Advanced Terraform Training in Cork, Ireland

This course builds on foundational Terraform knowledge and focuses on advanced features, real-world architectural patterns, and enterprise-grade best practices. Participants will learn how to create scalable and secure infrastructure, use custom modules effectively, manage complex state, and integrate Terraform with CI/CD and policy-as-code tools.

MODULARIZATION AND COMPLEX STATE MANAGEMENT

Deep Dive into Module Design and Reuse

  Creating scalable, reusable, and versioned modules

  Best practices for module inputs, outputs, and structure

  Using private and public module registries

Advanced State Management Techniques

  Managing remote state in multi-team environments

  Using terraform_remote_state data sources

  Strategies for locking, drift detection, and recovery

INTEGRATION, TESTING, AND AUTOMATION

Testing Terraform Code

  Writing automated tests with terraform validate and terraform plan

  Using terratest and kitchen-terraform for integration tests

  Linting and formatting with tflint, checkov, and pre-commit

Terraform with CI/CD and GitOps

  Automating plan and apply with GitHub Actions, GitLab CI, or Jenkins

  Managing workspaces and branches for environment separation

  Securing pipelines with variable encryption and policy gates

ENTERPRISE FEATURES AND POLICY AS CODE

Terraform Cloud and Collaboration Features

  Workspaces, variable sets, run triggers

  Remote operations, cost estimation, and audit logs

  Team management and permissions

Policy as Code and Governance

  Introduction to Sentinel and Open Policy Agent (OPA)

  Writing and testing policies for tagging, regions, and resource types

  Enforcing policies in automated pipelines or Terraform Cloud

Final Architecture Lab and Wrap-Up

  Recap of best practices, Q&A, and roadmap for enterprise adoption