DevSecOps 2026 Roadmap: Security at Every Pipeline Stage!
A developer pushed code. No security scan. Three weeks later, a £2M breach. Fix this.
DevSecOps engineers make that scenario impossible. They embed security into every stage of the software pipeline — so vulnerabilities get caught in seconds, not weeks. And they're some of the highest-paid professionals in cybersecurity: £70–90K UK, $119–177K US, with a market growing 24% year on year.
I'm a CISO. This is the complete, phase-by-phase blueprint to become a DevSecOps engineer from scratch. Foundations, CI/CD pipeline security, container and Kubernetes hardening, threat modelling, developer security training, certifications, portfolio projects, and how to get hired. Every tool mentioned is free and open source. Total cost: £350–£1,000. If you can secure a pipeline, you can get a job. This video shows you how to do both.
📌 PHASE 1 — FOUNDATIONS (FREE):
🐍 Automate the Boring Stuff with Python — https://automatetheboringstuff.com
🎓 Professor Messer Security+ SY0-701 — Free on YouTube 🔟 OWASP Top 10 — https://owasp.org/www-project-top-ten 🐧 KillerCoda (Docker, Kubernetes, Linux labs) — https://killercoda.com
☁️ AWS Free Tier — https://aws.amazon.com/free
🐳 Docker Getting Started — https://docs.docker.com/get-started
📌 PHASE 2 — PIPELINE SECURITY TOOLS (ALL FREE):
🔍 SonarQube Community Edition (SAST) — https://sonarqube.org
🔍 Semgrep (SAST) — https://semgrep.dev
📦 Snyk Free Tier (SCA + containers) — https://snyk.io
📦 OWASP Dependency-Check (SCA) — https://owasp.org
🌐 OWASP ZAP (DAST) — https://zaproxy.org
🔑 GitLeaks (secrets detection) — https://github.com/gitleaks/gitleaks
🔑 Trufflehog (secrets detection) — https://github.com/trufflesecurity/trufflehog
📐 OWASP Threat Modelling Playbook — https://owasp.org
📐 Microsoft Threat Modelling Tool — Free download
📌 PHASE 3 — CONTAINER & KUBERNETES SECURITY (FREE): 🛡️ Trivy (container + IaC scanner) — https://trivy.dev
🛡️ Falco (runtime security) — https://falco.org
🛡️ Kyverno (Kubernetes policy engine) — https://kyverno.io
🔐 HashiCorp Vault (secrets management) — https://vaultproject.io
🛡️ Checkov (IaC security scanner) — https://checkov.io
📋 OWASP Kubernetes Top 10 — https://owasp.org 📌
CERTIFICATIONS:
🏆 CompTIA Security+ — https://comptia.org (~£350)
🏆 Certified DevSecOps Professional (CDP) — https://practical-devsecops.com (~£600)
🏆 CKS (Certified Kubernetes Security Specialist) — https://training.linuxfoundation.org
