How Guotai Junan Achieved Industry‑Leading DevOps Maturity at GOPS 2023

Domestic and international large enterprises have demonstrated that standardization and tooling are essential for success. The 20th GOPS Global Operations Conference, co‑hosted by GreatOPS and OOPSA on April 7, 2023 in Shenzhen, announced the latest DevOps standard assessment results released by the China Academy of Information and Communications Technology (CAICT).

At the conference, CAICT announced that Guotai Junan Securities' two projects – “Centralized Operations System” and “Junhong Junrong Trading Project” – passed the CAICT "Research and Development‑Operations Integration (DevOps) Capability Maturity Model" Technical Operations Standard Level 2+ assessment, indicating a leading domestic capability.

Guotai Junan has now passed three DevOps technical‑operation assessments, becoming the first enterprise to achieve two Level 2+ assessments in a single round and the most assessments overall in the industry.

Interview Highlights

Q: Congratulations on passing the DevOps standard assessment. How does it feel?

A (Zeng Hongxiang): Guided by the chairman’s “three‑year‑three‑step” strategy, we focus on “growth, efficiency, experience, security”, building a SMART investment bank and a data‑driven, agile, transformative technology platform.

Q: How did you select the projects for assessment?

A (Zeng Hongxiang): We chose core business and trading systems to verify technical‑operation capabilities, improve efficiency, quality, and reduce cost and risk.

Q: How do you view the DevOps standard and its benefits?

A (Zeng Hongxiang): The standard defines key capabilities for each stage of technical‑operation, helping us assess current maturity and guide continuous improvement.

Q: What are your future plans for DevOps?

A (Mao Mengfei): Continue to enhance the data foundation, develop self‑learning algorithms, explore new application scenarios, and integrate security operations to support digital transformation.

Q: What does the assessment mean for your team?

A (Zou Jiandong): It validates our cross‑functional collaboration, aligns our architecture with DevOps principles, and provides guidance for building a leading‑edge intelligent operation management system.

Q: Can you describe the projects evaluated?

A (Ma Hui): The Centralized Operations platform provides a 24/7, paper‑less, multi‑channel service for all customers, improving compliance and risk management. The Junhong Junrong trading system offers algorithmic and quantitative tools for high‑net‑worth clients, built on a high‑availability distributed architecture.

Industry Statistics

As of April 7, 2023, the number of enterprises and assessments for DevOps maturity levels across securities firms is shown in the chart below.

The DevOps Capability Maturity Model, jointly developed by CAICT, cloud‑computing open‑source alliances, leading internet companies, and major financial and telecom enterprises, is the first comprehensive and authoritative DevOps standard in China, endorsed by the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology and adopted by many leading firms.

The model covers process (agile management, continuous delivery, technical operation), application design, security and risk management, system and tools, business value management, collaborative development‑operation, and continuous testing.

Contact Information

For DevOps standard assessment inquiries, contact CAICT (Liu Kailin, phone 15650786171, email [email protected]) or GreatOPS (Wei Huanxin, phone 18500255645, email [email protected]).