Terraform

Terraform is used as the infrastructure lifecycle control layer, enabling cloud resources to be provisioned, changed, and reviewed using software engineering practices.

It provides a consistent, declarative model for managing infrastructure across environments while enforcing repeatability, auditability, and safe change management.

Key Capabilities

• Declarative Infrastructure Modeling
  Defines infrastructure intent in code, enabling predictable provisioning and updates.

• State & Change Management
  Tracks real-world infrastructure state and computes safe, reviewable changes.

• Modular & Reusable Design
  Encourages composition through reusable modules and clearly defined interfaces.

• Multi-Environment Support
  Supports isolated environments with shared patterns and controlled variation.

• Policy-Friendly Workflows
  Integrates naturally with review gates, validation, and compliance checks.

Experience & Platform Contribution

Used Terraform to design and operate cloud and platform infrastructure as part of shared environments supporting application and ML workloads.

Key contributions included:

• Defining standard infrastructure patterns for networking, compute, storage, and identity
• Managing environment isolation while maintaining shared platform components
• Codifying Kubernetes and cloud resources under a single change workflow
• Establishing review-driven infrastructure changes through version control
• Advising teams on module design, state boundaries, and long-term maintainability

Terraform served as the authoritative source of truth for infrastructure, enabling teams to evolve platforms safely while preserving consistency and operational confidence.