Sr. Platform Engineer

Company:  Toyota North America
Location: Plano
Closing Date: 20/10/2024
Hours: Full Time
Type: Permanent
Job Requirements / Description

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 are looking for a Senior Platform Engineer to join our team, responsible for designing, building, and maintaining a robust and scalable developer platform that enables teams across TFS to deliver high-quality software efficiently. This is a hands-on technical role where you'll drive automation, enhance our cloud infrastructure, and collaborate across teams to ensure a smooth and secure development lifecycle.


What You’ll Be Doing:

  • Platform Development: Lead the design and implementation of scalable and automated cloud environments that support DevOps initiatives.
  • Infrastructure as Code (IaC): Use tools like Terraform and AWS Cloud Development Kit (CDK) to manage infrastructure, ensuring security and scalability.
  • CI/CD Automation: Build and maintain CI/CD pipelines for seamless integration and deployment
  • Monitoring & Security: Implement observability tools and ensure adherence to security policies, focusing on disaster recovery (DR) and high availability (HA).
  • Technical Leadership: Mentor the cloud engineering team, establishing best practices and technical standards for development and operations.
  • Cloud Management: Architect and optimize cloud environments (AWS, Azure) for performance and security.


What You Bring:

  • Experience: 7+ years in platform engineering or DevOps, with 3+ years in a senior role.
  • Cloud Expertise: Strong experience with AWS or similar cloud platforms.
  • IaC & CI/CD: Proficiency in IaC and building CI/CD pipelines.
  • Programming Skills: Proficiency in scripting and programming languages like Python, Go, Bash, or similar for automating infrastructure tasks and tooling.
  • Monitoring and Observability: Experience with monitoring and observability tools
  • Security Best Practices: Familiarity with cloud security best practices and frameworks
  • Collaboration: Excellent communication and collaboration skills.


Key Technologies:

  • Terraform, AWS CDK
  • AWS Services: EKS/ECS, Lambda, API Gateway, IAM
  • Scripting: Python, Bash, Ansible, Helm
  • Monitoring: Prometheus, Grafana, Datadog


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.


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