How Galaxy Securities Achieved Leading DevOps Continuous‑Testing Standards in China

Background

On May 29, 2024 the Central Cyberspace Administration, the State Administration for Market Regulation and the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology jointly issued the Informationization Standard Construction Action Plan (2024‑2027) , emphasizing the internationalization of Chinese information standards and active participation in ISO, IEC, ITU and other global standard‑setting bodies.

Dual DevOps Evaluation

China Academy of Information and Communications Technology (CAICT) launched a synchronous assessment based on the ITU DevOps International Standard and the domestic DevOps standard, enabling mutual recognition of certifications. The upgraded evaluation covers scope, certificates and reports, aligning with the national action plan.

Galaxy Securities’ Certification

At the 25th GOPS Global Operations Conference in Shenzhen on April 25, 2025, CAICT announced the dual certification results for the ITU DevOps International Standard and the domestic DevOps standard. China Galaxy Securities Co., Ltd. submitted two projects – the Galaxy TianGong Account Service Platform and the Bond Investment Business Support System – both of which passed the CAICT DevOps Capability Maturity Model Continuous Testing Level‑3 assessment, demonstrating domestic leading capability.

Project Highlights

The TianGong platform integrates a OneID system for unified client data, supports electronic signing and seal management, and provides flexible role‑based permissions across multiple business scenarios. The Bond Investment system serves FICC, fixed‑income and equity businesses, offering risk‑control, statistics, management and data‑research functions through extensive internal system integration.

Interview Highlights (Q&A)

Why Participate?

Galaxy Securities sought formal validation of its DevOps practices, skill levels, process compliance and tool usage, aiming to identify improvement areas and formulate targeted testing enhancement plans.

Benefits of Continuous Testing

Rapid market response, higher software quality and reliability, improved delivery speed, and stronger cross‑team collaboration were cited as key outcomes of the assessment.

Challenges and Solutions

Immature testing tools and uneven team skill levels were addressed through rapid tool upgrades, extensive training (over 30 sessions) and knowledge‑base building.

Future Plans

Galaxy Securities intends to promote the continuous‑testing framework across all departments, extending the successful practices from the two pilot projects to the entire organization.

Industry Statistics

The article includes a chart showing the number of securities, fund and trust firms that have passed the DevOps domestic standard assessments, with data up to April 25, 2025.

BizDevOps and International Standards

CAICT’s new BizDevOps framework integrates XOps standards (DevOps, DevSecOps, FinOps) to support end‑to‑end business value creation. The ITU‑T Y.3525 standard for cloud service development and operation, originated from CAICT’s work, was approved in 2020.

Contact Information

For DevOps standard assessment inquiries, contact CAICT representatives Bai Hanxiong (phone: 159 1076 9206, email: [email protected]) and Zhang Jianyi (phone: 158 1031 7021, email: [email protected]).