Overview of Project ☁️

Scenario

ChatOpsBot is a lightweight DevOps automation assistant that brings AWS operations directly into Slack. Traditionally, engineers respond to issues by jumping between the AWS Console, CloudWatch, and various dashboards ,slowing down incident response.

With ChatOpsBot, teams get real-time alerts in Slack, and can trigger fixes like restarting a Lambda or checking logs, without leaving the chat interface.

This system uses AWS Chatbot, CloudWatch, Lambda, IAM, and CloudFormation to build a secure, automated operations workflow, and fully aligns with the Operational Excellence Pillar of the AWS Well-Architected Framework.

Your Role

In this project, you’ll take on the role of a Solutions Architect focused on operational excellence. Your goal is to build a system that connects alerts to your team’s daily tools and enables secure, real-time response via chat.

You’ll integrate Slack with AWS services to enable automated, auditable, and permission-controlled actions, improving visibility and reducing mean time to recovery.

What You'll Learn

You’ll gain hands-on experience in:

• Integrating Slack with AWS via AWS Chatbot
• Monitoring with CloudWatch and routing alerts with EventBridge
• Automating tasks with Lambda or SSM
• Controlling access through IAM roles
• Deploying infrastructure and a frontend dashboard using CloudFormation

Steps To Be Performed 👩‍💻

1. Connect your Slack workspace using AWS Chatbot
2. Create Lambda functions or SSM documents for tasks
3. Set up CloudWatch Alarms for key issues
4. Route alerts to Slack using EventBridge
5. Configure IAM for restricted command access
6. Test the flow with a sample alert and recovery action
7. (Optional) Deploy a read-only dashboard via CloudFormation (S3 + CloudFront)

Services Used 🛠

• AWS Chatbot – Connect Slack to AWS
• Amazon CloudWatch – Alarms for system health
• AWS Lambda / SSM – Run automated fixes
• Amazon EventBridge – Route events to Chatbot
• AWS IAM – Secure who can run what
• AWS CloudFormation – Infrastructure + frontend deployment
• Amazon S3 + CloudFront – Host optional dashboard

Estimated Time & Cost ⚙️

• Estimated time: ~3 to 4 hours
• Cost: ~$0.10–0.50 (Mostly free tier)

➡️ Architectural Diagram

➡️ Final Result

By the end of this project, you’ll have a working Slack-integrated ChatOps workflow for real-time alerts and automation.

Key outcomes:

• Alerts delivered to Slack for immediate visibility
• One-click fixes from Slack via Lambda or SSM
• IAM controls to ensure safe access
• Optional dashboard hosted via S3 + CloudFront

You've built a fast, secure, and collaborative system that improves incident response, a clear example of Operational Excellence in action.