Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Data Engineering, or equivalent practical experience
8+ years of experience in data engineering related software engineering roles, with hands-on experience in data ingestion, data preparation, data processing, and building scalable data pipelines using frameworks such as Apache Spark, Apache Beam, or Apache Flink
Strong understanding of data modeling and designing scalable data solutions for enterprise applications
Extensive experience with BigQuery, SQL, NoSQL databases, and Elasticsearch
Experience designing, optimizing, and troubleshooting analytical queries
Hands-on experience building and maintaining ETL pipelines and large-scale data processing solutions
Familiarity with structured and unstructured data management concepts
Good understanding of distributed data systems and data integration patterns
Strong analytical, problem-solving, and communication skills
Exposure to Identity Governance (IGA) concepts
Experience building MCP servers and AI agents using popular frameworks such as LangGraph and LlamaIndex
Experience with cloud platforms such as AWS, Azure, or Google Cloud
Experience with containerization and orchestration technologies such as Docker and Kubernetes
Experience with CI/CD pipelines and DevOps practices
Experience building enterprise-scale distributed systems
Experience mentoring engineers and leading technical initiatives
At Ping Identity, we believe in making digital experiences both secure and seamless for all users, without compromise. We call this digital freedom. And it's not just something we provide our customers. It's something that inspires our company. People don't come here to join a culture that's built on digital freedom. They come to cultivate it
Our intelligent, cloud identity platform lets people shop, work, bank, and interact wherever and however they want. Without friction. Without fear
While protecting digital identities is at the core of our technology, protecting individual identities is at the core of our culture. We champion every identity. One of our core values, Respect Individuality, reminds us to celebrate differences so you are empowered to bring your authentic self to work
We're headquartered in Denver, Colorado and we have offices and employees around the globe. We serve the largest, most demanding enterprises worldwide, including more than half of the Fortune 100. At Ping Identity, we're changing the way people and businesses think about cybersecurity, digital experiences, and identity and access management
The Ping Identity Data Platform team is building the next generation of enterprise AI governance capabilities to enable secure, scalable, and responsible adoption of AI agents. The team is evolving governance frameworks, platforms, and operational processes to manage AI agents across the enterprise, addressing key areas such as security, compliance, identity, risk management, and responsible AI
As a Staff Engineer our Data Platform team, you will help define and implement capabilities for agent discovery, lifecycle governance, policy enforcement, observability, and secure integration of AI agents, tools, MCP servers, and enterprise resources. You will work on taking governance concepts from design to reality in a fast-paced, collaborative, cross-functional environment, partnering with engineering, security, compliance, and product teams to shape the future of AI adoption