Lead Cloud Platform Engineer

Who we are

Collaborative. Respectful. A place to dream and do. These are just a few words that describe what life is like at Toyota. As one of the world’s most admired brands, Toyota is growing and leading the future of mobility through innovative, high-quality solutions designed to enhance lives and delight those we serve. We’re looking for diverse, talented team members who want to Dream. Do. Grow. with us.

We value our talented employees, and whenever possible strive to help one of our associates grow professionally before recruiting new talent to our open positions. If you think the open position you see is right for you, we encourage you to apply!

Our people make all the difference in our success. An important part of the Toyota family is Toyota Financial Services (TFS), the finance and insurance brand for Toyota and Lexus in North America. While TFS is a separate business entity, it is an essential part of this world-changing company- delivering on Toyota's vision to move people beyond what's possible. At TFS, you will help create best-in-class customer experience in an innovative, collaborative environment.

This position is based in Plano, TX with a hybrid mix of some in-office time and some remote work.

To save time applying, Toyota does not offer sponsorship of job applicants for employment-based visas or any other work authorization for this position at this time.

Who We’re Looking For:

At TFS, we’re passionate about delivering exceptional financial solutions that support the Toyota family. We continuously innovate to create experiences that are reliable, secure, and customer-focused. Our teams drive transformation with agility and a relentless focus on improving operational efficiency and enabling our developers to deliver faster and with higher quality.

We’re seeking a Lead Cloud Platform Engineer to serve as the most senior technical contributor within our Platform team. In this role, you’ll play a strategic and hands-on part in designing, automating, and optimizing our cloud infrastructure. You’ll drive technical decision-making, lead cross-functional initiatives, and mentor other engineers, ensuring our platform is secure, efficient, and scalable. This role is ideal for someone who combines deep cloud expertise with a leadership mindset and a drive to enable seamless developer productivity.

What You’ll Be Doing:

• Architect & Lead Cloud Infrastructure: Design and implement resilient, high-performance cloud systems, guiding best practices in scalability, security, and reliability.
• Infrastructure as Code (IaC): Lead infrastructure-as-code efforts using Terraform and AWS CDK, setting high standards for automation, security, and resilience.
• Mentorship & Development: Mentor other engineers on cloud best practices, operations, and platform strategy, fostering a culture of technical excellence.
• CI/CD Pipeline Automation: Create and maintain CI/CD pipelines, enabling seamless integration and deployment processes.
• Observability & Monitoring: Drive metrics-based operational strategies, implementing advanced observability tools for proactive monitoring and effective incident response.
• Security & Compliance: Enforce security standards across cloud and platform environments, with a focus on disaster recovery (DR) and high availability (HA).
• Performance Optimization: Identify and resolve complex performance and scalability issues across distributed cloud systems, implementing autoscaling and resource optimization strategies.

What You Bring:

• Experience: 7+ years in cloud infrastructure, platform engineering, or DevOps, with demonstrated experience in senior-level technical leadership.
• Cloud & IaC Expertise: Proficiency in AWS (e.g., EKS, DynamoDB, Aurora) and advanced knowledge of IaC and CI/CD tools such as Terraform, Ansible, or AWS CDK.
• Technical Leadership: Proven ability to mentor engineers, lead technical decisions, and manage complex cloud initiatives that impact multiple teams.
• Containerization & Kubernetes: Strong experience with containerized microservices and Kubernetes, with expertise in creating scalable, efficient solutions.
• Observability & Metrics: Skilled in monitoring tools like Datadog, Prometheus, and CloudWatch, using data to drive decision-making.
• Security Awareness: Deep understanding of cloud security best practices and compliance standards, with a history of implementing secure cloud infrastructure.
• Collaboration Skills: Excellent communicator with a track record of driving cross-functional projects and aligning infrastructure strategies with organizational goals.

Key Technologies:

• IaC & Cloud Tools: Terraform, AWS CDK, Ansible
• AWS Services: EKS/ECS, Lambda, DynamoDB, API Gateway, Aurora
• Monitoring Tools: Datadog, Prometheus, Grafana, CloudWatch
• Scripting & Automation: Python, Bash, Helm

What We’ll Bring

During your interview process, our team can fill you in on all the details of our industry-leading benefits and career development opportunities. A few highlights include:

• A work environment built on teamwork, flexibility, and respect
• Professional growth and development programs to help advance your career, as well as tuition reimbursement
• Team Member Vehicle Purchase Discount
• Toyota Team Member Lease Vehicle Program (if applicable)
• Comprehensive health care and wellness plans for your entire family
• Flextime and virtual work options (if applicable)
• Toyota 401(k) Savings Plan featuring a company match, as well as an annual retirement contribution from Toyota regardless of whether you contribute
• Paid holidays and paid time off
• Referral services related to prenatal services, adoption, childcare, schools and more
• Flexible spending accounts
• Relocation assistance (if applicable)

Belonging at Toyota

Our success begins and ends with our people. We embrace diverse perspectives and value unique human experiences. Respect for all is our North Star. Toyota is proud to have 10+ different Business Partnering Groups across 100 different North American chapter locations that support team members’ efforts to dream, do and grow without questioning that they belong. As a company that has been one of DiversityInc’s Top 50 Companies for Diversity and a member of The Billion Dollar Roundtable supporting minority and woman-owned suppliers for over 10 years, we are proud to be an equal opportunity employer that celebrates the diversity of the communities where we live and do business.

Applicants for our positions are considered without regard to race, ethnicity, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, disability, religion, military or veteran status, or any other characteristics protected by law.

Have a question, need assistance with your application or do you require any special accommodations? Please send an email to talent.acquisition@toyota.com.