ZSoftly Cloud Platform
NEW December 2025

CI/CD Pipelines for Infrastructure as Code

Scale Revenue, Reduce Costs, Minimize Risk

A comprehensive reference architecture for implementing production-grade CI/CD pipelines for Terraform, Ansible, and CloudFormation with zero stored secrets.

CI/CD Terraform OIDC Shared Modules Multi-Account
60-80%
Fewer Pipeline Runs
Skip feature branches
Zero
Stored Secrets
OIDC authentication
3
Platforms Supported
GitHub, GitLab, Jenkins
5
Environments
dev, qat, stg, prod, dr

What's Inside

Zero-Secrets Authentication

OIDC federation with role chaining, no stored credentials, ever

Role Chaining Pattern

Separate authentication from authorization with minimal-privilege OIDC roles

Multi-Account Strategy

Two-account model with numbered prefixes for consistent environment ordering

State Management

S3 + DynamoDB locking with versioning, encryption, and cross-region disaster recovery

Skip Feature Branches

Eliminate 60-80% of wasteful pipeline runs with smart trigger rules

Shared Modules

Versioned, reusable modules eliminate boilerplate and ensure consistency

Timeline

Identity & Access

1-2

State & Foundations

2-3

Pipeline Design

3-4

Shared Modules

4-5

Validation & Testing

5-6

Rollout & Handover

6-8