Principal DevOps Terraform Architect
- Quantum World Technologies Inc.
14 Hours Ago
NA
Yearly
Remote
8-10 Years
Required Skills: Terraform, HCL, Terraform Cloud, Terraform Enterprise, EC2, VPC, IAM, EKS, ECS, Lambda, RDS, DynamoDB, CloudWatch, GitOps, CI/CD platforms, GitHub Actions, GitLab CI, CodePipeline, ArgoCD, Sentinel and OPA policy-as-code, AWS Control Tower, Account Factory for Terraform , AFT, Terratest, TFLint, Tfsec, Checkov, AWS Secrets Manager, Parameter Store, Multi-account Terraform state management
Job Description
We are seeking an experienced Principal Terraform Architect to lead the design, development, governance, and optimization of enterprise-scale Infrastructure as Code (IaC) solutions on AWS. The architect will own the Terraform module strategy, establish reusable cloud patterns, drive architecture decisions, and enable large-scale cloud migration and modernization programs through automation and standardization.
Key Responsibilities:
Terraform Architecture & Strategy
Define and govern the enterprise Terraform module library strategy.
Design reusable, scalable, and secure infrastructure patterns across AWS services.
Establish Terraform standards, naming conventions, tagging frameworks, and module development guidelines.
Maintain compatibility with Terraform (v1.5+) and AWS Provider (v5.x+).
Pattern Development & Governance
Create and review reusable infrastructure patterns for:
Compute (EC2, ECS, EKS, Lambda, ASGs)
Networking (VPC, Transit Gateway, Route53, ALB/NLB, CloudFront)
Storage (S3, EFS, FSx, EBS)
Databases (RDS, Aurora, DynamoDB, ElastiCache, DocumentDB)
Security (IAM, KMS, Security Groups, WAF, GuardDuty)
Monitoring (CloudWatch, Prometheus, Grafana)
Governance (AFT, SCPs, Permission Boundaries)
CI/CD and Containers
Platform Engineering & Automation
Lead GitOps-based Terraform delivery pipelines.
Define CI/CD standards incorporating:
Terraform validation
TFLint, Tfsec, Checkov
Terratest / terraform-compliance
Cost estimation (Infracost)
Sentinel / OPA policy enforcement
Drift detection and remediation practices
Architect Terraform state management strategy using S3 and DynamoDB.
Technical Leadership
Conduct architecture reviews and code reviews.
Mentor Terraform engineers and platform teams.
Drive design decisions and Architecture Decision Records (ADRs).
Ensure modules follow HashiCorp best practices and enterprise governance requirements.
Migration Team Enablement
Support cloud migration teams in adopting Terraform patterns.
Provide technical guidance, troubleshooting support, PR reviews, and customization recommendations.
Collaborate with platform, security, and cloud engineering teams.
Continuous Improvement
Optimize existing modules and patterns for:
Performance
Security
Cost efficiency
Operational scalability
Required Qualifications
Experience
15+ years of IT and cloud engineering experience.
6+ years of enterprise-scale Terraform architecture experience.
Proven experience building and governing Terraform module libraries with 500+ modules and 1000+ cloud resources.
Extensive AWS architecture and multi-account governance experience.
Certifications
HashiCorp Terraform Associate (preferred)
AWS Solutions Architect Professional
Additional AWS advanced certifications preferred
Preferred Qualifications
Terraform Cloud/Enterprise administration.
Large-scale FinOps and Infracost implementation.
Experience supporting regulated or telecom environments.
Experience managing 100+ AWS accounts.
Strong architectural documentation and governance experience.
Success Metrics
Delivery of reusable and production-ready Terraform modules.
Reduced cloud deployment time through standardized patterns.
High module adoption across migration teams.
Compliance with security, governance, and cost management standards.
Sustainable and scalable Terraform platform architecture.
