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Certified DevSecOps Engineer

Prove you can build, automate, and operate secure delivery pipelines end to end — from static analysis and container hardening to cloud compliance and threat modeling.

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About the Certified DevSecOps Engineer

The Certified DevSecOps Engineer program is designed for professionals working at the intersection of development, security, and operations. Organizations adopting DevSecOps need engineers who can secure CI/CD pipelines, manage vulnerabilities, implement automated security testing, and codify compliance — delivering secure software at speed and scale.

You will train hands-on across the full engineering surface: static and dynamic analysis, secrets management, container security, infrastructure-as-code scanning, and integration with Jenkins, GitLab CI, and GitHub Actions. The credential demonstrates competence that security-conscious organizations recognize when hiring for secure DevOps, cloud security, and compliance engineering roles.

Why This Credential Matters

Cybersecurity is now an integral part of software delivery, and traditional security models are too slow for modern release cadence. DevSecOps brings security into the engineer’s world through automation and continuous feedback. The Certified DevSecOps Engineer validates your ability to build, test, and deploy secure applications without sacrificing agility — a profile that opens doors to high-impact roles in security-driven engineering organizations.

OUTCOMES / VERIFIED

What You Walk Away With

  • Understand DevSecOps architecture, frameworks, and toolchains
  • Implement automated security in CI/CD pipelines
  • Perform static and dynamic code analysis at scale
  • Automate security testing and compliance validation
  • Secure containers, Kubernetes clusters, and cloud infrastructure
  • Build incident response plans and threat models with STRIDE, PASTA, and MITRE ATT&CK

MODULES / SEQUENCED

Certification Agenda

  • The evolution from DevOps to DevSecOps and the business need for integrated security
  • Shift-left mindset and key DevSecOps metrics
  • Cultural changes required for successful adoption

  • Modern DevSecOps architecture patterns
  • Architecting secure CI/CD pipelines
  • Security checkpoints in Agile delivery with tools and automation

  • Embedding SAST and DAST into pipelines
  • SonarQube, OWASP ZAP, Snyk, and Checkmarx integration
  • Security gates in Jenkins, GitHub Actions, and GitLab CI

  • Container risk landscape and Docker image scanning
  • Secrets management and RBAC
  • Kubernetes hardening with Trivy, Aqua, and kube-bench

  • Securing cloud-native workloads on AWS
  • Automating compliance with CIS Benchmarks and OPA
  • Simplifying audits and incident response with DevSecOps

  • STRIDE, PASTA, and MITRE ATT&CK in practice
  • Documenting threats and remediation plans
  • Threat modeling tooling and workflows

LAB-ENV / ACTIVE

Hands-on Labs and Projects

  • LAB-01 Engineer a multi-stage pipeline with SAST, SCA, and DAST gates that fail builds on critical findings
  • LAB-02 Implement secret injection with Vault and eliminate hardcoded credentials from a sample app
  • LAB-03 Harden a Kubernetes cluster — RBAC, Pod Security, network policies — and verify with kube-bench
  • LAB-04 Scan and remediate IaC misconfigurations across Terraform with tfsec, KICS, and Checkov
  • LAB-05 Produce a threat model and remediation plan for a cloud-native microservices application

TOOL-GRID

Tools and Technologies Covered

  • Jenkins
  • GitHub Actions
  • GitLab CI
  • OWASP ZAP
  • SonarQube
  • Snyk
  • Trivy
  • Semgrep
  • Docker
  • Kubernetes
  • Vault
  • OPA
  • Falco
  • Terraform
  • tfsec
  • KICS
  • Checkov
  • GitLeaks
  • truffleHog
  • Aqua
  • kube-bench

TARGET / OPERATORS

Who This Is For

  • DevOps engineers building secure pipelines
  • Cloud engineers securing cloud-native workloads
  • Cybersecurity analysts moving into automation
  • Site reliability engineers (SREs)
  • Full-stack developers who own their pipelines
  • IT security managers validating engineering depth

PRE-FLIGHT / CHECK

Prerequisites

  • Basic knowledge of DevOps tools and CI/CD pipelines
  • Familiarity with Linux and shell scripting
  • Basic understanding of cloud services and application security

EXAM / PROCTORED

Certification Exam Details

Format
Multiple choice, multiple answer
Delivery
Testing center or online proctored exam
Duration
180 minutes
Cost
300 USD (practice exam 40 USD)
Languages
English, Japanese, Korean, Simplified Chinese

FAQ / DECRYPTED

Frequently Asked Questions

The Professional validates broad practitioner ability to use security automation in pipelines. The Engineer goes deeper into building and operating that automation — architecture, container and Kubernetes security, threat modeling, and policy-as-code at production scale.

DevSecOps Engineer, Security Automation Engineer, CI/CD Security Specialist, Cloud Security Engineer, Platform Security Engineer, and Security SRE roles.

Yes — labs simulate real business environments. You build, test, and secure applications in CI/CD workflows covering Kubernetes security, IaC scanning, secret injection, and policy-as-code with OPA.

A 180-minute proctored exam (testing center or online), multiple-choice and multiple-answer format, costing 300 USD with an optional 40 USD practice exam.

No. Engineers with existing CI/CD and Linux experience can start directly with this track, though the Professional is a gentler on-ramp if you are new to security automation.

INITIATE / CONTACT

Ready to Build Security Into Your Delivery?

Talk to a DevSecOps advisor about certifications, team training, consulting, automation, or hiring vetted experts.

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