Enterprise Digital Engineering & Solution Architecture • London, UK

Architecting High-Scale Digital Platforms & Cloud Infrastructure

Solathat Limited delivers enterprise web architecture, zero-downtime platform migrations, and decoupled CMS backends. We partner with industry leaders and global consultancies to engineer resilient, high-concurrency digital solutions.

Est. 2016
London UK Registered
20+ Years
Cumulative Engineering Depth
Core & Security
Drupal Ecosystem Leadership
99.99%
High-Availability Reliability

Trusted Engineering Partner to Enterprise Organizations & Consultancies

EurostarHigh-Speed Rail & Transport
Tata Consultancy ServicesGlobal IT & Consulting
Acro CommerceDigital Commerce
SynechronFinancial Services IT
LullabotSpecialist Engineering
Practice Areas

Enterprise Digital Engineering Solutions

High-concurrency architecture, decoupled systems, and cloud modernization designed for enterprise scalability and reliability.

Enterprise Web & CMS Platforms

Scalable, secure digital experience platforms built for high-traffic operations.

We engineer enterprise-grade Drupal and modern PHP platforms designed to handle complex content models, multi-site governance, and demanding concurrency requirements.

  • Custom module engineering & typed data configuration schemas
  • Multi-site architecture & centralized governance
  • High-concurrency caching & Varnish / Redis optimization
  • Enterprise workflow customization & granular access controls
Drupal 10 / 11PHP 8.xSymfonyComposer

Decoupled & Headless Architecture

API-first digital experiences powering modern web and mobile applications.

We design resilient API layers that bridge enterprise backend content repositories with modern frontend frameworks, enabling seamless omni-channel delivery.

  • High-performance JSON:API and GraphQL backend service architecture
  • Real-time webhook synchronization and smart cache invalidation
  • Robust OAuth2 authentication, rate limiting, and API gateways
  • Integration with Next.js, React, and mobile consumer interfaces
JSON:APIGraphQLNext.jsReactREST APIs

Platform Modernization & Migrations

De-risking legacy transitions with zero-downtime cutovers.

We modernize complex legacy web systems, executing seamless migrations of petabyte-scale databases, millions of content items, and mission-critical custom modules.

  • End-to-end Drupal 7/8/9 to Drupal 10/11 migration roadmaps
  • Automated ETL pipelines & database schema normalization
  • Refactoring custom modules to modern object-oriented standards
  • Rigorous data validation, test suites, and zero-downtime cutover
Drupal Migrate APIDrushETL PipelinesMySQL / MariaDB

Cloud Infrastructure & Platform DevOps

Automated, reproducible infrastructure engineered for 99.99% availability.

We build and automate enterprise cloud hosting environments on AWS and Azure with multi-branch CI/CD pipelines, containerization, and proactive monitoring.

  • Automated CI/CD workflows using GitHub Actions and GitLab CI
  • AWS platform architecture (EC2, RDS, S3, CloudFront, VPC)
  • Azure cloud deployments and environment orchestration
  • Docker-based local environments for standardized team workflows
AWSAzureGitHub ActionsGitLab CIDocker

Platform Security & Performance Auditing

Uncompromising code quality, vulnerability mitigation, and speed optimization.

Backed by direct Drupal Security Team insights, we conduct comprehensive codebase audits, identify vulnerabilities, and remediate performance bottlenecks.

  • In-depth security audits & penetration defense validation
  • Database slow-query profiling and indexing optimizations
  • CDN edge routing, WAF configuration, and DDoS resilience
  • Core Web Vitals remediation and asset delivery tuning
Security AuditsRedisCloudflare WAFNew Relic

Technical Advisory & Solution Architecture

Strategic technical direction and engineering leadership for complex initiatives.

We serve as fractional technical directors and solution architects, conducting technical spikes, validating vendor solutions, and establishing coding standards.

  • Enterprise Solution Architecture and technical discovery
  • Proof of Concept (PoC) design and technical risk mitigation
  • Code review governance and engineering standards enforcement
  • Technical vendor evaluation and architecture review board representation
Solution ArchitectureTechnical DiscoveryCode Governance
Sector Expertise

Industries We Serve

Domain-specific architecture addressing the unique compliance, scalability, and integration requirements of each sector.

Transportation & High-Speed Rail

Designing decoupled, high-availability digital CMS architectures that power booking workflows, timetable publishing, and real-time passenger communications across multiple European markets.

Decoupled API backends for high-speed transit
Rapid editorial agility across international multilingual portals
Zero-downtime platform reliability during peak booking periods

Global IT & Digital Agencies

Partnering with tier-1 digital agencies and global consultancies as a specialist solution architecture practice to lead technical delivery on high-stakes enterprise client contracts.

Solution architecture and microservices design
Senior technical leadership and team enablement
Code quality governance and release management

Financial & Enterprise Services

Modernizing legacy digital platforms into secure, compliant, and modern CMS architectures with strict data governance, granular access controls, and audited security standards.

Legacy system to Drupal 8/10 modernization
Security compliance and rigorous audit readiness
Custom business logic and third-party financial API integrations

Digital Commerce & High-Scale Media

Engineering decoupled commerce backends and high-concurrency publishing engines equipped to handle massive traffic spikes during product launches and live promotional events.

Decoupled JSON:API architectures for storefront consumers
Automated testing pipelines ensuring regression-free deployments
Edge caching and database query optimization for millions of requests
Proven Delivery

Featured Enterprise Case Studies

Real architectural challenges solved by Solathat Limited for global transport operators, tier-1 consultancies, and digital enterprises.

EurostarHigh-Speed Rail & Travel
2016 – 2017

Decoupled CMS Architecture for International High-Speed Rail

The Challenge

Eurostar required a modern, highly scalable digital platform to decouple content management from frontend presentation, allowing rapid feature releases and unified multilingual content delivery.

Solathat Engineering Solution

Solathat architected and implemented a fully decoupled Drupal 8 backend, exposing structured RESTful APIs to frontend consumer applications while empowering content teams with an intuitive editorial interface.

Business & Technical Impact

Delivered a resilient, API-first content platform operating in an agile Kanban framework, significantly accelerating content publishing cycles across international markets.

Decoupled Drupal 8REST APIsAgile / KanbanMultilingual CMS
Tata Consultancy Services (TCS)Global IT & Consulting
2017 – 2020

Solution Architecture & Enterprise Quality Governance

The Challenge

Managing complex enterprise web deliveries across globally distributed engineering teams while maintaining strict technical standards, continuous improvement, and dependable release schedules.

Solathat Engineering Solution

Solathat provided Senior Solution Architecture consulting, designing microservices architectures, conducting Proof of Concepts (PoCs), leading rigorous code reviews, and publishing company-wide technical best practices.

Business & Technical Impact

Elevated codebase quality, streamlined release planning and deployment execution, and ensured predictable delivery across multi-tier enterprise web systems.

Solution ArchitectureMicroservicesCode Quality GovernancePoC Engineering
Acro CommerceDigital Commerce & Platforms
2020 – Present

Decoupled Backend Architecture & Open Source Contributions

The Challenge

Building high-performance commerce systems requiring robust automated test coverage, frictionless CI/CD pipelines, and clean decoupled communication with modern frontend consumers.

Solathat Engineering Solution

Solathat designed JSON:API backend services, implemented comprehensive automated test suites, resolved CI/CD infrastructure blockers, and packaged reusable components back to Drupal.org.

Business & Technical Impact

Created a scalable, decoupled architecture with high automated test coverage that expedited feature delivery and contributed enhancements to the open-source community.

JSON:APIAutomated TestingCI/CD WorkflowsOpen Source Contrib
SynechronDigital Consulting & Financial Services
2019

Legacy Platform Modernization & Drupal 8 Migration

The Challenge

A complex legacy system required strategic modernization to Drupal 8, involving intricate custom module refactoring, database normalization, and large-scale content/media migration.

Solathat Engineering Solution

Solathat analyzed existing architecture, designed the functional target state in Drupal 8, executed automated ETL content and media migrations, and ported custom Drupal 7 modules with thorough peer code reviews.

Business & Technical Impact

Seamlessly migrated legacy assets into a clean, maintainable Drupal 8 architecture, eliminating technical debt and establishing a solid foundation for future iterations.

Drupal 8 ModernizationContent & Media MigrationCustom Module PortingETL
LullabotSpecialist Digital Engineering
2018

Module Architecture & Community Ecosystem Porting

The Challenge

Enterprise clients needed critical custom and contributed Drupal 7 modules ported and modernized for Drupal 8 compatibility according to rigorous community coding standards.

Solathat Engineering Solution

Solathat conducted architectural code reviews, analyzed custom module logic, engineered robust Drupal 8 ports, and contributed module updates directly to Drupal.org.

Business & Technical Impact

Successfully modernized critical module dependencies, ensuring seamless upgrade paths for enterprise clients and advancing open-source ecosystem compatibility.

Drupal 8 PortingContributed ModulesCode ReviewsDrupal.org
How We Deliver

Our Engineering Methodology

A battle-tested 4-stage engineering framework ensuring architectural precision, predictability, and zero-downtime execution.

01

Architectural Discovery & Technical Blueprint

De-risking initiatives before writing the first line of code.

We audit your existing systems, analyze data models, evaluate security and compliance constraints, and formulate an actionable technical blueprint with clear milestones.

Key Deliverables
System Architecture & Data Flow Diagrams
Migration Feasibility & Risk Assessment
Proof of Concept (PoC) validation
Infrastructure & Cloud Cost Model
02

Test-Driven Agile Engineering

High-velocity development backed by rigorous standards.

Our engineering practice follows strict object-oriented patterns, Drupal coding standards, and test-driven development to ensure clean, maintainable code with zero bloat.

Key Deliverables
Modular, maintainable codebase
Automated unit, functional & integration tests
Typed data schemas and API documentation
Continuous peer code review governance
03

Multi-Branch CI/CD & Automated Pipelines

Predictable, automated deployments with zero downtime.

We implement robust continuous integration and deployment pipelines across staging and production environments, incorporating automated linting, test runs, and database synchronization.

Key Deliverables
Automated GitHub Actions / GitLab CI pipelines
Reproducible Docker containerization
Zero-downtime cutover and rollback strategies
Automated database sanitization & staging sync
04

Performance Optimization & Ongoing Governance

Ensuring long-term stability, speed, and security compliance.

Post-launch, we profile platform metrics, optimize edge caching layers, perform routine security updates, and provide high-level architectural oversight.

Key Deliverables
Platform caching tuning (Varnish, Redis, CDN)
Core Web Vitals & database query profiling
Proactive security patching & vulnerability audits
Executive architecture review board advisory
Corporate Citizenship & DNA

Open Source & Security Leadership

Open-source software powers the modern enterprise. At Solathat Limited, engineering leadership extends beyond client projects into maintaining core subsystems, auditing security vulnerabilities, and releasing modules relied upon by millions worldwide.

Drupal Core Subsystem

Configuration Translation (Drupal Core)

Co-maintainer of the Configuration Translation subsystem in Drupal core.

Security Leadership

Drupal Security Team

Active member (Provisional) auditing, reviewing, and securing the ecosystem since 2019.

Module Author

HTTP Response Headers

Module author for fine-grained HTTP header and security policy controls.

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Maintainer

Date & Apple News Integrations

Maintainer and contributor to key ecosystem modules and publishing integrations.

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Solathat Limited

Digital Engineering & Advisory

Incorporation Year2016 (10 Years Operating)
Company Registration10285218 (England & Wales)
HeadquartersLondon, United Kingdom
Practice LeadershipVijaya Chandran Mani (Director)
Director-Led Engineering GovernanceEvery engagement is personally governed by our Director and Lead Architect, ensuring enterprise rigor, code quality, and zero junior handoff.
Corporate Overview

Enterprise Engineering Built on Technical Depth

Solathat Limited is a London-based digital engineering and IT architecture firm established in 2016. We specialize in architecting, migrating, and securing high-traffic enterprise web platforms and cloud infrastructure.

Unlike traditional agencies that dilute engineering quality through layers of middle management and junior handoffs, Solathat operates with high technical density. Our solutions are designed, coded, and governed according to official enterprise and open-source standards.

Zero Overhead Delivery

Direct technical partnership with senior architects, maximizing velocity and precision.

Enterprise Track Record

Battle-tested on mission-critical platforms for Eurostar, TCS, Acro Media, and Synechron.

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Direct Inquiries
vijaycs85@solathat.com
Registered Office
London, England, United Kingdom
Corporate Details
Solathat Limited — Company No. 10285218