Integrate security testing, automated unit tests, and automated deployment directly into development pipelines.
Cloud-native SaaS, Fintech applications, API platforms, and high-frequency deployment environments.
Air-gapped legacy on-premises applications with manual CD-ROM installations.
| Role | Primary Delivery Accountability |
|---|---|
| DevOps / Platform Engineer | Maintains CI/CD runners, Kubernetes clusters, and infrastructure as code. |
| Security Champion | Reviews dependency CVEs, secret leak scanners, and container vulnerabilities. |
| Full-Stack Developer | Writes comprehensive integration tests and monitors APM telemetry. |
| Ceremony | Duration | Objective & Output |
|---|---|---|
| Threat Modeling Workshop | Monthly | Identify potential architectural vulnerabilities before writing code. |
| Post-Mortem & Blameless RCA | Post-Incident (48h) | Document root cause and add automated automated tests to prevent recurrence. |