Victor Chen
Security Engineer at Zip
How Zip's Security Team Led Infrastructure Modernization
Zip transformed their infrastructure management by empowering their security team to lead the Terraform rollout, implementing secure GitOps practices with Terrateam.
"We wanted to keep everything in the pull request flow. Terrateam gave us everything we needed, and it was significantly cheaper."
Security-First IaC
Security team-led infrastructure modernization with built-in guardrails
Enhanced security controls
Lightning Fast
Near-instant Terraform plans with self-hosted runners
Optimized performance
Team Empowerment
130+ engineers confidently managing infrastructure
Broad collaboration
The Challenge
With over 130 engineers and growing AWS usage, Zip needed to shift from manual infrastructure management to Infrastructure as Code while maintaining security and control.
Key Pain Points
- Manual AWS console configuration
- Limited visibility and auditability
- Risk of human error in changes
"We were importing all the infrastructure and creating the IaC from scratch. There weren't any Terraform workflows, just a lot of manual config in the console or CLI."
Why Terrateam
After evaluating Atlantis, Spacelift, and Terraform Cloud, Zip chose Terrateam for its GitHub-native approach, powerful security controls, and cost-effectiveness.
Key Benefits
- GitHub-native workflow
- Built-in security controls
- CDK support
"You only need to know three commands. It's all in the pull request. No navigating to another UI. No extra fluff."
The Results
Zip successfully transformed their infrastructure management with a security-first, GitOps-native approach that enables safe, efficient changes at scale.
- Manual AWS console changes
- No standardized workflows
- Risk of accidental deletions
- GitOps-native IaC workflow
- Built-in security guardrails
- Lightning-fast deployments
"With self-hosted runners, it was just lightning fast. Instant plans. Amazing experience."
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