(1601) Senior Data Platform and Automation Engineer
Job description
A senior data platform and automation engineer role to build secure, scalable data platform capabilities and governance automation. The posting is a proactive search to join Nortal's 'Future Talent' network for future opportunities rather than one specific open role.
This is an application to a talent network
You are applying to be considered for upcoming projects. It is not a single open position, and work is offered as projects arise.
At a glance
- Work mode
- Remote · LATAM
What you'll do
- Architect secure, scalable data platform and governance automation capabilities, designing reusable, configuration-driven patterns for governed data and platform services
- Develop secure APIs, MCP tools, and integrations for enterprise and AI-enabled applications
- Build automated validation, testing, deployment, and monitoring across environments, establishing observability for platform health, data quality, policy results, and failures
- Own production-quality code, tests, documentation, and operational guidance, partnering with domain experts, PMs, governance teams, and engineers on technical controls
- Mentor other engineers and guide technical direction across teams
What we're looking for
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Data Engineering, Software Engineering, or a related STEM field (or a Bachelor's plus a Master's or higher in STEM)
- 6+ years of software/data engineering experience (or equivalent demonstrated skill)
- 6+ years of experience with Python, SQL, distributed processing, data modeling, and modern data engineering frameworks
- Strong experience with cloud data platforms, data catalogs, metadata, lineage, data quality, and access controls
- Experience with Databricks, Unity Catalog, Data Lake, Apache Spark, or comparable technologies
- Experience with CI/CD, automated testing, environment separation, and production deployment
- Experience building secure APIs, MCP servers, or tools for enterprise and AI-enabled applications
- Experience with enterprise identity, RBAC, service accounts, secrets management, and least-privilege security
- Full lifecycle experience: architecture, development, deployment, and production support
Nice to have
- GitLab CI/CD or comparable
- Policy-as-code, infrastructure-as-code, and configuration-driven platforms
- Experience building data marketplaces, governance platforms, or internal developer platforms
- Familiarity with privacy, security, regulatory, and AI governance controls
- Experience in regulated or risk-sensitive environments
How to get hired
- 1Sign up: Apply to this position and upload your resume
- 2Profile review: Our team will review your profile and keep it in our talent database
- 3Contact: Our team will contact you to have an interview to get to know you better and to share with you a bit more of what we are looking for
- 4Knowing you better: We'd love to discuss your experience in an interview with our recruiters
- 5Notification: When a suitable position opens, we'll contact you to start the selection process, having in mind that this process will be faster because we already had the first screening
- 6Transparency: This process is direct and without intermediaries
Apply
About Nortal
For over 25 years, we've been shaping digital transformation, delivering complex solutions for global enterprises and public sector organizations. Today, we are at the forefront of an AI-driven transformation era, helping organizations turn data into real business value. By combining deep domain expertise with data and AI, we design solutions that create immediate impact while scaling for the future.
Key facts
- Over 25 years of shaping digital transformation
- Over 160 new hires every year
- Delivers complex solutions for global enterprises and public sector organizations
What they value
- Autonomy
- Open communication
- Respect for diversity