Infrastructure Automation Engineer

Company: Eli Lilly and Company
Location: Indianapolis
Posted on: July 16, 2025

Job Description:

At Lilly, we unite caring with discovery to make life better for people around the world. We are a global healthcare leader headquartered in Indianapolis, Indiana. Our employees around the world work to discover and bring life-changing medicines to those who need them, improve the understanding and management of disease, and give back to our communities through philanthropy and volunteerism. We give our best effort to our work, and we put people first. We’re looking for people who are determined to make life better for people around the world. We are seeking a highly qualified Infrastructure Automation Engineer to join our dynamic team. This position is ideal for individuals who excel at solving complex challenges and are motivated by the opportunity to drive large-scale impact. If you are eager to play a key role in a global cloud infrastructure modernization initiative, we encourage you to apply. Be Bold – You will apply your technical expertise to design, develop, implement, enhance, and maintain secure, resilient, and reliable hybrid cloud services by leveraging proactive, predictive, and automated solutions. Be Fast – You will advance initiatives in key domains such as infrastructure automation, cloud service management, and infrastructure as code, supporting essential business projects. Be Proactive – You will leverage your strong learning agility and expertise as an Infrastructure Automation Engineer to support the Lilly Technology strategy, identify technological opportunities, and advance our transition to cloud solutions. Be Your Best – You will have the opportunity to acquire and implement advanced technologies, including Infrastructure as Code and Continuous Configuration Automation Tools for enterprise-scale hyper cloud environments. Additionally, you will adopt agile methodologies and be encouraged to develop expertise in these domains. What You’ll Be Doing: As part of our Cloud Management Automation group, you will be responsible for developing advanced automation solutions across AWS, Microsoft Azure, and on-premises environments. In this role, you will provide hands-on technical expertise and leadership, translating ideas and concepts into effective, scalable solutions. Our objective is to automate every facet of our infrastructure—including provisioning, deployment, maintenance, and ongoing support—by designing repeatable patterns that accelerate the adoption of cloud services throughout Lilly. You will collaborate with our global network of infrastructure and cloud engineers, enhancing cloud automation and management capabilities to support our business transformation goals. How You’ll Succeed: Strong knowledge and experience with Python. Functional knowledge of Ansible. Experience in automating administrative tasks. Demonstrated expertise with leading IaaS cloud platforms such as EC2 and Azure Compute. Advanced proficiency in Infrastructure as Code tools—such as ARM, CloudFormation, and Terraform—as well as version control systems like Git and configuration languages including JSON and YAML. Experience working with CI/CD pipelines (e.g., GitHub Actions, Jenkins, Azure Pipelines), and a proven track record of deploying Infrastructure as Code solutions in cloud environments. Skilled in optimizing, configuring, and maintaining automated cloud infrastructure to support the building, configuration, and management of complex systems. Hands-on experience administering and scripting for enterprise-scale virtualized Windows or Linux (RHEL, Ubuntu) operating systems. Keen awareness of emerging trends in cloud computing and infrastructure automation, ensuring continuous alignment with industry best practices. Commitment to maintaining comprehensive process documentation and adhering to established quality and compliance standards for all operational activities. What You Should Bring: Understanding of event driven automation concepts. Experience with Ansible Automation Platform. Knowledge of ITSM tools (e.g., ServiceNow) and experience in ITIL-based processes. Experience working in a regulated environment (e.g., healthcare, finance, pharmaceuticals). Understanding of cybersecurity concepts and best practices related to the cloud and automation. Build solutions using an agile framework for the entire solution lifecycle including designing, implementing, automating, modernizing, maintaining, and optimizing solutions. Demonstrates technical acumen and the initiative to translate complex concepts into practical solutions. Excels at tackling intricate technical issues through keen analysis and resourceful troubleshooting. Manages shifting priorities with composure in fast-moving settings, ensuring effective multitasking and timely outcomes. Communicates ideas clearly and collaborates well with colleagues and stakeholders, building strong working relationships across teams. Adaptable, resilient, and proactive in addressing challenges while providing guidance and support as needed. Linux and Cloud certifications are a bonus, or we are willing to help you develop. Basic Requirements: Bachelor’s degree in Software Engineering, Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related field (or equivalent experience). Minimum of 3 years of experience delivering systems with multiple points of integration with other technologies or applications. Additional Information: Travel Position located in Indianapolis, Indiana working in a hybrid model Organization Overview Lilly IT builds and maintains capabilities using cutting edge technologies like most prominent tech companies. What differentiates Lilly IT is that we redefine what’s possible through tech to advance our purpose – creating medicines that make life better for people around the world, like data driven drug discovery and connected clinical trials. We hire the best technology professionals from a variety of backgrounds, so they can bring an assortment of knowledge, skills, and diverse thinking to deliver innovative solutions in every area of our business. The Digital Core Tech team is at the forefront of digitalization to enable and advance the entire company, with increased productivity and best-in-class Customer experiences. This team provides a robust and sustainable infrastructure of hardware, software and services that are critical to enable our global workforce and business to operate and transform. As leaders in technology and understanding business requirements and challenges, this team defines and leads the overall company technology strategy. Lilly is dedicated to helping individuals with disabilities to actively engage in the workforce, ensuring equal opportunities when vying for positions. If you require accommodation to submit a resume for a position at Lilly, please complete the accommodation request form ( https://careers.lilly.com/us/en/workplace-accommodation ) for further assistance. Please note this is for individuals to request an accommodation as part of the application process and any other correspondence will not receive a response. Lilly is proud to be an EEO Employer and does not discriminate on the basis of age, race, color, religion, gender identity, sex, gender expression, sexual orientation, genetic information, ancestry, national origin, protected veteran status, disability, or any other legally protected status. Our employee resource groups (ERGs) offer strong support networks for their members and are open to all employees. Our current groups include: Africa, Middle East, Central Asia Network, Black Employees at Lilly, Chinese Culture Network, Japanese International Leadership Network (JILN), Lilly India Network, Organization of Latinx at Lilly (OLA), PRIDE (LGBTQ Allies), Veterans Leadership Network (VLN), Women’s Initiative for Leading at Lilly (WILL), enAble (for people with disabilities). Learn more about all of our groups. Actual compensation will depend on a candidate’s education, experience, skills, and geographic location. The anticipated wage for this position is $63,750 - $180,400 Full-time equivalent employees also will be eligible for a company bonus (depending, in part, on company and individual performance). In addition, Lilly offers a comprehensive benefit program to eligible employees, including eligibility to participate in a company-sponsored 401(k); pension; vacation benefits; eligibility for medical, dental, vision and prescription drug benefits; flexible benefits (e.g., healthcare and/or dependent day care flexible spending accounts); life insurance and death benefits; certain time off and leave of absence benefits; and well-being benefits (e.g., employee assistance program, fitness benefits, and employee clubs and activities).Lilly reserves the right to amend, modify, or terminate its compensation and benefit programs in its sole discretion and Lilly’s compensation practices and guidelines will apply regarding the details of any promotion or transfer of Lilly employees. WeAreLilly

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