Site Reliability Engineer, Lead. - Applications/Domains

Toyota North America • Plano, TX

4d

About The Position

Toyota Financial Services (TFS) is building out a new Site Reliability Engineering (SRE) team for application domains, and we are seeking an SRE Lead to ensure reliability, performance and availability of the applications within each domain. As an SRE Lead - Applications/Domains, you will be working with development engineers, product owners, SRE Infrastructure, production engineers and Technology Operations Center personnel with a primary focus on improving observability, automation, overall system health, reliability and uptime.

Requirements

• 6+ years of experience with DevOps tools like GitHub, Harness & Dynatrace.
• 7+ years of experience building self-healing systems and automated remediation workflows.
• 5+ years of experience in Site Reliability Engineering, DevOps, or related field.
• Demonstrated experience in problem-solving, key SRE/DevOps concepts & tools with a proven track record of achieving high system reliability and performance.
• Strong experience with Terraform for AWS IaC.
• Proficient in scripting and automation with Python and familiar with monitoring and logging tools (e.g., Prometheus, Grafana, ELK Stack).
• Deep knowledge of container orchestration (Kubernetes/EKS).
• Deep understanding of cloud platforms (e.g., AWS, GCP, Azure) and container orchestration technologies (e.g., Kubernetes).
• Effective communication skills, with the ability to convey complex technical concepts to diverse audiences.
• Familiarity with GitOps, secrets management, and infrastructure monitoring best practices.
• Experience building self-healing systems and automated remediation workflows.

Nice To Haves

• AWS certifications (DevOps Engineer, Solutions Architect, etc.).

Responsibilities

• Design, code, and maintain automation to streamline operations, reduce manual tasks, and improve system efficiency to enable a robust application environment.
• Working with observability engineers to enable actionable insights into applications and infrastructure health and performance.
• Foster a collaborative team-culture and support professional development.
• Ensure scalable & repeatable code deployments with CI/CD pipelines using GitHub & Harness, repeatable deployments with infrastructure as code (IaC) using Terraform.
• Build automation and operational runbooks primarily using Python scripting.
• Manage container orchestration platforms and related cloud-native services.
• Drive reliability improvements through Service Level Objectives (SLOs), error budgets, and Service Level Agreements (SLAs) aligned with business goals.
• Design & implement observability improvements using Dynatrace & CloudWatch.
• Lead major incident responses and coordinate with stakeholders for resolution and drive problem management to prevent recurrence.
• Conduct blameless post-incident reviews and drive continuous improvement.
• Collaborate cross-functionally to embed SRE principles into application design and operation meeting reliability goals.
• Participate in architectural reviews, providing input on reliability and scalability.

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
• 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
• Relocation assistance (if applicable)

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior
• Education Level: No Education Listed