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IT&D Senior Manager, Manufacturing Platforms (DMB)

City: Hyderabad

We are Reckitt

Home to the world's best loved and trusted hygiene, health, and nutrition brands. Our purpose defines why we exist: to protect, heal and nurture in the relentless pursuit of a cleaner, healthier world. We are a global team united by this purpose. Join us in our fight to make access to the highest quality hygiene, wellness, and nourishment a right and not a privilege.

Information Technology & Digital

In IT and D, you'll be a force for good, whether you're championing cyber security, defining how we harness the power of technology to improve our business, or working with data to guide the innovation of consumer loved products.

Working globally across functions, you'll own your projects and process from start to finish, with the influence and visibility to achieve what needs to be done. And if you're willing to bring your ideas to the table, you'll get the support and investment to make them happen.

Your potential will never be wasted. You'll get the space and support to take your development to the next level. Every day, there will be opportunities to learn from peers and leaders through working on exciting, varied projects with real impact. And because our work spans so many different businesses, from Research and Product Development to Sales, you'll keep learning exciting new approaches.

About the role

We are seeking an experienced IT&D Senior Manager – Manufacturing Platforms to define and lead the global strategy, architecture, and delivery of secure, resilient, and scalable Manufacturing IT/OT infrastructure platforms. This role is responsible for enabling the Digital Manufacturing Backbone across global sites, covering network, infrastructure, security, compute, storage, backup, and hybrid cloud (Azure Local) environments.
The role ensures seamless IT/OT convergence by designing and governing industrial network and infrastructure architectures, validating vendor-led fit-gap assessments, and driving modernization of legacy manufacturing environments. It plays a critical role in ensuring high availability, cybersecurity, and operational continuity of manufacturing systems while enabling Industry 4.0 transformation, edge computing, and smart factory capabilities.

Your responsibilities

• Define and lead global strategy and architecture for Manufacturing Platforms covering IT/OT networks, infrastructure, security, compute, storage, backup, and hybrid cloud (Azure Local).
• Review and validate vendor-led fit-gap assessments of existing manufacturing site infrastructure, ensuring accuracy, completeness, and alignment with global standards, and endorse remediation and modernization roadmaps.
• Design and govern secure IT/OT and industrial network architecture ensuring segmentation, reliable connectivity, and integration between enterprise IT and OT environments.
• Lead end-to-end design and deployment of resilient manufacturing infrastructure including edge computing, Azure Local, and site data center environments.
• Ensure high availability, resilience, and performance of critical manufacturing services through redundancy, failover, and robust infrastructure design.
• Provide technical leadership for enterprise and industrial networking including LAN/WAN, Wireless, Switching, SDN, SD-Access, Cisco ISE, and DNA Center.
• Implement and enforce cybersecurity controls including network segmentation, firewalls, IDS/IPS, endpoint protection, Zero Trust principles, and OT security aligned with IEC 62443.
• Define and manage backup, disaster recovery, and business continuity strategies for manufacturing and OT systems using enterprise tools (e.g., Veeam, Commvault).
• Oversee infrastructure platforms including Azure Local, Windows Server, OT Active Directory, DNS, and hybrid edge environments.
• Manage enterprise storage platforms including NAS, replication, snapshots, and storage optimization for manufacturing workloads.
• Drive integration of manufacturing platforms with enterprise cloud, data platforms, and analytics ecosystems.
• Standardize infrastructure, network, and security architectures across global manufacturing sites to improve scalability, consistency, and operational efficiency.
• Collaborate with cybersecurity, infrastructure, cloud, manufacturing operations, application teams, and vendors for end-to-end solution delivery.
• Lead vendor governance and management across infrastructure, network, security, storage, and backup service providers.
• Ensure compliance with enterprise security policies, audit requirements, and industrial cybersecurity frameworks.
• Drive automation, infrastructure-as-code, and operational efficiency across manufacturing platforms.
• Develop and maintain technical architecture standards (TAS), governance frameworks, and operational reporting.
• Evaluate and implement emerging technologies such as edge computing, Industrial IoT, AI-driven operations, and smart manufacturing solutions.

The experience we're looking for

• Bachelor’s in Information Technology, Computer Science, Engineering, or related field.
• 15+ years of experience in IT infrastructure, networking, security, or IT/OT environments, preferably in manufacturing or industrial sectors.
• Strong experience in enterprise and industrial network architecture including LAN/WAN, wireless, SDN, SD-Access, and secure OT connectivity.
• Proven experience in IT/OT convergence, industrial segmentation, and OT network security design.
• Strong knowledge of cybersecurity frameworks including IEC 62443 and enterprise security best practices (Zero Trust, segmentation, IDS/IPS, firewalls).
• Hands-on experience with hybrid infrastructure environments including Azure Local, edge computing, and data center platforms.
• Strong experience with Windows Server, OT Active Directory, DNS, and core infrastructure services in industrial environments.
• Experience with enterprise backup and disaster recovery solutions (e.g., Veeam, Commvault) and business continuity planning.
• Knowledge of enterprise storage systems including NAS, replication, snapshots, and storage optimization.
• Experience working with vendors and MSPs, including validation of technical assessments and solution roadmaps.
• Strong stakeholder management skills with ability to engage across manufacturing, cybersecurity, infrastructure, cloud, and business teams.
• Strong leadership, communication, and decision-making skills in complex global environments.

The skills for success

Product Development, system development, Project Management, Programme Management, Design Thinking, Process Automisation, IT Service Management, Innovation Processes, Innovation, User Experience Design, Change Analyst, Change Management, Digital Transformation, Value Analysis, Change Management, Adoption, Technology Adoption Lifecycle, Stakeholder Relationship Management, Vendor Management, Outstanding Communication, stakeholder engagement, Digital Strategy, Product Solution Architecture, Cyber Security Strategy, Cyber Security, Data Privacy, Portfolio Management, Data Governance, Product Compliance, Media Analytics, advertising, Consumer Engagement, Market Value, Market Chain, Data Driven Practices, Advanced Analytics, Data Analytics, Governance.

What we offer

With inclusion at the heart of everything we do, working alongside our four global Employee Resource Groups, we support our people at every step of their career journey, helping them to succeed in their own individual way. We invest in the wellbeing of our people through parental benefits, an Employee Assistance Program to promote mental health, and life insurance for all employees globally. We have a range of other benefits in line with the local market. Through our global share plans we offer the opportunity to save and share in Reckitt's potential future successes. For eligible roles, we also offer short-term incentives to recognise, appreciate and reward your work for delivering outstanding results. You will be rewarded in line with Reckitt's pay for performance philosophy.

Equality

We recognise that in real life, great people don't always 'tick all the boxes'. That's why we hire for potential as well as experience. Even if you don't meet every point on the job description, if this role and our company feels like a good fit for you, we still want to hear from you. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, disability or medical condition; colour, ethnicity, race, citizenship, and national origin; religion, faith; pregnancy, family status and caring responsibilities; sexual orientation; sex, gender identity, gender expression, and transgender identity; protected veteran status; size or any other basis protected by appropriate law.

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