Senior Data Platform Engineer

Full-Time | Remote / Bogota, Medellin, Sao Paulo, Costa Rica (GAM), Lima.

Remote Industry: Chevron USA Inclusive Culture Time zone: CST

About the Role:

We’re seeking a Senior Data Platform Engineer to join a team responsible for evaluating, validating, and enabling the adoption of emerging Microsoft and Databricks capabilities across the enterprise data platform ecosystem.
This team serves as the technical governance and innovation function for platform engineering. New platform features, services, and tooling must be assessed, tested, and validated through proof-of-concepts before enterprise adoption. You will partner closely with platform teams to evaluate technologies such as Databricks Unity Catalog, Data Observability platforms, Databricks Genie, Zero Ops capabilities, and other emerging data platform innovations. The role combines hands‑on engineering, platform integration, technical research, and advisory responsibilities.

Key Responsibilities:




- Evaluate new Microsoft Azure and Databricks platform capabilities and determine their suitability for enterprise adoption.
- Design and execute proof-of-concepts (POCs) to assess scalability, security, governance, operability, and business value.
- Build integrations and reusable frameworks leveraging APIs, platform services, and automation tooling.
- Collaborate with platform engineering teams to define technical standards, best practices, and adoption recommendations.
- Analyze emerging capabilities related to data governance, observability, AI- assisted operations, and platform automation.
- Develop technical documentation, decision frameworks, and architecture recommendations for stakeholders.
- Contribute to platform modernization initiatives by identifying opportunities to improve operational efficiency, reliability, and developer experience.
- Leverage AI-assisted engineering tools such as GitHub Copilot to accelerate experimentation and platform development.

You Skills & Ex

📌 Senior Data Platform Engineer (Medellín)
🏢 MPS Group
📍 Medellín