About Client
Leading Financial Services Organization
Industry
Financial Services
Service
AWS
About Client
A leading financial services organization focused on providing seamless digital investment and trading experiences.
Industry
Financial Services
Service
AWS Cloud Migration and DevOps Automation
Business Need
To maximize the performance of its investing and trading platform, the client required a shift from GCP to AWS to support dynamic trading demands efficiently.
Key objectives included:
- Scalable Infrastructure: Adapt to high trading volumes with reliable, low-latency infrastructure.
- Automated Deployment: Implement DevOps for rapid, streamlined, multi-environment deployments.
- Enhanced Security: Ensure robust data protection and regulatory compliance.
- Real-Time Data Handling: Support live data streaming to enhance user experience and responsiveness.
Business Challenges
The client faced challenges due to the complex nature of its microservices-based application architecture, which required high levels of real-time data processing and low latency. Specific issues included:
- Managing middleware, API, and real-time data streaming efficiently across isolated environments.
- Achieving robust automation for Kubernetes deployments and minimizing manual configurations.
- Ensuring the system’s resilience, scalability, and efficient resource management under high user demand.
Business Solution
The solution involved a full migration from GCP to AWS using an Amazon EKS (Elastic Kubernetes Service) cluster with a Terraform-based Infrastructure as Code (IaC) setup.
Key components included:
- EKS Cluster Deployment: Organized with Kubernetes namespaces for middleware, API, and data streaming services, automated with Terraform.
- Karpenter for Autoscaling: Implemented Karpenter for dynamic, efficient scaling of EKS nodes to handle variable loads.
- CI/CD Integration with GitLab and ArgoCD: Employed GitLab pipelines for build automation and ArgoCD for automated, environment-specific deployments.
- Secure API Gateway: Configured API Gateway with Lambda-based token validation and VPC links to streamline secure backend communication.
Technology Stack
The implementation leveraged a robust set of technologies and tools, including:
- Infrastructure: AWS EKS, Karpenter, Terraform, Kubernetes
- Middleware and APIs: API Gateway, Amazon ECR, PostgreSQL
- CI/CD: GitLab CI/CD, ArgoCD
- Data Management: Private NAT Gateway, Amazon RDS for PostgreSQL
Project Differentiator
This project stood out due to its comprehensive approach to automation, scalability, and deployment efficiency, providing the client with a highly adaptable and resilient infrastructure. Key differentiators included:
- Infrastructure as Code (IaC): Fully automated setup through Terraform, ensuring consistency, scalability, and ease of replication across environments.
- Dynamic Autoscaling: Leveraged Karpenter to automatically provision resources, optimizing resource usage and cost efficiency.
- Seamless CI/CD Integration: Used GitLab pipelines and ArgoCD for continuous deployment across development, testing, and production environments, with real-time monitoring and rollback capabilities.
- Enhanced Resilience and Security: Integrated secure API gateways and automated rollbacks, ensuring uninterrupted service and compliance with data protection standards.
Business Impact
The cloud migration and DevOps automation significantly improved the application’s performance and scalability. This included:
- Enhanced Efficiency: Reduced latency and optimized resource allocation with Karpenter autoscaling.
- Improved Deployment Speed: CI/CD pipelines reduced deployment times by over 30%, facilitating faster time-to-market.
- Resilient Architecture: Automated rollbacks and monitoring enhanced system resilience, minimizing downtime and operational disruptions.
Conclusion
This AWS migration and DevOps transformation equipped the client with a robust, agile, and high-performing infrastructure, supporting its vision for seamless and efficient digital trading experiences. The solution’s scalability and automation prepare the client to adapt rapidly to market and customer demands.
