diff --git a/aws/root-iam/main.tf b/aws/root-iam/main.tf
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+terraform {
+  required_version = ">= 0.11.2"
+
+  backend "s3" {}
+}
+
+variable "aws_assume_role_arn" {
+  type = "string"
+}
+
+variable "namespace" {
+  type        = "string"
+  description = "Namespace (e.g. `cp` or `cloudposse`)"
+}
+
+provider "aws" {
+  assume_role {
+    role_arn = "${var.aws_assume_role_arn}"
+  }
+}
diff --git a/aws/iam/root.auto.tfvars.example b/aws/root-iam/root.auto.tfvars.example
similarity index 100%
rename from aws/iam/root.auto.tfvars.example
rename to aws/root-iam/root.auto.tfvars.example
diff --git a/aws/iam/root.tf b/aws/root-iam/root.tf
similarity index 100%
rename from aws/iam/root.tf
rename to aws/root-iam/root.tf