Axis Securities - Icanio Technology
The company offers a wide range of financial services including equity broking, derivatives trading, mutual funds, and investment advisory.
Solution
We have automated the applications using automation tools called Jenkins, and now it is being successfully utilised.
Services
Web based services
Business Type
Enterprise
Location
Bangalore, Karnataka
Automation in Stock Trading: Revolutionizing Financial Application Deployment with CI/CD
Financial services, especially stock trading platforms, demand frequent updates to maintain competitiveness and security. However, manual deployment processes lead to slow releases, high potential for errors, security vulnerabilities, and operational inefficiencies. Managing a portfolio of applications, including React, Java-based apps, and PHP-based solutions, further complicates the workflow. As the stockbroking platform grows, the inability to streamline deployment across diverse technologies becomes a bottleneck, hindering growth and agility.
The challenge:
Without an automated CI/CD pipeline, deployment cycles are prolonged, which affects time-to-market for critical updates. Moreover, security risks, such as outdated vulnerabilities in the platform's various applications, remain unchecked. Financial institutions face increased pressure to respond swiftly to market changes, but the manual process impedes quick and secure releases. As the user base grows and applications diversify, manually managing and securing each release is not only inefficient but also increasingly untenable.
Solution Implementation:
To tackle these challenges, we implemented Jenkins for CI/CD automation, creating a robust, scalable pipeline that enhances security, speeds up deployments, and integrates diverse applications seamlessly. Here's how we solved the problem:
- Jenkins CICD Pipeline Setup: We implemented a master-slave Jenkins architecture to automate the entire deployment process, including unit testing, security scanning, and deployment. This allowed for continuous integration and delivery of financial applications, dramatically speeding up the release cycle.
- Modular Application Integration: The pipeline was designed to support the integration of various applications—React, Java, and PHP—into one unified automation process, ensuring smooth deployment across all tech stacks.
- Automated Security Scanning: Automated security checks were integrated into the pipeline, ensuring that every release underwent thorough vulnerability assessments before deployment. This reduced the risk of security breaches, which is crucial for financial applications that handle sensitive data.
- Unit Testing Automation: By automating unit tests, we ensured that code changes were validated early in the development cycle, maintaining high code quality and reducing defects in production.
- Deployment Flexibility: Jenkins was configured to deploy across both on-premises and cloud environments, giving the platform flexibility in its infrastructure management while maintaining the speed of deployment.
- Scalability: The pipeline was designed for scalability, enabling the financial institution to scale its deployment processes efficiently as the platform's user base grows and its application portfolio diversifies.
Key Features and Benefits:
- Scalable Automation: The Jenkins CI/CD pipeline allows the platform to scale its operations and manage more frequent updates without compromising speed or security.
- Faster Deployment: The time it takes to deploy updates has drastically reduced, enabling the company to roll out new features and security patches swiftly.
- Enhanced Security: Automated security scanning ensures that no deployment goes live without undergoing a rigorous security check, safeguarding user data and maintaining compliance.
- High Code Quality: Unit testing automation helps maintain high standards of code quality, reducing defects and improving application reliability.
- Flexible Infrastructure: The Jenkins pipeline’s ability to deploy in multiple environments ensures that the platform can adapt to its growing infrastructure needs while maintaining seamless operations.
Project Introduction
Axis Securities, a subsidiary of Axis Bank, is a prominent player in the Indian stockbroking industry. With a focus on providing comprehensive investment solutions, Axis Securities caters to a diverse clientele, including retail and institutional investors. Leveraging cutting-edge technology and robust research capabilities, Axis Securities offers a wide range of services, including equity trading, commodity trading, derivatives trading, mutual funds, IPOs, portfolio management services, and wealth management solutions. Since then, the applications were not automated initially. We automated the applications and utilised jenkins in the AWS cloud to run automation tests , security scanning and automate processes successfully."
The teams needed were as follows
The various users used this platform
End Users
Axis securities development team :The Axis Securities devops team is responsible for maintaining and updating the automated applications, ensuring its smooth operation.
They handle tasks such as bug fixing, security updates, and implementing new features based on user feedback.
Challenges & Solutions
KEY CHALLENGES
SOLUTIONS
The existing system did not include the CICD automation tool, and it consisted of various applications such as React, Java-based apps, PHP, and more.
For this, we used jenkins with a master-slave architecture, creating and running all tests to achieve scalable CICD automation. This setup was useful for delivering the product much faster.
KEY CHALLENGES
The existing system did not include the CICD automation tool, and it consisted of various applications such as React, Java-based apps, PHP, and more.
SOLUTIONS
For this, we used jenkins with a master-slave architecture, creating and running all tests to achieve scalable CICD automation. This setup was useful for delivering the product much faster.
Building a Secure, Scalable, and Efficient Development Pipeline
- CICD Pipeline Setup: Established a robust Jenkins CICD pipeline, integrating automated security scanning, unit testing, and deployment phases to streamline application releases.
- Modular Application Integration: Implemented a flexible pipeline architecture allowing easy integration of applications, supporting both on-premises deployments using dedicated on-prem slaves and cloud deployments via dynamically provisioned EKS Pod agents.
- Automated Security Scanning: Integrated automated security checks into the pipeline flow to ensure that each release undergoes rigorous security assessments, enhancing application resilience and compliance.
- Unit Testing Automation: Automated unit testing to validate code changes early in the development lifecycle, ensuring high code quality and reducing the risk of defects in production environments.
- Deployment Flexibility: Configured deployment strategies suited for diverse environments, facilitating seamless rollout of updates across the infrastructure, whether on-premises or in the cloud.
- Scalability and Efficiency: Designed the pipeline for scalability, enabling the organization to scale their deployment processes efficiently as their application portfolio grows, thereby improving overall operational efficiency.
User Satisfaction and Operational Efficiency
Finally, they completed the pilot application with fully integrated automation tools, including testing tools and security scanning. Automation was also utilised, and now the application is running efficiently
Office Locations
Development
Centre
Centre
Nazareth
Selvan's Complex, 203,
Margoschis Road, Nazareth,
Tamil Nadu 628617
Margoschis Road, Nazareth,
Tamil Nadu 628617
Development
Centre
Centre
Tirunelveli
Selvan's Complex, 203,
Margoschis Road, Nazareth,
Tamil Nadu 628617
Margoschis Road, Nazareth,
Tamil Nadu 628617
Development
Centre
Centre
Chennai
NO. 07, Kumaran Nagar, 200 Feet Radial Road,
Zamin Pallavaram, Chennai,
Tamil Nadu - 600117
Zamin Pallavaram, Chennai,
Tamil Nadu - 600117
Office Locations
US Office
United States
2093 Philadelphia, Pike,
#5056 Claymont,
DE 19703, United States
#5056 Claymont,
DE 19703, United States
Singapore Office
Singapore
101 Cecil Street,
#20-11 Tong Eng Building,
Singapore 069 533.
#20-11 Tong Eng Building,
Singapore 069 533.
Development
Centre
Centre
Nazareth
13, Agapaikulam 8th Street
Sathankulam Road, Nazareth,Tuticorin,
Tamil Nadu 628617
Sathankulam Road, Nazareth,Tuticorin,
Tamil Nadu 628617
Development
Centre
Centre
Tirunelveli
AP Towers No. A16, NGO 'A' Colony,
North Main Road, Tirunelveli,
Tamil Nadu - 627007
North Main Road, Tirunelveli,
Tamil Nadu - 627007
Development
Centre
Centre
Chennai
NO. 07, Kumaran Nagar, 200 Feet Radial Road,
Zamin Pallavaram, Chennai,
Tamil Nadu - 600117
Zamin Pallavaram, Chennai,
Tamil Nadu - 600117
Singapore Office
Singapore
101 Cecil Street,
#20-11 Tong Eng Building,
Singapore 069 533.
#20-11 Tong Eng Building,
Singapore 069 533.
Development
Centre
Centre
Nazareth
Selvan's Complex, 203,
Margoschis Road, Nazareth,
Tamil Nadu 628617
Margoschis Road, Nazareth,
Tamil Nadu 628617
Development
Centre
Centre
Tirunelveli
AP Towers No. A16, NGO 'A' Colony,
North Main Road, Tirunelveli,
Tamil Nadu - 627007
North Main Road, Tirunelveli,
Tamil Nadu - 627007
Development
Centre
Centre
Chennai
NO. 07, Kumaran Nagar, 200 Feet Radial Road,
Zamin Pallavaram, Chennai,
Tamil Nadu - 600117
Zamin Pallavaram, Chennai,
Tamil Nadu - 600117
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