Stern Devops Group

Stern Devops Group is a consulting firm that provides DevOps and cloud infrastructure services. The firm offers advisory work and implementation services related to cloud-based infrastructure and operational practices. Projects and client examples in the source material indicate work performed primarily for organisations in North America.

Services and Capabilities

• AWS architecture and multi-account strategy: design and implementation of account structures, service placement, and access boundaries within Amazon Web Services environments.
• Infrastructure automation and CI/CD: delivery of automated deployment pipelines, containerization of applications, and replacement of manual deployment processes with continuous integration and continuous delivery systems.
• Cloud migration and rehosting: planning and executing migrations of web applications and related services to cloud platforms, including consolidation and replatforming activities.
• Security and compliance implementation: preparation and remediation work to support certifications such as SOC 2, including controls, processes, and documentation for security and compliance requirements.
• Operational tooling and monitoring: implementation of tooling for observability, fault tolerance, and incident response to maintain uptime and reliability.
• Training and operational handover: transfer of knowledge to client teams through training, documentation, and ongoing support after delivery.

Industry Focus

• Consumer electronics: architecture and DevOps support for backend APIs and services associated with connected hardware products, including scaling and operational hardening.
• Ecommerce and consumer packaged goods (pet food subscription): migration from single-instance deployments to automated, containerized deployment platforms and CI/CD pipelines for a direct-to-consumer food startup.
• Financial technology: implementation of security and compliance controls and processes to support regulated trading or financial services operations and client assurance efforts.
• Educational media and apps: cloud migration and operational support for web properties and app-related services following acquisition or platform consolidation.