DevSecOps Pipeline – Static Code Analysis + SCA

Here is one of my recent IT consulting missions where I helped a fintech startup integrate security into their CI/CD pipeline by implementing static code analysis (SAST) and software composition analysis (SCA) tools.

Client: Trivexa Core (Startups FinTech / CI/CD)
Consultant: Samuel Ndala – DevSecOps Consultant
Duration: 1 week
Delivery Date: April 30, 2024
Project Type: DevSecOps Integration – Secure CI/CD Pipeline

Project Summary

Trivexa Core needed to ensure that their microservice-based application stack remained secure at every stage of development. This mission involved integrating SAST and SCA tools into their CI/CD pipeline, automating security checks on every push to detect vulnerabilities early.

Objectives

  • Integrate Static Application Security Testing (SAST) in the pipeline

  • Implement Software Composition Analysis (SCA) to detect vulnerable libraries

  • Automate security scanning during PRs and main deployments

  • Generate developer-friendly reports with fix recommendations

  • Ensure zero interruption to deployment speed

Architecture Overview

Security Tools Implemented

  • ✅ SAST: SonarQube Community Edition

  • ✅ SCA: OWASP Dependency-Check + GitHub Advisory DB

  • ✅ Pipeline triggered on PR and push to main

  • ✅ Vulnerabilities blocked builds over severity threshold

  • ✅ Reports exported in HTML + JSON and stored in Artifacts tab

Key Deliverables

  • 📄 ci-cd.yml pipeline file with full integration

  • 🧪 SAST & SCA security scan outputs (.html/.json)

  • 📘 Developer fix guide (markdown doc + screenshots)

  • 📊 Scan dashboard image (with severity and risk)

  • 💡 Recommendations for policy enforcement and branch protection

Results & Impact

✅ 17 vulnerabilities detected, including 2 high severity
✅ SCA flagged outdated packages used in 4 microservices
✅ SAST identified 6 hardcoded secrets in non-prod branches
✅ Developers trained on how to read and fix security issues

Tools & Tech Used

  • Pipeline: GitHub Actions

  • Security Tools: SonarQube, Dependency-Check, Trivy

  • Languages Audited: Node.js, Python, YAML

  • Reporting: JSON, HTML, Markdown

  • Enforcement: Fail pipeline on severity > Medium

Conclusion

This mission transformed a basic CI/CD workflow into a DevSecOps-enabled pipeline. Security is now part of every commit and pull request, empowering developers to catch vulnerabilities before production. Trivexa Core now deploys with confidence and audit readiness.

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