Cloud, DevOps & Security
DevOps services that make every release small, tested and reversible.
For software teams whose releases depend on one person, a long checklist and a quiet Friday. We build CI/CD pipelines with automated tests and security checks, define infrastructure in code, containerize your services, set up Kubernetes where it earns its place and add monitoring that flags a problem before customers report it.
- A person replies within one business day
- A plan you can act on
- You own every asset
- Time to first results
- First automated pipeline in 2 to 4 weeks
- Engagement
- Fixed-price build, then optional monthly support
- Stack
- GitHub Actions, GitLab CI/CD, Terraform, Kubernetes
- Best for
- Teams whose releases are slow or risky
Reviewed by Noor Khan
Release pipeline· Merge to production
SampleAn approved change is merged, the pipeline builds, tests and security-scans it, version 2.4 rolls out to production a slice of traffic at a time while errors stay flat, and deploys become an everyday event with a tested rollback.
- Small change merged
- Tests and scans pass
- Rolls out step by step
- Shipping becomes routine
Illustration with sample data. Your version uses your accounts and numbers.
Brands Noor has worked with
Overview
What are DevOps services?
DevOps services are the engineering work that automates how software is built, tested, released and run, so teams can ship small changes often and recover quickly when something fails. That includes CI/CD pipelines, infrastructure as code, containers and Kubernetes, observability and release automation. Noorscale builds these in your own repositories and cloud accounts, and coaches your engineers to run them.
See it in action
What does a DevOps engagement look like when it's working?
It looks like the live sample below, built with illustrative data. Your version runs on your own accounts and your numbers.
Site rebuild · speed and quality
SampleBefore the rebuild: performance score 38, largest contentful paint 4.9 seconds.
Back to full strength, sooner.
Same-week assessments with senior physiotherapists.
Book a visitNext available, Thursday
Same-week slots open
Sports injuries
Back and neck pain
Post-surgery rehab
Lighthouse, mobile
Template and page builderPerformance
Accessibility
Best practices
SEO
- LCPMain content visible
- 4.9 sPoor
- INPResponse to a tap
- 380 msNeeds work
- CLSLayout shift
- 0.21Needs work
Route to a bookingContact page, 7-field form
Page load waterfall
Request Largest element
- HTML document48 KB, no caching
- Stylesheets6 files, 410 KB
- Web fonts4 files, loaded late
- JavaScript780 KB of builder code
- Hero imageJPG, 1.9 MB
- Third-party tagsChat, slider, pixels
Illustrative lab figures for a sample site on a throttled mobile connection. Your audit measures your own pages and real-user data.
Sound familiar?
What problems does a DevOps engagement solve?
It solves the three problems teams raise most often on a first call, and each one has a fix.
The problem
- “Releases depend on one person and a long checklist”Deploying means remote sessions, manual steps and someone who remembers the order, so releases happen rarely and nervously.
- “Every environment is slightly different”Staging was built by hand, production by someone else, and bugs that never appear in testing show up for customers.
- “We hear about outages from customers”Logs are scattered, alerts are either silent or constant, and nobody can see why the app slowed down last Tuesday.
What changes
- Releases without the ritualMerged code reaches production through the pipeline, so shipping stops depending on one person's calendar.
- Problems caught before customers see themTests, security checks and alerts flag issues in the pipeline or on the dashboard first.
- Environments that matchStaging and production come from the same code, so what passes testing behaves the same way live.
- Faster recovery when things breakOne-step rollback and clear runbooks keep incidents short and calmly handled.
Compare your options
Hire a DevOps engineer, use a managed platform or bring in a partner?
Each option suits a different stage. Here's how they compare on the points buyers ask about most, including where the others do well.
| Compared on | Hire a DevOps engineer | Managed hosting platform | Noorscale |
|---|---|---|---|
| Time to first pipeline | Hire a DevOps engineerRecruit first, then build | Managed hosting platformFastest for simple apps | Noorscale2 to 4 weeks for one service |
| Cost to start | Hire a DevOps engineerA full-time salary | Managed hosting platformCheapest to start | NoorscaleFixed-price build |
| Fits complex systems | Hire a DevOps engineerYes, given time | Managed hosting platformBest for standard app shapes | NoorscaleBuilt around your stack |
| Knowledge stays with you | Hire a DevOps engineerUntil they leave | Managed hosting platformLives inside the platform | NoorscaleRunbooks and pairing with your team |
| Ongoing effort for your team | Hire a DevOps engineerManaging one specialist | Managed hosting platformLow, within its limits | NoorscaleReviewing pull requests, then owning it |
| Best when | Hire a DevOps engineerFull-time platform work ahead | Managed hosting platformSimple apps and static sites | NoorscaleReleases are slow, risky or one-person |
On the free call, Noor will tell you which option suits your stage, even when it's one of the others.
What's included
What does a DevOps engagement include?
A DevOps engagement includes six deliverables, each one working material your team can use, not a slide deck.
Scope · DevOps & CI/CD6 deliverables
- 01
DevOps assessment
Your repositories, pipelines, environments and recent incidents reviewed, with a ranked plan and your DORA metrics measured as a baseline.
- 02
CI/CD pipelines
Builds, automated tests, security scans and deployments in GitHub Actions, GitLab CI/CD or Azure Pipelines, with approvals where you need them.
- 03
Infrastructure as code
Environments defined in Terraform or OpenTofu, reviewed through pull requests and applied by the pipeline, so staging and production match.
- 04
Containers and Kubernetes
Services packaged with Docker and run on Amazon EKS, Azure Kubernetes Service or Google Kubernetes Engine, or on a simpler container service when that fits better.
- 05
Observability and alerting
Metrics, logs and traces through OpenTelemetry, with Prometheus and Grafana or Datadog, plus alerts tied to what users actually experience.
- 06
Release automation and rollback
Blue-green or canary releases, feature flags and one-step rollback, with GitOps through Argo CD where Kubernetes is in use.
Tools and platforms we work in
GitHub Actions- GGitLab CI/CD
- AAzure Pipelines
- TTerraform
- OOpenTofu
- DDocker
- KKubernetes
- HHelm
- AArgo CD
- OOpenTelemetry
- PPrometheus
- GGrafana
- DDatadog
Process
How long does a DevOps engagement take?
The work runs in five steps, starting in weeks 1 to 2 and then running as ongoing work. Every step ends with something you can use, so you always know what's landed and what comes next.
Time to first results: First automated pipeline in 2 to 4 weeks
Step 01Weeks 1 to 2
Assess and baseline
We review code, pipelines and infrastructure, sit in on a release and measure deployment frequency, lead time, change failure rate and recovery time.
You get: Ranked plan and DORA metrics baseline
Step 02Weeks 2 to 4
First pipeline
One service gets a full pipeline with tests, security checks and automated deployment to a test environment, so the team sees the pattern working.
You get: One service deploying through a full pipeline
Step 03Weeks 4 to 8
Infrastructure and containers
Environments rebuilt from code, services containerized and deployments moved to the new platform one service at a time.
You get: Environments rebuilt from code, services containerized
Step 04Weeks 6 to 10
Observability and release safety
Dashboards, alerts and runbooks set up, then progressive releases and rollback tested in a planned game day.
You get: Dashboards, alerts and a tested rollback
Step 05Ongoing
Hand over or run
Your engineers take over with documentation and pairing sessions, or we stay on a monthly retainer for support and improvements.
You get: Runbooks and pairing, or a support retainer
Reporting
How will you know a DevOps engagement is working?
You'll see it in four numbers on a live dashboard, with a written review every month. Leading indicators come first, then the numbers your finance team cares about.
Monthly reportSample
- Deployment frequencyHigher is better
How often code reaches production, measured from the pipeline itself.
- Lead time for changesLower is better
Time from a change being merged to it running in production.
- Change failure rateHigher is better
Share of deployments that cause an incident or need a rollback.
- Recovery timeLower is better
How long it takes to restore service when a release or an outage affects users.
15 minutes with Noor
Noor Khan, Founder & CEO
You'll leave with
- Your biggest growth opportunity, in plain terms
- The first two or three moves worth making
- A clear plan for your first milestone
Noor listens first, then shows you the fastest route to the result you want.
Useful to have with you
- Your website address
- The goal or problem you want to solve
- Any numbers you already track
Booking opens on Cal.com. Or send a call request
Who it's for
Who is a DevOps engagement for?
A DevOps engagement works best for teams in one or more of these situations.
- Software and SaaS teams releasing less often than they'd like
- Teams moving from manual deployments or a single server to containers
- Companies whose one DevOps engineer has become a bottleneck
- Products preparing for growth, a security review or a compliance audit
Engagement
How is a DevOps engagement scoped and priced?
Pricing is shared after the free call, in a written scope with deliverables, timeline and fee. Never a package, never a surprise.
- Typical for this service
Monthly retainer
Ongoing work against a 90-day plan, for channels that compound month over month.
Usually: Fixed-price build, then an optional monthly retainer
- Monthly report and strategy call
- Priorities reset every quarter
- No long lock-in
Fixed-scope project
A defined scope, timeline and fee for builds, audits, migrations and launches.
- Deliverables agreed in writing
- Milestones you can check
- Optional care plan after launch
Focused sprint
A short, time-boxed piece of work on one priority, to prove the approach first.
- One clear goal
- Working output, not a deck
- Roll into a retainer or stop
Every engagement includes
- DevOps assessment with a DORA baseline
- CI/CD pipelines with tests and security checks
- Infrastructure as code and container setup
- Monitoring, alerts and rollback runbooks
What shapes the scope
- Number of services and environments
- How much automated testing exists
- Whether Kubernetes is involved
- How much your own team takes on
You'll see how each one applies to you in the written scope.
Who leads the work?
Founder-led by Noor Khan
A software engineer turned AI and growth strategist. Noor sets the strategy and architecture on every engagement, reviews every plan before it ships and built the method the whole team works by.
FAQ
Questions about DevOps & CI/CD
Something else on your mind? Email grow@noorscale.com and a person will reply within one business day.
How much do DevOps services cost?
Cost depends on how many services and environments you run, how much automated testing already exists, whether Kubernetes is involved and how much of the work your own team takes on. Most builds are fixed-price projects, and ongoing support runs on a monthly retainer. Tool subscriptions and cloud usage are billed to you directly. You get a written scope after a free call.
How long does it take to set up CI/CD?
A first working pipeline for one service usually takes 2 to 4 weeks, including tests and deployment to a test environment. Rolling the pattern out to every service, with infrastructure as code and monitoring, typically takes 6 to 10 weeks in total.
Do we need Kubernetes?
You need Kubernetes when you run many services that scale independently or want one platform across clouds. For a handful of services, managed options such as Amazon ECS with Fargate, Azure Container Apps or Google Cloud Run are simpler to operate. We recommend the lightest platform that meets your needs.
Which CI/CD tool should we use?
Usually the one next to your code. GitHub Actions suits teams on GitHub, GitLab CI/CD suits teams on GitLab, and Azure Pipelines suits teams already in Azure DevOps. We build on the platform you have where we can, so there's one less tool to learn.
What is infrastructure as code?
Infrastructure as code means defining servers, networks, databases and permissions in files, such as Terraform, that are versioned, reviewed and applied automatically. Environments become repeatable, every change leaves an audit trail, and a lost environment can be rebuilt from the repository.
Can you add security checks to our pipeline?
Yes, we add dependency scanning, secret detection, static analysis and container image scanning, with tools such as Dependabot, Trivy and Semgrep. Findings above a severity you choose block the release, and the rest go to a backlog with an owner.
What are DORA metrics?
DORA metrics are measures of software delivery performance from the DevOps Research and Assessment program. The best known are deployment frequency, lead time for changes, change failure rate and recovery time after a failed deployment. We measure them at the start and report them monthly, so progress shows up in numbers.
Will you work with our developers or replace them?
We work alongside them. Your engineers pair with us on the pipelines and infrastructure, review every change through pull requests and get written runbooks, so the knowledge stays in your team when the project ends.
Do you offer ongoing DevOps support?
Yes, on a monthly retainer covering pipeline and platform maintenance, upgrades, monitoring and agreed response times for incidents. Some teams keep us for a few months after the build, others for the long term.
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15 minutes with Noor
Noor Khan, Founder & CEO
You'll leave with
- Your biggest growth opportunity, in plain terms
- The first two or three moves worth making
- A clear plan for your first milestone
Noor listens first, then shows you the fastest route to the result you want.
Useful to have with you
- Your website address
- The goal or problem you want to solve
- Any numbers you already track
Booking opens on Cal.com. Or send a call request