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Platform Squad (Enterprise)

This page defines the Platform Squad offering — an enterprise AI-powered platform team. It is written for enterprise architects, platform leads, and organizations building internal platforms.

For organizations building internal platforms and large multi-product SaaS ecosystems. An AI-powered platform team dedicated to your internal SaaS platform and shared services.

Important

This squad is designed for enterprises and scale-ups building internal platforms. It includes governance and compliance agents, delivers platform capabilities and cross-cutting features, and requires a premium monthly retainer as part of a broader enterprise agreement.

Who It's For

  • Enterprises and scale-ups building an internal platform (identity, audit, config, messaging, shared services)
  • Organizations with multiple product teams that need a stable, opinionated backbone

Squad Composition

  • 1 Senior Architect Agent (platform-level)
  • 4 Developer Agents
  • 2 QA Agents
  • 1 DevOps/SRE Agent
  • 1 Governance/Compliance Agent
  • 1 Product/Platform PM Agent

What We Deliver Each Month

Scope (Example)

  • New platform capabilities and shared services (e.g., Identity Platform enhancements, Audit Platform, External Config improvements, shared domain services)
  • Cross-cutting features rolled out across multiple services (e.g., new auth flows, tracing improvements, data retention policies)
  • Governance artifacts: architectural standards, templates, golden paths for your internal teams
  • Continuous hardening: security, performance, resilience, multi-tenant isolation checks
  • Deep documentation for platform usage, integration guides, and internal SLAs

Ideal Outcomes

  • Your internal teams build on top of a stable, well-governed platform instead of reinventing the basics
  • The ConnectSoft Factory becomes the engine that keeps your platform evolving safely

Composition and Skills

Role (Agent/Hybrid) Description
Senior Architect Agent Platform-level architecture, governance, and standards. Creates platform ADRs and golden paths.
Developer Agents (4) Generate platform capabilities, shared services, and cross-cutting features.
QA Agents (2) Comprehensive testing, quality gates, and compliance validation.
DevOps/SRE Agent Platform infrastructure, observability, and reliability patterns.
Governance/Compliance Agent Architectural standards, compliance checks, and policy enforcement.
Product/Platform PM Agent Platform roadmap, feature prioritization, and stakeholder alignment.

Typical Outputs per Month

  • Platform Capabilities - New shared services and platform features:
  • Identity Platform enhancements
  • Audit Platform features
  • Config Platform improvements

  • Shared domain services

  • Cross-Cutting Features - Features rolled out across multiple services:

  • New authentication flows
  • Tracing improvements
  • Data retention policies

  • Security enhancements

  • Governance Artifacts - Standards and templates:

  • Architectural standards documentation
  • Golden path templates
  • Compliance checklists

  • Platform usage guides

  • Hardening - Security, performance, resilience:

  • Security audits and fixes
  • Performance optimizations
  • Resilience patterns

  • Multi-tenant isolation improvements

  • Documentation - Platform documentation, integration guides, internal SLAs

Ideal Customers and Scenarios

  • Enterprises building internal platforms
  • Scale-Ups with multiple product teams
  • Platform Teams needing a dedicated virtual team
  • Organizations requiring governance and compliance

Engagement Model

  • Subscription: Premium monthly retainer
  • Minimum Commitment: Part of enterprise agreement (typically 12+ months)
  • Add-Ons: Custom SLAs, dedicated support, on-site consulting
  • Flexible: Can combine with other squads or Factory access

For detailed pricing, see Squads Business Model.

Example Roadmap for 3 Months

Month 1: Platform Foundation

  • Identity Platform enhancements
  • Platform governance standards
  • Golden path templates
  • Internal documentation

Month 2: Cross-Cutting Features

  • Audit Platform integration
  • Config Platform enhancements
  • Security hardening
  • Performance optimizations

Month 3: Advanced Capabilities

  • Advanced platform features
  • Compliance automation
  • Platform analytics
  • Production hardening

Tip

When pitching Platform Squad, emphasize governance and consistency. "Your internal teams build on a stable, well-governed platform. No reinventing the wheel, no architectural drift."