Financial Services 4 months

DevOps & Cloud Transformation (Perth Case Study)

Modernising deployment and infrastructure for a fast-growing fintech—delivered by our Perth, WA team.

Perth Fintech Startup

DevOpsCloud MigrationCybersecurityAI InfrastructureCustom Software Development

95%Reduction in deployment time

99.9%System uptime achieved

10xIncrease in deployment frequency

100%Compliance audit pass rate

Understanding the Problem

The Challenge

A rapidly growing Perth fintech had outgrown their initial infrastructure. Manual deployments took hours, caused frequent downtime, and limited their ability to release new features quickly. Security audits revealed compliance gaps, and their development team spent too much time on operations instead of building product. Scaling for growth required modern DevOps practices and cloud-native infrastructure.

Strategic Implementation

The Solution

We implemented a complete DevOps transformation, starting with infrastructure-as-code using Terraform and containerised workloads on Kubernetes. CI/CD pipelines using GitHub Actions enable automated testing, security scanning, and zero-downtime deployments. Comprehensive observability through Prometheus and Grafana provides real-time visibility into system health. Security hardening included secrets management, network policies, and automated compliance scanning for APRA requirements.

Technologies Used

AWSKubernetesTerraformDockerGitHub ActionsPrometheusGrafanaPostgreSQL

How We Did It

Our Approach

Infrastructure Assessment

2 weeks

Audited existing infrastructure, identified security gaps, and designed target-state architecture.

Foundation Build

4 weeks

Implemented Terraform IaC, Kubernetes clusters, and core networking with security controls.

CI/CD Implementation

4 weeks

Built automated pipelines for all services with testing, security scanning, and staged deployments.

Migration & Training

4 weeks

Migrated workloads, implemented observability, and trained development team on new practices.

Our development velocity has increased dramatically. We went from deploying monthly with downtime to deploying multiple times daily with zero issues. HELLO PEOPLE transformed our operations and gave us infrastructure that can scale with our growth.
Chief Technology OfficerPerth Fintech Startup

Measurable Outcomes