⚙️ Enterprise DevSecOps Pipeline Framework — Multi-Cloud CI/CD

Architect: Kehinde (Kenny) Samson Ogunlowo | Principal AI Infrastructure & Security Architect
Clearance: Active Secret Clearance | Citadel Cloud Management

Production-grade DevSecOps CI/CD pipeline framework with integrated security scanning (SAST, DAST, SCA, secrets detection), IaC validation, compliance gates, and multi-cloud deployment automation. Based on implementations achieving 60% deployment time reduction at Ceretax, 500+ vulnerabilities caught pre-production across environments, and 200+ security incidents prevented annually at Lockheed Martin.

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Pipeline Architecture

Developer Push
     │
     ▼
┌─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐
│                      SHIFT-LEFT SECURITY                        │
│  Pre-commit: gitleaks (secrets) | tflint | terraform fmt       │
├─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┤
│                        CI PIPELINE                              │
│  ┌──────────┐  ┌──────────┐  ┌──────────┐  ┌────────────┐     │
│  │  Build   │  │   SAST   │  │   SCA    │  │  Secrets   │     │
│  │  & Test  │  │Semgrep   │  │ Trivy    │  │  GitGuard  │     │
│  │  Unit    │  │CodeQL    │  │ Snyk     │  │  Detect    │     │
│  └──────────┘  └──────────┘  └──────────┘  └────────────┘     │
├─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┤
│                       IaC VALIDATION                            │
│  terraform validate | tflint | checkov | terraform plan        │
│  Terraform Sentinel policies | OPA policy checks               │
├─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┤
│                     STAGING DEPLOY & DAST                       │
│  Terraform apply (staging) | OWASP ZAP DAST | Load testing    │
│  Integration tests | Contract tests | Performance baseline     │
├─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┤
│                    PRODUCTION APPROVAL GATE                     │
│  Required reviewers | CODEOWNERS | Compliance attestation      │
│  Change management (ServiceNow/Jira) | Rollback plan           │
├─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┤
│                      PRODUCTION DEPLOY                          │
│  Canary → Blue/Green → Full rollout | Automated rollback       │
│  Post-deploy validation | SLO/SLI checks | Alerting           │
└─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘

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Security Scanning Suite

Tool	Type	Purpose
Semgrep	SAST	Custom rules for cloud misconfigurations, injection, auth
CodeQL	SAST	Deep semantic code analysis for security vulnerabilities
Trivy	Container SCA	OS packages, language deps, Dockerfile misconfigurations
Snyk	SCA	Open-source dependency CVE detection with fix PRs
GitGuardian	Secrets	Pre-commit and historical secrets detection
Checkov	IaC SAST	Terraform, CloudFormation, Kubernetes security scanning
TFLint	IaC Lint	Provider-specific Terraform linting and best practices
OWASP ZAP	DAST	Active scanning of deployed endpoints in staging
Prisma Cloud	CSPM	Cloud Security Posture Management for runtime
GitHub Advanced Security	All-in-one	Secret scanning, code scanning, dependency review

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Multi-Cloud Deployment Targets

Cloud	Compute	IaC	Registry	CD Tool
AWS	EKS, ECS, Lambda	Terraform, CloudFormation	ECR	CodeDeploy, ArgoCD
Azure	AKS, Container Apps	Terraform, Bicep	ACR	Azure DevOps, ArgoCD
GCP	GKE, Cloud Run	Terraform	Artifact Registry	Cloud Deploy, ArgoCD

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Pipeline Implementations

GitHub Actions (Primary)

# .github/workflows/devsecops-pipeline.yml
on: [push, pull_request]
jobs:
  security-scan:       # Semgrep, CodeQL, Trivy, GitGuardian
  iac-validation:      # terraform validate, tflint, checkov
  build-and-test:      # Unit tests, integration tests
  staging-deploy:      # terraform apply + DAST
  production-deploy:   # Canary deployment with auto-rollback

Azure DevOps

• Multi-stage YAML pipelines with approval gates
• Variable groups with Azure Key Vault integration
• Service connections for multi-cloud deployments
• Artifact feeds for internal libraries

Cloud Build (GCP)

• Serverless CI with Cloud Build triggers
• Binary Authorization for container signing
• Artifact Registry for secure image storage
• Cloud Deploy for GKE progressive delivery

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Compliance Gates

All pipelines enforce:

• No high/critical CVEs in container images before deployment
• No secrets in code or IaC configurations
• Terraform plan reviewed and approved before apply
• SBOM generated for every container image artifact
• Compliance report attached to every production deployment
• FIPS 140-2 validated encryption for all secrets management

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Production Metrics

• 60% deployment time reduction at Ceretax via automated pipelines
• 500+ vulnerabilities caught pre-production via shift-left security
• 200+ security incidents prevented annually at Lockheed Martin
• Monthly → Weekly release cadence achieved at NantHealth
• 40% deployment error reduction at NantHealth/Catalyte

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Repository Structure

devops-devsecops-pipeline/
├── .github/workflows/        # GitHub Actions pipeline definitions
├── terraform/                # IaC modules for pipeline infrastructure
├── docker/                   # Dockerfiles and compose configs
├── scripts/                  # Pipeline utility scripts
├── policies/                 # OPA/Sentinel/Checkov policy rules
├── monitoring/               # Observability stack configs
└── docs/                     # Architecture diagrams and runbooks

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Author

Kehinde (Kenny) Ogunlowo — citadelcloudmanagement.com | kogunlowo@gmail.com | LinkedIn