Infrastructure Automation Engineer Intern

About US American Century Investments is a leading global asset manager with over 65 years of experience helping a broad base of clients achieve their financial goals. Our expertise spans global equities and fixed income, multi-asset strategies, ETFs, and private investments.

Privately owned and independent, we focus solely on investment management. But there’s an unexpected side to us, too. We direct 40% of our dividends every year—over $2 billion since 2000—to the Stowers Institute for Medical Research. Our ongoing financial support drives the Institute’s breakthrough work and mission of defeating life-threatening diseases like cancer and Alzheimer’s. So, the better we do for our clients, the more we can do for everyone.

All who work here around the globe are inspired every day by the unique difference our hard work can make in so many lives. It shows in the curiosity we bring to every initiative, the deep relationships we build with our clients, and the way we treat each other in the hallway. If you’re excited toRole Summary We’re looking for a motivated, tech-savvy Infrastructure Automation Engineer Intern to join our Infrastructure & Operations team, with a focus on driving automation initiatives.

This internship offers hands-on experience in an enterprise IT environment, where you’ll collaborate with experienced professionals to streamline operations, improve system reliability, and reduce manual processes through innovative automation solutions.

As an AI-forward organization, American Century Investments is committed to finding innovative ways to apply artificial intelligence across our technology landscape. As an Infrastructure Automation Engineer Intern , you'll have the opportunity to help shape how AI is used within enterprise IT, exploring new approaches to automation, operational efficiency, and service improvement while gaining valuable hands-on experience in a modern infrastructure environment.

This program is for currently enrolled undergraduate rising seniors who will graduate in December 2027 - Spring 2028. The Final date to receive applications is November 1, 2026.

Location:

this onsite position will be based out of our Kansas City, MO office.

Program dates:
June 2nd – August 6th (10 weeks).

Work schedule:

40 hours/week - Monday – Friday (8 am – 5 pm).This position is not eligible for visa sponsorship. Applicants must be authorized to work in the U.S. without visa sponsorship, now or in the future.

How You Will Make an Impact Assist in the design, development, and deployment of automation scripts and tools to support infrastructure operations, applying software engineering principles and programming skills to build scalable, maintainable solutions.

Collaborate with team members to identify repetitive tasks and propose automation solutions.

Support monitoring and alerting systems to improve visibility into infrastructure health.

Participate in infrastructure projects involving cloud services, virtualization, networking, and server management.

Document processes, automation workflows, and technical configurations.

Learn and apply best practices in IT operations, security, and change management.

What You Bring to the Team (Required)
You are an incoming senior enrolled in an undergraduate program in Computer Science, Information Technology, Management Information Systems, or a related field.

Basic understanding of infrastructure components (servers, networks, virtualization, cloud platforms).Familiarity with software development lifecycle and API’s.Strong problem-solving skills and eagerness to learn.

Excellent communication and collaboration abilities.

Demonstrates the American Century Investments Winning Behaviors:
Client Focused, Courageous and Accountable, Collaborative, Curious and…