diff --git a/examples/karpenter/main.tf b/examples/karpenter/main.tf
index 497fab7..4e64b9b 100644
--- a/examples/karpenter/main.tf
+++ b/examples/karpenter/main.tf
@@ -84,6 +84,26 @@ module "eks" {
     coredns = {
       configuration_values = jsonencode({
         computeType = "Fargate"
+        # Ensure that the we fully utilize the minimum amount of resources that are supplied by
+        # Fargate https://docs.aws.amazon.com/eks/latest/userguide/fargate-pod-configuration.html
+        # Fargate adds 256 MB to each pod's memory reservation for the required Kubernetes
+        # components (kubelet, kube-proxy, and containerd). Fargate rounds up to the following
+        # compute configuration that most closely matches the sum of vCPU and memory requests in
+        # order to ensure pods always have the resources that they need to run.
+        resources = {
+          limits = {
+            cpu = "0.25"
+            # We are targetting the smallest Task size of 512Mb, so we subtract 256Mb from the
+            # request/limit to ensure we can fit within that task
+            memory = "256M"
+          }
+          requests = {
+            cpu = "0.25"
+            # We are targetting the smallest Task size of 512Mb, so we subtract 256Mb from the
+            # request/limit to ensure we can fit within that task
+            memory = "256M"
+          }
+        }
       })
     }
   }
@@ -109,26 +129,18 @@ module "eks" {
     },
   ]
 
-  fargate_profiles = merge(
-    { for i in range(3) :
-      "kube-system-${element(split("-", local.azs[i]), 2)}" => {
-        selectors = [
-          { namespace = "kube-system" }
-        ]
-        # We want to create a profile per AZ for high availability
-        subnet_ids = [element(module.vpc.private_subnets, i)]
-      }
-    },
-    { for i in range(3) :
-      "karpenter-${element(split("-", local.azs[i]), 2)}" => {
-        selectors = [
-          { namespace = "karpenter" }
-        ]
-        # We want to create a profile per AZ for high availability
-        subnet_ids = [element(module.vpc.private_subnets, i)]
-      }
-    },
-  )
+  fargate_profiles = {
+    karpenter = {
+      selectors = [
+        { namespace = "karpenter" }
+      ]
+    }
+    kube-system = {
+      selectors = [
+        { namespace = "kube-system" }
+      ]
+    }
+  }
 
   tags = merge(local.tags, {
     # NOTE - if creating multiple security groups with this module, only tag the
@@ -148,6 +160,10 @@ module "karpenter" {
   cluster_name           = module.eks.cluster_name
   irsa_oidc_provider_arn = module.eks.oidc_provider_arn
 
+  policies = {
+    AmazonSSMManagedInstanceCore = "arn:aws:iam::aws:policy/AmazonSSMManagedInstanceCore"
+  }
+
   tags = local.tags
 }
 
diff --git a/modules/karpenter/README.md b/modules/karpenter/README.md
index 055b6de..89f5495 100644
--- a/modules/karpenter/README.md
+++ b/modules/karpenter/README.md
@@ -124,6 +124,7 @@ No modules.
 | [aws_iam_role.this](https://registry.terraform.io/providers/hashicorp/aws/latest/docs/resources/iam_role) | resource |
 | [aws_iam_role_policy_attachment.additional](https://registry.terraform.io/providers/hashicorp/aws/latest/docs/resources/iam_role_policy_attachment) | resource |
 | [aws_iam_role_policy_attachment.irsa](https://registry.terraform.io/providers/hashicorp/aws/latest/docs/resources/iam_role_policy_attachment) | resource |
+| [aws_iam_role_policy_attachment.irsa_additional](https://registry.terraform.io/providers/hashicorp/aws/latest/docs/resources/iam_role_policy_attachment) | resource |
 | [aws_iam_role_policy_attachment.this](https://registry.terraform.io/providers/hashicorp/aws/latest/docs/resources/iam_role_policy_attachment) | resource |
 | [aws_sqs_queue.this](https://registry.terraform.io/providers/hashicorp/aws/latest/docs/resources/sqs_queue) | resource |
 | [aws_sqs_queue_policy.this](https://registry.terraform.io/providers/hashicorp/aws/latest/docs/resources/sqs_queue_policy) | resource |
@@ -169,6 +170,7 @@ No modules.
 | <a name="input_irsa_tag_key"></a> [irsa\_tag\_key](#input\_irsa\_tag\_key) | Tag key (`{key = value}`) applied to resources launched by Karpenter through the Karpenter provisioner | `string` | `"karpenter.sh/discovery"` | no |
 | <a name="input_irsa_tags"></a> [irsa\_tags](#input\_irsa\_tags) | A map of additional tags to add the the IAM role for service accounts | `map(any)` | `{}` | no |
 | <a name="input_irsa_use_name_prefix"></a> [irsa\_use\_name\_prefix](#input\_irsa\_use\_name\_prefix) | Determines whether the IAM role for service accounts name (`irsa_name`) is used as a prefix | `bool` | `true` | no |
+| <a name="input_policies"></a> [policies](#input\_policies) | Policies to attach to the IAM role in `{'static_name' = 'policy_arn'}` format | `map(string)` | `{}` | no |
 | <a name="input_queue_kms_data_key_reuse_period_seconds"></a> [queue\_kms\_data\_key\_reuse\_period\_seconds](#input\_queue\_kms\_data\_key\_reuse\_period\_seconds) | The length of time, in seconds, for which Amazon SQS can reuse a data key to encrypt or decrypt messages before calling AWS KMS again | `number` | `null` | no |
 | <a name="input_queue_kms_master_key_id"></a> [queue\_kms\_master\_key\_id](#input\_queue\_kms\_master\_key\_id) | The ID of an AWS-managed customer master key (CMK) for Amazon SQS or a custom CMK | `string` | `null` | no |
 | <a name="input_queue_managed_sse_enabled"></a> [queue\_managed\_sse\_enabled](#input\_queue\_managed\_sse\_enabled) | Boolean to enable server-side encryption (SSE) of message content with SQS-owned encryption keys | `bool` | `true` | no |
diff --git a/modules/karpenter/main.tf b/modules/karpenter/main.tf
index f7d9f3e..cdbfb13 100644
--- a/modules/karpenter/main.tf
+++ b/modules/karpenter/main.tf
@@ -175,6 +175,13 @@ resource "aws_iam_role_policy_attachment" "irsa" {
   policy_arn = aws_iam_policy.irsa[0].arn
 }
 
+resource "aws_iam_role_policy_attachment" "irsa_additional" {
+  for_each = { for k, v in var.policies : k => v if local.create_irsa }
+
+  role       = aws_iam_role.irsa[0].name
+  policy_arn = each.value
+}
+
 ################################################################################
 # Node Termination Queue
 ################################################################################
diff --git a/modules/karpenter/variables.tf b/modules/karpenter/variables.tf
index df15e7c..f92160f 100644
--- a/modules/karpenter/variables.tf
+++ b/modules/karpenter/variables.tf
@@ -74,6 +74,12 @@ variable "irsa_tags" {
   default     = {}
 }
 
+variable "policies" {
+  description = "Policies to attach to the IAM role in `{'static_name' = 'policy_arn'}` format"
+  type        = map(string)
+  default     = {}
+}
+
 variable "irsa_tag_key" {
   description = "Tag key (`{key = value}`) applied to resources launched by Karpenter through the Karpenter provisioner"
   type        = string