How Dongguan Securities Achieved Leading DevOps Maturity with Continuous Delivery Level 3
Dongguan Securities' "Zhangzhengbao" service platform passed the China Academy of Information and Communications Technology's DevOps Continuous Delivery Level 3 assessment, demonstrating how standardized processes, automation, and metric‑driven improvements can boost efficiency, reduce costs, and enhance competitiveness in the financial sector.
Background
Large enterprises worldwide have found that standardization and tool empowerment are key to success. The DevOps standard and its continuous delivery pipeline platform can significantly improve quality, efficiency, and safety, enhancing market competitiveness.
On October 26, 2023, the 21st GOPS Global Operations Conference in Shanghai announced the latest DevOps capability maturity assessment results.
Project Overview
Dongguan Securities Co., Ltd., a state‑owned securities firm founded in 1988, evaluated its "Zhangzhengbao" service platform. The platform supports mobile trading, providing market data, trading, and information services across multiple exchanges.
Significance of Continuous Delivery Level 3
Passing the "Research and Development Operations Integration (DevOps) Capability Maturity Model" Continuous Delivery Level 3 assessment confirms that Dongguan Securities' DevOps capabilities are among the domestic leaders, reflecting a strong commitment to agile transformation and digital innovation.
Benefits Achieved
Optimized end‑to‑end R&D and operations processes, accelerating code scanning, CI, automated builds, testing, and deployment.
Reduced manual risk and improved flow efficiency.
Lowered costs and increased delivery speed and quality.
Enhanced internal communication and feedback mechanisms.
Established a benchmark for the industry.
Key Metrics
The assessment showed measurable improvements:
Static code coverage: >60% for existing code, >80% for new code, 100% success rate.
Automated API test pass rate: 100% with >90% success.
Average daily integrations: 6.54, with automated triggers and mean red‑light fix time under 30 minutes.
Bug density reduced from 0.5 per KLOC to 0.
System Features
The platform adopts a scalable micro‑service architecture, a unified service hub, and rapid‑response applications such as real‑time market data, engine‑driven trading, and intelligent wealth management, all powered by a DevOps‑driven development model.
Challenges and Solutions
The team faced technical difficulties in meeting quality indicators and building a custom test platform. Strong leadership support enabled the team to adopt best‑practice development paradigms, improve code robustness, and extend open‑source testing tools.
Future Plans
Dongguan Securities will extend the standardized and automated DevOps workflow from the pilot project to other initiatives, continuously refine the process, and stay aligned with emerging technologies such as AI, ML, and cloud‑native solutions.
About the DevOps Standard
The "Research and Development Operations Integration (DevOps) Capability Maturity Model" was jointly created by the China Academy of Information and Communications Technology, industry partners, and leading internet companies. It is the first comprehensive DevOps standard worldwide, recognized by the ITU‑T and adopted by many financial, telecom, and internet enterprises.
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