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Mastering DevSecOps Automation for Enterprise Security Leaders

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Mastering DevSecOps Automation for Enterprise Security Leaders

You're under pressure. The board wants stronger security, faster innovation, and tighter alignment between development and security teams - but the old models are breaking. Shadow IT is spreading. Zero-day threats are accelerating. Audits take months. You’re expected to be both a risk mitigator and an enabler of digital transformation, all while operating with limited bandwidth and competing priorities.

Every day without a mature DevSecOps strategy means more exposure, more friction, and more missed opportunities to shape the future of your organisation’s security posture. You’re not just protecting data - you’re protecting trust, compliance, and market credibility. Yet most security leaders remain stuck in fragmented processes, manual checks, and reactive governance.

Mastering DevSecOps Automation for Enterprise Security Leaders is not another theoretical framework. It’s a battle-tested, step-by-step system designed for executives like you who need to move from policy-as-document to security-as-code in under 30 days. This course equips you with the exact roadmap to institutionalise automated, scalable, and auditable security across all pipelines - with a board-ready implementation plan by the final module.

Take it from Marcus Reed, CISO at a Fortune 500 financial services firm: “Within four weeks of applying this methodology, we reduced deployment bottlenecks by 78%, slashed pre-production vulnerabilities by 91%, and for the first time, security was called a ‘velocity enabler’ in an executive review.”

This is your turning point. From uncertain and overburdened to empowered, strategic, and future-proof. You’ll gain the confidence to lead with authority, speak the language of engineering at scale, and embed security into the DNA of delivery - without slowing innovation.

Here’s how this course is structured to help you get there.



Course Format & Delivery Details

Designed for Executive Real-World Demands

This is a self-paced, on-demand learning experience with immediate online access upon enrollment. There are no fixed schedules, live sessions, or time commitments. You control the pace, timing, and depth of your engagement - ideal for security leaders managing complex global environments.

Most learners complete the core program in 24–36 hours spread across 4–6 weeks, depending on their implementation goals. Many report applying key automation blueprints within the first 72 hours.

Lifetime Access, Zero Obsolescence

You receive lifetime access to all course materials, including every future update at no additional cost. As DevSecOps tools, regulations, and attack surfaces evolve, your knowledge base evolves with them. Updates are continuously integrated and clearly versioned.

All content is mobile-friendly and accessible 24/7 from any device, anywhere in the world. Whether you're on a plane, in a war room, or preparing for a board briefing, your learning follows you.

Direct Support from Industry Authorities

Throughout the course, you’ll have access to practitioner-led guidance through structured feedback checkpoints and curated Q&A channels. Instructor insights are embedded directly into high-impact modules, providing strategic clarity exactly where it’s needed most. This is not passive learning - it's mentorship structured for executive decision-making.

Certification That Commands Respect

Upon completion, you will earn a Certificate of Completion issued by The Art of Service - a globally trusted name in professional education for enterprise technology leaders. This certification is recognised by firms across finance, healthcare, energy, and government sectors as proof of advanced DevSecOps leadership capability.

The certification validates your mastery of security automation at scale and strengthens your profile for advancement, consulting engagements, or board-level influence.

Transparent, Upfront Value

Pricing is straightforward with no hidden fees. You pay one fee and receive full access - no subscriptions, no tiered upsells, and no extra charges for certification or updates.

We accept Visa, Mastercard, and PayPal for secure, global transactions. Your enrollment is processed instantly, with a confirmation email sent to verify your registration.

Zero-Risk Investment

If this course does not deliver measurable value to your leadership approach, strategy development, or team execution within 30 days, you are covered by our full money-back guarantee. We remove the risk so you can focus on results.

This Works Even If...

You’re not a coder. You lead compliance-heavy environments. Your developers resist security integration. Your team uses legacy systems. You've tried security automation before and stalled. You need to show ROI fast. This program works even if you have zero prior automation experience.

We’ve seen CISOs in regulated industries deploy custom policy-as-code frameworks, integrate SAST/DAST automation into CI/CD pipelines, and reduce audit preparation time from six weeks to 72 hours - all using the exact templates, workflows, and governance models taught here.

What to Expect After Enrollment

After registration, you’ll receive a confirmation email. Once your course access is activated, your personal login details and onboarding instructions will be delivered separately. Your journey to mastering enterprise DevSecOps automation begins the moment you log in.



Extensive and Detailed Course Curriculum



Module 1: Foundations of Enterprise DevSecOps Leadership

  • The evolution from siloed security to integrated DevSecOps
  • Why traditional gatekeeping fails in agile and cloud-native environments
  • Defining the role of the security leader in a continuous delivery world
  • Mapping security objectives to business outcomes and innovation velocity
  • Core principles of automated, scalable, and auditable security
  • Key organisational blockers and how to overcome them
  • Establishing executive sponsorship and cross-functional alignment
  • Building trust with engineering, DevOps, and platform teams
  • Developing a DevSecOps leadership mindset
  • Creating a security culture that enables, not obstructs


Module 2: Strategic Frameworks for Security Automation

  • Integrating NIST, CIS, and ISO 27001 into automated workflows
  • Mapping compliance controls to code-based policy enforcement
  • Designing security automation governance models
  • Developing a unified risk taxonomy for engineering and audit teams
  • Creating security policy libraries with version control
  • Aligning security automation with SRE and Site Reliability Engineering principles
  • Adopting the Secure Software Development Lifecycle (SSDLC) at scale
  • Embedding security KPIs into engineering dashboards
  • Building executive-level security scorecards
  • Driving accountability across development, operations, and security


Module 3: Policy as Code and Infrastructure as Code Security

  • Introduction to policy-as-code using Open Policy Agent (OPA)
  • Writing security policies in Rego for cloud, Kubernetes, and CI/CD
  • Integrating OPA with Terraform, Pulumi, and Ansible pipelines
  • Enforcing cloud security baselines before deployment
  • Preventing misconfigurations in AWS, Azure, and GCP using code
  • Securing Kubernetes manifests with Kube-bench and Kube-hunter
  • Validating Helm charts against security policies
  • Automating drift detection and remediation
  • Integrating infrastructure security into pull request workflows
  • Scaling policy enforcement across multi-cloud and hybrid environments


Module 4: CI/CD Pipeline Hardening and Automation

  • Anatomy of a secure CI/CD pipeline
  • Securing Jenkins, GitLab CI, GitHub Actions, and CircleCI
  • Implementing pipeline-as-code with version-controlled configurations
  • Enabling minimal privilege access for build agents
  • Securing secrets in CI/CD using HashiCorp Vault and AWS Secrets Manager
  • Automating identity and access management for pipeline stages
  • Creating immutable build artifacts with cryptographic signing
  • Preventing supply chain attacks through pipeline provenance
  • Integrating security gates with automated approval workflows
  • Measuring pipeline security maturity with quantitative metrics


Module 5: Static and Dynamic Code Analysis Automation

  • Choosing the right SAST tools for your technology stack
  • Configuring Snyk, SonarQube, Checkmarx, and Fortify in pipelines
  • Reducing false positives through custom rule tuning
  • Integrating SAST results into pull request comments and Jira tickets
  • Setting severity thresholds and automated escalation paths
  • Automated suppression workflows with audit trails
  • Dynamic Application Security Testing (DAST) in pre-production
  • Integrating OWASP ZAP and Burp Suite into automated tests
  • Generating runtime security baselines with DAST feedback loops
  • Correlating SAST and DAST findings for risk prioritisation


Module 6: Software Composition and Dependency Security

  • Mapping open source risk with Software Bill of Materials (SBOM)
  • Generating SBOMs using Syft, CycloneDX, and SPDX standards
  • Automating SBOM creation in every build pipeline
  • Scanning dependencies with Snyk, Dependabot, and Renovate
  • Integrating CVE databases into real-time vulnerability alerts
  • Setting automated upgrade policies for critical and high-risk libraries
  • Blocking known vulnerable versions at merge time
  • Managing license compliance risks through automated checks
  • Enforcing open source usage policies across teams
  • Integrating SBOM validation into artifact registries


Module 7: Container and Kubernetes Security Automation

  • Securing container build processes with Kaniko and BuildKit
  • Automated image scanning with Trivy, Clair, and Anchore
  • Enforcing minimal base images and non-root users
  • Signing container images with cosign and Notation
  • Integrating Sigstore for supply chain attestation
  • Validating image provenance with in-toto and SLSA frameworks
  • Automating Kubernetes configuration checks with kube-linter
  • Enforcing Pod Security Standards across clusters
  • Automating network policy generation and enforcement
  • Scaling runtime security monitoring with Falco and Tetragon


Module 8: Identity, Access, and Secrets Automation

  • Designing automated identity lifecycle management for CI/CD
  • Implementing just-in-time (JIT) access for build systems
  • Automating secrets rotation in cloud and container environments
  • Integrating short-lived credentials via IAM roles and OIDC
  • Preventing hardcoded secrets with pre-commit hooks and scanners
  • Detecting and remediating secrets in version control history
  • Enforcing zero-trust access models in CI/CD contexts
  • Automating service account provisioning and deprovisioning
  • Securing API keys and tokens with automated revocation workflows
  • Integrating secrets detection into IDE and editor workflows


Module 9: Security Testing Orchestration and Observability

  • Designing automated penetration testing workflows
  • Orchestrating security scans using Jenkins Pipelines and Argo Workflows
  • Creating centralised security event streams with Fluentd and Logstash
  • Ingesting security logs into Elasticsearch and Splunk
  • Building custom dashboards for security posture visibility
  • Automating alerting based on anomalous security test results
  • Integrating security findings into SIEM and SOAR platforms
  • Automating ticket creation in ServiceNow and Jira
  • Creating feedback loops from production incidents to pipeline rules
  • Establishing automated security retrospectives for continuous improvement


Module 10: Governance, Audit, and Compliance Automation

  • Automating evidence collection for SOC 2, ISO 27001, and HIPAA
  • Generating audit-ready reports from pipeline and code data
  • Building continuous compliance dashboards for auditors
  • Integrating compliance checks into release workflows
  • Automating control mapping using control frameworks
  • Creating versioned compliance documentation with Markdown and Git
  • Enabling real-time compliance status across multiple systems
  • Reducing audit preparation time through automated data gathering
  • Designing automated attestation workflows for control owners
  • Integrating compliance validation into environment promotion gates


Module 11: Risk-Based Vulnerability Management Automation

  • Automating vulnerability ingestion from multiple scanners
  • Triage automation using asset criticality and exposure data
  • Integrating exploit intelligence feeds into severity scoring
  • Automating CVSS scoring and contextual risk adjustment
  • Routing vulnerabilities to responsible teams via routing logic
  • Escalating unpatched issues based on SLA timelines
  • Integrating patch availability checks into remediation workflows
  • Automating verification of fixes through retesting pipelines
  • Tracking vulnerability half-life and time-to-remediate
  • Reporting security engineering efficiency to executives


Module 12: Threat Modeling and Secure Design Automation

  • Integrating threat modeling into early design phases
  • Automating data flow diagram generation from code
  • Using ThreatSpec and PyTM for code-adjacent threat models
  • Validating architecture decisions against STRIDE and DREAD
  • Embedding threat model outputs into CI/CD security gates
  • Generating automated risk heatmaps for application portfolios
  • Linking threat model findings to specific security tests
  • Automating threat model updates based on code changes
  • Storing and versioning threat models in Git repositories
  • Training engineers to own threat modeling through templates


Module 13: Secure API and Microservices Automation

  • Validating OpenAPI specifications for security completeness
  • Automating schema validation in API gateways
  • Generating security test cases from API definitions
  • Enforcing authentication and rate limiting at the edge
  • Automating API version deprecation and retirement
  • Scanning for insecure endpoints and data exposure risks
  • Integrating OAuth2 and OpenID Connect validation into pipelines
  • Automating JWT validation and token inspection
  • Monitoring for mass assignment and IDOR vulnerabilities
  • Enforcing API security standards through pull request bots


Module 14: Cloud Security Posture Management Automation

  • Integrating CSPM tools into CI/CD for pre-deployment validation
  • Automating detection of public S3 buckets, open security groups
  • Preventing unencrypted storage and insecure key configurations
  • Validating cloud resource tagging for cost and compliance
  • Automating remediation of non-compliant resources
  • Integrating CSPM findings into incident response workflows
  • Creating custom CSPM policies for organisational standards
  • Scaling CSPM across multi-account and multi-cloud setups
  • Generating cloud security posture scorecards for leadership
  • Integrating CSPM with FinOps and cloud cost monitoring


Module 15: Security Champions and Enablement Automation

  • Designing an enterprise-wide security champions program
  • Automating champion onboarding and training workflows
  • Integrating security feedback loops into stand-ups and retros
  • Creating automated security tip delivery in Slack and Teams
  • Generating personalised security recommendations per team
  • Automating secure coding training assignments based on risk
  • Measuring champion effectiveness with engagement metrics
  • Integrating knowledge checks into development workflows
  • Building internal security leaderboards with gamification
  • Scaling security enablement across global development teams


Module 16: Metrics, Reporting, and Executive Communication

  • Defining key DevSecOps metrics for engineering and leadership
  • Automating metric collection from Git, CI/CD, and scan tools
  • Tracking mean time to detect, mean time to remediate
  • Measuring security test coverage across the codebase
  • Calculating security debt and velocity impact
  • Visualising security trends over time with dashboards
  • Generating automated monthly security reports
  • Creating board-ready presentations from pipeline data
  • Translating technical findings into business risk language
  • Positioning security as a strategic enabler in executive forums


Module 17: Advanced Automation Patterns and Custom Tooling

  • Building custom security automation scripts with Python
  • Creating reusable security pipelines with Jenkins Shared Libraries
  • Developing security gates with conditional logic and branching
  • Automating security policy exceptions with approval workflows
  • Integrating risk-based bypass mechanisms with audit trails
  • Building self-service security portals for development teams
  • Designing automated security onboarding for new projects
  • Integrating generative AI for security documentation generation
  • Using LLMs to summarise findings and suggest fixes
  • Ensuring AI outputs meet compliance and accuracy standards


Module 18: Implementing DevSecOps at Enterprise Scale

  • Developing a phased rollout strategy by business unit
  • Identifying pilot teams and high-impact use cases
  • Creating standardised automation templates for reuse
  • Establishing a Centre of Excellence for DevSecOps
  • Defining enterprise-wide naming, tagging, and ownership conventions
  • Scaling automation across legacy modernisation initiatives
  • Integrating security automation with ITSM and change management
  • Managing technical debt reduction through automated refactoring
  • Aligning DevSecOps KPIs with CIO and CISO objectives
  • Creating a sustainability plan for ongoing operations


Module 19: Integration with Business Continuity and Incident Response

  • Automating incident response runbooks with SOAR platforms
  • Integrating pipeline data into breach investigation timelines
  • Automating evidence preservation from CI/CD systems
  • Creating immutable logs of build and deployment activities
  • Validating backup and recovery of critical pipeline components
  • Testing disaster recovery of automated security pipelines
  • Ensuring pipeline resilience during security incidents
  • Integrating security automation status into crisis comms
  • Using automation data for post-incident reviews
  • Strengthening insurance and liability posture through automation


Module 20: Certification, Career Advancement, and Next Steps

  • Final review of all DevSecOps automation concepts
  • Guided development of your board-ready DevSecOps implementation plan
  • Peer review framework for security automation blueprints
  • Final assessment to validate mastery of enterprise automation
  • Submission of capstone project for certification
  • Receiving your Certificate of Completion from The Art of Service
  • How to showcase certification on LinkedIn and professional profiles
  • Leveraging certification for promotion and consulting opportunities
  • Accessing exclusive alumni resources and updates
  • Next steps: Leading enterprise-wide DevSecOps transformation