diff --git a/manifests/keystone/auth.pp b/manifests/keystone/auth.pp
index 0ce925b4..246cc12a 100644
--- a/manifests/keystone/auth.pp
+++ b/manifests/keystone/auth.pp
@@ -19,6 +19,18 @@
 #   (Optional) Tenant for barbican user.
 #   Defaults to 'services'.
 #
+# [*roles*]
+#   (Optional) List of roles assigned to barbican user.
+#   Defaults to ['admin']
+#
+# [*system_scope*]
+#   (Optional) Scope for system operations.
+#   Defaults to 'all'
+#
+# [*system_roles*]
+#   (Optional) List of system roles assigned to barbican user.
+#   Defaults to []
+#
 # [*configure_endpoint*]
 #   (Optional) Should barbican endpoint be configured?
 #   Defaults to true.
@@ -67,6 +79,9 @@ class barbican::keystone::auth (
   $auth_name           = 'barbican',
   $email               = 'barbican@localhost',
   $tenant              = 'services',
+  $roles               = ['admin'],
+  $system_scope        = 'all',
+  $system_roles        = [],
   $configure_endpoint  = true,
   $configure_user      = true,
   $configure_user_role = true,
@@ -81,11 +96,11 @@ class barbican::keystone::auth (
 
   include barbican::deps
 
-  if $configure_user_role {
-    Keystone_user_role["${auth_name}@${tenant}"] ~> Anchor['barbican::service::end']
-  }
+  Keystone_user_role<| name == "${auth_name}@${tenant}" |> -> Anchor['barbican::service::end']
+  Keystone_user_role<| name == "${auth_name}@::::${system_scope}" |> -> Anchor['barbican::service::end']
+
   if $configure_endpoint {
-    Keystone_endpoint["${region}/${service_name}::${service_type}"] ~> Anchor['barbican::service::end']
+    Keystone_endpoint["${region}/${service_name}::${service_type}"] -> Anchor['barbican::service::end']
   }
 
   keystone::resource::service_identity { 'barbican':
@@ -100,6 +115,9 @@ class barbican::keystone::auth (
     password            => $password,
     email               => $email,
     tenant              => $tenant,
+    roles               => $roles,
+    system_scope        => $system_scope,
+    system_roles        => $system_roles,
     public_url          => $public_url,
     internal_url        => $internal_url,
     admin_url           => $admin_url,
diff --git a/manifests/keystone/authtoken.pp b/manifests/keystone/authtoken.pp
index 4faacdbd..c407445a 100644
--- a/manifests/keystone/authtoken.pp
+++ b/manifests/keystone/authtoken.pp
@@ -28,6 +28,10 @@
 #   (Optional) Name of domain for $project_name
 #   Defaults to 'Default'
 #
+# [*system_scope*]
+#   (Optional) Scope for system operations
+#   Defaults to $::os_service_default
+#
 # [*insecure*]
 #   (Optional) If true, explicitly allow TLS without checking server cert
 #   against any certificate authorities.  WARNING: not recommended.  Use with
@@ -198,6 +202,7 @@ class barbican::keystone::authtoken(
   $project_name                   = 'services',
   $user_domain_name               = 'Default',
   $project_domain_name            = 'Default',
+  $system_scope                   = $::os_service_default,
   $insecure                       = $::os_service_default,
   $auth_section                   = $::os_service_default,
   $auth_type                      = 'password',
@@ -251,6 +256,7 @@ class barbican::keystone::authtoken(
       auth_section                   => $auth_section,
       user_domain_name               => $user_domain_name,
       project_domain_name            => $project_domain_name,
+      system_scope                   => $system_scope,
       insecure                       => $insecure,
       cache                          => $cache,
       cafile                         => $cafile,
diff --git a/releasenotes/notes/system_scope-keystone-dfb7566a1f8b1eab.yaml b/releasenotes/notes/system_scope-keystone-dfb7566a1f8b1eab.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..80d3c2c0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/releasenotes/notes/system_scope-keystone-dfb7566a1f8b1eab.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+---
+features:
+  - |
+    The ``system_scope`` parameter has been added to
+    the ``barbican::keystone::authtoken`` class.
+
+  - |
+    The ``barbican::keystone::auth`` class now supports customizing roles
+    assigned to the barbican service user.
+
+  - |
+    The ``barbican::keystone::auth`` class now supports defining assignmet of
+    system-scoped roles to the barbican service user.
diff --git a/spec/classes/barbican_keystone_auth_spec.rb b/spec/classes/barbican_keystone_auth_spec.rb
index 317a0dad..85baf822 100644
--- a/spec/classes/barbican_keystone_auth_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/classes/barbican_keystone_auth_spec.rb
@@ -23,6 +23,9 @@ describe 'barbican::keystone::auth' do
         :password            => 'barbican_password',
         :email               => 'barbican@localhost',
         :tenant              => 'services',
+        :roles               => ['admin'],
+        :system_scope        => 'all',
+        :system_roles        => [],
         :public_url          => 'http://127.0.0.1:9311',
         :internal_url        => 'http://127.0.0.1:9311',
         :admin_url           => 'http://127.0.0.1:9311',
@@ -35,6 +38,9 @@ describe 'barbican::keystone::auth' do
           :auth_name           => 'alt_barbican',
           :email               => 'alt_barbican@alt_localhost',
           :tenant              => 'alt_service',
+          :roles               => ['admin', 'service'],
+          :system_scope        => 'alt_all',
+          :system_roles        => ['admin', 'member', 'reader'],
           :configure_endpoint  => false,
           :configure_user      => false,
           :configure_user_role => false,
@@ -59,6 +65,9 @@ describe 'barbican::keystone::auth' do
         :password            => 'barbican_password',
         :email               => 'alt_barbican@alt_localhost',
         :tenant              => 'alt_service',
+        :roles               => ['admin', 'service'],
+        :system_scope        => 'alt_all',
+        :system_roles        => ['admin', 'member', 'reader'],
         :public_url          => 'https://10.10.10.10:80',
         :internal_url        => 'http://10.10.10.11:81',
         :admin_url           => 'http://10.10.10.12:81',
diff --git a/spec/classes/barbican_keystone_authtoken_spec.rb b/spec/classes/barbican_keystone_authtoken_spec.rb
index 7b5a49e7..6c74266a 100644
--- a/spec/classes/barbican_keystone_authtoken_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/classes/barbican_keystone_authtoken_spec.rb
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ describe 'barbican::keystone::authtoken' do
           :project_name                   => 'services',
           :user_domain_name               => 'Default',
           :project_domain_name            => 'Default',
+          :system_scope                   => '<SERVICE DEFAULT>',
           :insecure                       => '<SERVICE DEFAULT>',
           :auth_section                   => '<SERVICE DEFAULT>',
           :auth_type                      => 'password',
@@ -62,6 +63,7 @@ describe 'barbican::keystone::authtoken' do
           :project_name                   => 'service_project',
           :user_domain_name               => 'domainX',
           :project_domain_name            => 'domainX',
+          :system_scope                   => 'all',
           :insecure                       => false,
           :auth_section                   => 'new_section',
           :auth_type                      => 'password',
@@ -103,6 +105,7 @@ describe 'barbican::keystone::authtoken' do
           :project_name                   => 'service_project',
           :user_domain_name               => 'domainX',
           :project_domain_name            => 'domainX',
+          :system_scope                   => 'all',
           :insecure                       => false,
           :auth_section                   => 'new_section',
           :auth_type                      => 'password',