Platform Engineering Foundation

What you get

• AWS Organization — Multi-account setup with SSO and centralized billing from day one
• Infrastructure as Code — All deployed via Terraform using proven three-tier architecture
• GitHub Organization — Complete setup with self-service management platform and ruleset enforcement
• CI/CD Pipeline — GitHub Actions integrated with AWS, including quality checks and automated deployments
• Documentation — Complete operational runbooks and architectural documentation

Who this is for

Early-stage companies (seed to Series A) who need production-grade infrastructure without months of setup time. You're building product, not infrastructure—but you need it done right to avoid costly rearchitecture later.

If you're currently running everything in one AWS account with manual deployments, or your GitHub has no branch protection or CI/CD standards, you need this foundation before scaling your engineering team.

Why now matters

Getting infrastructure right from the start prevents the technical debt that blocks growth later. Multi-account AWS architecture, proper CI/CD, and GitHub governance are harder to retrofit than to build correctly from day one. This foundation scales with you—not against you.

Companies that skip this step spend 3-6 months rearchitecting when they hit scale problems, security audits, or compliance requirements. Starting right avoids that expensive detour.

The foundation includes

AWS Organization

• Management, development, staging, and production accounts
• AWS SSO (Identity Center) for team access management
• Centralized CloudTrail logging and billing
• Service Control Policies (SCPs) for security guardrails

Infrastructure as Code

• Three-tier Terraform architecture (bootstrap, data, infrastructure)
• Remote state management with S3 and DynamoDB locking
• Version-controlled infrastructure changes

GitHub Organization

• Team and permission management as code
• Branch protection and merge requirements
• Self-service repository creation platform
• Repository rulesets for consistency

CI/CD Pipeline

• GitHub Actions workflows with IAM role assumption
• Automated testing and quality gates
• Environment-specific deployment pipelines
• Infrastructure validation (terraform plan/apply)

Timeline

Delivered in weeks, not months. Leverages battle-tested infrastructure patterns proven across government, motorsport, and commercial deployments—not experimental configurations figured out on your time.

Typical delivery: 1-2 weeks for complete setup including documentation and a half-day onboarding handover session.

What happens after delivery

Your team inherits a fully documented, production-ready platform. We provide operational runbooks, architectural decision records, and a half-day handover session. No vendor lock-in—everything is infrastructure-as-code that your team controls.

See our work for examples of platform engineering foundations delivered across different industries.