Introduction

Defence Housing Australia (DHA) is seeking professional services to design and implement the transition from Atlassian Jira to Azure DevOps. This project aims to modernise our Continuous Improvement/Continuous Development (CI/CD) pipeline and integrate our development and operational processes into Azure DevOps. The successful vendor will provide expertise in best practices and industry standards, assisting DHA through the migration and integration process.

Background

As part of the software remediation program, DHA is moving to the Azure DevOps platform. This transition will encompass the Software Delivery Life Cycle (SDLC) and build pipeline functions, offering various benefits, including security improvements and streamlined licensing. The first stage of this piece of work will be a planning and design phase, in preparation for the next phase which will be the migration to Azure DevOps and decommissioning of existing systems.

Scope of Work

Phase 1 - Planning and Design

• SDLC Transition: Develop design and plan for migrating the Application Suite Software Delivery Life Cycle (SDLC) from Workflow BS&T JIRA into Azure DevOps (Azure Boards).
• A documented impact assessment regarding how the adoption of DevOps in BS&T will align with existing work-take-on practices, and business relationships, to inform cross team alignment.
• Improve and refine SDLC artefacts (Tech Brief, User Story, Software Feature, and Test Cases).
• Establish best practices and guidelines for each role within the SDLC.
• Develop a strategy for managing historical data in Workflow BS&T.
• Assist in defining Role Based Access Control (RBAC) with appropriate roles, to adhere to the principle of least privileged access.
• Review of existing CI/CD pipelines and deployment tool
• Establish appropriate permissions and access controls, including SSH and IAM.
• Azure Test Plans: Define structure of using Test Plans for Functional Testing, System Integration Testing (SIT) and User Acceptance Testing (UAT).

 Vendor Requirements

The vendor must provide:

• Detailed project plan with timelines and milestones.
• Expertise in Azure DevOps, CI/CD, and related technologies.
• Proven experience in similar transitions and integrations.
• Training and documentation for DHA staff on new processes and tools.

Proposal Submission

Proposal should include:

• Company profile and relevant experience.
• Detailed approach and methodology for the project.
• Cost breakdown and pricing model.
• References from similar projects.