Case Study

Amazon Infrastructure Implementation for a FinTech

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Industry 

FinTech

Expertise 

Amazon EC2, AWS IAM, Amazon Route 53, Amazon GuardDuty, Amazon CloudWatch, AWS CloudTrail, AWS Systems Manager, Amazon S3

Offerings/solutions 

Automated Resource Deployment with AWS CloudFormation EC2 Lambda Security Ansible Cost Optimization

About the Client

The client is a technology-led, non-banking financial fintech company in India. It offers consumer loans, business loans, corporate loans, and asset management services. Its focus is on accelerating India’s credit growth story through innovative solutions. They are backed by its Global MNC parent, committed to driving India’s credit growth. It is creating a Technology-Led Neo-Lending Conglomerate. Across its verticals, it provides tailored solutions to address the credit requirements of Individuals, SMEs, FinTechs, and NBFCs.

Highlights

41%

Security Score Improvement

3000$+

Monthly Cost Savings

40%

Compute Efficiency

The Challenge

The project aims to optimize and secure the client’s cloud infrastructure by implementing CIS for Ubuntu 22, enhancing Amazon ECS deployment through CI/CD, and collaborating with the DevSecOps team to improve cost efficiency, scalability, performance, and security amidst a growing user base.

Solutions

• All resource creation and deployment occur automatically using AWS CloudFormation templates, eliminating the need for manual intervention.
• Utilize Amazon EC2 instances with Ubuntu 22 for hosting microservices, ensuring compatibility and security.
• Implement Ansible playbooks for CIS hardening of Ubuntu 22 across environments to enhance security and compliance.
• Implementing Amazon API Gateway to work with AWS Lambda function as an internal authorizer, while the Amazon API Gateway acts as a proxy for internal domain routing between microservices.
• Set up Amazon EC2 Image Builder pipeline and AWS Lambda function for automated creation and deployment of latest versions of Ubuntu 22 AMIs, ensuring consistency and security.
• Develop AWS Lambda functions and SSM documents to automate system security and compliance remediation, orchestrated via AWS CloudFormation templates to ensure consistency and scalability.
• Utilizing Spot Instances for microservices running on lower environment Amazon EC2 instances to streamline resource provisioning and cost optimization.

The Results

Achieved significant operational improvements including 40% higher compute efficiency, 20% lower infrastructure costs, 54% to 95% Security Hub score increase, and $3000+ monthly savings by optimizing Amazon EC2 instances and automating AMI creation with CIS compliance.

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