The DevOps Team Lead is a hands‑on technical leader responsible for building and shaping DevOps as a core capability within Software Excellence & Enablement (SEE). This role goes beyond operating systems as it defines how DevOps evolves and matures across the organization, establishing the standards, paved paths, and automation that make the safe path the fast path.

Working closely with Engineering, Product, Delivery, Operations, and peer enablement functions, this role drives consistent environments, automated delivery, and observable systems that improve flow, stability, and predictability. Success is measured by adoption, reliability, and reduced delivery friction.

Job Functions:

Lead the design and evolution of DevOps practices, platforms, and standards aligned to SEE
Build and scale CI/CD pipelines, infrastructure automation (IaC), and deployment systems
Establish paved paths that simplify development, testing, and deployment while reducing variability and rework
Drive environment consistency and automation across the software lifecycle
Implement strong observability (logs, metrics, alerting) to support reliable operations
Ensure systems support safe deployment, rollback, and operational readiness
Partner with CCoE and other enablement functions to align on cloud, security, and tooling standards
Identify and remove bottlenecks to improve flow (lead time, failure rate, MTTR)
Contribute to lifecycle gates by enabling objective, automated evidence of quality and readiness
Lead by example—working directly with teams in builds, deployments, and incident response
Mentor engineers and influence the adoption of DevOps practices across teams
Evaluate and introduce tools and patterns that deliver measurable improvement

Travel Requirements:

15% overnight travel (Travel expenses paid by Toyota Automated Logistics)

Required Qualifications and Preferred Skills:

Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field; Experience can be considered in lieu of a degree
5+ years of devops experience
Strong hands‑on experience in cloud DevOps / platform engineering (Azure preferred)
Proven experience with CI/CD pipelines (Azure DevOps, GitHub)
Experience with Infrastructure as Code (Terraform, Bicep, ARM)
Experience with containers and Kubernetes
Strong understanding of observability and production operations
Deep knowledge of cloud security and scalable architectures
Track record of improving delivery performance and system reliability
Ability to influence and drive adoption across teams without formal authority
Must be eligible to work in the USA long term without sponsorship.
Employees must follow all information security policies, protect confidential data, complete required training, and report any suspected security incidents to support our information security controls.

About Toyota Automated Logistics:

Toyota Automated Logistics is your global partner for integrated warehouse automation. Our team combines the talents of Bastian Solutions, Vanderlande’s warehousing business and viastore under one brand to deliver scalable systems, intelligent software and life-cycle services.

In addition to exciting work at a growing company, we offer the following benefits:

Health, Dental, and Vision Insurance
401(k) Retirement Plan with a company match
Vacation / Holiday Pay
Paid Volunteer time off
Tuition Reimbursement
Professional Associations, Conferences and Subscriptions
Company Meetings & Events

Toyota Automated Logistics does not work with outside recruiting agencies. No solicitation phone calls please.

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