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Regulated fintech product

Embedding DevSecOps for regulated fintech releases

A regulated fintech team needed stronger security controls without slowing product delivery. We embedded automated security checks, policy enforcement, and audit evidence collection into their pipelines.

Industry
Regulated fintech
Team
Security + platform
Engagement
9-week sprint
Focus
DevSecOps

The situation

What was wrong

Security reviews were handled manually and evidence was collected in spreadsheets. Release approvals were delayed, and audit prep required significant engineering time.

  • Manual security checklists blocking releases.
  • Inconsistent policy enforcement across repos.
  • Audit evidence scattered across tools and teams.
Engagement focus
DevSecOpsCompliancePolicy as Code
Outcome

Audit prep time dropped and releases stayed on schedule.

How we worked

The approach, step by step

Stabilise delivery early, then build the foundation that keeps it stable once we hand it back.

    1

    Security automation

    Added SAST, dependency scanning, and container security checks to every pipeline.

    2

    Policy as code

    Implemented automated policy gates for infrastructure changes and release approvals.

    3

    Evidence collection

    Built automated evidence reports that map pipeline results to compliance controls.

    4

    Enablement

    Trained teams on remediation workflows and created clear security playbooks.

Handover

What we delivered

  • DevSecOps pipeline templates
  • Policy packs for infrastructure and deploys
  • Automated audit evidence reports
  • Security runbooks and ownership guides

Stack

What it runs on

GitHub ActionsSnykOPATerraformVault

Afterwards

What changed

Measured after handover, once the client's own team was running the system without us.

60%
Less audit prep time
2x
Faster security approvals
Weekly
Release cadence maintained

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