Summary
Key results
Predictable software delivery with no downtime during changes
Centralized security and reduced risk of access leaks
Seeking ways of enhancing delivery processes and security controls
The company needed to enhance software delivery by introducing efficient Continuous Integration and Continuous Delivery (CI/CD) pipelines and establishing a reliable release process. A number of activities related to software releases, infrastructure scaling, and backup operations were still performed manually, creating the need for greater standardization and automation.
At the same time, security around credential management required improvement. The organization needed a centralized solution for storing and rotating passwords, tokens, and API keys in order to reduce the risk of leaks and improve control over system access. Automated backup mechanisms were also necessary to ensure protection of virtual machine states and configuration data.
In response to these requirements, the company engaged Sii, a technology partner with extensive DevOps expertise and specialized engineering teams experienced in supporting organizations in the financial and payments sector.
End-to-end DevOps solutions and automation
Sii’s DevOps experts focused on building a structured, automated, and secure operating model for software delivery and infrastructure management. The objective was to replace manual, fragmented activities with repeatable processes that could be consistently applied across environments and systems.
Scope of work included:
- Developing and maintaining Continuous Integration and Continuous Delivery (CI/CD) pipelines to standardize software builds and deployments
- Designing and maintaining a structured release process, covering release quality, packaging, and communication
- Managing and organizing project repositories to support consistent versioning and collaboration
- Scaling existing infrastructure to support delivery and environment needs
- Automating manual tasks such as release tagging, secrets rotation, repository migrations, and Jira ticket updates
- Implementing a centralized security solution for managing passwords, access tokens, and API keys
- Building automated backup solutions to protect virtual machine states and configuration data
Secure, reliable, and efficient delivery at scale
By standardizing software delivery and infrastructure management through automated DevOps processes, Worldline reduced reliance on manual activities in critical areas such as releases, infrastructure scaling, and backups. Centralized secrets management enabled secure storage and automated rotation of passwords, tokens, and API keys, improving control over access and reducing the risk of credential leaks.
For development and infrastructure teams, automation of routine tasks such as release tagging, repository migrations, and secrets rotation reduced operational workload and improved consistency across environments. Standardized CI/CD pipelines and aligned high-availability environments enabled the safe introduction of changes without disrupting ongoing development work.
As a result, Worldline was able to introduce updates and improvements without downtime. Improved release stability and consistent system configuration reduced the likelihood of service disruptions, ensuring greater service stability during platform changes.
Key results
- Increased project security through the implementation of HashiCorp Vault for secrets management
- Reduced risk of password and token leaks through centralized secrets storage and rotation
- Reduced manual effort by automating releases, infrastructure scaling, and backup processes
- Improved data protection through automated backups of virtual machine states and HashiCorp Vault configuration
- High-availability setup with aligned sandbox and development environments, enabling changes without downtime
- Improved release stability through fixes and enhancements to existing solutions
- Higher and more consistent quality of delivered code and release packages