Cloud Engineer, Lead - Governance

Overview

Who we are

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

Who Were 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 Toyotas 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 Youll Be Doing

• Governance Strategy & Oversight: Design and evolve Toyotas 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 well 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.

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