Lead, DevOps Engineer

Overview

Who we are Collaborative. Respectful. A place to dream and do. These are just a few words that describe what life is like  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.

Toyota Financial Services' Dev Ops Department is seeking a Lead, Dev Ops 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, Dev Ops Engineer sets technical direction for cloud-native platforms, defines Dev Ops 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.

• 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 Dev Ops capabilities across the team by bringing a continuous‑improvement mindset to day‑to‑day work

• 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 Dev Sec Ops  standards, including coding practices, development workflows, and platform best practices adopted department‑wide
• Reliability &…