Senior Data Platform and Automation Engineer

About the Position

Join Nortal for your next big adventure. We are seeking a Senior Data Platform and Automation Engineer to join our team, grow with us, and teach us a few things along the way.

Explore the Nortal experience! Join our close-knit LATAM remote team: Connect through fun activities like coffee breaks, tech talks, and games with your team-mates and management.

Say goodbye to micromanagement! We champion autonomy, open communication, and respect for diversity as our core values.

Your well-being matters: Our People Care team is here from day one to support you with everything from time-off requests to wellness check-ins.

Plus, our Accounts Management team ensures smooth, effective client relationships, so you can focus on what you do best.

Ready to grow with us? 🚀

Responsibilities

• Architect secure, scalable data platform and governance automation capabilities, designing reusable, configuration-driven patterns for governed data and platform services.
• Build automated controls for metadata, ownership, lineage, data quality, access, and policy enforcement, and implement identity, authorization, least-privilege access, auditability, and credential management.
• 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.

Requirements

• 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.

We Offer

• Competitive USD salary – We value your skills and contributions!
• 100% remote work – While you can work from anywhere, you're always welcome to connect with teammates and grow your network at our coworking spaces across LATAM!
• Paid time off – Take the time you need according to your country's regulations, all while receiving your full salary.
• National Holidays celebrated – Take time off to celebrate important events and traditions with loved ones, fully embracing your culture.
• Sick leave – Focus on your health without the stress. Take the necessary time to recover and feel better.
• Refundable Annual Credit – Spend it on the perks you love to enhance your work-life balance!
• Team-building activities – Join us for coffee breaks, tech talks, and after-work gatherings to bond with your Nortal family and feel part of our vibrant community.
• Birthday day off – Enjoy an extra day off during your birthday week to celebrate in style with friends and family!

About the Company

🎯 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.

We believe complexity doesn't have to mean complicated, and that the best solutions are those that work in the real world, not just on paper. That's why our clients trust us with their most ambitious, business-critical initiatives.

We would love to hear from you if you are eager to make an impact and join a collaborative team that values creativity and expertise.

Let's work together to shape the future of technology!

🧑‍💻 Apply now!

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