Project Overview
Designed and implemented a production-ready Amazon ECS (Elastic Container Service) platform to support a containerized microservices architecture migration. The platform includes automated scaling, service mesh integration, and streamlined deployment processes using AWS native services.
Technical Implementation
ECS Cluster Architecture
- Multi-AZ ECS cluster with EC2 and Fargate launch types
- Auto Scaling Groups for dynamic capacity management
- Application Load Balancer integration for traffic distribution
- VPC networking with private subnets and NAT gateways
Key Features
- ECS Service Auto Scaling based on CloudWatch metrics
- Service Discovery using AWS Cloud Map
- Blue/Green deployments with AWS CodeDeploy
- Infrastructure as Code with CloudFormation and CDK
Monitoring & Observability
- CloudWatch Container Insights for comprehensive monitoring
- AWS X-Ray for distributed tracing across services
- ELK Stack on ECS for centralized logging
- Custom CloudWatch dashboards for operational visibility
Security & Compliance
- IAM task roles for fine-grained service permissions
- AWS Secrets Manager integration for secure credential management
- VPC security groups and NACLs for network isolation
- Container image scanning with Amazon ECR
Results
- 45% improvement in deployment speed compared to previous solution
- 99.95% uptime achieved across all containerized services
- 30% reduction in infrastructure costs through Fargate optimization
- Enhanced security with AWS native security services integration
The ECS platform now supports over 25 containerized microservices with seamless auto-scaling, zero-downtime deployments, and comprehensive observability across the entire container ecosystem.