The Challenge
Sanofi, a global pharmaceutical leader, needed to establish enterprise-grade GitHub governance across multiple organizations and 200+ repositories. The challenge: ensuring security, compliance, and regulatory requirements while supporting distributed, cross-functional, and global engineering teams.
My Solution
As GitHub Governance Architect, I designed and implemented a comprehensive governance framework:
Enterprise Standards Established:
- Repository governance and lifecycle management
- Branch protection, code review, and approval workflows
- Security controls, compliance enforcement, and audit readiness
- Automated policy enforcement and drift detection
DevOps Governance Agent: Built and operated a daily governance agent providing:
- Continuous compliance validation
- Automated reporting
- Proactive issue detection
CI/CD Integration: Integrated governance with CI/CD pipelines, enabling shift-left security, standardization, and scalable DevSecOps practices across the organization.
The Impact
200+
Repositories Governed
100%
Compliance Coverage
Daily
Automated Audits
Key Outcomes
- Regulatory Compliance: Met pharmaceutical industry security and audit requirements
- Global Scale: Supported distributed teams across multiple regions
- Shift-Left Security: Embedded security controls directly into developer workflows
- Zero Drift: Automated policy enforcement eliminated configuration drift
- Trusted Advisor: Acted as DevOps and Platform advisor for strategic initiatives