Lead, DevOps Engineer

TCC Toyota Motor Credit Corporation Company; Plano (TX); On-site; USD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Professional growth programs

Tuition reimbursement

Vehicle purchase discount

Relocation assistance (if applicable)

Comprehensive health care and wellness

Job summary

Toyota Financial Services seeks a Lead DevOps Engineer to steer technical direction for cloud-native platforms, CI/CD, and automation. This senior individual-contributor role emphasizes hands-on architecture, automation, and platform engineering across multiple teams.

You will guide reliability, scalability, and delivery velocity while mentoring engineers, enforcing standards, and championing Agile practices in a collaborative environment. Strong security-minded DevSecOps experience is favored.

Qualifications

• Define and own the technical vision, architecture, and multi-year roadmap for cloud-native platforms and automation.
• Design, build, and evolve self-service platforms and automation frameworks for engineering teams.
• Establish engineering and DevSecOps standards and governance across the department.
• Drive Site Reliability Engineering (SRE) principles with measurable SLIs/SLOs.
• Own end-to-end delivery pipeline strategy; improve deployment workflows and automation maturity.
• Research, pilot, and lead adoption of emerging technologies with build-vs-buy recommendations.
• Mentor engineers, lead design reviews, and grow DevOps capabilities across the org.
• Partner with leadership, security, and product teams to align tech with business goals.

Responsibilities

• Automate infrastructure and platform management for cloud-native apps to improve efficiency and scalability.
• Advance coding practices, workflows, and department-wide standards.
• Pilot innovative approaches for highly available, resilient applications.
• Automate repetitive tasks to achieve engineering excellence.
• Improve CI/CD workflows, release reliability, and automation maturity.
• Collaborate to promote Agile practices and a strong engineering culture.
• Support recruiting and mentorship to grow the team.
• Shape modern DevOps capabilities with a continuous-improvement mindset.
• Drive cloud cost optimization and operational efficiency.

Skills

Technical Strategy

Platform Engineering

Standards & Governance

Reliability & Resilience

CI/CD & Delivery

Innovation & Evaluation

Technical Leadership

Cross-Functional Partnership

Cost & Efficiency

Recruiting & Growth

Tools

Kubernetes

CI/CD tooling

IaC

Job description

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 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. Toyota does not offer support or sponsorship of job applicants for employment-based visas or any other work authorization for this role now or in the future. You must have the right to work in the United States and not require Toyota support or sponsorship for immigration-related employment (e.g., H-1B, O-1, E-3, H-1B1, TN, F-1 OPT, F-1 STEM OPT, F-1 CPT, ‘job flexibility benefits’ [also known as I-140 or Adjustment of Status portability], etc.) now or in the future. You should not apply for this role if you will require Toyota to assist with immigration support or sponsorship now or in the future.

Who we're looking for

Toyota Financial Services' DevOps Department is seeking a Lead, DevOps Engineer to operate on the individual-contributor track. This is a senior technical leadership role for an engineer who drives outcomes through deep technical expertise, cross-team influence, and hands‑on execution rather than through people management. The Lead, DevOps Engineer sets technical direction for cloud-native platforms, defines DevOps and automation standards across multiple teams, and is accountable for the reliability, scalability, security, and delivery velocity of critical technology products. This individual acts as a force multiplier — elevating the capabilities of engineers across the department while remaining deeply hands‑on with architecture, automation, and platform engineering.

What you’ll be doing

• Automate infrastructure and platform management for cloud-native applications to improve efficiency, consistency, and scalability
• Strengthen engineering and operations standards by advancing coding practices, development workflows, and department best practices
• Pilot emerging technologies and innovative approaches that help drive toward highly available, resilient applications
• Automate mundane tasks to achieve engineering excellence
• Support CI/CD excellence by improving deployment workflows, automation, and release reliability
• Partner with team members to promote Agile practices, share knowledge, and contribute to a strong, collaborative engineering culture
• Contribute to team growth through recruiting efforts, mentorship, and technical development support
• Help shape modern DevOps capabilities across the team by bringing a continuous‑improvement mindset to day‑to‑day work

What you bring

• Technical Strategy & Architecture — Define and own the technical vision, architecture, and multi‑year roadmap for cloud‑native platforms, CI/CD, and infrastructure automation across the department
• Platform Engineering at Scale — Design, build, and evolve self‑service platforms and automation frameworks that improve efficiency, consistency, and scalability for multiple engineering teams
• Standards & Governance — Establish and enforce engineering, operations, and DevSecOps standards, including coding practices, development workflows, and platform best practices adopted department‑wide
• Reliability & Resilience — Drive Site Reliability Engineering (SRE) principles, define SLIs/SLOs, and lead initiatives that deliver highly available, resilient, and fault‑tolerant systems
• CI/CD & Delivery Excellence — Own end‑to‑end delivery pipeline strategy; improve deployment workflows, release reliability, and automation maturity across teams
• Innovation & Technical Evaluation — Research, pilot, and lead adoption of emerging technologies; make build‑vs‑buy and platform tooling recommendations
• Technical Leadership & Mentorship — Mentor senior and junior engineers, raise the technical bar, lead design reviews, and grow DevOps and automation competency across the organization
• Cross‑Functional Partnership — Partner with engineering leadership, security, and product teams to align technical direction with business goals; promote Agile practices and a collaborative engineering culture
• Cost & Efficiency Optimization — Drive cloud cost optimization, resource efficiency, and automation of operational toil to achieve engineering excellence
• Recruiting & Organizational Growth — Contribute to hiring through technical interviews, define technical competency expectations, and support the development of the broader engineering team

Added bonus if you have

• Experience defining and implementing DevSecOps programs that embed security into delivery workflows at scale.
• Experience establishing SRE practices, including SLI/SLO frameworks, error budgets, and incident‑management maturity.
• Experience with container orchestration (Kubernetes), service mesh, and platform observability tooling.
• Experience influencing enterprise technical strategy, architecture review boards, or technical governance forums.
• Relevant professional certifications (e.g., AWS/Azure/GCP Professional Architect, CKA/CKAD).
• Experience in a regulated industry such as financial services
• Experience with CI/CD, Infrastructure as Code (IaC), and/or SRE operations

What we’ll bring

• 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
• Toyota 401(k) Savings Plan featuring a company match, as well as an annual retirement contribution from Toyota regardless of whether you contribute (if applicable)
• Paid holidays and paid time off
• Referral services related to prenatal services, adoption, childcare, schools and more
• Tax Advantaged Accounts (Health Savings Account, Health Care FSA, Dependent Care FSA)
• Relocation assistance (if applicable)

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. 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 [e-mail].

Career Possibilities:

At Toyota, we don’t just have a vision, but a group of talented, dedicated people who work hard every day to turn that vision into reality. Our mission is to build a future where everyone has the freedom to move. We believe that nothing is impossible. We have big dreams and persevere through any obstacles. We work together to create the future of mobility and make the world a better place. If you want to be part of the next-generation of innovations that help keep the world moving, then join us. And let’s start our impossible, together.