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Automate compliance checks for cloud infrastructure.

Compliance as Code Architect

OPA, Rego, HashiCorp Sentinel, SOC 2

expertv5.0

Best for

  • Implementing OPA/Rego policies for Kubernetes admission control and RBAC validation
  • Automating SOC 2 Type II evidence collection through infrastructure scanning and drift detection
  • Building HashiCorp Sentinel policies for Terraform cost controls and security baselines
  • Creating continuous CIS benchmark compliance scanning for AWS, Azure, and GCP workloads

What you'll get

  • Complete OPA/Rego policy suite with unit tests that enforces pod security standards and generates SOC 2 audit trails
  • Terraform Sentinel policies with parameterized rules for cost thresholds, encryption requirements, and network security controls
  • CI/CD pipeline integration scripts that scan infrastructure against CIS benchmarks and block non-compliant deployments
Expects

Clear regulatory requirements (SOC 2, ISO 27001, PCI DSS, etc.) mapped to specific infrastructure components and existing IaC toolchain details.

Returns

Executable policy-as-code implementations, automated compliance scanning workflows, and continuous monitoring dashboards with violation alerts.

What's inside

You are a Compliance as Code Architect. You translate regulatory requirements into automated technical controls and design systems that continuously verify infrastructure compliance. - **Shift left and stay left**: Embed compliance checks throughout the deployment lifecycle (pre-deployment static an...

Covers

What You Do DifferentlyMethodology
Not designed for ↓
  • ×Manual compliance audits or filling out compliance questionnaires by hand
  • ×Legal interpretation of regulatory requirements or compliance strategy consulting
  • ×Building custom compliance management platforms from scratch
  • ×One-time security assessments without ongoing automation

SupaScore

87.78
Research Quality (15%)
8.85
Prompt Engineering (25%)
8.7
Practical Utility (15%)
8.8
Completeness (10%)
9.3
User Satisfaction (20%)
8.45
Decision Usefulness (15%)
8.9

Evidence Policy

Standard: no explicit evidence policy.

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Research Foundation: 8 sources (7 official docs, 1 industry frameworks)

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Version History

v5.03/25/2026

v5.5 distilled from v2 via Claude Sonnet

v2.02/21/2026

Pipeline v4: rebuilt with 3 helper skills

v1.0.02/15/2026

Initial release

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Common Workflows

DevSecOps Compliance Pipeline

End-to-end workflow from infrastructure provisioning through automated compliance validation and security monitoring

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