DevSecOps is not a tool. It is a culture, a set of practices, and a pipeline architecture that makes security a first-class part of software delivery. The DevSecOps engineer who can only describe the concepts in a multiple choice test cannot implement a SAST gate, tune DAST alerts to reduce false positives, write a Semgrep custom rule for a proprietary vulnerability pattern, or build an SBOM-aware dependency scanning workflow. XDEVSEC is built for engineers who need to do the work.
Across six instructor-led days, participants build capability across the complete DevSecOps engineering lifecycle: secure CI/CD pipeline architecture and secret management, SAST integration and tuning with Semgrep and CodeQL, secret detection with TruffleHog and GitHub Advanced Security, SCA and SBOM management with Snyk and CycloneDX, container and Kubernetes security in pipelines, IaC security scanning with Checkov and tfsec, DAST automation with OWASP ZAP, security gate design philosophy, and DevSecOps programme governance. Every module is hands-on in GitHub Actions, GitLab CI, and Jenkins.
On Day 6, participants design and implement a complete secure CI/CD pipeline for a simulated application, integrating SAST, secret scanning, SCA, container scanning, IaC scanning, DAST, and security gates with appropriate thresholds. A senior practitioner reviews pipeline architecture, security gate configuration, and developer experience design. XDEVSEC certificate and Practitioner Assessment Report issued.
