Head of Data Engineering
GoGlobalPortugal, Antioquia, Colombia
Posted October 27, 2025
Full Time
About the Company
GoGlobal is the leading professional services company to guide, establish and manage global operations with compliance and confidence. We bring the human touch to entering new markets and consolidating vendors through a single point of management. Our comprehensive suite of business and corporate services enables you to recruit and hire globally, drive your expansion into new markets and optimize local operations. Wherever you want to go, we’re there to make it happen. With a presence in over 140 countries on six continents and growing, we make running a global business easy. Business & Corporate Services provided: - Entity Solutions: Entity establishment, Corporate secretarial & directorship services, Domicile services, Dormancy/Liquidation - HR Solutions: Global recruitment, Employer of Record (EOR), Agent of Record (AOR), Global benefits, Global payroll, International HR Consulting - Finance Solutions: Accounting & Tax For more information, please visit GoGlobal.com
Job Description
GoGlobal is seeking a Head of Data Engineering to lead the data organization. This is a unique opportunity to build and scale a data infrastructure from scratch, establishing best practices and creating a world-class data engineering team. The role involves defining a data strategy, architecting data systems, and ensuring data governance and compliance across multiple teams.
Requirements
- 8+ years of experience in data engineering
- 5+ years of leadership experience
- Experience building a data organization from zero
- Demonstrated experience scaling data systems
- Expert-level experience with Snowflake, Databricks, or Google BigQuery
- Strong software engineering fundamentals
- Proficiency in Python, SQL, and at least one other language
- Experience with cloud platforms (AWS, GCP, or Azure)
- Deep understanding of distributed systems and big data technologies
- Strong SQL skills and database systems knowledge
- Experience with data modeling and data warehousing
- Hands-on experience with data governance frameworks and compliance auditing
- Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills
Benefits
- Career growth opportunities
- Hybrid remote work options
- Supportive and collaborative team environment
