Case study · Airline Cargo / Logistics
Azure Platform Buildout & GitOps
AKS, Azure VMs & firewalls with Argo CD-driven application delivery
We delivered a secure Azure platform centered on AKS and GitOps to ensure auditable, automated deployments across environments.
Highlights
What we delivered
- Provisioned AKS and Azure networking with hardened firewalls
- Rolled out GitOps via Argo CD with environment overlays
- Standardized infrastructure with Terraform for repeatability
Context
The situation
The team needed a cloud platform aligned with airline policies that still enabled rapid, consistent rollout of services.
Provisioned AKS, Azure VMs, and firewall rules; implemented Argo CD GitOps; and codified infrastructure with Terraform.
Challenges and goals
What had to be solved
Network & security posture
Designing Azure networking and firewalling that met stringent policies.
Safe multi-env delivery
Consistent deployments with promotion gates and clear rollbacks.
Repeatability
Codifying clusters and resources to avoid configuration drift.
Goals
- Stand up AKS and Azure services with strong security baselines
- Adopt GitOps for reliable, auditable delivery
- Enable consistent promotions across environments
Implementation
How we did it
- Terraform foundations for Azure networking, AKS, and supporting services
- Cluster security baselines (RBAC, policies, identities)
- Argo CD install & application sets with overlays
- Promotion strategy with rollback and health checks
- Handover and enablement
Technical details
Environment and practices
| Environment | Azure AKS, Azure VMs, firewall and related services; container registry; private networking |
| Infrastructure as code and platforms | Terraform, Azure (AKS/VMs/networking/firewall), Argo CD |
| Security | Least-privilege IAM, network/firewall policies, secret management, supply-chain scanning |
| Observability | Datadog; alerts integrated with team workflows |
| Practices | GitOps, trunk-based development, environment promotions, infra as code |