Full On Consulting is a trusted DevOps consulting services and DevOps transformation partner. We deliver CI/CD consulting and CI/CD pipeline development, DevOps automation, infrastructure as code consulting, Kubernetes consulting, Docker consulting, cloud DevOps consulting, DevSecOps consulting, release management consulting, DevOps assessment services, and end-to-end DevOps implementation — helping engineering teams accelerate delivery, improve reliability, and build security into every stage of the pipeline.
CI/CD
Pipeline design and implementation — from source control to automated deployment
IaC + Containers
Terraform, Ansible, Docker, and Kubernetes — infrastructure that deploys itself
DevSecOps
Security integrated at every pipeline stage — not bolted on at the end
Multi-Cloud
AWS, Azure, and GCP DevOps implementations across cloud-native and hybrid environments
Limited Visibility, Lack of Expertise, No Clear Plan — The Most Common DevOps Failure Patterns
Companies are looking for ways to deliver software faster, better, and cheaper. DevOps is one of the most effective approaches to achieving this — combining software development and technology operations with the goal of shortening delivery cycles, improving reliability, and reducing deployment risk. But without the right expertise, DevOps implementation is harder than it looks. Many organizations start their DevOps transformation journey and fail to realize the anticipated benefits.
Common DevOps Challenges We Solve
Organizations just starting their DevOps journey often face:
- Tool selection paralysis — Jenkins, GitHub Actions, GitLab CI, CircleCI, Azure DevOps — which CI/CD toolchain is right for your environment?
- Team structure uncertainty — who owns the pipeline, who owns infrastructure, and how do Dev and Ops actually collaborate?
- Cost and ROI questions — how do you justify the investment in DevOps automation to executive leadership?
- Implementation sequencing — where do you start when everything feels equally urgent?
Organizations further along their DevOps journey commonly struggle with:
- Tools configured incorrectly — a CI/CD pipeline that deploys but doesn't actually improve quality or velocity
- Incomplete automation — manual handoffs persist between stages, negating the speed benefits
- No infrastructure as code — environments provisioned by hand, creating drift and inconsistency across dev, test, and production
- Security left out of the pipeline — no DevSecOps controls, no automated scanning, security reviews happening too late
- Kubernetes and container complexity — teams running Docker and Kubernetes without the operational maturity to manage them safely
How Full On Consulting's DevOps Team Can Help
Full On Consulting's software engineers and solution architects deliver end-to-end DevOps consulting services — from strategy and tool selection through implementation and ongoing optimization. We work with your team to understand your environment, codebase, and delivery process, then define a practical plan that sequences the work by impact and effort.
Our CI/CD consulting and CI/CD pipeline development practice covers the full pipeline — from source control hooks and automated build through test automation, security scanning, artifact management, and deployment orchestration. We work with Jenkins, GitHub Actions, GitLab CI, Azure DevOps, CircleCI, and other leading platforms — selecting the right toolchain for your environment rather than imposing a preferred stack.
Our infrastructure as code consulting practice uses Terraform, Ansible, and Pulumi to make your environments reproducible, version-controlled, and consistent across dev, test, staging, and production. Our Kubernetes consulting and Docker consulting expertise covers containerization strategy, cluster design, Helm chart management, and the operational practices needed to run containers safely at scale. And our DevSecOps consulting practice embeds security controls — SAST, DAST, dependency scanning, secret management, and policy enforcement — directly into your pipeline rather than treating security as a separate gate.
Let's Get Started
Not sure how to start your DevOps transformation? Not seeing the benefits you expected from your current CI/CD setup?
We would be happy to talk. Let us show you what makes Full On Consulting unique — and how our DevOps consultants help engineering teams deliver faster with greater reliability and built-in security.
Why DevOps Initiatives Fail — And How We Address It
DevOps transformation is harder than it looks. Most organizations encounter the same failure patterns — and most of them are avoidable with the right expertise and sequencing.
Toolchain First, Strategy Second
Teams jump to tool selection before defining the target delivery model, team structure, and success metrics. The result is a CI/CD pipeline that technically runs but doesn't improve delivery speed or quality.
Automation Gaps in the Pipeline
Manual handoffs persist between pipeline stages — code review, testing, security approval — eliminating the speed benefit of automation everywhere else and creating the same bottlenecks as before.
No Infrastructure as Code
Environments provisioned by hand create drift between dev, test, staging, and production. Every deployment carries hidden risk because no one knows with certainty what the target environment actually looks like.
Security Added at the End
Security reviews happen after development is complete, creating late-stage bottlenecks and forcing expensive rework. DevSecOps requires security embedded at every pipeline stage — not bolted on at the end.
Container Complexity Without Operational Maturity
Teams adopt Docker and Kubernetes before establishing the monitoring, alerting, and operational runbooks needed to run them safely. Containerization creates new operational risk if not properly managed.
Dev and Ops Still Operating in Silos
Tooling changes without cultural and structural change. Development and operations teams continue to throw work over the wall rather than sharing ownership of the full delivery pipeline and system reliability.
Our Proven DevOps Implementation Approach
We follow a five-phase approach to DevOps transformation — from current-state assessment and tool selection through pipeline implementation, security integration, and operations handoff.
DevOps Assessment
Rapid review of your current toolchain, pipeline, team structure, and delivery process — producing a prioritized roadmap that sequences work by impact and effort to deliver measurable improvement fast.
Toolchain Selection & Design
Define the CI/CD platform, infrastructure as code tools, container strategy, and monitoring stack — matched to your environment and team, not imposed from a preferred list.
Pipeline Implementation
Build and configure the full CI/CD pipeline — automated build, test, security scan, artifact management, and deployment orchestration — eliminating manual handoffs at every stage.
DevSecOps & IaC Integration
Embed security controls — SAST, DAST, dependency scanning, secret management — into every pipeline stage. Implement infrastructure as code to eliminate environment drift and make deployments reproducible.
Operations Handoff & Optimization
Establish monitoring, alerting, and runbooks. Train your team on the new toolchain and processes. Measure deployment frequency, lead time, and failure rate to validate the transformation's impact.
DevOps & Delivery Case Studies
IT Transformation Program — $40M in Documented Savings
Full On Consulting led a multi-year IT transformation initiative that delivered over $40M in documented client savings through disciplined program management, automation, and technology delivery across a complex multi-vendor environment.
Read the Case Study →Application Rationalization — Reducing IT Complexity
Full On Consulting led an application rationalization program that streamlined the client's application portfolio, eliminated redundant systems, reduced operational costs, and accelerated the path to a modern, cloud-ready infrastructure.
Read the Case Study →Our DevOps Consulting Services
DEVOPS STRATEGY
DevOps transformation strategy — defining the tools, team structure, processes, and sequencing for your DevOps implementation. We assess your current environment and build a practical roadmap that delivers measurable improvement in delivery speed, reliability, and developer experience.
CI/CD PIPELINE DEVELOPMENT
CI/CD consulting and CI/CD pipeline development — designing and implementing automated build, test, security scan, and deployment pipelines using Jenkins, GitHub Actions, GitLab CI, Azure DevOps, and CircleCI. Faster releases with greater confidence.
INFRASTRUCTURE AS CODE
Infrastructure as code consulting — Terraform, Ansible, and Pulumi implementations that make your environments version-controlled, reproducible, and consistent across every stage. No more environment drift, no more "works on my machine."
KUBERNETES & DOCKER
Kubernetes consulting and Docker consulting — containerization strategy, cluster architecture, Helm chart management, autoscaling, and the operational practices needed to run containers safely at scale on EKS, AKS, GKE, or self-managed Kubernetes.
DEVSECOPS
DevSecOps consulting — embedding SAST, DAST, dependency scanning, secret management, and policy enforcement directly into your CI/CD pipeline. Security at every stage, not as a gate at the end. Compliance-ready pipelines for regulated industries.
ASSESSMENTS & STAFFING
DevOps assessment services — a rapid review of your current toolchain, pipeline, and practices with actionable findings and a prioritized remediation roadmap. Plus experienced cloud DevOps engineers and architects ready to embed in your team or lead full delivery engagements.
DevOps Tools & Technologies We Work With
Full On Consulting's DevOps consulting practice covers the full toolchain — from CI/CD and infrastructure as code through Docker, Kubernetes, and DevSecOps tooling. We are tool-agnostic — selecting the right stack for your environment and team, not imposing a preferred set of products.
CI/CD Platforms
CI/CD pipeline development across Jenkins, GitHub Actions, GitLab CI/CD, Azure DevOps Pipelines, CircleCI, and Buildkite — designed for your codebase, team, and deployment targets.
Infrastructure as Code
Infrastructure as code consulting — Terraform, Ansible, Pulumi, and AWS CloudFormation. Version-controlled, repeatable infrastructure across AWS, Azure, GCP, and hybrid environments.
Containers & Orchestration
Docker consulting and Kubernetes consulting — container strategy, image optimization, EKS/AKS/GKE cluster design, Helm, service mesh (Istio/Linkerd), and GitOps with ArgoCD or Flux.
DevSecOps Tooling
DevSecOps consulting — SonarQube, Snyk, Aqua Security, Checkov, HashiCorp Vault, and OPA/Gatekeeper. SAST, DAST, dependency scanning, and policy-as-code integrated into every pipeline stage.
Cloud DevOps
Cloud DevOps consulting across AWS (CodePipeline, ECS, EKS, Lambda), Azure (DevOps, AKS, Functions), and GCP (Cloud Build, GKE, Cloud Run) — native cloud services and cross-cloud tooling for hybrid environments.
Monitoring & Release Management
Release management consulting — Datadog, Prometheus, Grafana, PagerDuty, and feature flag platforms. Observability and release controls that give your team confidence to deploy frequently without fear.
WHY FULL ON CONSULTING
Senior Consultants Only
Every engagement is led and delivered by senior consultants — former CIOs, CTOs, and enterprise IT executives. You get the people you were sold, not a bait-and-switch to junior staff after the contract is signed.
$40M+ in Documented Savings
Our track record includes $40M+ in verified client savings, a $130M M&A integration across 90+ global facilities, and an end-user computing transformation for 18,000 employees. We deliver measurable outcomes — not just recommendations.
20+ Years of Enterprise Experience
Our consultants average 20+ years of enterprise IT experience across Fortune 500 and mid-market companies. We have run the same programs we are being asked to lead — across SAP, Oracle, Salesforce, ServiceNow, and large-scale transformations.
Strategy Through Execution
We do not hand you a strategy deck and walk away. Our teams stay engaged from initial assessment through go-live — accountable for outcomes, not just deliverables. If we recommend it, we are prepared to execute it.
Boutique Agility
As a boutique firm, we move faster, adapt to your priorities, and work with your team rather than around it. No bureaucracy, no layers of overhead — just focused, senior-led execution from day one.
A Partner, Not a Vendor
We build long-term relationships grounded in trust and integrity. Many of our clients have engaged us across multiple initiatives and refer us to peers — because we do what we say we will do, every time.
