Digital Specialist - Digital, AI & OT Cybersecurity

About the role

Unilever is hiring a Digital, AI & OT Cybersecurity Specialist for its DPC lighthouse factory. The role designs and deploys custom digital applications, embeds AI and AI-agent solutions into daily operations, supports factory automation and robotics, and owns the site's Operational Technology (OT) cybersecurity programme, aligned with the goal of a '100% digital, 0% carbon' autonomous factory.

Key responsibilities

• Design, develop, test and maintain custom applications on .NET / C# (and Python where appropriate) to connect factory hardware, machines and databases, and build low-code/no-code solutions with the Microsoft Power Platform integrated with SAP, SQL and Azure Data Explorer.
• Build, deploy and govern AI and AI-agent solutions (Copilot Studio, Azure OpenAI, Semantic Kernel, Agent Framework) and apply generative AI, machine learning and machine vision to quality inspection, predictive maintenance and loss analysis, within Agentic AI Guardrails and Responsible AI requirements.
• Support industrial robots, cobots and automation cells, PLCs, HMIs, SCADA, sensors, IoT and vision systems, and apply RPA to remove repetitive manual tasks.
• Roll out digital transformation initiatives on site with Production and Engineering, and act as first point of contact for digital infrastructure troubleshooting.
• Run OT/IT risk assessments, apply ISA/IEC 62443 and NIST SP 800-82, manage assets, vulnerabilities and patches, monitor and respond to incidents, and deliver cyber awareness training.

Required profile

• Diploma or above in Computer Science, Mechatronics, Software / Electronics Engineering or similar, with 0-2 years of experience in software development, manufacturing or automation.
• Preferred: bachelor's degree and hands-on project experience delivering apps, AI or automation in an industrial setting.
• English communication, reading and writing.
• Basic understanding of electrical wiring and how software interacts with physical hardware.

Required skills

• .NET / C# (object-oriented programming); Python is an advantage.
• Foundational knowledge of computer networks, IP addressing and network hardware.
• Practical understanding of AI and prompt engineering, and ability to build or configure AI agents.
• Awareness of cybersecurity fundamentals and willingness to own the site cyber programme.
• Preferred: Azure OpenAI, Copilot Studio, Semantic Kernel, ML.NET, RAG, MLOps.NET 8/9, ASP.NET Core, Blazor, REST APIs, microservices, Power Platform, Azure, Git, CI/CD, PLC/HMI, SCADA, machine vision, IoT, RPA, ISA/IEC 62443, NIST SP 800-82, Modbus, OPC-UA, PROFINET, EtherNet/IP, MITRE ATT&CK for ICS, SQL, Azure Data Explorer.