About Position:

We are looking for a highly experienced Principal Terraform Architect to lead enterprise-scale Infrastructure as Code (IaC) strategy on AWS. This role is pivotal in defining Terraform governance, establishing reusable cloud patterns, and enabling large-scale cloud migration and modernization programs through automation and standardization.

Role: Principal Terraform Architect
Location: All Persistent locations)
Experience: 16+ years
Job Type: Full Time Employment

What You'll Do:

Define and govern enterprise-wide Terraform module library strategy
Design scalable, reusable, and secure infrastructure patterns across AWS services
Establish standards for naming conventions, tagging frameworks, and module development
Ensure compatibility with Terraform v1.5+ and AWS Provider v5.x+
Lead implementation of GitOps-driven Terraform delivery pipelines
Define CI/CD standards including validation, linting, security scanning, and testing workflows
Architect and manage Terraform state using S3 and DynamoDB




Implement policy-as-code and governance controls for infrastructure provisioning
Pattern Development & Governance
Develop reusable patterns across:
Compute (EC2, ECS, EKS, Lambda)
Networking (VPC, Transit Gateway, Route53, Load Balancers, CloudFront)
Storage (S3, EBS, EFS, FSx)
Databases (RDS, DynamoDB, Aurora, ElastiCache)
Security (IAM, KMS, Security Groups, WAF)
Drive consistency, scalability, and compliance across cloud environments
Conduct architecture and code reviews to ensure best practices
Mentor platform engineers and Terraform practitioners
Drive architecture decisions and maintain Architecture Decision Records (ADRs)
Ensure alignment with HashiCorp and enterprise governance standards
Migration Enablement
Enable cloud migration teams with reusable Terraform modules and frameworks
Provide hands-on support for troubleshooting, customization, and PR reviews
Collaborate with cloud, security, and platform engineering teams
Continuous Improvement
Optimize

📌 Principal Terraform Architect (Pune)
🏢 Persistent Systems
📍 Pune