diff --git a/services/service/main.tf b/services/service/main.tf
index 045e412..808133c 100644
--- a/services/service/main.tf
+++ b/services/service/main.tf
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ resource "nomad_job" "service" {
     job_meta           = var.job_meta
     constraints        = var.constraints
     docker_devices     = var.docker_devices
+    user               = var.user
 
     service_port        = var.service_port
     service_port_static = var.service_port_static
diff --git a/services/service/service_template.nomad b/services/service/service_template.nomad
index 6820f6a..3ccc084 100644
--- a/services/service/service_template.nomad
+++ b/services/service/service_template.nomad
@@ -80,6 +80,9 @@ job "${name}" {
 
     task "${name}" {
       driver = "docker"
+      %{~ if user != null }
+      user = "${user}"
+      %{~ endif ~}
       %{~ if length(task_meta) > 0 }
       meta = {
         %{ for k, v in task_meta ~}
diff --git a/services/service/vars.tf b/services/service/vars.tf
index f950564..234b984 100644
--- a/services/service/vars.tf
+++ b/services/service/vars.tf
@@ -32,6 +32,12 @@ variable "image_pull_timeout" {
   description = "A time duration that controls how long Nomad will wait before cancelling an in-progress pull of the Docker image"
 }
 
+variable "user" {
+  type        = string
+  default     = null
+  description = "User to be passed to the task driver for execution. [ user | user:group | uid | uid:gid | user:gid | uid:group ]"
+}
+
 variable "task_meta" {
   type        = map(string)
   default     = {}