DevSecOps Engineer
Learn to embed security into every stage of the software development lifecycle. From secure CI/CD pipelines to container security and secrets management.
Who this path is for
This path is for developers, DevOps engineers and platform engineers who already ship code through a pipeline and now own part of its security. You should know Git, a CI system and the basics of containers. The target role is a DevSecOps or application security engineer who builds security checks into delivery instead of bolting them on at the end.
What you'll be able to do
- Add SAST, dependency scanning and secret scanning to a CI/CD pipeline with gates that block risky changes.
- Harden container images and apply Kubernetes controls such as RBAC, pod security and network policies.
- Scan Terraform and other infrastructure as code for misconfigurations before anything is deployed.
- Move secrets out of code and pipeline variables into a managed vault with short lived credentials.
- Lock down the pipeline itself: runner permissions, branch protection and least privilege service connections.
What you'll cover
CI/CD Pipeline Security
Secure your build pipelines: SAST, DAST, dependency scanning, and hardening GitHub Actions.
Container & Kubernetes Security
Secure Docker images, enforce Pod Security Standards, and use network policies in Kubernetes.
Infrastructure as Code Security
Scan Terraform, CloudFormation, and Bicep for misconfigurations before they reach production.
Secrets Management
Never hardcode secrets again. Use Vault, AWS Secrets Manager, or Azure Key Vault to inject credentials dynamically.
Knowledge Check
Related certifications
Microsoft DevOps Engineer Expert
Covers designing pipelines, source control strategy and security and compliance in Azure DevOps and GitHub. A natural fit for Microsoft shops.
Free AZ-400 course →AWS DevOps Engineer Professional
The AWS counterpart for engineers whose pipelines and workloads run mainly on AWS.
Kubernetes security skills
There is no single required exam here, but container and cluster security comes up in almost every DevSecOps interview.
Free Kubernetes Security course →Frequently asked questions
How long does the DevSecOps Engineer path take?
Expect around 14 hours for the four topic areas and the quiz. Applying each control to a real or sample repository will take longer, and is where most of the learning happens.
Do I need to be a developer first?
You need to be comfortable reading code and pipeline YAML, but you do not need years of software engineering. DevOps and platform engineers usually have the right background already.
What roles does this path lead to?
Common titles include DevSecOps engineer, application security engineer, platform security engineer and cloud DevOps engineer with a security focus.
Path Summary
- Level
- Intermediate
- Estimated time
- 14 hours
- Topics
- 4
- Resources
- 14
- Quiz questions
- 10
- Passing score
- 70% (7/10)