This DevSecOps Practitioner (DSOP)® training is designed to help participants apply DevSecOps practices at a practical, implementation-focused level across real-world software delivery pipelines. The course builds on DevSecOps fundamentals and focuses on hands-on security integration, pipeline hardening, threat modeling execution, secure infrastructure, vulnerability management, and continuous security monitoring. Participants will gain applied knowledge to design, implement, and operate secure DevOps pipelines without compromising speed or reliability.

• Understand the advanced practices, security automation capabilities, and implementation strategies of DevSecOps Practitioner for  secure software delivery.
• Set up and configure DevSecOps pipelines, security tools, compliance controls, and governance frameworks for enterprise  development workflows.
• Design secure CI/CD pipelines, threat models, security architectures, and risk management strategies using DevSecOps  implementation approaches.
• Implement security testing, vulnerability management, policy enforcement, incident response, and continuous compliance workflows  effectively.
• Debug, test, and optimize security controls, automation pipelines, and governance processes for scalability and reliability.
• Build secure, automated, and production-ready software delivery ecosystems using DevSecOps practitioner best practices.

 • DevSecOps engineers and practitioners
 • DevOps and platform engineers
 • Security engineers working with DevOps teams
 • Cloud and infrastructure engineers
 • Technical professionals implementing secure delivery pipelines

 • Understanding of DevOps and CI/CD concepts
 • Familiarity with basic application security principles
 • Prior exposure to DevSecOps or DevOps Foundation concepts is helpful

 • Implementing DevSecOps practices in real pipelines
 • Embedding security controls into CI/CD workflows
 • Executing threat modeling and risk assessments
 • Automating security testing and validations
 • Managing secrets and credentials securely
 • Securing infrastructure and containerized environments
 • Monitoring security posture continuously
 • Applying compliance and governance in DevOps

By the end of this training, participants will be able to design, implement, and operate secure DevOps pipelines using DevSecOps Practitioner-level techniques. Learners will gain applied expertise to embed security across development, deployment, and operations while maintaining delivery speed and system reliability.

DevSecOps Practitioner Overview & Secure Pipeline Design
 • DevSecOps practitioner mindset
 • Secure pipeline architecture patterns
 • Mapping security controls to delivery stages
 • Balancing speed, security, and reliability

Threat Modeling & Risk Execution
 • Applying threat modeling techniques
 • Identifying vulnerabilities in architectures
 • Risk scoring and prioritization
 • Translating threats into controls

Secure Source Code & Dependency Management
 • Secure coding practices overview
 • Dependency and open-source risk
 • Version control security
 • Preventing supply chain attacks

Secrets Management & Secure Configuration
 • Secrets management principles
 • Secure configuration handling
 • Environment isolation
 • Preventing credential leakage

Security Automation in CI/CD Pipelines
 • Security automation strategy
 • Static analysis concepts
 • Dynamic testing concepts
 • Pipeline-based security enforcement

Container & Infrastructure Security
 • Container security fundamentals
 • Image hardening concepts
 • Infrastructure-as-Code security basics
 • Configuration drift prevention

Vulnerability Management & Remediation Workflows
 • Vulnerability discovery lifecycle
 • Risk-based remediation
 • Managing false positives
 • Continuous improvement loops

Secure Deployment & Runtime Protection
 • Secure deployment strategies
 • Runtime security concepts
 • Monitoring application behavior
 • Handling security incidents in production

Compliance, Governance & Policy Implementation
 • Translating compliance into DevOps practices
 • Policy as code implementation concepts
 • Audit readiness and traceability
 • Governance without bottlenecks

Security Monitoring, Metrics & Feedback Loops
 • Security KPIs and metrics
 • Continuous monitoring strategies
 • Feedback into development teams
 • Measuring DevSecOps maturity

Incident Response & DevSecOps Operations
 • Security incident handling in DevOps
 • Collaboration during incidents
 • Post-incident analysis
 • Improving resilience

DevSecOps Practitioner Capstone Workshop & Best Practices
 • Designing a secure CI/CD pipeline end to end
 • Applying threat modeling and controls
 • Integrating automated security checks
 • Final workshop review and best practices

• DevSecOps Practitioner Setup & Security Architecture
• Secure CI/CD, Governance & Compliance Implementation
• Threat Modeling, Risk Assessment & Policy Enforcement
• Vulnerability Management, Security Automation & Incident Response
• Testing, Debugging & Security Optimization
• End-to-End DevSecOps Implementation Project

Participants will be evaluated through hands-on security workflow design exercises, practical pipeline scenarios, instructor-led reviews, and a final assessment focused on implementing DevSecOps controls across a CI/CD pipeline.

Participants will receive course materials, slides, reference materials, exercises and access to resources for further learning.

Upon successful completion of the training, participants will receive an AcadNXT Certificate of Completion for DevSecOps Practitioner (DSOP)®. This digital, verifiable certification validates applied DevSecOps skills, secure pipeline implementation expertise, and practitioner-level security integration capabilities and can be shared on LinkedIn and included in professional profiles to strengthen DevSecOps and security engineering career credentials.