Simplileap

// Scale

CI/CD pipelines that make deployments boring and fast

GitHub Actions pipelines, Kubernetes containerisation, IaC with Terraform, preview environments, and GitOps-based production deployment. We build the engineering infrastructure that lets your team ship confidently at high frequency.

// Standards

DevOps engineering standards

Deploy frequently and safely

The goal is to make deployments boring — small, frequent, automated, and reversible. We target same-day deployment of merged PRs for most teams we work with.

Security scanning in pipeline

Container image scanning (Trivy), dependency vulnerability scanning (Snyk), SAST for secrets in code (detect-secrets/truffleHog) — security checks before every merge.

Fast feedback loops

CI pipelines that complete in under 10 minutes for most codebases through parallel test execution, dependency caching, and test suite optimisation.

GitOps-first deployment

Deployment state defined in Git with ArgoCD or Flux for Kubernetes deployments. No manual kubectl applies in production — every change is reviewed, versioned, and auditable.

DORA metrics tracking

Deployment frequency, lead time, change failure rate, and MTTR measured and tracked. Research shows these four metrics predict both delivery performance and organisational outcomes.

Environment parity

Production, staging, and preview environments provisioned from the same IaC templates. No environment-specific code paths that cause staging to pass but production to fail.

// Technology

DevOps technology stack

CI/CD Platforms

GitHub ActionsGitLab CICircleCIJenkinsBuildkiteDrone CI

Containers

DockerDocker ComposeBuildKitBuildpacksPodmanKaniko

Orchestration

KubernetesAWS EKSGoogle GKEHelmKustomizeArgoCD

IaC

TerraformPulumiAWS CDKAnsibleCloudFormationCrossplane

Testing in CI

JestPytestPlaywrightCypressk6Artillery

GitOps / Release

ArgoCDFluxSpinnakerLaunchDarklyUnleashVercel

// Process

From pipeline audit to DORA-measured delivery performance

01

Pipeline Audit

1–2 days

Assess current deployment process — manual steps, deployment frequency, lead time, change failure rate, and mean time to restore. Identify the highest-leverage improvements.

// FAQ

Common questions about DevOps and CI/CD

How long does it take to set up a good CI/CD pipeline?+

A basic GitHub Actions pipeline with test, build, and deploy stages takes 2–3 days. Adding preview environments, container scanning, and GitOps-based production deployment typically takes 2 weeks. Most teams see deployment frequency increase 3–5x within the first month.

Should we use Kubernetes or a simpler platform?+

Kubernetes is the right choice when you have multiple services, need horizontal scaling, or have complex networking requirements. For simpler applications, managed platforms (Vercel, Render, Railway) or AWS ECS provide most of the benefits without the operational overhead.

What are DORA metrics and why do they matter?+

DORA (DevOps Research and Assessment) metrics are four measures shown by research to predict both software delivery performance and organisational performance: deployment frequency, lead time for changes, change failure rate, and mean time to restore. Elite teams deploy multiple times per day with < 1-hour lead times.

How do you handle database migrations in CI/CD?+

Database migrations run as a separate pipeline step before application deployment, with backward-compatible changes verified. We use expand-contract patterns for zero-downtime schema changes on production databases.

What is a preview environment and do we need one?+

Preview environments are temporary deployments created per pull request — a full running instance of your application with the PR changes. They dramatically speed up code review because reviewers can test changes without checking out code. Most teams find they are worth the cost for frontend and API changes.

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