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Technical Auditor
IT Team Audit:
- IT Team Level for the Current Tech Stack:
Assessment of the team's knowledge and experience in -key technologies (programming languages, frameworks, databases, containerization, and orchestration systems).
Identification of weak spots or gaps in knowledge and the need for training.
- Team Interchangeability:
Evaluation of how well each team member understands the core responsibilities of others and whether they can temporarily or permanently replace a colleague.
- Assessment of knowledge distribution within the team (the "bus factor").
- Technical Onboarding:
Availability and quality of documentation and processes for quickly introducing new team members to the project context.
- Support from technical mentors and sufficient documentation for self-study.
Technical Documentation Audit:
- Infrastructure Diagram:
- Completeness and relevance of the diagram displaying the entire infrastructure (servers, databases, clusters, services, etc.).
- ERD Diagrams (Entity-Relationship Diagram):
- Description and visualization of the database structure and relationships between entities.
- External Integrations:
- Documentation of all third-party systems and services that interact with the project (API, external platforms, etc.).
API Documentation:
- Availability of documentation for all public and internal APIs.
- Architecture Audit
- Backend Architecture (Microservices, Monolith, SOA):
- Analysis of the chosen architecture style (microservices, monolith, or service-oriented architecture) and its appropriateness for current needs and scalability.
Repository and Folder Structure:
- Consistency and adherence to a unified style and standards across all repositories.
- Databases:
Evaluation of database structures, technologies, and best practices for managing data integrity and performance.
Outdated Frameworks, Libraries, and Technologies:
- Identification of legacy technologies that may pose risks in terms of support, security, or performance.
Message Queuing Systems (RabbitMQ, Kafka, etc.):
- Audit of the queuing systems in use and their reliability, scalability, and efficiency in handling message traffic.
- External Integrations:
- Analysis of external services and systems integrated with the project, ensuring they are documented and functioning as expected.
Other Services (BI, Analytics, Blockchain, AI):
- Evaluation of additional services like business intelligence tools, analytics, blockchain, or artificial intelligence systems being utilized.
- SDLC Audit
- SDLC (Software Development Life Cycle):
Review of the development life cycle, ensuring all stages are covered from planning to deployment and maintenance.
Development Methodology (Agile):
- Assessment of the chosen development methodology (e.g., Agile) and its implementation in practice.
- CI/CD (Continuous Integration/Continuous Deployment):
- Audit of CI/CD pipelines to ensure automated, efficient, and reliable deployment processes (DevOps practices).
- Technical Support Audit
- Technical Support:
Evaluation of the technical support process, including availability, responsiveness, and efficiency in resolving issues.
- Ticketing:
Review of the ticketing system used for managing and tracking issues, requests, and incidents.
Resilience and Scalability Audit
- Backups:
Assessment of backup processes to ensure data integrity and quick recovery in case of failure.
- Monitoring:
Evaluation of the monitoring systems in place to track application performance, server health, and potential issues.
- Log Management:
- Audit of log management practices to ensure logs are
collected, stored, and analyzed effectively.
Adherence to 12-Factor App Principles:
- Review of the project against the 12-factor app principles to ensure best practices for building scalable and resilient applications.
- Product Resilience:
Assessment of the system's ability to withstand failures and continue operating under stress.
- Vertical Scalability:
Evaluation of the system’s capacity to scale vertically by increasing resources (CPU, RAM) on individual servers.
Load Testing:
- Conduct load tests to evaluate the system’s performance under high demand and identify potential bottlenecks.
Horizontal Scalability:
- Assessment of the system’s ability to scale horizontally by adding more servers or instances.
Security Audit:
- Server Security:
Review of server configurations, access controls, and security measures to prevent unauthorized access or breaches.
- Code Security:
Evaluation of code practices for vulnerabilities and implementation of secure coding standards.
- Payment Security:
Audit of payment processing systems to ensure compliance with security standards like PCI DSS.
Personal Data Security:
- Review of personal data protection practices to ensure compliance with regulations (e.g., GDPR) and secure
handling of sensitive information.
- Database Security:
Assessment of database security, including encryption, access control, and vulnerability management.
Security of Installed and Used Services:
- Review of all third-party services and tools used in the project to ensure they are secure and up-to-date.