IT Automation Tech Lead

Job Description

IT Automation Technical Lead

Tech@Lilly Automation Technical Lead

Level:

India: P3

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

The Tech@Lilly Automation Strategy and Operations team is seeking to add a technical leader role to 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.

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

What Youu2019ll Be Doing:

In this position, you will impact the 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, expand the catalog of connectors and APIs, create reusable components with an intent toward self-service, and engage in other engineering related activities.u00A0 As 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.

How Youu2019ll Succeed:

u00B7Develop 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.

u00B7Align people, tools, and processes to enable rapid automation solution delivery. Identify opportunities for automation reuse and self-service across the enterprise.

u00B7Continuously evaluate automation tools and technologies, understand the automation technology landscape, and lead the selection and implementation of platformsu2014including strategies for reusable templates and APIs.

u00B7Design and develop robust integration strategies using connectors and APIs to accelerate delivery and support consumption by both business and internal teams.

u00B7Collaborate across frontend, backend, DevOps, and delivery teams to ensure seamless API performance and reliability, anticipate demand, and introduce new capabilities into the automation portfolio.

u00B7Lead the automation platform architecture operations, ensuring technologies are stable, secure, performant, compliant, resilient, and reliable on a scale.

u00B7Develop and maintain automation metrics and KPIs, including definitions, measurements, automated alerts, and dashboards to track internal service delivery and business impact.

u00B7Perform root cause analysis and post-incident reviews to drive continuous improvement in system stability.

u00B7Ensure platform stability, high level of service reliability performance, and security by implementing robust monitoring, alerting, and incident response mechanisms.u00A0

Basic Qualifications:

- Bacheloru2019s degree in computer science, Information Technology, or a related technical field withu00A010+ yearsu00A0of experience in automation space, application solution delivery and technical leadership.
- 4+ yearsu00A0of hands-on experience in solution architecture, development, and end-to-end technical delivery prior automation experience including RPA andu00A0Automation Anywhereu00A0expertise.
- Proven experience inu00A0enterprise RPA environmentsu00A0with hands-on expertise inu00A0Automation Anywhere 360.
- Strong understanding ofu00A0agentic automation,u00A0intelligent automation, and their application in business transformation.
- Incident Management & Operations Supportu00A0experience in an enterprise RPA environment.
- Proficient in development, support, and troubleshooting ofu00A0API and RESTful services/integrationsu00A0between multiple system points, according to frameworks and architecture guidelines.
- Good to Have -u00A0DevOps practices and tools, including Jira, GitHub, GitHub Actions, and CI/CD pipelines.
- Experience inu00A0reliability engineeringu00A0and monitoring practices, environments, and tools (e.g., cloud ecosystem preferably AWS, monitoring/observability, configuration management, etc.).
- Good to have - programming skills with languages such asu00A0Python,u00A0JavaScript frameworksu00A0(e.g., Node.js, Angular, React), and related modern tech stacks.
- Demonstrated success as au00A0technical leader, influencing strategic direction and driving implementation across complex projects and platforms.
- Ability to quickly learn and adapt to emerging technologies with a strong understanding ofu00A0cloud-native architectures, Agentic automation, integration strategies, and security.
- Proven ability to provide tech leadership to diverse technical teams, foster collaboration, and drive operational improvements and business value through innovation.
- Experience in deliveringu00A0measurable, high-impact technical solutionsu00A0and crafting business cases that support growth, scale, and efficiency, meetingu00A0ROI measuresu00A0defined by the organization.
- Excellent analytical, problem-solving, and communication skills, with a strong mindset foru00A0continuous learning and technical curiosity.
- Practical experience withu00A0Agile methodologiesu00A0(Scrum, Kanban, SAFe) and industry-standard automation tools and delivery frameworks.

Availability to work flexible work hours is/may be required. This team will support continuous operations across two shifts and therefore, this role will require non-standard work hours, and some work on weekends and holidays. Appropriate adjustments in benefits will be provided for employees working non-standard hours where applicable.

About the Organization:

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.

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.

Will this position support sponsorship:

No

Travel percentage for this position:

0-10%

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 () 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.

Lillyu00A0does not discriminate on the basis of age, race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, national origin, protected veteran status, disability or any other legally protected status.

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