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Fintech · Asia
99.9%platform availability

A neobank from scratch in a new jurisdiction

Launching a new bank for a large fintech group in Asia — on AWS and Azure public cloud with Java/Go. The founder's role: Cloud Head and chief architect, 50 direct reports, 150 in total.

What was done

  • Cloud-native architecture and a Java/Go cloud environment, application migration
  • The bank's technology strategy and roadmap, execution oversight
  • SRE practices, observability, incident management
  • Development templates and infrastructure as code with Terraform
  • DevSecOps and CI/CD within compliance requirements
  • A DevOps/SRE/Cloud/Support team built from scratch

Result

  • The bank launched in a new jurisdiction
  • 99.9% platform availability
  • 30 DevOps/SRE hires, zero attrition over 2 years
  • P&L ownership and cloud cost optimisation
  • AWS
  • Azure
  • Java
  • Go
  • Terraform
  • CI/CD
  • DevSecOps
  • SRE
Public sector
~90government agencies onboarded

National government cloud platform

A cloud platform for government information systems. The founder's role: chief platform architect, with a team of 15 architects and 60 developers.

What was done

  • Target cloud-native microservice architecture and a single standard for 60+ services
  • Launch of the first and second phases of the high-load platform
  • Migration to a sovereign cloud as part of localisation
  • Architecture documentation: C4, ArchiMate, PlantUML, ADR
  • Design authority over new service development
  • An architecture team of up to 15, onboarding and training

Result

  • 60 services deployed
  • ~90 agencies onboarded
  • Migration with zero downtime for critical services
  • One architecture standard for every team
  • Cloud Native
  • Microservices
  • Kubernetes
  • C4
  • ArchiMate
  • ADR
Banking
0 → 1a digital bank from scratch

Turnkey digital bank

A consulting engagement at a multinational systems integrator: build a digital bank from scratch. The founder's role: chief architect and technical lead.

What was done

  • Business and IT strategy for the bank
  • Digital internet platform
  • Middle layer between channels and back end
  • Building and training the team

Result

  • A digital bank built from scratch — from strategy to platform and team
  • IT strategy
  • Internet banking
  • Middleware
  • Java
Banking · audit
360°IT and operating model audit

Bank front-office relaunch

A major bank: an audit of IT and the operating model, followed by implementing the recommendations.

What was done

  • Audit of the IT landscape, processes and operating model
  • Recommendations and target architecture
  • Building a new front end and middle layer

Result

  • A new front end and middle layer for the bank
  • A plan for IT and operating model changes
  • IT audit
  • Enterprise Architecture
  • Middle layer
Banking · integration
15systems behind one front end

Unified bank front-office system

A bank: integrating a unified front-office system with back-end systems. The founder's role: chief architect for integration — from architecture and requirements to rollout and support.

What was done

  • An integration layer from scratch: APIs and an enterprise service bus (ESB)
  • Connecting 15 back-end systems to the unified front office
  • Training the architecture team: integration, architecture, development, administration
  • Onboarding processes and a support department

Result

  • The front office works with 15 back-end systems through one integration layer
  • A trained team and an established support function
  • ESB
  • API
  • Integration
  • WebSphere
Banking · online
B2Bcorporate banking and payments

Corporate online banking and blockchain payments for a major bank

A major bank: online banking for corporate clients and a payment platform. The founder's role: leading a group of architects and developers.

What was done

  • Corporate online banking: web, mobile apps and a high-load back end
  • A blockchain platform for payment transactions between companies

Result

  • Online banking channels for corporate clients
  • Inter-company payments on a blockchain platform
  • Online banking
  • Mobile
  • High load
  • Blockchain
Airline
newbooking system

Booking system for an airline

An airline: developing a booking system and integration solutions.

What was done

  • A booking system built from scratch on a modern stack
  • Earlier — an integration solution for an airline on WebSphere Process Server, Message Broker and MQ

Result

  • A new booking system on a modern stack
  • Java
  • WebSphere
  • MQ
  • Integration
Aerospace
13,000applications audited

Corporate application landscape audit

A multinational aerospace corporation: an architecture audit of the application landscape.

What was done

  • Architecture audit of 13,000 applications
  • A system for design work
  • Optimisation of the application architecture, including the target CAD application

Result

  • A clear picture of the application landscape and optimisation decisions
  • Architecture audit
  • Enterprise Architecture
  • Java

These projects were delivered by the founder as an employee of a systems integrator, banks and the public sector. We cite them as evidence of experience, not as projects of Buran Digital.

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