Lead Software Platform Engineer - Python

Toyota North America•Plano, TX

About The Position

Toyota Financial Services is seeking a Lead Software Platform Engineer with expertise in Python, FastAPI, and AWS MWAA to help design and modernize a multi-account, multi-tenant enterprise scheduler platform on AWS. The role focuses on migrating legacy AutoSys workloads to a secure, scalable, reusable MWAA-based orchestration platform for internal customers and teams. As a hands-on technical lead, you will help define target architecture, onboarding approaches, governance controls, and operational practices. You will collaborate with architects, platform engineers, platform consumers, and business stakeholders to deliver a resilient, standardized platform designed for enterprise-wide reuse. The position also involves developing Python REST APIs, implementing AWS infrastructure and CI/CD, establishing observability and security controls, and leading technical direction, delivery planning, design reviews, engineering standards, and team development. Toyota does not provide employment-based visa or other work authorization sponsorship for this role.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree or higher in Computer Science, Information Systems, Data Engineering, or a related field, or equivalent experience.
Strong experience building Python backend services and RESTful APIs with FastAPI, documented with OpenAPI/Swagger.
Hands-on experience migrating enterprise workloads from AutoSys or similar schedulers to AWS MWAA.
Strong experience designing and supporting multi-account, multi-tenant AWS platforms.
Proficiency with AWS services including MWAA, ECS Fargate, EKS, API Gateway, Lambda, S3, CloudWatch, DynamoDB, RDS, and IAM.
Practical experience with Terraform and/or AWS CloudFormation.
Experience designing AWS account structures, access models, and platform guardrails for enterprise use.
Hands-on Python skills.
Proficiency with Git/GitHub, CI/CD tools such as GitHub Actions or Jenkins, and deployment automation.
Clear, concise communication skills and the ability to influence decisions using data, presentations, and visualizations.
Ability to collaborate effectively in a hybrid environment, work independently, and demonstrate leadership and follow-through.

Nice To Haves

Exposure to SQL or Java.
Experience with enterprise scheduler migrations from AutoSys to MWAA or similar orchestration platforms.
Experience supporting enterprise platform onboarding and self-service enablement.

Responsibilities

Design, build, and support an enterprise scheduler platform on AWS MWAA to replace legacy AutoSys jobs and workflows.
Lead migration planning, dependency analysis, workflow redesign, and implementation for AutoSys-to-MWAA modernization.
Build reusable scheduling patterns and platform capabilities for multiple teams and workloads in a multi-tenant environment.
Define platform standards, operating procedures, and governance controls for secure and scalable scheduler adoption.
Design and implement the target multi-account AWS architecture for the scheduler platform.
Create onboarding mechanisms, reusable templates, and platform services that enable internal customers to adopt MWAA efficiently.
Support platform consumers with onboarding, access patterns, integration requirements, and usage best practices.
Establish guardrails and self-service capabilities while maintaining compliance.
Build and maintain Python RESTful APIs, containerized and deployed on AWS ECS Fargate or EKS.
Design clean, versioned API contracts and document them with OpenAPI/Swagger.
Support integrations between scheduler services, platform components, and enterprise applications.
Configure API Gateway for secure routing, throttling, authentication, and authorization.
Use Infrastructure as Code, such as Terraform or AWS CloudFormation, for MWAA, compute, API Gateway, IAM, networking, and multi-account platform resources.
Apply enterprise security, account separation, and deployment patterns for multi-account AWS architecture.
Build CI/CD pipelines for automated build, test, and deployment.
Write unit, integration, and end-to-end tests with pytest, and automate regression testing with QA.
Perform load and stress testing and analyze performance and reliability metrics.
Implement centralized logging and metrics, and set up alerting based on SLIs and SLOs.
Troubleshoot incidents using logs, traces, and metrics; proactively address bottlenecks and failed workflows.
Implement IAM, SSO, OAuth2, and JWT; apply secure access controls, secrets management, and dependency scanning.
Partner with architecture and governance teams to ensure platform controls align with enterprise policies.
Own technical direction and architecture for Python services, AWS platform capabilities, and MWAA scheduler modernization.
Break roadmaps into milestones and drive estimations, delivery predictability, and risk management.
Lead design reviews, establish engineering standards, and approve critical architectural decisions.
Mentor engineers, provide feedback and growth plans, and foster high-quality code, documentation, and operational excellence.

Benefits

Professional growth and development programs.
Tuition reimbursement.
Team Member Vehicle Purchase Discount.
Toyota Team Member Lease Vehicle Program, if applicable.
Comprehensive health care and wellness plans for the employee’s family.
Toyota 401(k) Savings Plan with a company match and an annual retirement contribution regardless of employee contribution, if applicable.
Paid holidays and paid time off.
Referral services related to prenatal services, adoption, childcare, schools, and more.
Tax-advantaged accounts, including Health Savings Account, Health Care FSA, and Dependent Care FSA.
Relocation assistance, if applicable.