DevSecOps & Secure Software
Ship Secure Code Significantly Faster Without Trade-offs
Stop choosing between speed and security. Our DevSecOps approach catches vulnerabilities early, automates compliance, and actually accelerates your development cycle.
Share your stack and bottlenecks, and we'll outline a 90-day DevSecOps plan.
Roadmap & Investment
90-Day DevSecOps Timeline
Share this with finance, product, and security so everyone understands timeline, effort, and cost before kickoff.
Days 1-30
Discover & Prioritize
- • Toolchain inventory, DORA + toil baselines.
- • Target architecture + guardrails defined.
- • Risk register + compliance mapping.
- • Roadmap, KPIs, and funding model approved.
Days 31-60
Build & Automate
- • IaC modules, paved roads, internal portal.
- • Secure CI/CD (SAST/DAST/SCA, SBOMs, secrets).
- • Observability + policy guardrails embedded.
- • Pilot team onboarding + enablement.
Days 61-90
Transfer & Scale
- • Enablement workshops + guild rituals.
- • Documentation, runbooks, SLO dashboards.
- • Production rollout + DORA uplift reporting.
- • 30-day hypercare + ownership plan.
Want to Start Small? Try Our DevOps Pipeline Pilot
Not ready for a full platform engagement? Get a secure CI/CD pipeline with automated testing and deployment in 2-3 weeks. Perfect for proving the value before scaling. Starting at $4,500.
Learn About DevOps Pipeline PilotFast Triage
DevSecOps Readiness Estimator
Answer three quick questions and get an executive briefing: expected toil reduction, recommended pilot, and who needs to sign off.
Recommended pilot
Toil reduction target
Expected drop in manual work within the first 90 days if we execute this plan.
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Core Services
Security Automation for Modern Dev Teams
Transform security from a bottleneck into a competitive advantage. We help SaaS companies and dev teams embed security without sacrificing speed.
- Prevent Costly Security Breaches
- One breach can destroy customer trust and cost millions. We integrate automated security testing, vulnerability scanning, and secure coding practices directly into your CI/CD pipeline to catch threats before production. Security breaches can be extremely costly
- Accelerate Secure Development
- Security doesn't have to slow you down. Our automated security gates and streamlined workflows actually speed up development by catching issues early, reducing rework, and eliminating security bottlenecks. Deploy significantly faster with security built-in
- Control Security Costs While Scaling
- Avoid the expensive mistake of retrofitting security later. Our approach builds security infrastructure that scales with your growth, preventing costly rework and reducing the need for expensive security specialists. Significantly lower security costs vs. fixing later
- Achieve Compliance Without the Complexity
- SOC 2, GDPR, HIPAA - compliance is non-negotiable for growth. We build compliant DevSecOps pipelines with automated controls, audit trails, and documentation that make certifications straightforward. Significantly faster compliance certification
Industry-Recognized Certifications
Nelson Ford
Founder & DevSecOps Architect
CISSP-certified DevSecOps architect with 25+ years integrating security into high-velocity development environments. Nelson specializes in automating security testing, implementing shift-left practices, and building secure CI/CD pipelines that accelerate rather than hinder development. He's helped numerous dev teams reduce vulnerabilities and ship faster and securely through proper DevSecOps implementation.
Stakeholder Alignment
Align Every Stakeholder on DevSecOps Value
Use these proof points with finance, product, and security to keep approvals moving.
CTO / Finance
Predictable spend, measurable ROI
- • 90-day pilot before platform-scale commitment.
- • DORA/toil dashboards reported weekly to execs.
- • Tooling plan favors existing licenses before net-new spend.
- • Hiring plan shows which roles automation offsets.
Product / Engineering
Fewer fire drills, more roadmap velocity
- • Paved roads + templates shrink lead time for new services.
- • Self-service environments unblock feature teams.
- • Shared SLOs/SLA guardrails clarify when platform intervenes.
- • Backlog transparency ties platform work to product goals.
Security / Compliance
Guardrails embedded in every pipeline
- • Policy-as-code + RBAC enforced via IaC modules.
- • Evidence (deploy logs, SBOMs, drift alerts) centralized.
- • Automated scanning + approvals per environment.
- • Dashboards map directly to SOC 2 / CMMC reporting.
Why Pilotcore for DevSecOps
What Makes Us Different
Most DevSecOps consultants give you strategy decks and leave. We roll up our sleeves and implement alongside your team, ensuring knowledge transfer and sustainable practices.
- Hands-On Implementation
- We don't just advise - we configure your pipelines, write security policies, and implement controls. Your team learns by doing, not by reading reports.
- SMB & Startup Focus
- We understand budget constraints and rapid growth challenges. Our solutions scale with you, starting lean and expanding as needed.
- Speed + Security Balance
- 25+ years proving that security can accelerate development. We know which controls are critical and which are bureaucratic overhead.
Answer the objections leadership brings up
Pilotcore made a number of suggestions about architecture which greatly improved security and redundancy.
The attention to detail and commitment to the process is admirable.
The level of competence was obvious after just a single meeting.
A project manager was assigned to the project and put in charge of monitoring deliverables and communication. Pilotcore always delivered on time on the items assigned to them and was always responsive to inquiries and requests.
Nelson quickly understood our requirements and made it extremely easy to get started with the project. He delivered the project on time and with excellent documentation.
Dedication and willingness to go the extra mile even when challenges came up on our end.
Workflow has been great. We generally hold a few meetings as needed and communicate via Slack otherwise.
The cloud migration was a success and did not impact production operations. Infrastructure is now managed via code, and the internal development team was empowered to extend and add to the code base.
All of our VMs and databases have been deployed without issue. The structured setup has been very robust.
The project was delivered on time, and the agreed-upon scope was implemented fully.
Nelson was awesome to work with. He came in and became a great partner to our lead engineer, helped architect a sustainable solution, and then handed over everything smoothly. Great communicator and his senior experience helps get things done right the first time.
Nelson did a great job at figuring out numerous things specific to our setup, resolving unforeseen problems as they arose. He provided further guidance and advice on things outside of the original scope as well.
Their understanding and experience with the AWS suite of products and solutions were impressive.
Our staging environment was set up in its entirety in AWS, including ECS, CloudFront, load balancing, Fargate, cron jobs, etc. Our app was 100% functional in the new infrastructure.
Pilotcore made a number of suggestions about architecture which greatly improved security and redundancy.
The attention to detail and commitment to the process is admirable.
The level of competence was obvious after just a single meeting.
A project manager was assigned to the project and put in charge of monitoring deliverables and communication. Pilotcore always delivered on time on the items assigned to them and was always responsive to inquiries and requests.
Nelson quickly understood our requirements and made it extremely easy to get started with the project. He delivered the project on time and with excellent documentation.
Dedication and willingness to go the extra mile even when challenges came up on our end.
Workflow has been great. We generally hold a few meetings as needed and communicate via Slack otherwise.
The cloud migration was a success and did not impact production operations. Infrastructure is now managed via code, and the internal development team was empowered to extend and add to the code base.
All of our VMs and databases have been deployed without issue. The structured setup has been very robust.
The project was delivered on time, and the agreed-upon scope was implemented fully.
Nelson was awesome to work with. He came in and became a great partner to our lead engineer, helped architect a sustainable solution, and then handed over everything smoothly. Great communicator and his senior experience helps get things done right the first time.
Nelson did a great job at figuring out numerous things specific to our setup, resolving unforeseen problems as they arose. He provided further guidance and advice on things outside of the original scope as well.
Their understanding and experience with the AWS suite of products and solutions were impressive.
Our staging environment was set up in its entirety in AWS, including ECS, CloudFront, load balancing, Fargate, cron jobs, etc. Our app was 100% functional in the new infrastructure.
Pilotcore made a number of suggestions about architecture which greatly improved security and redundancy.
The attention to detail and commitment to the process is admirable.
The level of competence was obvious after just a single meeting.
A project manager was assigned to the project and put in charge of monitoring deliverables and communication. Pilotcore always delivered on time on the items assigned to them and was always responsive to inquiries and requests.
Nelson quickly understood our requirements and made it extremely easy to get started with the project. He delivered the project on time and with excellent documentation.
Dedication and willingness to go the extra mile even when challenges came up on our end.
Workflow has been great. We generally hold a few meetings as needed and communicate via Slack otherwise.
The cloud migration was a success and did not impact production operations. Infrastructure is now managed via code, and the internal development team was empowered to extend and add to the code base.
All of our VMs and databases have been deployed without issue. The structured setup has been very robust.
The project was delivered on time, and the agreed-upon scope was implemented fully.
Nelson was awesome to work with. He came in and became a great partner to our lead engineer, helped architect a sustainable solution, and then handed over everything smoothly. Great communicator and his senior experience helps get things done right the first time.
Nelson did a great job at figuring out numerous things specific to our setup, resolving unforeseen problems as they arose. He provided further guidance and advice on things outside of the original scope as well.
Their understanding and experience with the AWS suite of products and solutions were impressive.
Our staging environment was set up in its entirety in AWS, including ECS, CloudFront, load balancing, Fargate, cron jobs, etc. Our app was 100% functional in the new infrastructure.
