Principal Solution Architect – Cloud & AI Initiatives

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. 

Who we’re looking for

Toyota Financial Services is seeking a Principal Solution Architect – Cloud & AI Initiatives to drive the design of secure, scalable, and modern applications, with a strong emphasis on AI and GenAI-enabling technologies. This is a senior-level individual contributor role within the Architecture organization, focused on delivering hands-on solution designs and proofs of concept that bring innovative ideas to life.

You will work closely with Domain Architects, product teams, and engineers to solve real business problems through system design, modern tooling, and rapid technical exploration. The ideal candidate combines strong application architecture experience with curiosity and capability around emerging technologies.

What you’ll be doing

• Collaborate with domain and enterprise architects to translate strategy into application and system designs

• Design scalable, cloud-native applications and services using modern architecture patterns

• Lead hands-on solution evaluations, prototypes, and proofs of concept, especially for initiatives involving AI, GenAI, and emerging technologies

• Make informed architectural trade-offs based on business needs, performance, cost, and long-term maintainability

• Contribute reusable patterns and documentation that support solution delivery across teams

• Partner with engineering teams to ensure high-quality implementation aligned to design intent

• Apply secure-by-design and DevSecOps principles to all architectural solutions

• Stay informed on trends in cloud services, architecture frameworks, and GenAI tooling

What you bring

• 10+ years of software engineering and architecture experience

• 3+ years designing application or system architectures (regardless of job title)

• Hands-on experience designing and building cloud-native solutions (preferably on AWS)

• Experience with modern architecture styles: microservices, APIs, event-driven systems

• Experience integrating or prototyping with AI/ML/GenAI services or platforms

• Proficiency in one or more languages such as Python, Java, or C#

• Strong ability to articulate technical solutions, trade-offs, and system behavior to both technical and non-technical stakeholders

Added bonus if you have

• Exposure to GenAI tools and frameworks (e.g., LLMs, vector databases, prompt orchestration, LangChain, Bedrock)

• Familiarity with AWS AI/ML services (e.g., SageMaker, Bedrock, Comprehend, Lex)

• Experience running architectural evaluations or vendor/tool assessments

• AWS Solutions Architect certification

• Financial Services experience

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)   

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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.