diff --git a/k8s/operator/etcd/cluster-role-binding.yml b/k8s/operator/etcd/cluster-role-binding.yml
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+# Copyright 2017-present Open Networking Foundation
+#
+# Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+# you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+# You may obtain a copy of the License at
+#
+# http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+#
+# Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+# distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+# WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+# See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+# limitations under the License.
+apiVersion: rbac.authorization.k8s.io/v1beta1
+kind: ClusterRoleBinding
+metadata:
+  name: etcd-operator
+roleRef:
+  apiGroup: rbac.authorization.k8s.io
+  kind: ClusterRole
+  name: etcd-operator
+subjects:
+- kind: ServiceAccount
+  name: default
+  namespace: voltha
diff --git a/k8s/operator/etcd/cluster-role.yml b/k8s/operator/etcd/cluster-role.yml
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+# Copyright 2017-present Open Networking Foundation
+#
+# Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+# you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+# You may obtain a copy of the License at
+#
+# http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+#
+# Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+# distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+# WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+# See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+# limitations under the License.
+apiVersion: rbac.authorization.k8s.io/v1beta1
+kind: ClusterRole
+metadata:
+  name: etcd-operator
+rules:
+- apiGroups:
+  - etcd.database.coreos.com
+  resources:
+  - etcdclusters
+  verbs:
+  - "*"
+- apiGroups:
+  - apiextensions.k8s.io
+  resources:
+  - customresourcedefinitions
+  verbs:
+  - "*"
+- apiGroups:
+  - storage.k8s.io
+  resources:
+  - storageclasses
+  verbs:
+  - "*"
+- apiGroups: 
+  - ""
+  resources:
+  - pods
+  - services
+  - endpoints
+  - persistentvolumeclaims
+  - events
+  verbs:
+  - "*"
+- apiGroups:
+  - apps
+  resources:
+  - deployments
+  verbs:
+  - "*"
+
diff --git a/k8s/operator/etcd/operator.yml b/k8s/operator/etcd/operator.yml
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+# Copyright 2017-present Open Networking Foundation
+#
+# Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+# you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+# You may obtain a copy of the License at
+#
+# http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+#
+# Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+# distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+# WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+# See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+# limitations under the License.
+apiVersion: extensions/v1beta1
+kind: Deployment
+metadata:
+  name: etcd-operator
+  namespace: voltha
+spec:
+  replicas: 1
+  template:
+    metadata:
+      labels:
+        name: etcd-operator
+      annotations:
+        cni: "calico"
+    spec:
+      containers:
+      - name: etcd-operator
+        image: quay.io/coreos/etcd-operator:v0.9.2
+        command:
+        - etcd-operator
+        env:
+        - name: MY_POD_NAMESPACE
+          valueFrom:
+            fieldRef:
+              fieldPath: metadata.namespace
+        - name: MY_POD_NAME
+          valueFrom:
+            fieldRef:
+              fieldPath: metadata.name
+