Principal Cloud Architect

Overview

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.

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 diverse, talented team members who want to Dream. Do.

Grow. with us.

Our people make all the difference in our success.

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 onsite role based in Plano, TX.

The Principal Cloud Architect is responsible for the full cloud architecture and implementation lifecycle process that translates business requirements into robust, scalable, and secure cloud-based systems, services, and solutions. This role requires expertise in cloud infrastructure design, deployment automation, and platform integration as this role is responsible for crafting technical solutions to address complex business needs in cloud environments.

The Principal Cloud Architect will collaborate with business and engineering stakeholders to translate business requirements into detailed cloud architecture, technical specifications, and implementation roadmaps for development and operations teams. They must possess deep technical expertise in cloud service models (IaaS, PaaS, SaaS), distributed computing, data/database solutions in the cloud, and cloud-native application development, with experience in multi-cloud strategy and governance. A background in enterprise-scale cloud migrations and relevant platform or domain expertise is preferred.

• Cloud Architecture & Strategy
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  Design secure, scalable, cost-effective cloud solutions. Build multi-account strategies. Assess new technologies for adoption.

• Security & Governance
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  Create IAM frameworks with least privilege. Implement layered security. Monitor costs and enforce governance.

• Automation & Dev Ops
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  Lead infrastructure-as-code. Establish CI/CD pipelines aligned with Dev Ops best practices for automated deployments.

• Hybrid Connectivity
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  Integrate on‑prem with cloud. Ensure strong performance and security.

• Application Modernization
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  Guide teams on cloud-native design and microservices. Improve scalability and resilience.

• Documentation & Roadmaps
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  Produce clear diagrams, docs, and implementation roadmaps for cloud transformation.

• 15+ years in software engineering with proven high-impact product delivery, including 5+ years specifically in complex AWS cloud architecture and implementation.

• AWS Core Infrastructure & Compute
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  Expert-level knowledge of AWS compute and container services (EC2, ECS, EKS, Lambda, Fargate), and storage solutions (S3, EBS, Storage Gateway).

• AWS Data & Database Technologies
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  Advanced proficiency with AWS database services including RDS, Aurora, Dynamo
  
  DB, Elasti Cache, and Redshift for enterprise-scale data management.

• AWS Networking & Security
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  Deep expertise in VPC design, Transit Gateway, Direct Connect, Route 53, and comprehensive security services including IAM, KMS, Secrets Manager, WAF, Shield, Guard Duty, and Security Hub.

• Infrastructure Automation & Dev Ops
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  Advanced experience with Terraform for AWS infrastructure…