What are the responsibilities and job description for the Domain Architect position at Toyota North America?
Overview
Who we are
Collaborative. Respectful. A place to dream and do. These are just a few words that describe what life is like at Toyota. As 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.
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
Who We’re Looking For
The 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.
What you’ll be doing
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.
What You Bring
Proven 5 years of relevant / progressive work experience in Enterprise Architecture practices and governance with a Four-Year College Degree (BA or BS).
Demonstratable experience in developing and maintaining domain level technology strategy, target state, and roadmaps that align with domain business strategy and technology direction.
Deep understanding and working knowledge of the business architecture function and business capability-based planning. Experience developing artefacts such as organization model, business capability model, capability maturity assessment, capability-technology support gap analysis, etc.
Skilled and experienced in architecting and designing resilient, performant, secure, and scalable solutions to enable large business enterprises. Deep understanding of solution NFRs and trade off analysis.
Deep expertise as an engineering leader with experience in designing and implementing modern distributed applications following principles, methodologies, and patterns such as domain driven design, 12 factor application framework, API & microservices design patterns, and event-driven architectures.
Proven track record of delivering scalable cloud native solutions addressing cross cutting concerns like logging, application testing and application security and instrumentation.
Proficiency in multiple programming languages (e.g., Java, C#, Python), cloud platforms (e.g., AWS, Azure), and architectural frameworks.
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.
Added bonus if you have
8 years of progressive work experience in Enterprise Architecture practices and governance.
Financial Services Industry experience. Even better if it with sales-finance or captive-finance companies.
Relevant certifications (e.g., TOGAF, AWS Certified Solutions Architect), Azure, etc.)
Experience with migrating or transforming legacy solutions to the cloud.
Experience with implementing Treasury, Accounting, Finance, and Payment's solutions.
What we’ll 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.
Applicants for our positions are considered without regard to race, ethnicity, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, disability, religion, military or veteran status, or any other characteristics protected by law.
Have a question, need assistance with your application or do you require any special accommodations? Please send an email to talent.acquisition@toyota.com.