Spearheaded the infrastructure modernization initiative for a regional bank’s digital banking platform, implementing enterprise-grade cloud architecture and DevOps practices. The project successfully delivered a robust, scalable, and secure infrastructure foundation that supported the bank’s digital transformation goals.
Project Overview
Led the development of Infrastructure as Code (IaC) solutions to build and manage Azure and Kubernetes resources for the bank’s custom digital banking website. The infrastructure was designed with multi-environment support and geographic redundancy to ensure high availability and disaster recovery capabilities.
Technical Achievements
Cloud Infrastructure
- Architected and implemented private AKS clusters with secure connectivity to on-premises banking systems
- Designed and deployed Azure ExpressRoute configuration with enhanced security measures
- Migrated applications from Azure App Services to AKS for improved scalability and resource utilization
Infrastructure as Code
- Developed 5 custom Terraform modules for provisioning:
- AKS clusters
- Storage solutions
- Network infrastructure
- Identity management
- Web Application Firewalls (Azure and third-party)
Network Engineering
- Implemented modern CNI networking and Istio service mesh
- Upgraded network routing from static to BGP
- Integrated Cisco and CheckPoint security products
- Ensured secure transport protocols over ExpressRoute
DevOps Practices
- Introduced “diagrams as code” for maintaining accurate architecture documentation
- Created PowerShell Pester tests for Windows Server migration validation
- Implemented Helm charts for application deployment
- Established multi-environment deployment pipelines
🎯 Key Outcomes
- Successfully launched digital banking platform on schedule
- Achieved geographic redundancy across Azure data centers
- Enabled mixed Linux and Windows workload support
- Improved deployment automation and reliability
- Strengthened security posture through modern networking practices
đź‘Ą Leadership Impact
- Mentored and developed a permanent DevOps Engineer
- Served as interim team lead for a 7-person operations team
- Led recruitment for IT Operations Manager position
- Established documentation standards and best practices
The project demonstrated how modern cloud infrastructure and DevOps practices can be successfully implemented in a highly regulated banking environment while maintaining security and compliance requirements.