ECS Infrastructure & DevSecOps Pipeline for an Event-Driven Platform
Infrastructure, pipeline and security hardening for a Kafka-based vehicle event processing platform
Overview
An energy sector client was standing up a new Kafka-based platform processing vehicle position events for oil transport, with data exposed to downstream partners. The platform needed a properly provisioned, secured ECS environment and an automated deployment pipeline built from the ground up. The engagement covered building the ECS cluster and task definitions through Terraform, setting up the DevSecOps pipeline, and integrating Security Hub and WAF as part of the platform's security posture from day one.
Problems
The platform needed a properly provisioned ECS cluster and task definitions built from scratch, with no existing infrastructure to build on
No pipeline existed yet for building, testing and deploying changes to the platform
No centralized security findings aggregation was in place for the platform's AWS environment
Exposed endpoints had no web application firewall in place, leaving them unprotected against common attack patterns
Goals
Provision the ECS cluster and task definitions as code from the ground up
Build a DevSecOps pipeline to automate and secure the deployment process from day one
Integrate Security Hub for centralized visibility into security findings across the platform
Integrate WAF to protect exposed endpoints from common web-layer attacks
What Was Done
Delivered a fully Terraform-provisioned ECS cluster and task definition setup for the platform, built from the ground up
Built and operated the DevSecOps pipeline used for ongoing deployments
Integrated Security Hub, giving the team centralized visibility into findings from day one
Integrated WAF as part of the platform's initial security posture, protecting exposed endpoints from launch
Results and Impact
Platform infrastructure fully defined as code from day one, reproducible and version controlled
Every deployment goes through an automated pipeline with security checks built into the release process
Security findings across the platform are centrally visible through Security Hub
Exposed endpoints are protected by WAF as part of the platform's baseline security posture
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