Asst. IT Manager / IT Manager - Network & Security Operations

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# 163506 - Mumbai, Maharashtra, India

Who We Are
Colgate-Palmolive Company is a caring, innovative growth company that is reimagining a healthier future for all people, their pets and our planet. Focused on Oral Care, Personal Care, Home Care and Pet Nutrition, we sell our products in more than 200 countries and territories under brands such as Colgate, Palmolive, elmex, hello, meridol, Sorriso, Tom’s of Maine, EltaMD, Filorga, Irish Spring, PCA SKIN, Protex, Sanex, Softsoap, Speed Stick, Ajax, Axion, Fabuloso, Soupline and Suavitel, as well as Hill’s Pet Nutrition.

We are recognized for our leadership and innovation in promoting sustainability and community wellbeing, including our achievements in decreasing plastic waste and promoting recyclability, saving water, conserving natural resources and improving children’s oral health.

If you want to work for a company that lives by their values, then give your career a reason to smile and join our global team!
 

In today’s multifaceted technology environment, it is a fantastic time to join the information technology team at Colgate!.

Our highly technical and innovative team is dedicated to drive growth for Colgate Palmolive in this dynamically evolving landscape.

What role will you play as a member of the Colgate’s IT team?

The IT manager, Network & Security will be leading the datacenter and cloud environment operations consisting of switches, Wireless, firewalls, remote access (VPN) and load Balancer. The individual should have hands-on experience on crafting network / security architecture and critical problem solving skills along with exposure to compression devices, packet analysis. Should also have adequate knowledge of network & information security policies, configurations and problem solving skills to resolve production incidents with minimum business impact. The candidate should be having experience on people management and mentoring team members. You will have an opportunity to learn cybersecurity tools as well.

You are a functional expert

• Leading architecture & operations of Datacenter & Cloud networks that includes domains like LAN, Load Balancers, Remote Access, Security, WAN and Wireless
• Perform investigation and diagnose common network problems related to Datacenter/cloud provide resolution.
• Analyze business requirements to develop technical network & security solutions with network modeling, analysis and budget planning.
• Proactive Monitoring and network performance analysis for preventing issues.
• Security vulnerability Management
• Proficiency in configurations of various LAN, WAN & Wireless technologies and correlate it with LAN / Security tools
• Maintain production network reliability through accurate utilization of IT standards and governance processes
• People development and management.

You connect the dots -

• Support day to day business requirements according to global SLA
• Use right IT project management guidelines to align with governance practices
• Able to analyze root cause, ability to correlate different components of technology while handling broader issues / threats.

You are a collaborator -

• Collaborate with GIT, business & functional team, develop detailed plans and accurate estimates for completion of build, network testing and implementation of project
• Mentor and coach team members.

You are an innovator -

• Conduct performance tuning to improve network performance over multiple business processes
• Stay updated with the innovative tech and adapt to these changes by self-learning and evaluate how they can add new value to the business.

What you’ll need…(Required)

• Engineering Graduate with proven experince of 7 or more years
• Professional certification as CCNA, CCNP and Firewall certifications
• Hands on experience on Cisco switches, Palo Alto Firewalls, Prisma / GlobalProtect and Wireless
• Good interpersonal skills
• Analytical and decision making skills
• Problem solving
• Experience with synthetic monitoring and alerting configuration associated with network and application technologies a plus

• CISSP or specialisation in cyber security domain is a plus
• Experience in Network Firewall rule design and implementation (Palo Alto Networks preferred)
• Experience in querying and analysis in a SIEM tool (Splunk experience preferred)

Our Commitment to Sustainability
With the Colgate brand in more homes than any other, we are presented with great opportunities and new challenges as we work to integrate sustainability into all aspects of our business and create positive social impact. We are determined to position ourselves for further growth as we act on our 2025 Sustainability & Social Impact Strategy.

Our Commitment to Diversity, Equity & Inclusion
Achieving our purpose starts with our people — ensuring our workforce represents the people and communities we serve —and creating an environment where our people feel they belong; where we can be our authentic selves, feel treated with respect and have the support of leadership to impact the business in a meaningful way.

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.

Reasonable accommodation during the application process is available for persons with disabilities. Please contact Application_Accommodation@colpal.com with the subject "Accommodation Request" should you require accommodation.

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