Developing a Secure and Scalable Digital Trading Platform with Real-Time Market Data and Robust User Management

The client operates in the automotive industry with a legacy system focused on feature development over the past two decades, leading to significant technical debt and operational issues. Recently acquired and aiming to modernize, the organization faces difficulties in managing real-time market data for vehicle auctions, controlling user permissions securely, and achieving compliance with GDPR, PII, and PHI regulations. The current infrastructure is unprepared for security audits and lacks a cohesive DevSecOps strategy, resulting in production issues and operational inefficiencies.

A leading automotive marketplace and auction platform seeking to enhance its digital infrastructure, security compliance, and operational efficiency.

• Implement a real-time auction data system to enable dealerships to access current market information for quicker, better-informed buying decisions.
• Develop a comprehensive user management system allowing dealerships to create, manage, and assign permissions for their employees securely.
• Rebuild and optimize the security and compliance architecture to meet GDPR, PII, and PHI requirements, ensuring readiness for security audits.
• Establish a DevSecOps framework to streamline deployment processes, reduce technical debt, and support scalable feature development.
• Enhance operational stability by addressing existing production issues and reducing technical debt backlog.

• Real-time Market Data Feed Engine to provide dealerships instant access to current auction and market pricing information.
• User Management System supporting multi-level permission controls for dealership employees.
• Comprehensive Security and Compliance Architecture aligned with GDPR, PII, and PHI standards.
• Integrated DevSecOps pipeline utilizing version control, automated testing, continuous integration, and delivery processes.
• Enhanced monitoring, logging, and audit trail capabilities to facilitate security audits and operational troubleshooting.
• Addressing technical debt by refactoring legacy code and implementing modular, scalable microservices architecture.

• Real-time data feeds from auction marketplaces
• Identity and Access Management systems for permission controls
• Security compliance tools for audit readiness
• Monitoring and logging platforms

• System scalability to handle high-volume real-time data streams and concurrent users
• High availability with 99.9% uptime for critical trading operations
• Data security and privacy compliance aligned with GDPR, PII, and PHI standards
• Performance metrics ensuring real-time data delivery with minimal latency
• Robust disaster recovery and backup strategies

The successful development and deployment of this digital trading platform are expected to enable the client to make faster, more informed purchasing decisions through real-time market data. It will improve operational security and compliance, reduce technical debt and incident rates, and streamline deployment workflows. Anticipated outcomes include increased trading efficiency, reduced downtime, and enhanced readiness for security audits, ultimately strengthening their market leadership and customer trust.