GitOps and Continuous Delivery in Financial Software: Best Practices for Efficient DevOps Pipelines

Abstract

The combination of GitOps and Continuous Delivery (CD), utilizing DevOps pipelines to provide an effective model for the development of financial software applications that emphasize efficiency, security and regulatory compliance in high-risk and regulated environments is demonstrated in this paper. The empirical research provides a comprehensive review of previous literature to identify best practices for both methodologies in financial services, including Banking, Insurance and Fintech. Declarative configuration through GitOps has been emphasized to improve auditability and resilience while streamlining deployment using CD. In addition, the empirical research and theoretical frameworks have identified how security can be integrated into DevSecOps as well as legacy modernization and organizational strategies. Case studies from large financial institutions are used to demonstrate practical implementation examples of DevSecOps in Fintech to address the specific issues of data privacy and rapid innovation. Compliance and system integration challenges are also reviewed, along with several clear recommendations for the efficient design of pipelines.