Engineering Compliance-as-Code Frameworks for Regulated Enterprise Infrastructure
Author(s): Nadeem Siddiqui
Publication #: 2601022
Date of Publication: 28.01.2026
Country: United States
Pages: 1-10
Published In: Volume 12 Issue 1 January-2026
DOI: https://doi.org/10.62970/IJIRCT.v12.i1.2601022
Abstract
As digital infrastructure grows increasingly complex and regulated industries face mounting pressures to comply with evolving security and privacy regulations, traditional manual compliance methods have proven inadequate. Compliance-as-Code (CaC) emerges as a transformative approach that automates regulatory enforcement using codified policies, integrated into continuous deployment pipelines and infrastructure operations. This paper presents a comprehensive framework for engineering CaC systems within highly regulated enterprise environments. We explore core components, toolchains, implementation methodologies, and integration strategies with DevSecOps and Infrastructure-as-Code (IaC). Real-world scenarios, tool evaluations, and policy engineering techniques are presented to illustrate practical approaches for enterprises seeking continuous compliance and operational resilience. Emphasis is placed on widely adopted tools including Open Policy Agent (OPA), Chef InSpec, Terraform Compliance, Puppet, Ansible, and HashiCorp Sentinel. The paper concludes with an analysis of challenges, best practices, and future directions in autonomous compliance engineering.
Keywords: Compliance-as-Code, Infrastructure-as-Code, Regulated Industries, DevSecOps, Policy-as-Code, Open Policy Agent, Ansible, Terraform, Automation, Enterprise Security, Governance.
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