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PCI Platform Development for Fintech Company

Services Covered:

Cloud Consulting and Services • IT Consulting • Cybersecurity

Industry

Financial Services

Duration

55 months

Budget

Less than 10K

Start Date

1 January 2022

Team Size

1-5 Employees

Engagement Model

Offshore

Project Capability Score (PCS)

78/100

Good

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Client

Card-Dynamics

Las Rozas de Madrid, Spain

Project Summary

ClickIT has been working with a fintech client to build a PCI-compliant platform hosted on AWS. A ClickIT DevOps engineer is providing consulting on CI/CD, container orchestration, infrastructure as code, server provisioning, cloud monitoring, security, and PCI compliance. The client reported the audit date was advanced by a month and praised the team's expertise and communication.

Key Challenges

Build a PCI-compliant platform in AWS
Implement Continuous Integration/Continuous Delivery and container orchestration
Implement infrastructure as code and server provisioning/configuration management
Implement cloud monitoring, security, and optimization to meet PCI compliance

Project Deliverables

PCI platform built on AWS
Firewall installation and maintenance
Secure configuration and removal of default settings
Data encryption in transit
Antivirus and security updates
Secure application and system deployment
Access control and user identification
Network monitoring and security testing
Policies and documentation for PCI compliance

Project Solution

A ClickIT DevOps engineer provided consulting to build and harden a PCI platform on AWS. Activities included firewall installation and maintenance, removing default settings, protecting and encrypting cardholder data, antivirus updates, secure deployment of applications and systems, access control, network monitoring, testing, and creation of policies and documentation to support PCI compliance. The engagement used AWS-hosted infrastructure and covered cloud security and optimization practices.

Project Outcome

Advanced the audit date by one month
Established strong ongoing communication via Slack and weekly meetings
Demonstrated deep knowledge of PCI platforms built on AWS

Platforms

Cloud

Tech Stack

Amazon Web Services (AWS)

Client Endorsement

Overall Review Rating

Timeliness

Cost Rating

Willing to Refer

Quality of Deliverables

“ClickIT DevOps & Software Development has been able to schedule their audit by almost a month in advance. They have shown great expertise of their work, as well. The client looks forward to working with them after the current project.”
Antonio Carbonell Piñeiro
CTO
Date: 03/03/2022