EXPERTISE / DELIVERY
DevSecOps, platform engineering and software supply-chain security.
CI/CD pipelines, infrastructure-as-code workflows, secretless cloud authentication and supply-chain controls that make secure, repeatable releases the default.
What we deliver
CI/CD pipelines, infrastructure-as-code workflows and developer-platform capabilities that improve delivery speed and security together.
Make the secure path the easy path
Security controls that slow engineers down tend to be bypassed. We embed checks in the pipeline, remove long-lived secrets and automate the repetitive parts of compliance, so that doing the right thing is also the fastest thing.
What a mature pipeline includes
We build pipelines in stages, so value arrives early and controls tighten as the system matures.
- Build, test and package on every pull request, with branch protection on the main line
- Dependency, secret and static analysis (Dependabot, CodeQL, secret scanning) and IaC scanning (Checkov)
- Short-lived cloud credentials through OIDC federation — no stored secrets
- Reviewed Terraform plans applied exactly as approved, with drift detection
- Environment promotion with approvals, smoke tests and fast rollback
Security controls across the lifecycle
Controls are placed where they are cheapest to act on, and enforced automatically.
- Plan: threat modelling and security requirements mapped to OWASP ASVS levels
- Code: pre-commit secret detection, code review, CodeQL static analysis and dependency review on every pull request
- Build: reproducible builds on ephemeral runners, pinned dependencies and SBOM generation (CycloneDX or SPDX)
- Deploy: OIDC-federated short-lived credentials, environment protection, reviewed infrastructure plans and policy-as-code gates
- Run: runtime posture management, vulnerability re-scanning and automated dependency updates
Measuring delivery performance
We baseline and track the four DORA metrics — deployment frequency, lead time for changes, change failure rate and time to restore service — so that improvements to the pipeline are demonstrated with data rather than asserted.
Supply-chain integrity
We align build pipelines with the SLSA framework: dependencies are pinned and updated deliberately, builds run on isolated ephemeral runners, artefacts carry provenance attestations and signatures (for example with Sigstore) where the platform supports them, and only approved third-party actions or tasks may run. OpenSSF Scorecard helps assess the health of open-source dependencies.
Developer experience
Reusable workflow templates, consistent repository layouts and good local tooling reduce the cost of every new service — and make it easier for new engineers to contribute safely.
Problems we address
- Manual or inconsistent deployments that cause outages
- Long-lived cloud credentials stored in CI systems
- Infrastructure changes made by hand and never recorded
- Vulnerable dependencies discovered late or not at all
Technologies and approaches
- GitHub Actions
- Azure DevOps Pipelines
- Microsoft Entra workload identity federation
- Terraform
- CodeQL, Dependabot and Checkov
- Azure Policy
- SBOM tooling
Typical engagement activities
- Delivery pipeline and security assessment
- Pipeline design with approval and release controls
- OIDC federation and least-privilege RBAC
- Infrastructure-as-code workflow with reviewed plans
- Dependency and IaC scanning integration
Deliverables
- Reusable pipeline templates
- Federated identities and RBAC matrix
- Terraform plan/apply workflows with state protection
- Security scanning configuration
- Delivery runbooks and documentation
Potential business outcomes
- Fewer failed deployments and faster recovery
- No long-lived deployment secrets to leak or rotate
- Auditable, reviewable infrastructure changes
- Earlier detection of vulnerabilities
Contact: contact@nexaarislabs.com