diff --git a/defaults/main.yml b/defaults/main.yml
index 6eb46d8e..1fbbd2eb 100644
--- a/defaults/main.yml
+++ b/defaults/main.yml
@@ -249,3 +249,6 @@ ironic_policy_overrides: {}
 
 # pxe boot
 ironic_pxe_append_params: "ipa-debug=1 systemd.journald.forward_to_console=yes"
+
+ironic_conductor_init_config_overrides: {}
+ironic_oneviewd_init_config_overrides: {}
diff --git a/releasenotes/notes/ironic-init-config-overrides-ffce7e419061c4da.yaml b/releasenotes/notes/ironic-init-config-overrides-ffce7e419061c4da.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..15893d73
--- /dev/null
+++ b/releasenotes/notes/ironic-init-config-overrides-ffce7e419061c4da.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+---
+features:
+  - New variables have been added to allow a deployer to customize
+    a ironic systemd unit file to their liking.
+  - The task dropping the ironic systemd unit files now uses the
+    ``config_template`` action plugin allowing deployers access to
+    customize the unit files as they see fit without having to
+    load extra options into the defaults and polute the generic
+    systemd unit file with jinja2 variables and conditionals.
+
diff --git a/tasks/ironic_init.yml b/tasks/ironic_init.yml
index af1e8b40..20e577bb 100644
--- a/tasks/ironic_init.yml
+++ b/tasks/ironic_init.yml
@@ -20,4 +20,5 @@
     system_user: "{{ ironic_system_user_name }}"
     system_group: "{{ ironic_system_group_name }}"
     service_home: "{{ ironic_system_home_folder }}"
+    init_config_overrides: "{{ ironic_conductor_init_config_overrides }}"
   when: inventory_hostname in groups['ironic_conductor']
diff --git a/tasks/ironic_init_systemd.yml b/tasks/ironic_init_systemd.yml
index f02137d1..47662137 100644
--- a/tasks/ironic_init_systemd.yml
+++ b/tasks/ironic_init_systemd.yml
@@ -46,12 +46,14 @@
     group: "root"
 
 - name: Place the systemd init script
-  template:
+  config_template:
     src: "ironic-systemd-init.j2"
     dest: "/etc/systemd/system/{{ program_name }}.service"
     mode: "0644"
     owner: "root"
     group: "root"
+    config_overrides: "{{ init_config_overrides }}"
+    config_type: "ini"
   register: systemd_init
 
 - name: Reload the systemd daemon
diff --git a/tasks/ironic_oneview_setup.yml b/tasks/ironic_oneview_setup.yml
index c174ead9..cc0a7f4a 100644
--- a/tasks/ironic_oneview_setup.yml
+++ b/tasks/ironic_oneview_setup.yml
@@ -45,6 +45,7 @@
     system_user: "{{ ironic_system_user_name }}"
     system_group: "{{ ironic_system_group_name }}"
     service_home: "{{ ironic_system_home_folder }}"
+    init_config_overrides: "{{ ironic_oneviewd_init_config_overrides }}"
 
 - name: Generate ironic-oneviewd config
   config_template:
diff --git a/templates/ironic-systemd-init.j2 b/templates/ironic-systemd-init.j2
index f1c2618b..f747db43 100644
--- a/templates/ironic-systemd-init.j2
+++ b/templates/ironic-systemd-init.j2
@@ -21,5 +21,14 @@ TimeoutSec=300
 Restart=on-failure
 RestartSec=150
 
+# This creates a specific slice which all services will operate from
+#  The accounting options give us the ability to see resource usage through
+#  the `systemd-cgtop` command.
+Slice=ironic.slice
+CPUAccounting=true
+BlockIOAccounting=true
+MemoryAccounting=false
+TasksAccounting=true
+
 [Install]
 WantedBy=multi-user.target