Senior Site Reliability Engineer - Database Services

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.

Toyota does not offer support or sponsorship of job applicants for employment-based visas or any other work authorization for this role now or in the future. You must have the right to work in the United States and not require Toyota support or sponsorship for immigration-related employment (e.g., H-1B, O-1, E-3, H-1B1, TN, F-1 OPT, F-1 STEM OPT, F-1 CPT, TN, 'job flexibility benefits' (also known as I-140 or Adjustment of Status portability), etc. now or in the future. You should not apply for this role if you will require Toyota to assist with immigration support or sponsorship now or in the future.

Who we're looking for

The Toyota Financial Services Technology Operations Center is looking for a passionate and highly motivated Site Reliability Engineer (SRE) - Database Services.

The SRE - Database Services reports to the Manager of the SRE Department.

In this role, you will apply software engineering principles to ensure the availability, performance and stability of TFS's enterprise database systems and platforms.

You will play a key role in maintaining and modernizing our database platforms including Exadata, Cloud Datawarehouse, AWS RDS, Oracle, Postgres and SQL DBs.

What you'll be doing

• Operate, Optimize, Monitor, and Scale database platforms including: Exadata, Oracle, AWS RDS, Cloud Datawarehouse.
• Manage and support large-scale Oracle Database and Exadata environments, ensuring uptime and performance SLAs are consistently met.
• Perform database performance tuning, capacity planning, backup/recovery.
• Troubleshoot complex production issues and implement permanent fixes to improve reliability.
• Build and Maintain components required to Automate operational workflows and reduce toil using Python or equivalent scripting language.
• Reduce manual toil by automating database maintenance, patching, and monitoring tasks.
• Design and implement observability solutions in Dynatrace, including dashboards, metrics, alerts, and anomaly detection for database workloads.
• Partner with engineering and application teams to optimize queries, indexes, and data models.
• Implement and manage HA/DR strategies, replication, and backup recovery solutions across Exadata and SQL Server environments.
• Participate in capacity planning, disaster recovery, and business continuity exercises.
• Define and manage SLIs/SLOs, health checks, and automated remediation processes
• Collaborate across teams to ensure service reliability, deployment hygiene, and operational readiness
• Work on Incident Postmortems and coordinate to implement required fixes to avoid repetitive incidents.
• Participate in on-call rotations, Major Incident Restoration.

What you bring

• Bachelor's degree in information technology or related field.
• Solid understanding of SRE concepts: SLIs, SLOs, error budgets, incident response.
• 5+ years of hands-on experience with Oracle Database (11g/12c/19c) and Exadata administration.
• Strong experience with RMAN, Data Guard, RAC, ASM, and Exadata features.
• Working knowledge of MS SQL Server administration, clustering, and T-SQL performance tuning.
• Proficiency in Python or equivalent scripting for automation
• Experience with observability tools: preferred Dynatrace.
• Strong understanding of SRE principles (SLIs/SLOs, error budgets, observability, toil reduction).

Added bonus if you have

• Certifications like AWS Certified DevOps Engineer, AWS Certified Solutions Architect.
• Oracle DB Certifications
• AWS Certification.
• Familiarity with DevOps practices and tools like Jenkins, Docker, and Kubernetes.

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.