Terraform infrastructure services — audit, module hygiene, migration path
Senior engineer who has shipped both Terraform and Pulumi. Audit existing modules, migrate to Pulumi if TypeScript fits better.
Who this is for
Company running Terraform that wants a senior to audit modules, state, and secrets hygiene — or migrate to Pulumi.
The pain today
- State file drift — plan and apply surprise the team monthly.
- No module reuse — every service has a copy-pasted VPC block.
- Credentials in plaintext in .tfvars checked into Git.
- The TypeScript team wants Pulumi but nobody has the hours to migrate.
The outcome you get
- A written Terraform audit with module, state, and secrets findings.
- Hardening recommendations (state backend, secrets, module layout).
- A Terraform-to-Pulumi migration plan if that is the decision.
- Ongoing Terraform ownership if the team wants to stay.
What the Terraform audit covers
The audit reads: state backend configuration (S3 plus DynamoDB lock, or Terraform Cloud), module layout (are modules reusable, versioned, and documented?), variable discipline (sensible defaults, no secrets in .tfvars), provider version pinning (no floating versions, no Terraform version drift), environment separation (workspaces or directories — both work, pick one consistently), CI/CD integration (plan on PR, apply on merge, drift detection on schedule), and secrets handling (never in state files, sourced from AWS Secrets Manager or SOPS). Each finding gets severity and hours-to-fix.
Terraform vs Pulumi — when to migrate
Migrate to Pulumi when: the team is TypeScript-heavy and resents HCL, the Terraform codebase is small enough (under 10k lines) to migrate in a reasonable timeframe (4 to 8 weeks), or the team wants real abstractions (loops, conditionals, testing) that HCL cannot express cleanly. Stay on Terraform when: the team has deep Terraform expertise, the codebase is large (over 20k lines) and well-organized, or the ecosystem dependencies (specific Terraform modules) are not easily replicated in Pulumi. The audit measures both paths and recommends one.
GigEasy + Pulumi as IaC proof
GigEasy shipped on Pulumi plus AWS in 3 weeks (LinkedIn article published). The same IaC discipline applies to Terraform — state backend, module reuse, secrets hygiene, provider pinning, CI/CD. The Pulumi experience is proof of production IaC discipline generally; the Terraform engagement brings that discipline to HCL specifically. If your Terraform is struggling for the reasons most Terraform struggles (state, modules, secrets), the audit finds them and fixes them.
Pricing and scope
Audit-only engagements bill against Advisory at $4,500 per month pro-rated for 1 to 3 week scope. Ongoing Terraform work (or Terraform-to-Pulumi migration) lands under the Applications subscription at $3,499 per month.
Recent proof
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Frequently asked questions
The questions prospects ask before they book.
- Should I migrate from Terraform to Pulumi?
- Depends on team skill and codebase size. TypeScript-heavy teams with under 10k lines of Terraform — usually yes. Teams with deep HCL expertise and large codebases — usually no. The audit recommends based on actual numbers.
- Terraform Cloud or self-hosted state?
- Terraform Cloud for most teams (managed state, plan visibility, RBAC). Self-hosted S3 plus DynamoDB for teams that must not depend on a SaaS for infra state.
- OpenTofu?
- OpenTofu is a fine fork. If licensing or BSL concerns matter to your team, OpenTofu is a drop-in replacement for most Terraform use cases. For new projects I lean Pulumi when TypeScript fits; OpenTofu when HCL fits.
- Can you handle module refactoring?
- Yes. Extracting reusable modules from a tangled root config is a common audit finding. Typical refactor is 2 to 4 weeks for a mid-size codebase.
- Do you handle multi-cloud Terraform?
- Yes. Multi-cloud is usually over-sold but real in some cases (AWS plus Cloudflare plus Datadog is common). Terraform handles it well with separate providers per module.
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