diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index e1b270c..48eff72 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ The data volume is not created by Terraform. Set `data_volume_id` on the workspa
 
 Workspace `file-share-prod` is manual apply. Auto-apply stays off until the share has soaked. `user_data_replace_on_change` is false, so an AMI or user-data change does not replace the instance by itself. Snapshot the data volume and confirm before any apply that would replace the instance.
 
-The nightly DLM policy targets volumes tagged `file-share-backup=true` and keeps 30 snapshots.
+The nightly DLM policy targets volumes tagged `file-share-backup=true` and keeps 30 snapshots. The policy runs as `/tf-managed/file-share-dlm`.
 
 ## Secrets
 
diff --git a/terraform/dlm.tf b/terraform/dlm.tf
index 8161899..09482c8 100644
--- a/terraform/dlm.tf
+++ b/terraform/dlm.tf
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 resource "aws_dlm_lifecycle_policy" "nightly" {
   description        = "Nightly EBS snapshots for file share"
-  execution_role_arn = local.dlm_service_role_arn
+  execution_role_arn = aws_iam_role.dlm.arn
   state              = "ENABLED"
 
   policy_details {
diff --git a/terraform/hcp_iam.tf b/terraform/hcp_iam.tf
index b59f6b4..3d7b9c8 100644
--- a/terraform/hcp_iam.tf
+++ b/terraform/hcp_iam.tf
@@ -156,10 +156,10 @@ data "aws_iam_policy_document" "hcptf_scoped_iam" {
   }
 
   statement {
-    sid       = "PassDlmServiceRole"
+    sid       = "PassDlmRole"
     effect    = "Allow"
     actions   = ["iam:PassRole"]
-    resources = [local.dlm_service_role_arn]
+    resources = ["arn:aws:iam::${data.aws_caller_identity.current.account_id}:role/tf-managed/${local.dlm_role_name}"]
 
     condition {
       test     = "StringEquals"
@@ -168,21 +168,6 @@ data "aws_iam_policy_document" "hcptf_scoped_iam" {
     }
   }
 
-  statement {
-    sid    = "CreateDlmServiceLinkedRole"
-    effect = "Allow"
-    actions = [
-      "iam:CreateServiceLinkedRole",
-    ]
-    resources = [local.dlm_service_role_arn]
-
-    condition {
-      test     = "StringEquals"
-      variable = "iam:AWSServiceName"
-      values   = ["dlm.amazonaws.com"]
-    }
-  }
-
   statement {
     sid    = "InstanceProfiles"
     effect = "Allow"
diff --git a/terraform/iam.tf b/terraform/iam.tf
index 2a1783a..71dde07 100644
--- a/terraform/iam.tf
+++ b/terraform/iam.tf
@@ -165,3 +165,87 @@ resource "aws_iam_instance_profile" "this" {
   path = "/tf-managed/"
   role = aws_iam_role.instance.name
 }
+
+# DLM permissions boundary.
+# Intersection with AWSDataLifecycleManagerServiceRole is the snapshot API set.
+# Creating this policy needs the hcptf-bootstrap window.
+
+data "aws_iam_policy_document" "dlm_boundary" {
+  # checkov:skip=CKV_AWS_111: DLM snapshot and describe APIs require Resource=*. EventBridge rules are ARN-scoped.
+  statement {
+    sid    = "SnapshotLifecycle"
+    effect = "Allow"
+    actions = [
+      "ec2:CopySnapshot",
+      "ec2:CreateSnapshot",
+      "ec2:CreateSnapshots",
+      "ec2:CreateTags",
+      "ec2:DeleteSnapshot",
+      "ec2:DescribeAvailabilityZones",
+      "ec2:DescribeFastSnapshotRestores",
+      "ec2:DescribeInstances",
+      "ec2:DescribeSnapshotAttribute",
+      "ec2:DescribeSnapshots",
+      "ec2:DescribeSnapshotTierStatus",
+      "ec2:DescribeVolumes",
+      "ec2:DisableFastSnapshotRestores",
+      "ec2:EnableFastSnapshotRestores",
+      "ec2:ModifySnapshotAttribute",
+      "ec2:ModifySnapshotTier",
+    ]
+    resources = ["*"]
+  }
+
+  statement {
+    sid    = "SnapshotRules"
+    effect = "Allow"
+    actions = [
+      "events:DeleteRule",
+      "events:DescribeRule",
+      "events:DisableRule",
+      "events:EnableRule",
+      "events:ListTargetsByRule",
+      "events:PutRule",
+      "events:PutTargets",
+      "events:RemoveTargets",
+    ]
+    resources = ["arn:aws:events:*:*:rule/AwsDataLifecycleRule.managed-cwe.*"]
+  }
+}
+
+resource "aws_iam_policy" "dlm_boundary" {
+  # checkov:skip=CKV_AWS_111: DLM snapshot and describe APIs require Resource=*. EventBridge rules are ARN-scoped.
+  name        = local.dlm_boundary_name
+  path        = "/tf-managed/"
+  description = "Permissions boundary for the file-share DLM role."
+  policy      = data.aws_iam_policy_document.dlm_boundary.json
+}
+
+data "aws_iam_policy_document" "dlm_assume" {
+  statement {
+    sid     = "DlmAssume"
+    effect  = "Allow"
+    actions = ["sts:AssumeRole"]
+
+    principals {
+      type        = "Service"
+      identifiers = ["dlm.amazonaws.com"]
+    }
+  }
+}
+
+resource "aws_iam_role" "dlm" {
+  name                 = local.dlm_role_name
+  path                 = "/tf-managed/"
+  assume_role_policy   = data.aws_iam_policy_document.dlm_assume.json
+  permissions_boundary = aws_iam_policy.dlm_boundary.arn
+
+  tags = {
+    Name = local.dlm_role_name
+  }
+}
+
+resource "aws_iam_role_policy_attachment" "dlm" {
+  role       = aws_iam_role.dlm.name
+  policy_arn = "arn:aws:iam::aws:policy/service-role/AWSDataLifecycleManagerServiceRole"
+}
diff --git a/terraform/locals.tf b/terraform/locals.tf
index 35ebfe5..63ca20f 100644
--- a/terraform/locals.tf
+++ b/terraform/locals.tf
@@ -12,6 +12,8 @@ locals {
   instance_role_name    = "file-share-role"
   instance_profile_name = "file-share-profile"
   boundary_name         = "file-share-instance-boundary"
+  dlm_role_name         = "file-share-dlm"
+  dlm_boundary_name     = "file-share-dlm-boundary"
 
   office_lan_cidrs = ["10.10.0.0/16", "10.30.0.0/16"]
   subnet_cidr      = "10.40.20.0/24"
@@ -19,8 +21,6 @@ locals {
 
   create_instance = var.data_volume_id != ""
 
-  dlm_service_role_arn = "arn:aws:iam::${data.aws_caller_identity.current.account_id}:role/aws-service-role/dlm.amazonaws.com/AWSServiceRoleForDataLifecycleManager"
-
   user_data = templatefile("${path.module}/user_data.sh.tftpl", {
     aws_region          = var.aws_region
     filebrowser_version = var.filebrowser_version