Cloud Engineer, Lead (Plano)

Lead Cloud Engineer

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 talented team members who want to Dream. Do. Grow. with us.

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.

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Who We're Looking For :

Toyota Financial Services Cloud Engineering team is seeking a passionate and highly motivated Lead Cloud Engineer to be the cornerstone of our cloud engineering efforts. In this pivotal role, you will lead the design, implementation, and continuous improvement of our modern, automated cloud environment that powers innovative services and technologies. Reporting to the Cloud Engineering Manager, you will drive excellence by setting technical standards and mentoring the team to uphold Toyota's cloud engineering best practices and standards.

What You'll Be Doing :

Imagine leading a team where your expertise shapes the future of cloud technology at Toyota Financial Services. Your day-to-day will be dynamic and impactful, balancing hands-on engineering with strategic leadership to ensure our cloud infrastructure is secure, scalable, and cutting-edge. Success means delivering robust cloud solutions that accelerate business goals while fostering a collaborative and innovative engineering culture.

• Own the role of principal cloud engineering expert, setting the gold standard for design, automation, and operations across the team.
• Architect, build, and maintain a modern cloud environment using Infrastructure as Code (IaC) and automation tools that enable rapid deployment of new services.
• Define and enforce technical standards including coding practices, CI / CD pipelines, and cloud security protocols to ensure reliability and compliance.
• Lead proof-of-concept projects to evaluate emerging cloud technologies and bring innovative ideas from the industry into production.
• Provide thought leadership in DevOps, cloud automation, software engineering, and talent development, mentoring engineers and promoting Agile best practices.
• Drive continuous improvement by documenting designs, best practices, and architectural decisions clearly and professionally.
• Collaborate cross-functionally to align cloud engineering efforts with business objectives and operational excellence.

What You Bring :

We're looking for a seasoned cloud engineering professional with a strong foundation in DevOps and software development, ready to lead and innovate.

Added Bonus If You Have :

These skills and experiences will help you accelerate your impact and growth within our team :

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 :

Belonging At Toyota

Our success begins and ends with our people. We embrace all 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.

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