From Fragmented Infrastructure to Scalable Security
The Background
The Client is a globally recognized provider of remote online notarization and e-signature services. As demand grew, their infrastructure struggled to keep up. Over time, the platform expanded to include five separate codebases and ten environments, with no single team maintaining full ownership. Documentation was inconsistent, and system reliability became increasingly difficult to manage.
After working with several other development teams, The Client returned to Elevate. We had built their MVP and understood both their technical needs and long-term vision. They needed a partner they could trust to bring clarity, structure, and momentum to a complex environment.
The Challenge
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Decentralized Infrastructure
The Client’s systems had become fragmented, with no standardization in provisioning or deployment.
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Security Vulnerabilities
More than 380 high-severity issues had been left unresolved, exposing critical systems to risk.
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Rising Costs
Cloud usage had ballooned without cost controls, resulting in budget overruns.
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No Disaster Recovery
There was no documented plan for failover or redundancy, creating a single point of failure for essential services.
Our Solutions
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Modern DevSecOps Foundation
Rebuilt the environment using Terraform and EKS to support reproducible, scalable deployments.
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Closed Security Gaps
Implemented secrets management, IAM refinements, and CI/CD pipelines with automated policy enforcement.
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Improved Visibility
Deployed observability tooling and centralized monitoring for better system health and faster response times.
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Strategic Cost Reductions
Optimized cloud resource usage to significantly lower AWS costs over time.
The Results
33%
Reduction
In monthly AWS costs over a 3-month optimization window
380+
Fixes
High-severity security issues closed
90
Days
To complete a full infrastructure and DevSecOps rebuild
100%
Coverage
Audit-ready visibility and monitoring across all environments
