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.
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Job Title:  Automation Engineer
Travel Required?:  Travel - up to 10% of time
Posting Start Date:  11/2/26
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No Relocation Assistance Offered
Job Number #176922 - Piscataway, New Jersey, United States

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.
 

Role Summary:

As an Automation Engineer reporting to the Director of Production Control and Automation within our enterprise service management team, you will lead the delivery of automation, monitoring and generative AI solutions across our core functions. This position offers a high-impact, creative playground for passionate individuals to turn complex workflow challenges into customer centric solutions. Your primary objective will be to creatively implement end-to-end, AI and/or automation powered solutions that elevate performance & reliability posture of our applications and transform how our organization gets work done.

 

Responsibilities:

  • Solution Delivery : Own end-to-end engagement with internal customer teams, using active listening to translate requirements and ideas into fully executed solutions.

  • Observability & Splunk: Perform in Splunk data onboarding, write SPL queries to expand platform visibility, drive proactive monitoring, and accelerate root-cause troubleshooting across the enterprise.

  • AIOPS & Workflow Automations:: Design and build Orchestration, Automation, and Response playbooks and custom automation scripts to eliminate manual operational toil, streamline incident response, and reduce Mean Time to Repair (MTTR).

  • Generative AI Integration: Leverage Generative AI tools, prompt engineering, and LLM integrations to optimize internal engineering workflows, automate routine scripting tasks, and drive cross-functional productivity gains.

  • Automation Scripting & Technical Problem Resolution: Develop automation scripts (Python, Shell, REST APIs) to resolve complex system bottlenecks, fill operational capability gaps, and enhance overall platform reliability in collaboration with cross-functional IT teams

 

Required Qualifications:

  • Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Information Technology, or a related technical field.

  • At least 3 years of experience in automation/engineering related projects, demonstrating hands-on coding proficiency in scripting (Python, JavaScript/TypeScript, or other modern backend development languages.)

 

Preferred Qualifications:

  • Applied experience with prompt engineering, and platforms leveraging LLMs (Retool, CursorAI, etc)

  • Proven experience evaluating customer requirements and translating them into technical system diagrams and solution deliverables.

  • Splunk Certifications: Active Splunk Core Certified Power User (or higher) certification,

  • Emerging AI & Automation Frameworks: Practical project experience building Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG) pipelines, custom AI agents, or prompt engineering scripts to drive operational efficiency.

  • Scripting & Software Certifications: Recognized certification in Python, Shell, or related backend scripting languages used for API integrations and SOAR playbook development.

  • Cenoti & SAP: Hands-on experience integrating and managing Splunk with enterprise ERP systems (e.g., SAP integration using Cenoti).

 


Compensation and Benefits
Salary Range $86,000.00 - $121,000.00 USD

Pay is determined based on experience, qualifications, and location. Salaried employees may also be eligible for discretionary bonuses, profit-sharing, and long-term incentives for Executive-level roles.

Benefits: Salaried employees enjoy a comprehensive benefits package, including medical, dental, vision, basic life insurance, paid parental leave, disability coverage, and participation in the 401(k) retirement plan with company matching contributions subject to eligibility requirements. Additional benefits include a minimum of 15 vacation/PTO days (hourly employees receive a minimum of 120 hours) and 13 paid holidays (vacation days are prorated based on the employee's hire date within the calendar year). Paid sick leave is adjusted based on role and location in accordance with local laws. Detailed information regarding paid sick leave entitlements will be provided to employees upon hiring and may be subject to adjustments based on changes in legislation or company policies.

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.

For additional Colgate terms and conditions, please click here.

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