Version = "2012-10-17",
+    Statement = [
+      {
+        Effect = "Allow",
+        Action = [
+          "sqs:GetQueueAttributes",
+          "sqs:listqueuetags",
+          "sqs:createqueue"
+        ],
+        Resource = [
+          "arn:aws:sqs:eu-west-2:${data.aws_caller_identity.current.account_id}:*"
+        ]
+      }
+    ]
+  })
+
+  tags = merge(local.tags, { Name = "sqs-management" })
 }
 
 # Attach the policies to the role
@@ -598,17 +612,18 @@ resource "aws_iam_role_policy_attachment" "iam_management" {
   policy_arn = aws_iam_policy.iam_management.arn
 }
 
-resource "aws_iam_role_policy_attachment" "cloudwatch_logging" {
+resource "aws_iam_role_policy_attachment" "firehose_readonly_attach" {
   role       = aws_iam_role.github_actions.name
-  policy_arn = aws_iam_policy.cloudwatch_logging.arn
+  policy_arn = aws_iam_policy.firehose_readonly.arn
 }
 
-resource "aws_iam_role_policy_attachment" "firehose_readonly_attach" {
+resource "aws_iam_role_policy_attachment" "cloudwatch_management" {
   role       = aws_iam_role.github_actions.name
-  policy_arn = aws_iam_policy.firehose_readonly.arn
+  policy_arn = aws_iam_policy.cloudwatch_management.arn
 }
 
-resource "aws_iam_role_policy_attachment" "cloudwatch_alarms" {
+resource "aws_iam_role_policy_attachment" "sqs_management" {
   role       = aws_iam_role.github_actions.name
-  policy_arn = aws_iam_policy.cloudwatch_alarms.arn
+  policy_arn = aws_iam_policy.sqs_management.arn
 }
+
diff --git a/infrastructure/stacks/iams-developer-roles/iams_permissions_boundary.tf b/infrastructure/stacks/iams-developer-roles/iams_permissions_boundary.tf
index 4b37cde6..7631ab5a 100644
--- a/infrastructure/stacks/iams-developer-roles/iams_permissions_boundary.tf
+++ b/infrastructure/stacks/iams-developer-roles/iams_permissions_boundary.tf
@@ -150,6 +150,10 @@ data "aws_iam_policy_document" "permissions_boundary" {
       "lambda:AddPermission",
       "lambda:RemovePermission",
       "lambda:GetPolicy",
+      "lambda:GetAlias",
+      "lambda:GetProvisionedConcurrencyConfig",
+      "lambda:GetLayerVersion",
+      "lambda:PutProvisionedConcurrencyConfig",
 
       # CloudWatch Logs - log management
       "logs:CreateLogGroup",
@@ -217,7 +221,13 @@ data "aws_iam_policy_document" "permissions_boundary" {
       "ssm:GetParameters",
       "ssm:ListTagsForResource",
       "ssm:PutParameter",
-      "ssm:AddTagsToResource"
+      "ssm:AddTagsToResource",
+
+      #SQS - message management
+      "sqs:SendMessage",
+      "sqs:GetQueueAttributes",
+      "sqs:listqueuetags",
+      "sqs:createqueue"
     ]
 
     resources = ["*"]