Building on a strong legacy of almost 150 years, we are leading the way to reimagine and improve life every day. Today and for generations to come. Through our innovative and sustainable brands and technologies, across our teams around the world.
Henkel holds leading positions in both industrial and consumer businesses: Our portfolio includes well-known hair care products, laundry detergents, fabric softeners as well as adhesives, sealants, and functional coatings.
OT (Operation Technology) Infrastructure Expert
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About this Position
The OT (Operation Technology) Infrastructure Expert is the technical specialist responsible for ensuring dxT products and solutions are technically sound, operationally effective, secure, and deployable at scale. Through deep domain expertise, OT Infrastructure Expert supports standardization, implementation excellence, and continuous improvement, enabling successful digital transformation across OT environments.
What you´ll do
- Serve as the technical expert for assigned OT products and solutions, providing guidance on capabilities, configuration, deployment, integration, and operational support.
- Design and support secure, scalable, and reliable OT solutions that meet business, production, and operational requirements.
- Collaborate with Product Owners, OT Architects, and Engineering teams to define technical requirements, review solution designs, and validate deployment feasibility.
- Support Site Engineering teams throughout planning, implementation, and operations, including troubleshooting complex technical issues.
- Develop and maintain deployment guides, technical documentation, operational procedures, reference architectures, standards, and implementation templates.
- Drive standardization, automation, simplification, and continuous improvement across OT solutions, tooling, deployments, and operational processes.
- Ensure compliance with OT cybersecurity, infrastructure, and operational standards, while identifying and escalating risks to production, safety, reliability, and business continuity.
- Support the full product lifecycle, including roadmap development, technology and vendor evaluation, testing, release validation, performance measurement, knowledge sharing, training, and cross-functional collaboration.
What makes you a good fit
- Bachelor's degree in Information Technology, Computer Science, Automation, Electrical/Electronic Engineering, Industrial Engineering, or related technical discipline, or equivalent relevant professional experience.
- 4-6 years of relevant professional experience, including experience in Operational Technology (OT), industrial IT, automation, manufacturing technology, or infrastructure services supporting industrial environments.
- Practical experience with OT infrastructure technologies, including industrial networking, compute, virtualization, connectivity, firewalls/security technologies, and integration with industrial automation and control systems.
- Good understanding of OT cybersecurity principles, including network segmentation, access control, secure-by-design, vulnerability management, risk assessment, and operational resilience.
- Understanding of ITIL Service Management practices, particularly Incident, Problem, Change and Service Request Management.
- Experience working with external technology vendors, system integrators and service providers in a regional or global environment.
- Ability to produce high-quality technical documentation, deployment guides, standards and operational procedures.
- Excellent written and verbal English communication skills.
Some perks of joining Henkel
- Flexible work scheme with flexible hours, hybrid work model, and work from anywhere policy for up to 30 days per year
- Diverse national and international growth opportunities
- Global wellbeing standards with health and preventive care programs
- Gender-neutral parental leave for a minimum of 8 weeks
- Employee Share Plan with voluntary investment and Henkel matching shares
- Comprehensive Health Insurance for employee + dependents
- Employee Assistance Programme provides a wide range of mental health and wellbeing benefits
At Henkel, we come from a broad range of backgrounds, perspectives, and life experiences. We believe the uniqueness of all our employees is the power in us. Become part of the team and bring your uniqueness to us! We look for a diverse team of individuals who possess different backgrounds, experiences, personalities and mindsets.
JOB ID: 26102493
Job Locations: Egypt, Cairo
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I am interested in several jobs. Can I apply for multiple positions at the same time?
Yes – simply fill out your profile in our online application system. Once your online profile is complete, you can apply for multiple positions.
The job offer is written in English – should I write my application in English as well?
Yes, please. As Henkel is an international company you will be working with colleagues from all over the world and English is our official company language. Generally, the ‘rule’ is: please write the application in the same language as the job ad.
Do I get feedback during the application process about the state of my application?
Each position that we have open with Henkel is unique, and finding the right candidate is important for both the hired candidate as well as for Henkel. We want to make sure that both the candidate and the company are a good fit for each other. We will provide feedback to the candidates throughout the entire process.
Can employees move between business areas and/or to a different country?
Yes, in fact it is an expectation within Henkel that our talent is flexible and mobile. This helps to support the company on a broad, global level.
Our “Triple Two” philosophy promotes this expectation, by allowing you to work in at least two different roles, in two different business areas and two different countries. The reason behind this philosophy is that we believe working in different roles, business units and functions is good for your personal development and improves your understanding of Henkel as a global company.
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Whom do I contact if I have questions concerning my application?
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