Infrastructure as Code for Repeatable, Auditable Environments

Adoption of infrastructure-as-code practices that replace manual configuration with declarative, version-controlled templates — enabling repeatable deployments, drift detection, and compliance-as-code.

PRACTICE

Platform Engineering & Secure Delivery

CLIENT PROFILE

IT operations team managing multiple environments that need repeatable, version-controlled infrastructure provisioning with drift detection and compliance enforcement

Challenge

Manually configured environments with undocumented snowflake configurations
Configuration drift between development, staging, and production environments
No version control or approval workflow for infrastructure changes

Approach

Codify existing infrastructure as declarative templates (Terraform, Ansible, or ARM/CloudFormation)
Implement GitOps workflow with pull request reviews and automated plan/apply pipelines
Deploy drift detection and automated remediation for compliance-critical configurations
Create reusable module libraries for standardized infrastructure patterns

Typical Outcomes

Repeatable, consistent environments provisioned in minutes instead of days
Complete change history with approval workflows and rollback capability
Automated compliance validation reducing manual audit preparation effort

Procurement Paths

GSA MAS for IaC engineering and automation services
DoD ESI for GitLab and infrastructure tooling
NASA SEWP V for automation platform licensing

Partner Technology Examples

Red Hat (Ansible)
GitLab
Spectro Cloud
VMware

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