Director, Domain Architecture Owner

Toyota Motors - Plano, TX

Full-time - Director

Plano, TX

Transportation Equipment Manufacturing

About the position

The Director, Domain Architecture Owner at Toyota Financial Services (TFS) is a pivotal role responsible for all architecture and design decisions within a specific domain. This individual contributor position requires collaboration with stakeholders to create technology strategies that align with the company's digital transformation goals. The role emphasizes technical leadership, mentorship, and the development of scalable, cloud-native solutions while ensuring adherence to architectural standards.

Responsibilities

• Be part of the Domain leadership team to create technology strategy and influence technology direction.
• Responsible and accountable for all architecture functions within the domain.
• Collaborate with other stakeholders and architects to drive consensus.
• Responsible for creating and maintaining Business Capability map for the domain.
• Creates and maintains Technology Strategy, current and target State architectures for the domain.
• Be hands-on in driving various system design discussions.
• Participates in all Cross-domain architecture routines.
• Provide technical leadership and mentorship to development teams, ensuring best practices and high standards.
• Stay current with emerging technologies and industry trends, and incorporate them into the architectural roadmap.
• Other activities as assigned by the Domain Architecture Leader.

Requirements

• Proven years of relevant / progressive work experience in Enterprise Architecture practices and governance with a Four-Year College Degree (BA or BS).
• Deep expertise as an engineering leader with experience in designing and implementing modern 12 factor, application frameworks to promote reuse and cloud native business technology solutions.
• Proficiency in multiple programming languages (e.g., Java, C#, Python), cloud platforms (e.g., AWS, Azure), and architectural frameworks.
• Solid technical foundation with relevant experience in designing distributed applications, Real time streaming architectures, microservices architecture patterns, etc.
• Proven track record of delivering scalable cloud native solutions addressing cross cutting concerns like logging, application testing and application security and instrumentation.
• Expertise in architecting and developing secure, scalable, reliable, fault-tolerant distributed applications.
• Has a passion for staying on top of tech trends, experimenting with and learning new technologies, participating in internal & external technology communities, mentoring other members of the engineering community, and from time to time, be asked to code or evaluate code.
• Possess strong leadership, excellent oral and written communication skills, and a proven ability to present and discuss technical, functional, and managerial information clearly and concisely to various stakeholders from Business Executives to Developers.

Nice-to-haves

• 5+ years of progressive work experience in Enterprise Architecture practices and governance.
• Financial Services Industry experience.
• Relevant certifications (e.g., TOGAF, AWS Certified Solutions Architect), Azure, etc.)
• Experience with migrating or transforming legacy solutions to the cloud.

Benefits

• 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)