Case study | Atlassian
Streamlining secure collaboration and software delivery with Atlassian Cloud for Invest Bank
- Geography: MENA
- Industry: Banking
- Employees: 500+
- Solution: Cloud
- Services: Cloud Migration
The client
Invest Bank P.S.C., established in 1975, is a publicly listed bank headquartered in Sharjah, UAE, with shares traded on the Abu Dhabi Securities Exchange (ADX). As a regulated financial institution, the bank continuously strengthens its technology landscape to support efficient operations, secure information management, and modern digital delivery practices.
Client requirements
Secure and compliant cloud adoption
Required a Jira and Confluence Cloud setup aligned to financial-sector governance, security controls, and Atlassian best practices.
Entra ID–based Single Sign-On
Needed seamless SSO integration with Entra ID to centralize authentication, enforce access policies, and simplify user management.
Standardized, out-of-the-box configuration
Wanted default Jira projects and Confluence spaces using proven templates, avoiding customizations that increase complexity.
Integrated collaboration ecosystem
Required native integration across Jira, Confluence, GitLab, and Microsoft Teams for traceability and real-time collaboration.
Fast adoption and operational readiness
Expected a ready-to-use platform with basic branding, training, and documentation to enable immediate, confident usage.
Our approach
To support Invest Bank’s goal of modernizing collaboration, documentation, and software delivery across IT and business teams, enreap designed a structured deployment approach for Atlassian Confluence Cloud Premium and Jira Software Cloud Premium—ensuring seamless adoption, improved cross-team collaboration, and a scalable foundation for efficient delivery.
Our solution
Platform provisioning and readiness
We deployed and validated Jira Software Cloud Premium and Confluence Cloud Premium, ensuring all system modules, user provisioning, and administration controls were enabled.
Enterprise-grade SSO integration
Using Atlassian Guard, enreap integrated both platforms with Entra ID, completing domain verification, configuring SAML, validating pilot access, and enforcing centralized authentication for all users.
Standardized Jira and Confluence setup
We established best-practice, out-of-the-box configurations: Jira projects using default Scrum, Kanban, and issue tracking templates with default workflows, issue types, permission schemes, and automation
Basic branding for unified experience
enreap applied the Invest Bank logo and a consistent theme across Jira and Confluence, giving teams a cohesive workspace identity.
Tool and ecosystem integrations
We enabled seamless cross-platform collaboration through: Native Jira–Confluence linking and Integration with GitLab for development traceability
Security hardening aligned to Atlassian best practices
enreap applied essential governance controls, including: Enforced SSO, Role-based access via Atlassian Guard, Audit log enablement and Default permission boundaries to prevent data exposure
Business benefits
- Faster collaboration with secure, cloud-ready tools
- Stronger security and governance posture
- Improved visibility and alignment across software delivery
- Accelerated documentation and knowledge management
- Lower operational complexity and higher adoption
- Future-ready platform for scaling processes
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