endorsedOngoing

Cloud Infrastructure Development for Fintech Digital Bank

Services Covered:

Cloud Consulting and Services • DevOps

Industry

Financial Services

Duration

91 months

Budget

200K - 999K

Start Date

1 January 2019

Team Size

1-5 Employees

Engagement Model

Nearshore

Project Capability Score (PCS)

76/100

Good

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Client

Alpian

London, United Kingdom

Project Summary

Sciant provides ongoing cloud development and DevOps services for a fintech company to set up a digital banking platform primarily on Google Cloud and Microsoft Azure. The work is in the final development phase and is delivered across multiple environments with an emphasis on CI/CD and infrastructure consolidation. The vendor has kept the client aligned through regular communication and is noted for responsiveness and quickly adopting new technologies.

Key Challenges

Needed DevOps capabilities for a cloud-based digital banking platform.
Required environments across Google Cloud and Microsoft Azure.

Project Deliverables

Cloud infrastructure on Google Cloud (Kubernetes), Microsoft Azure (VMs), and AWS
CI/CD pipeline based on Tekton
Six connected deployment environments
DevOps environments for team deployments

Project Solution

Sciant provided DevOps and cloud-infrastructure engineering to set up a digital banking platform across multiple clouds. The vendor designed and implemented infrastructure spread between Google Cloud (80% - Kubernetes), Microsoft Azure (15% - VMs) and AWS (5% - other services), provisioned six connected deployment environments, and built a complex CI/CD system based on Tekton. The engagement followed phases of analysis, provisioning of environments for development and deployment, consolidation of systems and technologies, and the final setup of a definitive stable solution. They supplied the client with an embedded DevOps team (4 senior DevOps) to operate these activities.

Project Outcome

Completed two of three major infrastructural phases; third is ongoing.
Maintained close collaboration via daily meetings, Slack, and email to avoid surprises.
Demonstrated responsiveness and rapid adoption of new technologies.

Platforms

Cloud

Tech Stack

Azure
Amazon Web Services (AWS)
Google Cloud Platform (GCP)

Client Endorsement

Overall Review Rating

Timeliness

Cost Rating

Willing to Refer

Quality of Deliverables

“The work is still ongoing, but the project is already in the final development phase. Sciant has been keeping the client in the loop at all times, ensuring both sides are constantly aligned. What's most impressive about the team is their ability to understand and implement new technologies quickly.”
Achille Pette
Technical Program Manager
Date: 09/16/2021