IronByte Consulting and Training

Dev(Sec)Ops for Infrastructure Teams

Training Info

This training bridges the gap between traditional infrastructure management and modern DevSecOps engineering. It focuses on integrating security as a foundational element of the delivery pipeline rather than a final gate. The curriculum addresses how infrastructure teams can adopt version-controlled workflows, automated security validation, and policy-driven guardrails to increase deployment velocity without compromising the organization’s security posture.

Delivery & Duration

Two primary formats are available to align with team expertise and project complexity. Both are delivered online (live) or in-person.

  • The 1-Day Fast-Track: Optimized for senior leads and architects. Focus is placed on DevSecOps strategy, designing secure change workflows, and the architectural principles of “Security-as-Code.”
  • The Multi-Day Implementation Intensive: Includes end-to-end hands-on labs building secure CI/CD pipelines, implementing automated vulnerability scanning for IaC, and configuring secret-less authentication for deployment agents.
  • Modular Delivery: Options exist to split sessions into 4-hour blocks to allow for the integration of tools into your own environment between sessions.

Program Curriculum

Module 1: DevSecOps Foundations for Platform Teams

  • Core DevOps principles applied to the infrastructure lifecycle.
  • The “Shift-Left” philosophy: Integrating security at the point of inception.
  • Cultural shifts: Moving from manual approvals to automated, evidence-based trust.
  • Collaborative engineering between Architecture, Security, and Operations.
  • Designing for transparency, traceability, and operational safety.

Module 2: Source Control & Secure Change Workflows

  • Infrastructure as Code (IaC) in version control: Protecting the “Source of Truth.”
  • Secure branching strategies and peer-review patterns (Pull Requests).
  • Managing multi-environment configurations without secret exposure.
  • Supply Chain Security: Verifying the integrity of external modules and templates.
  • Auditability and compliance: Ensuring every change has a verifiable identity and reason.

Module 3: Secure CI/CD Pipelines & Automation

  • Designing robust pipelines for automated infrastructure delivery.
  • Pre-deployment validation: Linting, syntax checking, and “What-If” analysis.
  • Secret-less Deployment: Utilizing OIDC and Workload Identity to eliminate pipeline credentials.
  • Approval gates and manual intervention strategies for mission-critical changes.
  • Handling failure: Automated rollback vs. “Roll-Forward” strategies in infrastructure.

Module 4: Security as Code & Policy Guardrails

  • Static Analysis (SAST) for IaC: Scanning templates for security misconfigurations before deployment.
  • Policy-as-Code: Implementing Azure Policy guardrails within the delivery pipeline.
  • Automated compliance checks: Validating resource configuration against industry standards.
  • Secure-by-default blueprints and compliant resource modules.
  • Balancing developer velocity with central security enforcement.

Module 5: Operating Secure Infrastructure at Scale

  • Operational ownership: Defining responsibility in a DevOps model.
  • Feedback loops: Utilizing telemetry and monitoring to drive continuous improvement.
  • Incident response in an automated world: Managing “Infrastructure-as-Code” during an outage.
  • Reducing operational risk through automated remediation and drift detection.
  • Common anti-patterns: Identifying and avoiding the “Siloed DevOps” trap.

Key Takeaways

Participants will be equipped to:

  • Integrate Security Early: Build automated security gates that catch vulnerabilities before they reach production.
  • Eliminate Pipeline Secrets: Implement modern identity-based authentication for all automation tasks.
  • Automate Compliance: Move from manual audits to continuous, code-based compliance enforcement.
  • Accelerate Delivery: Reduce lead time for infrastructure changes while maintaining a high bar for operational safety.

Next Steps

Technical leads are available to adjust the depth of these modules based on your current DevOps maturity and preferred tooling (e.g., GitHub Actions vs. Azure DevOps).

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