diff --git a/defaults/main.yml b/defaults/main.yml
index e7dada7..432fdb9 100644
--- a/defaults/main.yml
+++ b/defaults/main.yml
@@ -128,3 +128,7 @@ watcher_role_project_group: watcher_all
 ## Tunable overrides
 watcher_policy_overrides: {}
 watcher_conf_overrides: {}
+
+watcher_api_init_config_overrides: {}
+watcher_decision_init_config_overrides: {}
+watcher_applier_init_config_overrides: {}
diff --git a/releasenotes/notes/watcher-init-config-overrides-ffce7e419061c4da.yaml b/releasenotes/notes/watcher-init-config-overrides-ffce7e419061c4da.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..915a4ae
--- /dev/null
+++ b/releasenotes/notes/watcher-init-config-overrides-ffce7e419061c4da.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+---
+features:
+  - New variables have been added to allow a deployer to customize
+    a watcher systemd unit file to their liking.
+  - The task dropping the watcher 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/watcher_init.yml b/tasks/watcher_init.yml
index dc402e7..ddf2c94 100644
--- a/tasks/watcher_init.yml
+++ b/tasks/watcher_init.yml
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@
     system_user: "{{ watcher_system_user_name }}"
     system_group: "{{ watcher_system_group_name }}"
     service_home: "{{ watcher_system_user_home }}"
+    init_config_overrides: "{{ watcher_api_init_config_overrides }}"
   when: inventory_hostname in groups['watcher_api']
 
 - include: watcher_init_common.yml
@@ -29,6 +30,7 @@
     system_user: "{{ watcher_system_user_name }}"
     system_group: "{{ watcher_system_group_name }}"
     service_home: "{{ watcher_system_user_home }}"
+    init_config_overrides: "{{ watcher_decision_init_config_overrides }}"
   when: inventory_hostname in groups['watcher_decision_engine']
 
 - include: watcher_init_common.yml
@@ -38,4 +40,5 @@
     system_user: "{{ watcher_system_user_name }}"
     system_group: "{{ watcher_system_group_name }}"
     service_home: "{{ watcher_system_user_home }}"
+    init_config_overrides: "{{ watcher_applier_init_config_overrides }}"
   when: inventory_hostname in groups['watcher_applier']
diff --git a/tasks/watcher_init_systemd.yml b/tasks/watcher_init_systemd.yml
index cc008f4..8373859 100644
--- a/tasks/watcher_init_systemd.yml
+++ b/tasks/watcher_init_systemd.yml
@@ -38,12 +38,14 @@
     group: "root"
 
 - name: Place the systemd init script
-  template:
+  config_template:
     src: "watcher-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/templates/watcher-systemd-init.j2 b/templates/watcher-systemd-init.j2
index 76da59d..f94789e 100644
--- a/templates/watcher-systemd-init.j2
+++ b/templates/watcher-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=watcher.slice
+CPUAccounting=true
+BlockIOAccounting=true
+MemoryAccounting=false
+TasksAccounting=true
+
 [Install]
 WantedBy=multi-user.target