Infrastructure Architect Senior Specialist

Toyota is a strong, global brand and one of the world’s leading automotive manufacturers. Teams at Toyota Motor Europe and Toyota Motor Manufacturing Poland in Lower Silesia are all working togther to deliver the best mobility solutions for users around the world. Our Digital Hub is Toyota Motor Europe’s IT research and development centre, established in 2026 in Wrocław. We are responsible for developing and maintaining software and connected digital services for the Toyota and Lexus brands in Europe. Become part of our team and help us shape the future. Role Summary:The Toyota Core IT department manages all company transversal IT infrastructure and technology components. We are looking to strengthen our Infrastructure Architecture team with an experienced Senior Specialist. The Infrastructure Architecture team acts as the glue between our application development teams and our technology and infrastructure teams. The team helps govern and drive the evolution of the whole TME technology landscape, ensuring application development teams have the right portfolio of technologies to choose from to build and host their business applications. As a Senior Specialist, you will take a leading role within the team – owning architectural decisions, mentoring junior architects, and acting as a trusted advisor to senior stakeholders across Core IT and the wider business. You will set direction on complex, cross-domain topics and help shape the long-term technology strategy of TME. Key Responsibilities: Work in close collaboration with technology experts, infrastructure teams, application solution architects, lead developers and other professions, while taking ownership of architectural leadership on strategic topics. Lead the onboarding of complex, high-impact application projects – assess ecosystem impact, define target architecture, and drive related technological changes to completion Partner with infrastructure teams to introduce and industrialise new technologies; lead impact analysis, planning and follow-up across multiple domainOwn and publish roadmaps for technologies in use (lifecycle, rationalisation, end-of-life), and drive strategic decisions on adoption, consolidation and retirement Define reference architectures, detailed patterns and standards on how to best leverage technology usage; ensure their adoption across application and infrastructure teams Act as a senior point of contact for application teams – understand their needs, anticipate future requirements, identify structural improvements, and facilitate alignment with technology support teams Identify dependencies and lead planning of upgrades, migrations and large-scale transformations of critical technologies Collaborate closely with Cybersecurity, Enterprise Architecture, Cloud, Middleware, Database and other Core IT teams on aligning roadmaps, priorities and governance Mentor and coach junior architects and graduates, review their work and help develop the team’s overall capability Represent the Infrastructure Architecture team in governance bodies, technology review boards and senior stakeholder discussions Contribute to continuous improvement of the team’s ways of working, tools and frameworks Formal Role Details:Location: Wrocław, Plac Konstytucji 3 Maja 3Employment Type: PermanentWorking Pattern: Hybrid -2 to 3 days per week in the office, with flexibility for travel to Head Office in BrusselsLanguage Requirements: Professional proficiency in English is essential.Qualifications & Skills:have strong command of English, both written and spoken, and be comfortable communicating with senior stakeholders bring several years of proven experience as an architect in complex, enterprise IT environments have a strong analytical mindset – asking the right questions, digging deeper, cross-checking facts from multiple angles and uncovering the real state of things have broad, hands-on knowledge of modern IT technologies and infrastructure – from cloud and SDLC topics down to on-premise “on the ground” realities be able to think in terms of use cases and capabilities, mentally organise large technology landscapes, find similarities, distil them into principles and patterns, and help others apply them in daily work demonstrate strong ownership – able to drive topics end-to-end across multiple teams, with minimal guidance have experience mentoring or coaching less experienced colleagues be AI-minded and actively use AI to accelerate learning, analysis and delivery be eager to keep learning and to stay ahead of technology trendsYou have a TOYOTA DNA, this means: Courage: you are ready to let go of the easy path to reach challenging targets Creativity: your passion drives you to explore innovative ideas and challenge the impossible Coaching: you share knowledge and feedback with your colleagues and celebrate each other's success Curiosity: you are open for new experience and able to combine imagination with fact-based observation Collaboration: you are a team player, respectful and inclusive in your style and you take a customer-oriented approach What we can offer you: Depending on the candidate’s skills and experience, the base salary for this position will be in the range of PLN 18 000 - 25 000 gross per month under a permanent employment contract (employment contract/UoP). Benefits & Bonuses:Annual BonusHealth insurance Sport card Lunch subsidy Car leasing Languages lessons How to Join Us? 1. Submit your application – you can do it right now! 2. Wait to hear from us – if your application is positively reviewed, we’ll invite you to a recruitment interview. This will be an opportunity for you to learn more about our company and for us to get to know you better. 3. We look forward to receiving your application. Click the “Apply” button to access the application form. Didn't work out this time? No worries – let's stay in touch. Follow our open positions on KierunekToyota, keep up to date with what's happening at our company, and connect with our Recruiters on LinkedIn. As soon as you see a role that interests you, feel free to apply again!