IT Intern - Infrastructure & Operations (Automation Focus)

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 controlled and independent, we focus solely on investment management. But there’s an unexpected side to us, too. We direct over 40% of our profits every year—more than $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 1,400 of us across 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 to learn more about us, we can’t wait to learn more about you.

Role Summary

We’re looking for a motivated, tech-savvy IT 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.

This program is for currently enrolled undergraduate rising seniors who will graduate in December 2026 - Spring 2027. The deadline to apply is November 1, 2025.

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

• Program dates: June 1st – August 7th (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.

• 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 Adaptable, Competitively Driven.

Additional Assets (Preferred)

• Exposure to automation and scripting tools (e.g., Ansible, Terraform, PowerShell, Python, or Bash) is a plus.

The above statements are not intended to be a complete list of all responsibilities, duties, and skills required.

What We Offer

• Competitive pay and 401k eligibility for employee contributions.

• Mentor Program - during your time with us you will be assigned a dedicated mentor to provide career coaching and mentoring.

• Access to our Business Resource Groups (Emerging Professionals, Pride, Mosaic, Green Team, and others.)

• Casual dress code - be comfortable and express your unique self.

• A robust social and philanthropic calendar of events hosted just for Interns!

Employees are required to be in the office on a scheduled frequency. Adherence to this schedule is essential to fulfilling the expectations of the role.

American Century Investments is committed to complying with the Americans with Disabilities Act and all other applicable Equal Employment Opportunity laws and regulations.