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Fintech Firm Cut Dev Time by 50% With Modern Architecture
Modernized a large-scale pension platform with microservices, micro-frontends, and Azure-based cloud deployment.
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Client overview
A UK fintech firm builds platforms for pension providers. Its flagship system delivers scalable capability and handles millions of transactions yearly, aligned with HMRC and FCA reporting standards, to support compliant, efficient pension administration.
An 80-person team supports over 30 UK pension providers, from major banks to specialists, powering savings for 250,000 people. About half the staff come from pensions roles, delivering technology and consulting expertise on engagements.
Challenges
A monolithic architecture, limited cloud infrastructure, and unstandardized release processes constrained the platform's scalability, performance, and development velocity.
Monolithic architecture constraints
The legacy monolithic architecture limited scalability and slowed development cycles, while the frontend lacked the modular structure needed to support firm-wide growth.
Cloud and observability gaps
The platform lacked high-performance cloud deployment, real-time monitoring, and an event-driven communication infrastructure to meet growing scalability and reliability demands.
Unstandardized CI/CD and testing
No standardized CI/CD processes or automated testing existed, limiting release speed, deployment reliability, and the team's ability to iterate safely.
Solution
We re-architected the platform using microservices, micro-frontends, and Azure cloud services to enable scalable, multi-tenant delivery with automated quality controls.
Microservices backend with multi-tenancy
Re-architected the backend using microservices with modular domain boundaries and implemented multi-tenancy with secure APIs for third-party platform integration.
Micro-frontend architecture
Upgraded the UI with micro-frontend architecture for a responsive, component-driven experience, reducing duplication and accelerating delivery across teams.
Azure-native cloud deployment
Leveraged Azure Functions, Event Hub, and App Insights alongside event-driven messaging for scalable, reliable cloud deployment with real-time monitoring.
Automated testing and CI/CD pipelines
Established automated testing and CI/CD pipelines using Azure DevOps, reducing manual effort, shortening release cycles, and ensuring consistent, reliable deployments.
Business impact
The platform transformation led to significant gains in delivery speed, system stability, and test coverage, which impacted both internal teams and institutional clients.
High-performance cloud operations
Delivered a scalable cloud deployment model on Azure with real-time monitoring, ensuring consistent performance and operational visibility.
Scalable multi-tenant operations
The modernized platform enabled multi-tenant operations across financial service providers, with significantly enhanced scalability and modernization readiness for future growth.
Faster, more reliable releases
Standardized CI/CD and automated testing improved developer productivity, shortened release cycles, and increased deployment reliability across the platform.
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