diff --git a/terraform/envs/dev/backend.tf b/terraform/envs/dev/backend.tf
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..51d514b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/terraform/envs/dev/backend.tf
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+terraform {
+  required_version = ">= 1.6.0"
+
+  backend "s3" {
+    bucket       = "dougdaly-terraform-state"
+    key          = "entitlements/dev/terraform.tfstate"
+    region       = "us-west-2"
+    encrypt      = true
+    use_lockfile = true
+  }
+
+  required_providers {
+    aws = {
+      source  = "hashicorp/aws"
+      version = "~> 6.0"
+    }
+  }
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/terraform/envs/dev/main.tf b/terraform/envs/dev/main.tf
index d820005..b086012 100644
--- a/terraform/envs/dev/main.tf
+++ b/terraform/envs/dev/main.tf
@@ -1,14 +1,3 @@
-terraform {
-  required_version = ">= 1.6.0"
-
-  required_providers {
-    aws = {
-      source  = "hashicorp/aws"
-      version = "~> 6.0"
-    }
-  }
-}
-
 provider "aws" {
   region = var.aws_region
 }
@@ -32,4 +21,4 @@ module "sagemaker_pipeline" {
   pipeline_role_arn        = var.sagemaker_execution_role_arn
   pipeline_definition_path = "${path.module}/../../../mlops/pipelines/digital_twin_resilience/pipeline_definition.json"
   tags                     = local.common_tags
-}
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/terraform/modules/.DS_Store b/terraform/modules/.DS_Store
index 51ba80a..0800edd 100644
Binary files a/terraform/modules/.DS_Store and b/terraform/modules/.DS_Store differ