IT Automation Tech Lead

IT Automation Technical Leadu00A0(w/ Expertise on SRE)

Level:u00A0P3u00A0

Are you interested in using technology to automate and transform business processesu00A0

The Tech@LillyAutomation Strategy and Operations team is seeking to add a technical leader roleto the team. This role will have an engineering focus and help drive the strategic architecture and technology direction for the team across key capabilities of automation within Lillyu2019s Automation Center of Excellence.u00A0

Are you innovative and curious about new technology that can make business processes easy and more efficient Come join our team!u00A0

What Youu2019ll Be Doing:u00A0

In this position, you will impactthe way automation is delivered across the company. To do this, you will help automate our platform related tasks and operations, contribute towards automating our platforms and operations,u00A0expandthe catalog of connectors and APIs, create reusable components with an intent toward self-service, and engage in other engineering related activities.u00A0As a leader in the organization,you play an important role in defining and championing reliability engineering practices among engineering and product teams, participating in communities of practice and mentoring others through collaboration.u00A0

How Youu2019ll Succeed:u00A0

• Develop a deep technical understanding of automation solutions and industry best practices. Learn the spectrum of automation capabilities and industry-leading technical platforms to deliver automation value at speed and scale to business partners.u00A0

• Align people, tools, and processes to enable rapid automation solution delivery. Identify opportunities for automation reuse and self-service across the enterprise.u00A0

• Continuously evaluate automation tools and technologies, understand the automation technology landscape, and lead the selection and implementation of platformsu2014including strategies for reusable templates and APIs.u00A0

• Design and develop robust integration strategies using connectors and APIs to accelerate delivery and support consumption by both business and internal teams.u00A0

• Collaborate across frontend, backend, DevOps, and delivery teams to ensure seamless API performance and reliability, anticipate demand, and introduce new capabilities into the automation portfolio.u00A0

• Automate infrastructure provisioning and deployments using Infrastructure as Code (IaC) and CI/CD pipelines. Improve scalability, reduce toil, and implement best practices for observability and resilience.u00A0

• Lead the automation platform architecture operations, ensuring technologies are stable, secure, performant, compliant, resilient, and reliable at scale.u00A0

• Develop and maintain automation metrics and KPIs, including definitions, measurements, automated alerts, and dashboards to track internal service delivery and business impact.u00A0

• Perform root cause analysis and post-incident reviews to drive continuous improvement in system stability.u00A0

• Ensure platform stability,high level of service reliability performance, and security by implementing robust monitoring, alerting, and incident response mechanisms.u202Fu00A0

Basic Qualifications:u00A0

• Bacheloru2019s Degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related technical field with 6+ years of experience in application solution delivery and technical leadership (OR High School Diploma/GED with 8+ years of equivalent experience).u00A0

• 4+ years of hands-on experience in solution architecture, development, and end-to-end technical delivery prior automation experience is a strong plus.u00A0

• 5+ years of programming experience with languages such as Python, JavaScript frameworks (e.g., Node.js, Angular, React), and related modern tech stacks.u00A0

• Strong expertise in DevOps practices and tools, including Jira, GitHub, GitHub Actions, and CI/CD pipelines.u00A0

• Experience in reliability engineering and monitoring practices, environments, and tools (e.g., cloud ecosystem preferably AWS, monitoring/observability, configuration management, etc.).u00A0

• Demonstrated success as a technical leader, influencing strategic direction and driving implementation across complex projects and platforms.u00A0

• Ability to quickly learn and adapt to emerging technologies with a strong understanding of hybrid cloud, cloud-native architectures, integration strategies, and security.u00A0

• Proven ability to provide tech leadershipto diverse technical teams, foster collaboration, and drive operational improvements and business value through innovation.u00A0

• Experience in delivering measurable, high-impact technical solutions and crafting business cases that support growth, scale, and efficiency, meeting ROI measures defined by the organisation.u00A0

• Excellent analytical, problem-solving, and communication skills, with a strong mindset for continuous learning and technical curiosity.u00A0

• Practical experience with Agile methodologies (Scrum, Kanban, SAFe) and industry-standard automation tools and delivery frameworks.u00A0

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About the Organization:u00A0

Lilly IT builds and maintains capabilities using cutting edge technologies like most prominent tech companies. What differentiates Lilly IT is that we create new possibilities through tech to advance our purpose u2013 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.u00A0

The Enterprise Automation team, part of DIGITAL CORE, drives technology platforms that enable business transformation through scale, speed, and innovation. Focused on delivering exceptional employee experiences and empowering teams through digital solutions, the team redefines ways of working to boost productivity. As technology leaders, they serve as a catalyst for innovation and agility across the enterprise, playing a key role in shaping and executing the companyu2019s broader technology strategy.u00A0

Will this position support sponsorship:u00A0

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