Cartagena, Colombia | Posted on 10/08/2026

AgileEngine is an Inc. 5000 company that creates award-winning software for Fortune 500 brands and trailblazing startups across 17+ industries. We rank among the leaders in areas like application development and AI/ML, and our people-first culture has earned us multiple Best Place to Work awards.

WHY JOIN US

If you're looking for a place to grow, make an impact, and work with people who care, we'd love to meet you!

ABOUT THE ROLE

We are looking for a Senior Data Platform Engineer to build secure, scalable data platform capabilities and automate data governance controls.

MUST HAVES

- - Bachelor's in CS/Data Engineering/Software Engineering/related STEM (or Bachelor's + Master's/higher in STEM)
- - 5+ years software/data engineering experience (or equivalent demonstrated skill)
- - 5+ years with Python, SQL, distributed processing, data modeling, modern data engineering frameworks
- - Strong experience with cloud data platforms, data catalogs, metadata, lineage, data quality, access controls
- - Databricks, Unity Catalog, Data Lake, Apache Spark, or comparable
- - CI/CD, automated testing, environment separation, production deployment
- - Experience building secure APIs, MCP servers, or tools for enterprise/AI-enabled apps
- - Enterprise identity, RBAC, service accounts, secrets, least-privilege security

NICE TO HAVES

- - GitLab CI/CD or comparable
- - Policy-as-code, infrastructure-as-code, configuration-driven platforms
- - Experience building data marketplaces,



governance platforms, or internal developer platforms
- - Familiarity with privacy/security/regulatory/AI governance controls
- - Experience in regulated or risk-sensitive environments

WHAT YOU WILL DO

- - Architect secure, scalable data platform and governance automation capabilities
- - Build automated controls for metadata, ownership, lineage, data quality, access, and policy enforcement
- - Develop secure APIs, MCP tools, and integrations for enterprise/AI-enabled applications
- - Design reusable, configuration-driven patterns for governed data/platform services
- - Implement identity, authz, least-privilege access, auditability, and credential management
- - Build automated validation, testing, deployment, and monitoring across environments
- - Partner with domain experts, PMs, governance teams, and engineers on technical controls
- - Establish observability for platform health, data quality, policy results, and failures
- - Own production-quality code, tests, documentation, and operational guidance
- - Mentor other engineers; guide technical direction across teams

PERKS AND BENEFITS

- - Professional growth : Mentorship, TechTalks, and personalized growth roadmaps.
- - Competitive compensation : USD-based pay with education, fitness, and team activity budgets.
- - Exciting projects : Modern solutions with Fortune 500 and top product companies.
- - Flextime : Versátil schedule with remote and office options.

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📌 Senior Data Platform Engineer (Cartagena)
🏢 AgileEngine
📍 Cartagena