Cloud Engineer, Lead - Governance

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.

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 .

This position is an on-site role based in Plano, TX

Who We're Looking For

The Toyota Financial Services (TFS) Cloud Engineering team is looking for a highly skilled Cloud Engineer Lead specializing in Governance. This senior engineering role is responsible for providing expert-level oversight for daily cloud governance activities and maintaining Toyota's cloud standards. You will lead initiatives that ensure our cloud environments are secure, compliant, cost-efficient, and operating within defined governance frameworks

We are seeking someone with deep AWS expertise, hands-on experience in governance and automation, and the ability to lead cross-functional initiatives across engineering, compliance, and operations teams.

What You'll Be Doing

• Governance Strategy & Oversight: Design and evolve Toyota's cloud governance frameworks, including policies for tagging, naming conventions, cost optimization, and security controls.
• Infrastructure as Code (IaC): Lead the development of reusable governance-enforcing infrastructure patterns using tools like Terraform and AWS CDK.
• CI/CD Integration: Embed governance checkpoints within CI/CD pipelines to automate policy compliance.
• Security, Compliance & FinOps: Enforce cloud security best practices and implement FinOps strategies, including tagging standards, cost tracking, and optimization initiatives.
• Monitoring & Metrics: Develop observability dashboards and metrics to track governance compliance, resource usage, and operational efficiency.
• Incident & Audit Support: Support incident response and audit activities related to cloud governance, policy violations, or misconfigurations.
• Mentorship & Collaboration: Guide engineers and stakeholders on governance strategies and foster a culture of compliance and automation excellence.

What You Bring

• 7+ years in cloud infrastructure, platform engineering, or DevOps roles with a focus on governance, compliance, or security.
• Deep hands-on experience with AWS services (e.g., EC2, EKS, IAM, S3, DynamoDB, Aurora) and multi-account organizational structures.
• Expertise in Terraform, AWS CDK, or similar IaC tools to drive policy automation.
• Strong understanding of cloud governance frameworks, security compliance standards (e.g., PCI, HIPAA, FedRAMP), and operational enforcement.
• Solid FinOps knowledge, including cost tagging, budget tracking, and usage analytics.
• Proficiency in Python scripting, API development, and automation workflows.
• Experience using observability tools such as Datadog, Prometheus, AWS Config, CloudWatch, and cost visibility platforms (e.g., AWS Cost Explorer, CloudHealth).
• Strong communication and collaboration skills to align technical initiatives with business priorities.
• Experience documenting policies, standards, and procedures clearly and professionally.
• AWS Certifications (e.g., Solutions Architect, DevOps Engineer) are a plus.

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.
• 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.
• 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. 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.

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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