For European FinTech Founders

DORA-Aligned AWS Architecture for European FinTechs

Build a DORA-ready AWS workload with documented ICT risk management, multi-region resilience, and incident reporting workflows. ISO 27001:2022 and AWS Advanced Tier Services Partner-certified delivery.

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EU 2022/2554Enforceable

Cloud outages are now your regulatory problem.

Initial Notify

72h

Full Report

10%

Max Fine

€10M

or annual turnover

DORA transforms cloud outages from third-party problems into your problems.— EU Digital Operational Resilience Act

Live since

17 Jan 2025

The Problem We Solve

You're already on AWS. Now you need to prove it's DORA-ready.

01, DOCUMENTATION

Our AWS architecture isn't documented to a level we can show ESAs or our national regulator.

Articles 5–14 require a documented ICT risk management framework. Most teams have the controls but no audit-ready evidence.

02, INCIDENT REPORTING

We're not sure our incident reporting can hit the 4-hour DORA notification window.

Article 19 requires 4h initial, 72h full, and 1-month final reports. Without tooling, the clock is unforgiving.

03, THIRD-PARTY RISK

We need a credible third-party register and exit strategy for our cloud dependencies.

Article 28 requires ICT third-party register. Article 30 mandates contractual exit rights and tested fallback plans.

What You'll Get

A documented, defensible, DORA-ready AWS workload, delivered in three streams.

Stream A · Assessment

Scope of Work

DORA gap assessment against Articles 5–14 (ICT risk management)
Article 19 incident reporting workflow review
Article 28 third-party register design
AWS Well-Architected review with DORA overlay
Reference architecture for your specific workload

Stream B · Deliverables

Deliverables

Gap assessment report (audit-ready)
AWS reference architecture (SVG + Terraform)
ICT third-party register template
Exit-strategy runbook with tested fallback
AWS Audit Manager evidence configuration
Incident response playbook (4h/72h/1mo)

Stream C · Timeline

Timeline

Assessment: 3 weeks
Implementation: 6–12 weeks (scope-dependent)
Weekly status reports throughout
Founder + AWS-certified engineer on every engagement
Optional ongoing managed service after handover
Annual DORA refresh available

Mini Case Study

How a European payments processor achieved DORA readiness in 90 days

The client, a regulated payments institution operating across 6 EU countries, had built their AWS workload over 4 years without formal documentation. With the November 2025 designation of AWS as a critical ICT third-party provider, their board demanded board-level DORA evidence within 90 days.

We ran a 3-week assessment mapping their existing AWS controls to DORA Articles 5–14, identified 11 gaps, and delivered a phased remediation plan. The implementation phase brought in Resilience Hub for resilience testing, Audit Manager for evidence collection, and a multi-region failover pattern between eu-west-1 and eu-central-1.

Within 90 days, the team passed their first ESA-aligned internal review with zero critical findings, and their incident reporting workflow was tested end-to-end with a chaos engineering exercise.

We thought DORA was going to consume our roadmap for two quarters. HAZERCLOUD compressed it into 90 days without slowing down our product team.— Head of Engineering · EU FinTech (anonymized)

Outcomes

DORA gaps closed11/11

Engagement duration12 wks

Time-to-evidence−75%

Multi-region uptime99.95%

Incident response time<4min

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Engagement Options

Transparent. Fixed-fee. No surprises.

Two engagement modes. Most clients start with the Assessment to baseline their position before committing to implementation.

Stage 01

DORA Readiness Assessment

Gap assessment across DORA Articles 5–14, 19, 25, 28
AWS reference architecture (SVG + commentary)
11-point remediation roadmap with priorities
Executive briefing for board / audit committee
1 follow-up call within 30 days

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Stage 02

DORA Implementation

Full implementation of remediation roadmap
Audit Manager + Security Hub configuration
Multi-region failover with tested runbook
Incident response workflow (4h/72h/1mo)
ICT third-party register + exit-strategy runbook
Optional: ongoing managed service post-handover

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FAQ

Questions DORA-bound founders ask us first.

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Is AWS itself DORA-compliant?+

AWS was formally designated a Critical ICT Third-Party Provider by the European Supervisory Authorities on 18 November 2025, placing it under direct EU oversight. AWS publishes a DORA User Guide and Level 1 Workbook (available via AWS Artifact). However, "AWS being supervised" does not make your workload DORA-compliant, that's your responsibility under the Shared Responsibility Model.

How does ISO 27001 map to DORA Article 6 ICT risk management?+

ISO 27001:2022 controls (Annex A) cover ~70% of DORA Article 6 requirements out of the box, risk management framework, asset inventory, access control, cryptography, supplier relationships, and incident management. The remaining ~30% (specifically Article 6.8 documentation depth and Article 25 advanced testing) requires DORA-specific additions on top of ISO.

Do we need multi-cloud, or is multi-region AWS enough for DORA?+

DORA does not mandate multi-cloud. It requires a documented operational resilience strategy with tested fallback. For most regulated entities, multi-region AWS (e.g., eu-west-1 primary, eu-central-1 DR) with documented exit strategy is sufficient. Multi-cloud is appropriate only when concentration risk genuinely warrants it, most fintechs do not need it.

How do we hit the 4-hour incident notification window using AWS-native tooling?+

We use EventBridge to detect incidents from CloudTrail, GuardDuty, Security Hub, and custom application metrics, then route through SNS to an incident-management workflow that auto-classifies severity, drafts the 4-hour initial notification, and routes to your CSIRT/CA contact list. Median tested time-to-notification in our recent engagements: 23 minutes.

What's covered in the assessment vs implementation?+

Assessment is a 3-week deliverable: gap analysis report, reference architecture, prioritized roadmap, board briefing. It does not change your AWS environment. Implementation is the actual remediation, typically 6–12 weeks depending on scope. About 80% of clients move from Assessment to Implementation; the assessment fee credits toward implementation if you do.

Can ISO 27001 certification we already have count toward DORA evidence?+

Yes, and it should. Your existing ISO 27001 audit reports, Statement of Applicability, and risk register are valid DORA evidence for the overlapping controls. We map your existing ISO evidence to specific DORA articles so you don't duplicate work. This typically saves 4–6 weeks of evidence-collection effort.

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Founder & CTO

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Who You'll Actually Work With

This engagement runs through me, personally.

The AWS-certified specialist on your discovery call leads the implementation team on your engagement. No bait-and-switch. No junior-led delivery.

Discovery call: I attend, no exceptions

Architecture sign-off: before any work begins

Weekly review: I'm on every call, every week

Material decisions: go through me first

Deliverable sign-off: my signature, my reputation

30 days post-handoff: direct line to me

DORA

Ready to ship DORA-ready AWS workloads?

30 minutes with our founder. One cost-saving recommendation guaranteed.

No sales pressure. No discovery-call theatre. We'll review your AWS setup against DORA Articles 5–14 and 19, identify your 3 highest-priority gaps, and leave you with at least one cost-saving recommendation mapped to AWS Well-Architected.

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