Principal Terraform Architect

Need Local as candidate need to go onsite 2-3 days every month(Dallas,Tx)
Role Overview

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

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