Overview

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.

Excited to grow your career at Toyota?

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 is right for you, we encourage you to apply!

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.

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 experiences in an innovative, collaborative environment.

Who we’re looking for:

The TFS Enterprise Tools team is seeking a highly motivated person to fill an opening as a Lead Engineer, DevOps, to help our growing Enterprise tools needs.

The main responsibility of the lead engineer is to design, build and implement scalable solutions across various TFS platforms and technology stacks. The ideal candidate will be tasked with working with product owners to understand business requirements, with architecture to clearly articulate architectural direction, and with software engineers to design and produce comprehensive functional/technical code for platforms and applications. Proficiency in Cloud platform configuration and customization along with API development is essential. Candidates with a solid background in building tools that support developer experiences and platform engineering teams will be highly regarded.

What you’ll be doing:

• Work closely with team members and business partners to identify and prioritize key requirements and drive quality centered solutions.
• Develop and implement sophisticated solutions using devops principals and software engineering disciplines.
• Create clear, compelling visualizations to effectively communicate findings to both technical and non-technical stakeholders.
• Effectively and efficiently transition solutions from development to production within the organization’s existing cloud ecosystem.
• Participate actively in project planning and prioritization sessions to ensure initiatives align with business goals.
• Stay updated with the latest industry trends and tools and integrate this knowledge to improve methodologies and solutions.

What you bring:

Proven hands-on CI/CD tools experience:

• Mastery of CI/CD tools such as Jenkins, or GitHub Actions, including their configuration, customization, and integration capabilities.
• Proficiency in setting up complex CI/CD pipelines, incorporating automated testing, code quality checks, deployment strategies, and monitoring.
• Proficiency with GitHub version control including branching strategies, pull requests, code reviews, branch protection, access controls and repository controls for CI/CD integration.
• Strong proficiency in scripting languages such as Bash, Python, or Groovy for automation and customization of CI/CD workflows.
• Experience in seamlessly integrating containerization into CI/CD pipelines, including Docker image building, registry management, and container orchestration.

Demonstrated professional experience implementing Infrastructure as Code (IaC):

• Proficiency in infrastructure automation tools like Terraform, AWS CloudFormation, AWS CDK, AWS CodeDeploy for provisioning and managing CI/CD infrastructure.
• Experience in designing and implementing scalable and resilient CI/CD infrastructure using IaC best practices.
• Experience with containers orchestration platforms such as Kubernetes, or Amazon ECS, AWS Fargate, including cluster setup, configuration, and management.

Proven experience in a technical leadership role:

• Understanding of security best practices in CI/CD, including secure configuration of CI/CD tools, integration of security scanning tools, and adherence to compliance requirements.
• Ability to identify and mitigate security risks in CI/CD pipelines, ensuring the confidentiality, integrity, and availability of software delivery processes.
• Ability to lead a team of engineers, providing technical guidance, mentorship, and support in CI/CD tooling and practices.
• Strong collaboration skills to work effectively with cross-functional teams, aligning CI/CD efforts with organizational goals and priorities.
• Effectively convey technical concepts, updates, and recommendations to stakeholders at all levels.

Added bonus if you have:

• Demonstrated track record of driving continuous improvement and innovation in CI/CD practices and tooling.
• Demonstrated experience in implementing security measures and ensuring compliance in CI/CD practices.
• Demonstrated experience in creating and maintaining detailed technical documentation and code functionality to facilitate knowledge sharing.
• Demonstrated ability to lead through influence, effectively navigating and prioritizing complex cross-departmental projects to drive impactful change.
• Excellent communication skills and meeting etiquette, ability to participate in meetings and lead technical working sessions effectively and professionally

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.