A tailored course, built for your situation
Mastering SOC 2 for Site Reliability Engineers
Turn compliance requirements into faster, more resilient system delivery
$199 one-time
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Hand-built implementation playbook
12 modules. 12 chapters per module. 144 chapters total.
12 modules, each with 12 chapters (144 chapters total), text-based, plus downloadable templates and a hand-built implementation playbook delivered alongside course access.
Avoid last-minute audit scrambles by baking SOC 2 into system design from day one
The situation this course is for
Compliance is often treated as a separate track, leading to duplicated effort, rework, and delayed launches when audit time comes. Engineers build for performance and scale; auditors ask for evidence. The gap creates friction.
Who this is for
Site Reliability Engineer at a high-growth technology company responsible for system uptime, incident response, and infrastructure automation, who also faces increasing compliance scrutiny
Who this is not for
This is not for compliance generalists without engineering experience, or executives seeking board-level overviews. It's for practitioners in the stack who need to deliver both speed and control.
What you walk away with
- Map SOC 2 Trust Service Criteria directly to monitoring checks and SLOs
- Automate evidence collection for common SOC 2 controls using existing tooling
- Design compliant systems in days, not weeks, using reusable architecture patterns
- Reduce audit prep time by 70% through continuous control validation
- Speak confidently to auditors using system-native evidence, not spreadsheets
The 12 modules (with all 144 chapters)
Module 1. SOC 2 in the Reliability Engineer's Workflow
Integrate compliance thinking into daily SRE tasks without slowing velocity. Establish how SOC 2 aligns with SLIs, SLOs, and error budgets.
12 chapters in this module
- Why SOC 2 matters for reliability work
- Aligning control objectives with SLOs
- The audit lifecycle from an engineer's view
- Common misconceptions about compliance
- How this course maps to your daily work
- Defining 'compliant velocity'
- Integrating controls into change management
- Linking incidents to control gaps
- Using post-mortems for audit readiness
- The role of automation in evidence
- Building trust with auditors
- Setting expectations with leadership
Module 2. Trust Service Criteria: Engineer's Translation Guide
Convert high-level SOC 2 principles into concrete system behaviors and monitoring rules.
12 chapters in this module
- Security principle as system controls
- Availability as uptime enforcement
- Processing integrity in data pipelines
- Confidentiality in encryption workflows
- Privacy in data lifecycle management
- Mapping TSC to system architecture
- Control narratives engineers can own
- From policy to observable behavior
- Logging for compliance visibility
- Alerting on control deviations
- Ownership boundaries in microservices
- Documenting system decisions
Module 3. Automating Evidence Collection
Replace manual audits with real-time monitoring and automated reporting.
12 chapters in this module
- What auditors actually need
- Logs as compliance artifacts
- Metrics that prove control effectiveness
- Automated screenshots for review tasks
- Timestamping and immutability
- Integrating with GCP audit logs
- Using Terraform state for configuration tracking
- Exporting IAM change history
- Scheduling evidence reports
- Validation workflows for evidence
- Storing evidence securely
- Audit-ready dashboards
Module 4. Control Mapping for Distributed Systems
Assign ownership of SOC 2 controls across microservices and teams without creating bottlenecks.
12 chapters in this module
- Decentralized control ownership
- Service-level control matrices
- Ownership vs accountability
- Cross-team control validation
- Shared responsibility patterns
- Documentation at service boundaries
- API contracts as control evidence
- Versioned control mappings
- Handling transient dependencies
- Review cycles for control updates
- Tooling for control inventory
- Scaling control tracking
Module 5. Compliant Incident Response
Run incidents that meet operational needs *and* generate audit-appropriate records.
12 chapters in this module
- Incident timelines as evidence
- Automated PII detection in war rooms
- Access control during outages
- Post-mortem templates for auditors
- Redacting public incident reports
- Linking incidents to control gaps
- Improving controls from incidents
- Tracking action items to closure
- Using blameless culture correctly
- When to escalate to compliance
- Documenting mitigation steps
- Avoiding re-escalation of known issues
Module 6. Configuration Management as Control Foundation
Use IaC and config-as-code to enforce compliance at scale.
12 chapters in this module
- Terraform for SOC 2 compliance
- Enforcing TLS policies via code
- IAM policies as versioned controls
- Detecting drift automatically
- Approval workflows for exceptions
- Using Sentinel or OPA for guardrails
- Tagging resources for audit
- Automated remediation of non-compliant states
- Baseline configurations per environment
- Change windows and compliance
- Audit trails for configuration changes
- Integrating with CI/CD pipelines
Module 7. Monitoring and Alerting for Control Validation
Turn observability systems into continuous compliance checks.
12 chapters in this module
- SLOs as availability evidence
- Uptime dashboards for auditors
- Detecting unauthorized access
- Alerting on control deviations
- Using Prometheus for compliance
- Logging control state changes
- Automated control health scores
- Thresholds that trigger reviews
- Integrating with ticketing systems
- Escalation paths for control failures
- Review frequency based on risk
- False positive management
Module 8. Access Control Design for SOC 2
Build least-privilege systems that are both secure and operable.
12 chapters in this module
- Role-based access review cycles
- Just-in-time access patterns
- Automated access recertification
- Emergency access workflows
- Logging privileged actions
- SSO integration patterns
- MFA enforcement at scale
- Group membership audits
- Access request automation
- Time-bound permissions
- Service account governance
- Detecting privilege creep
Module 9. Change Management That Satisfies Both SREs and Auditors
Balance rapid iteration with control integrity in deployment workflows.
12 chapters in this module
- Change approval levels by impact
- Automated checks in deployment gates
- Rollback readiness as a control
- Documentation without friction
- Using Git for change tracking
- Peer review as control evidence
- Emergency change workflows
- Post-implementation reviews
- Linking changes to incidents
- Scheduled vs unscheduled changes
- Audit trail completeness
- Versioning change policies
Module 10. Vendor and Third-Party Risk in Practice
Manage dependencies with external services while maintaining control assurance.
12 chapters in this module
- When SOC 2 reports cover vendors
- Reviewing third-party attestations
- Supplemental evidence for gaps
- Contractual controls enforcement
- Monitoring vendor performance
- Auditing API integrations
- Data sharing agreements
- Incident coordination plans
- Exit strategies for non-compliant vendors
- Mapping vendor risks to controls
- Ongoing monitoring routines
- Documentation for vendor reviews
Module 11. Building the Implementation Playbook
Assemble a living document that turns course patterns into team-specific practices.
12 chapters in this module
- Selecting templates for your stack
- Customizing control mappings
- Integrating with existing runbooks
- Training new hires on compliance
- Versioning your playbook
- Getting feedback from auditors
- Updating after incidents
- Sharing across teams
- Linking to documentation systems
- Automating playbook updates
- Measuring adoption
- Preparing for next audit
Module 12. From First Audit to Continuous Compliance
Evolve from project-based compliance to embedded system behavior.
12 chapters in this module
- Planning the first SOC 2 engagement
- Selecting scope strategically
- Working with auditors effectively
- Presenting evidence confidently
- Handling findings constructively
- Building on initial success
- Expanding to new systems
- Reducing audit cycle time
- Training peers on patterns
- Owning the compliance narrative
- Measuring compliance velocity
- Becoming the go-to expert
How this maps to your situation
- Preparing for first SOC 2 audit
- Reducing audit rework cycles
- Scaling compliance across services
- Owning compliance as an SRE
Before vs. after
Before
Compliance is a separate track requiring last-minute evidence gathering and rework.
After
Compliance emerges naturally from system design and operations, with evidence generated continuously.
What's included with your purchase
- 12 modules with 12 chapters each (144 chapters)
- Downloadable templates and worked examples for every module
- Hand-built implementation playbook delivered alongside course access
- 30-day money-back guarantee
Delivery and format
- Course and learning environment access provisioned within 24 hours of purchase
- Hand-built implementation playbook delivered alongside course access
Format: Text-based modules and chapters in the Art of Service learning environment, plus downloadable templates and worked examples for every chapter, plus the hand-built implementation playbook delivered alongside course access.
Time investment: Approximately 3 hours per module, designed to be completed in parallel with regular work. Most practitioners finish in 6-8 weeks.
If nothing changes
Without embedding compliance into system design, teams will continue to face disruptive audit cycles, rework, and velocity drag , while peers who automate these workflows ship faster and with greater authority.
How this compares to the alternatives
Unlike generic SOC 2 courses aimed at compliance staff, this program is built specifically for engineers who ship systems , focusing on automation, observability, and infrastructure patterns rather than policy documents and spreadsheets.
Frequently asked
Is this course for engineers or compliance teams?
It's designed for engineers, particularly SREs and platform engineers, who need to deliver systems that meet SOC 2 requirements without slowing down.
How is the course structured?
12 modules, each containing 12 chapters (144 chapters total).
Do I need prior SOC 2 experience?
No. The course starts from operational patterns you already use and connects them to SOC 2 requirements.
$199 one-time. Approximately 3 hours per module, designed to be completed in parallel with regular work. Most practitioners finish in 6-8 weeks..
Within 24 hours your account in the learning environment is provisioned and the tailored implementation playbook is delivered alongside it.
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