Principal Data Engineer & Program Manager - HealthTech Platform (Guadalajara MX)

We’re seeking a Principal Data Engineer & Program Manager to lead the design, build, and delivery of a next-generation AI-powered digital healthcare platform. This Azure-native ecosystem will redefine patient experience across telemedicine and telehealth applications by enabling interoperability, data governance, and advanced analytics at scale.

You’ll serve as both strategic program lead and hands-on technical owner, driving data engineering, architecture, and delivery excellence across multiple workstreams—while ensuring security, scalability, and measurable business outcomes.

📍 Location: Providencia, Guadalajara, Mexico
🗣️ Language: Bilingual (English & Spanish)
💼 Work Authorization: Must be legally authorized to work and currently residing in Mexico.
⌚Full-Time | U.S. Eastern Time

What You’ll Achieve

• Deliver the minimum viable lakehouse (Bronze/Silver/Gold) for 2–3 key domains such as EMR and claims, complete with lineage, data-quality checks, and SLAs.
• Launch a certified Power BI semantic model with RLS, KPI documentation, and refresh SLAs.
• Develop operating runbooks covering RBAC, observability, cost control, and incident/change management.

Your Responsibilities

• Lead and manage sprint planning, backlog, and stakeholder communication across data, streaming, BI, governance, and QA workstreams.
• Provide hands-on technical leadership in ADLS Gen2, Iceberg/Delta, ADF, Databricks/Synapse, and Power BI.
• Define and enforce Medallion architecture standards, data partitioning, compaction, and lifecycle policies.
• Oversee data governance with Microsoft Purview and Entra ID, ensuring consistent taxonomy, RBAC, and lineage.
• Partner with Security and Compliance on HIPAA-aligned data privacy and protection controls.
• Manage DevSecOps and CI/CD frameworks, observability, and disaster-recovery strategies.
• Establish and monitor SLAs/SLOs for batch and streaming ingestion pipelines.
• Mentor and coach distributed teams, conducting design/code reviews and driving engineering best practices.

Requirements:
What You Bring

• 10+ years in data engineering, including 3+ leading Azure lakehouse initiatives.
• Deep expertise in ADLS Gen2, Iceberg/Delta, ADF, SQL, and at least one of PySpark, Databricks, or Synapse.
• Proven success designing Power BI semantic models with RLS and high-performance optimizations.
• Experience implementing data cataloging, quality KPIs, and metadata-driven pipelines using Purview.
• Strong background in DevOps, IaC, Git, CI/CD, observability, and cloud cost management.
• Healthcare data familiarity (FHIR/HL7) and knowledge of HIPAA-grade compliance are strong advantages.

Benefits:
Why Join MezTal?

At Meztal, we prioritize innovation, collaboration, and personal growth. You’ll have the opportunity to work on meaningful projects, be part of a supportive team, and enjoy a culture that values work-life balance and professional development.

• Christmas Bonus: 30 days, to be paid in December.

• Major Medical Expense Insurance: Coverage up to $20,000,000.00 MXN.
• Minor Medical Insurance: VRIM membership with special discounts on doctor’s appointments and accident reimbursements.
• Dental Insurance: Always smile with confidence!
• Life Insurance: (Death and MXN Disability)
• Vacation Days: 12 vacation days in accordance with Federal Labor Law, with prior approval from your manager. + Floating Holidays: 3 floating holidays in addition to the 7 official holidays in Mexico.
• Cell Phone Reimbursement & Transportation Subsidy.
• Hybrid Scheme: Enjoy the best of both worlds, remote and in-office work.
• Multicultural Exposure: Work with operations within Mexico and the United States.
• MezTal Internal Events: Strike a healthy balance between your professional and personal goals.
• Exclusive Discounts: Benefits with different companies for being part of MezTal.
• Academic Agreements: Access to national universities and language schools.