We engineer security-first pipelines that ship faster, embedding SAST, DAST, container scanning, policy-as-code, and secrets management directly into every commit, build, and deployment.
Traditional DevOps leaves security as a gate at the end of the pipeline. DevSecOps shifts it left: security scanning runs on every commit, policy violations block merges, and secrets never touch source code. The result: faster shipping with fewer production incidents.
We build GitOps-driven delivery with ArgoCD or FluxCD as the reconciliation engine, eliminating manual kubectl apply and drift between Git and cluster state. OPA Gatekeeper and Kyverno enforce admission control policies so non-compliant workloads never reach Kubernetes.
Key differentiator: We integrate security tooling into the developer workflow, not as a separate security team review. Snyk IDE plugins, pre-commit hooks with Checkov, and automated PR comments with findings mean developers fix issues in their natural workflow, not in a separate ticketing queue.
The specific tools, patterns, and security controls we embed in every DevSecOps engagement.
Production-grade pipeline design with reusable composite actions, matrix builds, and environment protection rules. GitHub Actions self-hosted runners on EKS or AKS for compliance isolation. GitLab CI with DAG pipelines for parallel stage execution. Pipeline-as-code stored alongside application code with mandatory PR reviews and branch protection policies.
Git as the single source of truth for all cluster state. ArgoCD ApplicationSets for multi-cluster deployments, Sync Waves for ordered resource creation, and RBAC-controlled sync policies. FluxCD with Helm controller and Kustomize controller for declarative release management. Automated image update controllers for non-production environments with promotion gates for production.
Multi-layer container security: Trivy for comprehensive CVE scanning (OS, application dependencies, IaC), Snyk Container for developer-friendly findings with remediation advice, Docker Scout for base image upgrade recommendations, and Grype for SBOM-aware vulnerability detection. Images with critical CVEs automatically blocked from registry promotion via policy gates.
Semgrep SAST with custom rule packs for AWS, Azure, and Kubernetes misconfigurations, running in under 30 seconds on most codebases. OWASP ZAP DAST in active scan mode against staging environments post-deployment, with CI integration to fail builds on high-severity findings. Burp Suite Enterprise for scheduled deep crawls and authenticated application scanning.
OPA Gatekeeper constraint templates enforcing Kubernetes admission policies: no privileged containers, required labels, approved registries, resource limits. Kyverno for simpler policy authoring in YAML, generate policies for default network policies, and mutate policies for automatic sidecar injection. Checkov for IaC policy-as-code scanning Terraform, Helm, and CloudFormation pre-deployment.
HashiCorp Vault dynamic secrets for database credentials, cloud credentials, and PKI certificates, with automatic rotation and short-lived TTLs. AWS Secrets Manager with automatic Lambda rotation for RDS passwords. Azure Key Vault references in App Service and AKS via CSI driver. SOPS for encrypted secrets-in-Git with AWS KMS or Azure Key Vault as the encryption backend; no plaintext secrets ever committed.
DevSecOps transformation is a cultural and technical program, not just a tooling swap. We start by understanding your current pipeline maturity and security debt before recommending changes.
Our teams include platform engineers, security architects, and developer advocates who embed with your engineering teams to drive adoption, not just hand off configuration files.
Inventory all existing pipelines, assess security gate coverage, identify hardcoded secrets, and measure current DORA metrics (deployment frequency, lead time, change failure rate, MTTR). Deliverable: pipeline maturity scorecard with prioritized remediation backlog and benchmark comparison against industry peers.
Integrate SAST (Semgrep), dependency scanning (Snyk), container scanning (Trivy), and IaC scanning (Checkov) into existing pipelines with threshold-based quality gates. Configure GitLeaks and TruffleHog for secrets detection. Establish baseline findings and set fail criteria at high/critical severity only to avoid developer friction.
Deploy ArgoCD or FluxCD in the target cluster. Migrate imperative deployments to declarative Helm charts or Kustomize manifests. Implement Git branching strategy aligned to environments (dev/staging/prod). Configure ApplicationSets for multi-cluster sync. Enable drift detection and automated remediation for out-of-band changes.
Deploy OPA Gatekeeper or Kyverno in audit mode first to assess policy impact without breaking existing workloads. Incrementally enforce policies namespace-by-namespace. Build policy library covering Pod Security Standards, network policy defaults, registry allowlisting, and resource quota enforcement. Integrate policy violations into security dashboards.
Security champion program within engineering teams. IDE plugins (Snyk, Semgrep) for pre-commit feedback. Inner source pipeline template library, so developers start new services with security already configured. DORA metrics dashboard visible to all teams. Blameless post-incident reviews for any security pipeline bypasses. Monthly security pipeline health reviews.
How DevSecOps transformation is accelerating delivery while strengthening security posture.
Built a FedRAMP-compliant CI/CD pipeline for a SaaS provider pursuing FedRAMP Moderate ATO. GitHub Actions on self-hosted runners in AWS GovCloud, Semgrep SAST with NIST 800-53 rule mappings, Checkov for CloudFormation scanning, and Vault for secrets management. All pipeline executions produce audit log artifacts automatically submitted to the ConMon evidence repository.
ATO achieved, 100% pipeline audit coverageInherited a Kubernetes platform with 847 container images, 23% with critical CVEs, and no admission control. Deployed Trivy in CI with block-on-critical policy, migrated 340 images to distroless base images, implemented OPA Gatekeeper with 45 constraint templates, and deployed Falco for runtime anomaly detection. Critical CVE count dropped from 847 to zero enforced in 90 days.
Zero critical CVEs reaching productionTransformed a financial services firm from manual kubectl deployments (2 engineers, 4-hour deployment windows) to fully automated GitOps with ArgoCD. 120+ microservices across 3 clusters managed declaratively. Deployment frequency increased from 2x/week to 15x/day. Change failure rate dropped from 12% to 1.8%. On-call deployment incidents eliminated entirely.
15x/day deployments, 1.8% change failure rateImplemented a comprehensive shift-left security program for a 200-developer engineering organization. Snyk IDE plugins deployed to all developer workstations, pre-commit hooks with Checkov and GitLeaks, DAST integrated post-staging deployment. Security findings resolved in average 2.3 days vs. 47 days pre-program. 94% reduction in critical findings reaching production.
94% reduction in critical findings in productionStart with a DevSecOps Assessment: we audit your current pipeline, measure security gate coverage, and deliver a prioritized transformation roadmap.