Airtel is one of the world’s largest telecom operators, serving over 500 million customers across 18 countries in Asia and Africa. Its vast network and strong presence in mobile, broadband, and enterprise services make it a key player in global connectivity.

Problem Statement

Engineering teams faced increasing friction in the software delivery lifecycle. From non-standardized deployments to manual configuration overheads and limited visibility, these inefficiencies obstructed innovation. Security gaps further compounded the issue, leaving critical systems vulnerable and impacting compliance posture.

Top 3 Achievements

99% Faster Service Onboarding & CI/CD Integration

Cut onboarding time from 2 weeks to just 2 hours and enabled tool integration in under 5 hours compared to 2–3 months using traditional Jenkins setups.

App Modernization & Cloud Migration in just 2 days

Migrated VM-based apps to containers in just 2 days and enabled cloud deployment in 2–3 days, slashing timelines from 1–2 months.

Seamless DevSecOps with Over 90% Audit Readiness

Achieved enterprise-grade compliance with integrated DevSecOps and SNOW workflows, ensuring over 90% audit readiness with minimal manual intervention.

Challenges

Release Bottlenecks & Unstandardized Deployments

Lack of consistent CI/CD templates led to scattered build pipelines with minimal rollback capabilities—causing frequent outages and delivery delays.

Manual Configuration & Scalability Issues

High deployment volumes and a reliance on manual environment setup resulted in slow innovation cycles and increasing operational costs.

Security Vulnerabilities & Compliance Gaps

Without integrated DevSecOps, the absence of security checks (SAST, DAST, RBAC) created significant risks of exposure to vulnerabilities and compliance breaches.

Limited Observability & Resource Waste

Limited access to standardized performance metrics and deployment insights led to undetected issues and inflated cloud spending due to overprovisioning.

Solutions

Standardized deployment blueprints and self-service CI/CD capabilities empowered developers across 250+ services and 17 apps.

With BuildPiper’s canary deployments and A/B testing support, rollout timelines shrank drastically while maintaining stability and rollback agility.

The platform embedded enterprise-grade tools like Coverity, Prisma, SonarQube, and GitLeaks for seamless security and audit readiness.

Implemented DORA metrics and engineering velocity dashboards which gave leadership actionable insights into release health, productivity, and compliance.

Automated provisioning, rollback support, and pipeline observability led to significant reductions in operational overhead.

Outcomes

Airtel achieved 70% faster deployment cycles, with automated pipelines and reusable templates saving 10+ hours per developer per week. 

Through gated approvals, audit logs, and integrated security, the organization achieved 98%+ process compliance. 

With canary deployments and rollback mechanisms in place, teams have scaled to 10+ deployments daily without compromising stability.

Better resource alignment and BuildPiper-powered observability delivered 30% savings in infrastructure costs.

Leadership now has clear visibility into engineering performance through DORA metrics and productivity dashboards, enabling informed decision-making. 

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