Job Description

Established in 1806 as a small soap and candle business in New York City, Colgate-Palmolive is now a truly global company with products sold in over 200 countries and territories under such internationally recognized brand names as Colgate, Palmolive, Softsoap, Irish Spring, Protex, Sorriso, Kolynos, elmex, Tom's of Maine, Sanex, Ajax, Axion, Soupline, Haci Sakir, Suavitel, PCA SKIN, EltaMD, Filorga and Hello as well as Hill's Science Diet and Hill's Prescription Diet.
Colgate-Palmolive is a leading consumer products company that serves hundreds of millions of consumers worldwide with brands and products across four core businesses - Oral Care, Personal Care, Home Care and Pet Nutrition. We are committed to offering products that make lives healthier and more enjoyable, and programs that enrich communities around the world.
Every day millions of people trust our products to care for themselves and the ones they love. Our goal is to use our technology to create products that will continue to improve the quality of life for our consumers wherever they live.
A career at Colgate-Palmolive is an excellent opportunity if you seek a global experience, constant challenge, and development opportunities in an environment that respects work/life effectiveness.
Information at a Glance
Job Title: Specialist / Sr. Specialist, OT Security
Travel Required?: Travel - up to 10% of time
Posting Start Date: 12/12/25
Hybrid
Relocation Assistance Offered Within Country
Job Number #170777 - Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
Who We Are
Colgate-Palmolive Company is a global consumer products company operating in over 200 countries specializing in Oral Care, Personal Care, Home Care, Skin Care, and Pet Nutrition. Our products are trusted in more households than any other brand in the world, making us a household name!
Join Colgate-Palmolive, a caring, innovative growth company reimagining a healthier future for people, their pets, and our planet. Guided by our core values-Caring, Inclusive, and Courageous-we foster a culture that inspires our people to achieve common goals. Together, let's build a brighter, healthier future for all.
The Role:
As an Information Security OT (Operational Technology) Engineer you will be part of the growing Global Information Security organization. This position will work closely with the extended Global Information Technology Infrastructure, Supply Chain organization, as well as Manufacturing teams across the globe. This exciting position requires experience and knowledge of both Operational Technology and Cyber Security Technology.
Roles and Responsibilities:
Serve as a technical liaison between the IT and Operations Technology (OT) organizational units to ensure production facilities, operations and systems are following security best practices
Support cyber threat and security incident identification, detection, response and remediation activities impacting the manufacturing operations environment and escalating to management.
Lead the effort to build cyber threat and security incident detection process impacting the manufacturing operations environment. Work with the Security Engineering team to orchestrate said detection use cases.
Works with cross-organizational teams to address threat detection deficiencies.
Work with SOC to operationalize OT security alerts and develop playbooks.
Participates in investigations to determine the root cause of security incidents.
Work with Supply Chain, manufacturing teams to ensure compliance with security policies, processes and standards.
Configure, test, document and implement new or upgrades to security processes, controls or products as advised.
Provide operational support, troubleshooting and maintenance of Security related processes, controls or products.
Basic Requirements:
Minimum 4 years of experience in OT industry or cyber security
Working knowledge of ICS cybersecurity policies and standards including NIST SP 800-82 & 213, IEC 62443, MITRE ATT&CK framework for ICS * Understanding of attack vectors, vulnerabilities, and how they are leveraged by malicious actors
Ability to apply knowledge of Cyber Security to OT/ICS/SCADA systems to implement new cyber defense/resiliency techniques.
Knowledge or experience with endpoint security software
Willingness to learn new technologies and be adaptive
Preferred Requirements:
Experience with OT/ICS security/visibility tools (Claroty, Nozomi, Dragos, Armis etc)
Experience with industry leading IDS/IPS, SIEM, SOAR platforms
Awareness of and experience leveraging industry best practices for network and cloud security
Our Commitment to Inclusion
Our journey begins with our people-developing strong talent with diverse backgrounds and perspectives to best serve our consumers around the world and fostering an inclusive environment where everyone feels a true sense of belonging. We are dedicated to ensuring that each individual can be their authentic self, is treated with respect, and is empowered by leadership to contribute meaningfully to our business.
Equal Opportunity Employer
Colgate is an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, national origin, ethnicity, age, disability, marital status, veteran status (United States positions), or any other characteristic protected by law.
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