Introduction:
LEI International Pvt Ltd is a regulatory-focused organization operating as a candidate Local Operating Unit (LOU) under the global Legal Entity Identifier (LEI) framework. The organization is in the process of accreditation with the Global Legal Entity Identifier Foundation (GLEIF). Once accredited, LEI International will be authorized to issue and manage Legal Entity Identifiers—globally standardized identifiers that ensure transparency and trust in financial transactions. Given the compliance-driven nature of the business, application availability, security, and audit readiness are mission-critical.
Client
LEI International Pvt Ltd
Industry:
Financial Services -Regulatory & Compliance Services
Offering:
Managed Services
AWS Services Utilized:
- Amazon CloudWatch
- AWS CloudTrail
- AWS IAM
- AWS Security Hub
- AWS WAF
- Amazon GuardDuty
- Amazon Inspector
- AWS KMS
Business Need:
LEI International was operating workloads on AWS across multiple accounts but faced operational and governance challenges that posed risks during GLEIF accreditation and audits.
Key challenges included:
- Day-to-day operational management overhead
- Limited cost visibility and optimization
- Inconsistent application of security and governance controls
- High operational risk during regulatory audits
- Need for strong disaster recovery and business continuity assurance.
The organization required a Managed Services partner capable of ensuring zero downtime, continuous availability, and audit readiness.
Solution Approach:
Rapyder designed and implemented a security-first AWS Managed Services operating model focused on proactive monitoring, governance, and operational excellence – without introducing application or architectural changes.
The approach emphasized:
- Centralized visibility across infrastructure and security
- Continuous monitoring and incident management
- Governance aligned with AWS best practices and regulatory expectations
- Disaster recovery readiness and operational resilience.
Implementation:
Rapyder onboarded LEI International into a new AWS account structured according to AWS Well-Architected best practices. The engagement focused on operational maturity rather than application transformation.
Key implementation highlights:
- Centralized infrastructure and uptime monitoring using Amazon CloudWatch
- Audit logging and governance via AWS CloudTrail
- Security hardening using IAM, Security Groups, and NACLs
- Threat detection and vulnerability management using AWS WAF, GuardDuty, Inspector, and Security Hub
- Encryption and key management using AWS KMS
- Structured disaster recovery planning and validation
- Proactive incident response and continuous operational improvements
All changes were executed with zero disruption to production workloads, ensuring uninterrupted availability during accreditation and audit windows.
Reaping Rewards:
By leveraging AWS Managed Services, LEI International achieved measurable and audit-aligned outcomes:
- 100% application availability during all critical GLEIF accreditation and audit periods
- Zero unplanned downtime for business-critical workloads
- ~70% reduction in infrastructure-related incidents within the first three months
- ~65% improvement in mean time to resolution (MTTR)
- ~80% reduction in security risk exposure, with no critical or high-severity audit findings
- ~60% improvement in disaster recovery readiness
- 15–20% cost optimization opportunities identified through continuous governance reviews.
