Solution Architect – Digital

ph3In a nutshell /h3pThe Solution Architect – Digital E‑commerce at Toyota Motor Europe bridges business and IT to design and govern scalable digital sales solutions. The role focuses on creating end‑to‑end architectures for customer‑facing platforms, ensuring strong data quality, integration, security, and performance. It aligns business needs with enterprise standards, supports system integration across markets, and provides hands‑on guidance during critical incidents. Acting as a trusted partner, the architect ensures robust, future‑proof solutions that enhance customer experience and support Toyota’s digital transformation across European sales and value chain operations. /ph3Company Information /h3pToyota is one of the world’s largest automobile manufacturers and a leading global company, founded in 1937. Today, Toyota sells vehicles in 170 countries and employs over 350,000 people worldwide.
At Toyota Motor Europe (TME), with our headquarters based in Brussels, Belgium, around 2,700 colleagues from more than 60 nationalities work together across Europe. We are responsible for the wholesale marketing of Toyota and Lexus vehicles, parts and accessories, and we support Toyota’s European RD, manufacturing, and engineering operations.
We are on an exciting journey as we continue to evolve into a mobility company. Our goal is to create even more value and happiness for our customers through a wide range of mobility solutions. /ph3Your team and your responsibilities /h3pbTeam/division description: /b /ppThe role sits within the IT Digital (ITD) organisation, supporting Sales Value Chain systems. The team plays a key role in shaping and governing the digital architecture that underpins Toyota’s European Sales Value Chain transformation, operating across multiple markets and stakeholders. /ppbJob purpose: /b /ppThe Solution Architect Digital E‑commerce acts as a key interface between business, IT delivery teams, operations teams and suppliers, translating business needs into sustainable digital solutions. /ppIn addition to architecture and governance responsibilities, the role also requires a pragmatic and hands‑on approach during critical incidents or major quality/security issues, supporting root‑cause analysis, solution validation and coordination with Core IT and operational teams to restore service stability and protect customer experience. /ppbKey

responsibilities:
/b /ppbDigital E‑commerce Solution Architecture /b /pulliDefine and maintain end‑to‑end solution architectures for digital platforms and e‑commerce solutions (e.g. customer‑facing applications, sales portals, digital services) with a strong emphasis on data quality and data flows. /liliDesign architectures that support online sales journeys, customer experience, performance, scalability and availability. /liliEnsure solutions are aligned with enterprise digital platforms, cloud strategies and integration standards. /liliEnsure solutions comply with enterprise security, privacy and compliance standards. /li /ulpbBusiness IT Alignment /b /pulliAct as a trusted architectural partner for Digital E‑commerce stakeholders. /liliTranslate business requirements into clear, realistic and future‑proof digital solution designs. /liliChallenge requirements constructively to ensure optimal customer experience, performance and maintainability. /li /ulpbSystem Integration Data Quality /b /pulliDefine and govern integrations between e‑commerce platforms, backend systems, APIs and data layers. /liliEnsure data quality, consistency and traceability across digital and sales systems. /liliAssess and manage end‑to‑end impacts of changes across digital channels, data and downstream systems. /liliValidate corrective actions and ensure lessons learned are incorporated into architecture, integration and operational improvements. /li /ulpbArchitecture Governance Collaboration /b /pulliClose collaboration with Enterprise architecture team and ensure alignment with capability mapping. /liliLead and participate in solution architecture reviews and alignment forums for digital and e‑commerce initiatives. /liliEnsure architectural continuity from concept and design through to implementation and operation /liliDocument architecture designs, decisions, risks and technical trade‑offs. /li /ululliProvide architectural oversight during build, integration, testing and deployment. /liliSupport resolution of complex issues impacting digital performance, security or integration. /li /ulh3Your Profile /h3ulliYou are fluent in English (TME business language) /liliMaster’s degree or equivalent experience in IT, Engineering or a related field /liliYou have minimum 5 years of experience as Solution Architect /liliSolid understanding of System integration patterns, Data models, data flows and data quality concepts, as well as enterprise applications typically used in digital and ecommerce ecosystems /liliAbility to balance business pragmatism and architectural discipline. /liliExpe