diff --git a/analytics/terraform/spark-k8s-operator/install.sh b/analytics/terraform/spark-k8s-operator/install.sh
index 22e6d1de0..d5965092d 100755
--- a/analytics/terraform/spark-k8s-operator/install.sh
+++ b/analytics/terraform/spark-k8s-operator/install.sh
@@ -3,6 +3,11 @@
 read -p "Enter the region: " region
 export AWS_DEFAULT_REGION=$region
 
+command -v terraform >/dev/null 2>&1 || {
+  echo "ERROR: terraform is not installed or not in PATH. Install Terraform >= 1.5.7 and retry."
+  exit 1
+}
+
 # List of Terraform modules to apply in sequence
 targets=(
   "module.vpc"
diff --git a/analytics/terraform/spark-k8s-operator/install_k8s.sh b/analytics/terraform/spark-k8s-operator/install_k8s.sh
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..7f1ea47e7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/analytics/terraform/spark-k8s-operator/install_k8s.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,85 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+
+# Exit immediately if a command exits with a non-zero status
+set -e
+
+# Define the Kubernetes version you want to target (matching your current apt preference)
+K8S_VERSION="v1.33"
+
+echo "========================================="
+echo " Starting Kubernetes ($K8S_VERSION) Installation"
+echo "========================================="
+
+# 1. Disable Swap (Required by Kubernetes)
+echo "--> Disabling swap..."
+sudo swapoff -a
+sudo sed -i '/ swap / s/^\(.*\)$/#\1/g' /etc/fstab
+
+# 2. Configure Prerequisites (Forwarding IPv4 and letting iptables see bridged traffic)
+echo "--> Configuring kernel modules and sysctl..."
+cat <<EOF | sudo tee /etc/modules-load.d/k8s.conf
+overlay
+br_netfilter
+EOF
+
+sudo modprobe overlay
+sudo modprobe br_netfilter
+
+# Sysctl params required by setup, params persist across reboots
+cat <<EOF | sudo tee /etc/sysctl.d/k8s.conf
+net.bridge.bridge-nf-call-iptables  = 1
+net.bridge.bridge-nf-call-ip6tables = 1
+net.ipv4.ip_forward                 = 1
+EOF
+
+# Apply sysctl params without reboot
+sudo sysctl --system
+
+# 3. Install and Configure Containerd (Container Runtime)
+echo "--> Installing and configuring containerd..."
+sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get install -y containerd
+
+# Generate default containerd config and enforce SystemdCgroup
+sudo mkdir -p /etc/containerd
+containerd config default | sudo tee /etc/containerd/config.toml > /dev/null
+sudo sed -i 's/SystemdCgroup = false/SystemdCgroup = true/g' /etc/containerd/config.toml
+
+# Restart containerd to apply changes
+sudo systemctl restart containerd
+sudo systemctl enable containerd
+
+# 4. Install Dependencies for K8s Repository
+echo "--> Installing repository dependencies..."
+sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get install -y apt-transport-https ca-certificates curl gpg
+
+# 5. Add Kubernetes GPG Key and Repository
+echo "--> Adding Kubernetes repository ($K8S_VERSION)..."
+sudo mkdir -p -m 755 /etc/apt/keyrings
+
+# Download the public signing key
+curl -fsSL https://pkgs.k8s.io/core:/stable:/${K8S_VERSION}/deb/Release.key | \
+  sudo gpg --dearmor -o /etc/apt/keyrings/kubernetes-apt-keyring.gpg --yes
+
+# Add the appropriate apt repository
+echo "deb [signed-by=/etc/apt/keyrings/kubernetes-apt-keyring.gpg] https://pkgs.k8s.io/core:/stable:/${K8S_VERSION}/deb/ /" | \
+  sudo tee /etc/apt/sources.list.d/kubernetes.list
+
+# 6. Install Kubernetes Components
+echo "--> Updating apt packages and installing kubelet, kubeadm, kubectl..."
+sudo apt-get update
+sudo apt-get install -y kubelet kubeadm kubectl
+
+# Pin the versions so they don't automatically upgrade during system updates
+echo "--> Pinning Kubernetes package versions..."
+sudo apt-mark hold kubelet kubeadm kubectl
+
+# 7. Enable Kubelet service
+sudo systemctl enable --now kubelet
+
+echo "========================================="
+echo " Installation Complete!"
+echo " Components Verified:"
+echo "----------------------------------------="
+kubeadm version -o short
+kubectl version --client
+echo "========================================="
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diff --git a/analytics/terraform/spark-k8s-operator/install_terraform.sh b/analytics/terraform/spark-k8s-operator/install_terraform.sh
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..a4d54a0d9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/analytics/terraform/spark-k8s-operator/install_terraform.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,41 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+
+# Exit immediately if a command exits with a non-zero status
+set -e
+
+echo "========================================="
+echo " Starting Terraform Installation on Ubuntu"
+echo "========================================="
+
+# 1. Update system and install prerequisite tools
+echo "--> Updating package lists and installing dependencies..."
+sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get install -y gnupg software-properties-common curl wget
+
+# 2. Ensure the keyrings directory exists
+echo "--> Preparing keyrings directory..."
+sudo mkdir -p /etc/apt/keyrings
+
+# 3. Download and install HashiCorp's official GPG key
+echo "--> Adding HashiCorp GPG key..."
+wget -O- https://apt.releases.hashicorp.com/gpg | \
+  gpg --dearmor | \
+  sudo tee /etc/apt/keyrings/hashicorp-archive-keyring.gpg > /dev/null
+
+# 4. Add the official HashiCorp repository using the specific gpg keyring path
+echo "--> Adding HashiCorp repository to sources.list.d..."
+echo "deb [signed-by=/etc/apt/keyrings/hashicorp-archive-keyring.gpg] \
+https://apt.releases.hashicorp.com $(lsb_release -cs) main" | \
+  sudo tee /etc/apt/sources.list.d/hashicorp.list
+
+# 5. Update repository index and install Terraform
+echo "--> Updating package index with new repository..."
+sudo apt-get update
+
+echo "--> Installing Terraform..."
+sudo apt-get install -y terraform
+
+# 6. Verify installation
+echo "========================================="
+echo " Verification:"
+terraform -version
+echo "========================================="
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