ECDE

EC-Council · DevSecOps Engineering

Certified DevSecOps

Engineer

EC-Council's Certified DevSecOps Engineer (ECDE) teaches you to embed security throughout the entire software delivery pipeline — integrating SAST, DAST, SCA, secrets management, container security, and compliance automation into CI/CD workflows across GitHub Actions, GitLab CI, Jenkins, and Kubernetes.

DevSecOps CI/CD Security SAST DAST Container Security Kubernetes Secrets Management IaC Security Shift-Left Security Pipeline Security SCA Compliance Automation

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ECDE Program

Certified DevSecOps Engineer · 12 Modules

DevSecOps Fundamentals

Module 01

DevSecOps Pipeline Architecture

Module 02

Static Application Security Testing (SAST)

Module 03

Dynamic Application Security Testing (DAST)

Module 04

Software Composition Analysis (SCA)

Module 05

Secrets Management in DevSecOps

Module 06

Modules

Full ECDE syllabus

100

Questions

Multiple choice exam

3 Hours

Duration

Exam duration

24/7

Support

Expert guidance

Why ECDE

The World's Premier DevSecOps Engineering Certification

ECDE is purpose-built to make security an integral part of your software delivery pipeline — not an afterthought. Shift left, move fast, and stay secure.

Shift-Left Security Leader

The only certification focused entirely on integrating security into every stage of the software delivery pipeline.

Multi-Tool Pipeline Coverage

Covers GitHub Actions, GitLab CI, Jenkins, Kubernetes, Terraform, and all major DevSecOps toolchains.

EC-Council Accredited

Globally recognised DevSecOps engineering certification from the world's largest cybersecurity certification body.

Fastest Growing Role

DevSecOps Engineers are the most in-demand hybrid security role with salaries of ₹20–50L in India.

Skills You'll Gain

The Complete ECDE DevSecOps Skill Set

From pipeline architecture to container security and compliance automation — every skill area from the ECDE exam syllabus at engineering level.

DevSecOps Fundamentals

Shift-left security principles, DevSecOps culture and collaboration, security as code philosophy, toolchain overview.

Pipeline Architecture

CI/CD pipeline security integration points, security gate design, multi-stage testing, GitOps principles, pipeline as code.

SAST Automation

SonarQube, Checkmarx, Semgrep, CodeQL integration in CI/CD, false positive management, custom rules, developer remediation.

DAST Automation

OWASP ZAP, Burp Suite Enterprise, API security testing automation, headless browser testing, authenticated scans in pipelines.

Software Composition Analysis

Snyk, OWASP Dependency-Check, BlackDuck, SBOM generation, license compliance, transitive dependency risk management.

Secrets Management

HashiCorp Vault, AWS Secrets Manager, Azure Key Vault, GitLeaks, TruffleHog, dynamic secrets, secret rotation automation.

Container Security

Docker image hardening, Trivy, Anchore, Snyk Container, Kubernetes RBAC, Pod Security Standards, admission controllers.

IaC Security

Terraform/CloudFormation security, Checkov, tfsec, KICS, OPA/Rego policy as code, drift detection, secure module design.

Security Monitoring

Pipeline security logging, SIEM integration for CI/CD events, RASP, container runtime monitoring (Falco), DevSecOps dashboards.

Compliance as Code

PCI DSS and SOC 2 automation, GDPR data handling in pipelines, automated compliance checks, audit trail generation.

Threat Modelling

STRIDE in DevSecOps, continuous threat modelling, OWASP Threat Dragon, IriusRisk, pipeline-integrated threat model gates.

DevSecOps Metrics

DORA metrics for security, MTTR tracking, security debt management, DevSecOps maturity models, continuous improvement culture.

Who Should Enroll

ECDE Is for Security-Minded Engineers

Whether you are a DevOps engineer ready to own security or a developer who wants to ship safer code, ECDE gives you the hands-on pipeline security skills the industry demands.

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DevOps Engineers

DevOps professionals ready to integrate security into their pipelines and advance into DevSecOps engineering roles.

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Software Developers

Developers who want to own security in their SDLC and reduce vulnerabilities before production.

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Security Engineers

Security professionals who want to shift from reactive security to proactive pipeline-integrated security.

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Platform Engineers

SRE and platform engineers building internal developer platforms who need to embed security guardrails.

Your EC-Council DevSecOps Career Roadmap

ECDE EC-Council Start Here

Start here — Certified DevSecOps Engineer

CASE EC-Council

Application Security Engineer certification

CCSE EC-Council

Certified Cloud Security Engineer

C|EH 312-50

Certified Ethical Hacker

C|PENT 312-64

Certified Penetration Testing Professional

ECDE is the ideal entry point for the EC-Council DevSecOps and AppSec engineering track.

Curriculum

ECDE — 12 DevSecOps Modules

Every ECDE exam objective covered — from shift-left fundamentals and SAST/DAST/SCA to container security, IaC, secrets management, and compliance automation.

DevOps vs DevSecOps — key differences
Shift-left security principles
DevSecOps culture and collaboration
Security as code philosophy
Common DevSecOps anti-patterns
Business case for DevSecOps
DevSecOps toolchain overview

CI/CD pipeline components
Security integration points in pipelines
Pipeline security design principles
Multi-stage security testing strategies
Feedback loops for security findings
Pipeline as code
GitOps principles
Security gate design and enforcement

SAST concepts and limitations
Tool selection — SonarQube, Checkmarx, Semgrep, CodeQL
SAST integration in CI/CD pipelines
False positive management strategies
Writing custom SAST rules
Developer remediation workflows
SAST automation and reporting

DAST concepts and use cases
OWASP ZAP pipeline automation
Burp Suite Enterprise integration
DAST in CI/CD pipeline stages
API security testing automation
Headless browser testing for DAST
Authenticated scan configuration
DAST result management and triage

Open source risk management
SCA tools — Snyk, OWASP Dependency-Check, BlackDuck
SBOM (Software Bill of Materials) generation
License compliance management
Vulnerability remediation in dependencies
Transitive dependency risk

Secrets sprawl problem
HashiCorp Vault integration
AWS Secrets Manager
Azure Key Vault
Secret scanning with GitLeaks and TruffleHog
Environment variable security
Dynamic secrets generation
Secret rotation automation

Docker image hardening
Image scanning — Trivy, Anchore, Snyk Container
Dockerfile security best practices
Kubernetes RBAC
Pod Security Standards
Network policies in Kubernetes
Admission controllers
Runtime security with Falco

Terraform security best practices
CloudFormation security
IaC scanning — Checkov, tfsec, KICS
Policy as code with OPA/Rego
Drift detection strategies
Secure module design
IaC pipeline integration

Security logging in CI/CD pipelines
SIEM integration for CI/CD events
Anomaly detection in deployments
Runtime application self-protection (RASP)
Container runtime monitoring
Security dashboards for DevSecOps teams

Compliance automation frameworks
PCI DSS in DevSecOps pipelines
SOC 2 evidence collection automation
GDPR data handling in pipelines
Automated compliance checks
Audit trail generation
Regulatory controls in CI/CD

Threat modelling in Agile/Scrum
STRIDE in DevSecOps contexts
Continuous threat modelling
OWASP Threat Dragon
IriusRisk threat modelling tool
Integrating threat models into pipeline gates

DevSecOps KPIs and metrics
DORA metrics for security
Vulnerability mean time to remediate (MTTR)
Security debt tracking
DevSecOps maturity models
Building a culture of continuous security improvement

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EC-Council ECDE teaches you to shift security left and embed it throughout your software delivery pipeline. Expert-led training with real CI/CD lab environments and full exam support at Zetlan Technologies.