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Toyota Director Software Engineering - DevOps in Plano, Texas

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.

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 Director Software Engineering, DevOps to help our growing Enterprise tools needs. This position will lead a team of engineers responsible for delivering a world-class developer experiences and platform engineering offering for our development teams.

What you’ll be doing:

Leadership and Team Management:

  • Lead and mentor a team of engineers, fostering a culture of collaboration, innovation, and excellence.

  • Provide guidance, support, and coaching to team members to ensure individual and team goals are met.

  • Manage performance evaluations, career development, and succession planning for the team.

Technology Strategy and Execution:

  • Develop and implement a strategic roadmap for technology initiatives within the CI/CD pipelines & Container platform domains.

  • Collaborate with stakeholders to understand business requirements and translate them into technology solutions that enhance employee experience.

  • Stay abreast of industry trends and emerging technologies to continuously improve and innovate our technology offerings.

Self-Service and Automation:

  • Drive initiatives to enable self-service capabilities and automation across all supported technology areas.

  • Identify opportunities to streamline processes, reduce manual efforts, and increase efficiency through automation.

  • Champion the adoption of self-service tools and platforms to empower employees to resolve issues independently.

Vendor Management and Partnerships:

  • Manage relationships with technology vendors and service providers, ensuring alignment with organizational goals and objectives.

  • Evaluate vendor performance, negotiate contracts, and drive value-added partnerships to support our technology initiatives.

What you bring

  • Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or related field, or equivalent work experience.

  • Proven experience in technical & people leadership role with a focus on DevOps tooling and practices.

  • Hands-on experience working with and Mastery of CI/CD tools such as Jenkins, or GitHub Actions, including their configuration, customization, and integration capabilities in progressively challenging roles.

  • 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 platforms such as Kubernetes, Amazon ECS, AWS Fargate, including cluster setup, configuration, and management.

  • Strong working knowledge and hands on experience with Amazon Web Services including Lambda, DynamoDB, Lex, EC2, S3, ELB, RDS, EKS

  • Proficiency in infrastructure automation tools like Terraform, AWS CloudFormation, AWS CDK, and AWS CodeDeploy for provisioning and managing CI/CD infrastructure.

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.

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