How China Galaxy Securities Achieved Level 3 DevOps Continuous Delivery – A Success Story

Interview Overview

China Galaxy Securities, a leading integrated financial services provider, participated in the China Information & Communications Research Institute (CAICT) DevOps capability maturity model assessment with three projects: the GLEBA pricing engine, the ESB interface management platform, and the digital employee work platform. All three projects achieved Level 3 in the Continuous Delivery standard, indicating a domestic leading level.

Project Descriptions

GLEBA Pricing Engine supports over‑the‑counter derivatives, handling contract bookkeeping, valuation, lifecycle management, risk control, quoting, trade reporting, settlement cash flow, and reporting.

ESB Interface Management Platform provides a visual interface for interface providers, callers, and managers, enabling creation, viewing, invocation, and lifecycle management of enterprise service bus (ESB) interfaces, improving internal coordination.

Digital Employee Work Platform offers backend services for internal systems such as wealth management and product portals, delivering services to the Galaxy Securities app via ESB, and includes CRM, order management, and service management functions.

Benefits of the DevOps Assessment

The assessment guided the team to improve delivery quality and efficiency, break down departmental silos, and establish continuous improvement mechanisms. Specific gains include higher automated test coverage, more reliable releases, faster issue detection, and enhanced cross‑functional collaboration.

Key Metrics

After the assessment, interface test coverage reached 100%, unit test coverage improved significantly, static code issues were eliminated, pipeline repair time stayed within 30 minutes, and deployment success rate reached 100%.

Challenges and Solutions

Challenges included immature tools, skill gaps, and cultural resistance. The team responded by upgrading tools, delivering over 20 training sessions, and restructuring teams into cross‑functional units to foster collaboration.

Future Plans

Galaxy Securities aims to pursue higher maturity levels, continue toolchain optimization, expand DevOps practices across more projects, and adapt standards to fit team realities while promoting a DevOps culture throughout the organization.

DevOps Maturity Model

The CAICT DevOps capability maturity model, jointly developed with leading internet and financial enterprises, is the first comprehensive DevOps standard in China and was recognized by the ITU‑T in 2020 as the world’s first international DevOps standard. It covers agile development, continuous delivery, technical operations, DevSecOps, system and tool management, and performance measurement.

For more details, refer to the official assessment documentation and contact the CAICT representatives.