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 to learn more about us, we can’t wait to learn more about you.
Role 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 deadline to apply 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 Adaptable, Competitively Driven.
Additional Assets (Preferred)
- Exposure to automation and scripting tools (e.g., Ansible, Terraform, PowerShell, Python, or Bash) is a plus.
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!
Additional Requirements
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. As such, American Century strives to provide a reasonable accommodation to any qualified individual under the ADA to perform essential job functions.
We encourage people of all backgrounds to join us on our mission. If you require reasonable accommodation for any aspect of the recruitment process, please send a request to [email protected]. All requests for accommodation will be addressed as confidentially as practicable.
American Century Investments believes all individuals are entitled to equal employment opportunity and advancement opportunities without regard to race, religious creed, color, sex, national origin, ancestry, physical disability, mental disability, medical condition, genetic information, marital status, gender, gender identity, gender expression, age for individuals forty years of age and older, military and veteran status, sexual orientation, and any other basis protected by applicable federal, state and local laws. ACI does not discriminate or adopt any policy that discriminates against an individual or any group of individuals on any of these bases.
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Skills Required
- Currently enrolled undergraduate rising senior graduating December 2027 through Spring 2028
- Pursuing a degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Management Information Systems, or a related field
- Basic understanding of servers, networks, virtualization, and cloud platforms
- Familiarity with software development lifecycle and APIs
- Strong problem-solving skills and eagerness to learn
- Excellent communication and collaboration abilities
- Exposure to Ansible, Terraform, PowerShell, Python, or Bash
- Authorization to work in the United States without current or future visa sponsorship
- Ability to work onsite in the Kansas City, Missouri office Monday through Friday, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.
American Century Investments Compensation & Benefits Highlights
The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about American Century Investments and has not been reviewed or approved by American Century Investments.
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Healthcare Strength — Health coverage includes medical, dental, vision, HSA contributions, EAP, condition‑specific programs, virtual care, and wellness amenities. Inclusive elements such as gender‑affirming care and a travel benefit for care not locally available are also highlighted.
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Retirement Support — Retirement support features a 401(k) match up to 5% plus an additional annual employer contribution tied to firm performance, alongside company‑paid life/AD&D and disability coverage. A broad menu of voluntary financial protections further bolsters long‑term security.
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Parental & Family Support — Parental and family benefits include 10 weeks paid parental leave for birth or adoption, backup dependent care, and caregiver leave. Adoption support is emphasized with recognition and up to $10,000 in eligible expense reimbursement.
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What We Do
American Century Investments® is a leading asset manager focused on delivering investment results and building long-term client relationships while supporting research that can improve health and save lives. It’s how we help our clients Prosper With Purpose™. Every day people are increasingly focused on investing to make the world a better place for themselves, their families, their organizations, and the world at large. It is possible to live a more meaningful and impactful life and give back something that’s more valuable than money. When you invest with us, you can also invest in the future of others and have the potential to impact the lives of millions. That’s possible because of the distinct relationship with the Stowers Institute for Medical Research, which owns more than 40% of American Century Investments. Our dividend payments provide the ongoing financial support for the Institute’s work of uncovering the causes, treatments and prevention of life-threatening diseases, like cancer. Together we can become a powerful force for good…it’s like nothing you’ve seen before from an investment management firm.
