Data Engineer (Private Equity Firm)

Introduction to the positionThis Data Engineer role is part of the Data & BI team of a private equity firm, supporting a diverse range of portfolio companies across Europe, Asia, and the U.S. The position is hybrid and hands-on, focused on data integration, analysis, and solution design to help portfolio companies make better business decisions. The successful candidate will work closely with the senior data engineer, understanding existing technical stacks, running playbooks to identify use cases, and structuring messy or decentralized data. The role involves defining and supporting the implementation of future BI solutions, ensuring data is clean, structured, and usable across multiple systems. This is a hybrid junior-to-mid-level position, combining technical execution with business-facing insight, rather than requiring deep engineering experience. The role provides significant exposure to portfolio businesses and offers the opportunity to contribute to the development of BI processes and reporting solutions across the organization. Your ResponsibilitiesSupport data integration and solution design for portfolio companiesStructure, clean, and validate messy or decentralized datasetsAssist in building and maintaining data pipelines and ETL processesTranslate business requirements into actionable data insights, particularly for finance reportingRun analytical playbooks to identify use cases across portfolio businessesSupport smaller projects or tasks under guidance of the senior data engineerTravel to portfolio companies across Europe, Asia, and the U.S. (up to 80%) Desired QualificationsExperience with data pipelines, ETL processes, and working across multiple systemsStrong problem-solving skills and ability to work independentlyAbility to structure and clean messy datasets for portfolio-wide reportingFlexible and adaptable across different technical stacksBusiness-facing mindset with good communication skills Apply online/via LinkedIn or email your CV to [email protected] For more information on this and related ERP, HCM and Digital Finance career opportunities, or to understand how we can support you, please contact Oliver Steele at SystemsAccountants: [email protected]