DevOps POD Build for Digital Asset Management Firm
Empowering a digital asset management firm to seamlessly expand into a new market isn't just about scaling a team – it's about enabling innovation, automating processes, and supporting critical infrastructure that drives the future of finance. Continue reading ↓
Did You Know?
Caspian One built a DevOps team from the ground up for a digital asset management firm, rapidly sourcing a Managing Director of DevOps and eight highly skilled specialists to support their London expansion.
This story represents Caspian One’s ability to build high-performance technical teams from the ground up, enabling seamless market expansion. By rapidly assembling a skilled DevOps team - including a Managing Director and eight specialists - we ensured the firm could successfully establish operations, launch their platform, and implement automation and monitoring solutions in London.
Our strategic, phased approach reduced operational risk, accelerated time to market, and provided long-term stability, proving that Caspian One is a trusted partner for scaling technical teams in competitive markets with speed and precision.
The Challenge
This digital asset management firm had no prior presence in London, but needed to quickly scale a DevOps team to:
Build their core trading and digital asset platform
Implement real-time monitoring and logging for security and visibility
Provide ongoing support and maintenance to ensure platform stability
Increase automation to improve efficiency and scalability
Finding top-tier DevOps talent in a highly competitive UK market - on a tight timeline - posed a significant challenge. The firm needed high-calibre professionals who could hit the ground running and ensure business-critical projects stayed on track.
Our Approach
To meet the firm’s ambitious objectives, Caspian One took a strategic, phased approach. We began by securing strong leadership, sourcing a Managing Director of DevOps to lead the initiative and set the foundation for the team. With this pivotal hire in place, we then used our deep UK market expertise and extensive talent network to rapidly source and onboard a team of eight skilled professionals.
Each team member was handpicked for their technical expertise and industry experience, ensuring a balanced, high-performing DevOps team capable of delivering on platform development, automation, and operational support.
Throughout the process, we worked closely with the firm’s global leadership, ensuring seamless integration with their existing operations. By leveraging our virtual bench and market insights, we ensured that the right people were in place at the right time, allowing the firm to meet critical deadlines and execute their expansion plan with confidence.
The Outcome
With the newly established DevOps team, the firm successfully:
Launched their core platform in London, ensuring seamless operations from day one
Implemented advanced monitoring and logging, improving real-time system visibility and security
Automated key processes, streamlining development, deployment, and support workflows
Established a long-term DevOps presence, ensuring ongoing platform stability and innovation
This rapid, high-quality team deployment enabled the firm to enter the London market successfully, delivering the specialist expertise needed to support their business-critical infrastructure.
What This Meant for the Client:
Beyond simply hiring a team, Caspian One provided a strategic, high-impact solution that:
Accelerated their London expansion, allowing them to hit business-critical milestones
Ensured platform stability, providing real-time support, monitoring, and automation
Reduced operational risk, by ensuring their team had deep expertise in DevOps, cloud automation, and infrastructure
By partnering with Caspian One, the firm gained a trusted, specialist talent provider capable of delivering entire teams at speed, ensuring they had the right people, in the right roles, at the right time.
Key Details & Expertise
Keywords: DevOps Team, Digital Asset Management, Cloud Solutions, Automation Systems, Monitoring & Logging, Platform Development, Resource Augmentation, UK Market Expertise, Managing Director of DevOps, High-Caliber Specialists
Primary Areas of Expertise: Infrastructure, Application Development
Secondary Areas: DevOps, Cloud (AWS, GCP, AzureDevOps), Automation Development, Monitoring and Control Architecture, Platform Development
Resource Roles: DevOps Engineer, Cloud Engineer, Automation Engineer / QA
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