Sr. Specialist, Platform Engineering

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 Apply now Job Title: Sr. Specialist, Platform Engineering Travel Required?: Travel - up to 10% of time Posting Start Date: 6/9/26 Hybrid Relocation Assistance Offered Within Country Job Number #174004 - 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. Brief introduction - Role Summary/Purpose: Platform Engineer is focused in maintaining/ supporting the data ingestion related platforms that are used in Colgate for extracting data and taking the complete ownership of these tools. You must be self-directed and comfortable supporting multiple teams and their request for platform support. You will be thrilled by the prospect of working with the best data ingestion tools and do additional automations to fully use the capability of the tools . You will have to drive standards in the usage of the platforms. This team is a group of innovators and technologists that love to learn and collaborate! Responsibilities : Maintain and operate data ingestion platforms, specifically focusing on the Airflow instance hosted on the GCP Kubernetes cluster, ensuring high availability and optimal performance. Identify, design, and implement internal process improvements, automating manual processes, and optimizing data delivery and infrastructure for greater scalability. Support and monitor all the Airflow instances. Perform root cause analysis on data pipelines and processes to drive continuous improvement. Plan and execute timely Airflow namespaces upgradation to the latest stable version and provide guidance to the data delivery teams on how to adapt to the latest version of the Airflow as part of the standard documentation. Create and update technical documentation for architectural governance, support, and educating others on standard data ingestion processes (e.g., ETL design, job scheduling, and monitoring). Collaborate with Data Delivery teams to assist with technical issues and support their data infrastructure needs. Assist and guide the teams with the Airflow standards that have been set by the platform team. Proactively share knowledge on emerging technologies and tools relevant to upcoming projects. Act as a technical subject matter expert, guiding the team through Airflow and its standards. Required Qualifications: Bachelor's Degree or relevant Minimum 3 years of experience supporting data ingestion tools and data pipelines. Proven expertise in managing and maintaining Apache Airflow environments, including deployment, monitoring, and troubleshooting. Proficiency in object-oriented scripting languages, particularly Python. Working knowledge of SQL, relational databases, and experience building processes supporting data transformation, dependency, and workload management. Experience supporting and working with multi-functional teams in a dynamic environment. Preferred Qualifications : Master's Degree in a quantitative field (Computer Science, Statistics, Informatics, etc.). Experience with cloud services, specifically GCP, and DevOps practices using tools like Kubernetes and Terraform. Familiarity with big data tools (e.g., Hadoop, Spark, Kafka) and various data ingestion tools (e.g., HVR, Airbyte). Strong analytic skills related to working with unstructured datasets Build processes supporting data transformation, data structures, metadata, dependency and workload management A successful history of harmonizing, processing and extracting value from large disconnected datasets Working SQL knowledge and experience working with relational databases, query authoring (SQL) as well as working familiarity with a variety of databases #LI-HR1 #colgateemployee, #teamcolgate, #wearecolgate, #buildafuture, #CPValues 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. Reasonable accommodation during the application process is available for persons with disabilities. Please complete this request form should you require accommodation. #LI-Hybrid