Principal Data Engineer

arrow

City of London / £100000 - £120000 annum

INFO

Salary

SALARY:

£100000 - £120000

Location

LOCATION

City of London

Job Type
JOB TYPE

Permanent

Data Engineering Manager

London (Covent Garden - 4 x week) £100,000 to £120,000

This is a unique opportunity to join a high-performing value creation team within a private equity environment, where data sits at the centre of commercial decision-making. You will play a key role in shaping how portfolio businesses leverage data, analytics, and AI to drive measurable growth, working across strategy and hands-on delivery.

The Company

They are a specialist private equity firm focused on investing in lower mid-market businesses. Their model centres on driving value through operational improvement, with a dedicated internal team focused on data, analytics, and AI initiatives across the portfolio. The environment is collaborative, commercially driven, and offers strong exposure to senior stakeholders across multiple businesses.

The Role

You will work across a portfolio of companies, delivering impactful data projects from inception through to implementation.

  • Partner with senior leadership including C-suite stakeholders to define data strategies and priorities
  • Design and build modern data platforms, including ingestion pipelines and scalable architectures
  • Deliver data collection, transformation, and analytics frameworks to support business growth
  • Identify and implement high-value analytics and AI use cases
  • Translate commercial challenges into technical solutions with clear business outcomes
  • Balance hands-on engineering work with strategic input across multiple projects
  • Operate as a trusted voice of authority across both technical and non-technical teams

Your Skills and Experience

  • Strong commercial experience in data engineering within complex or fast-paced environments
  • Advanced SQL and Python, with end-to-end ownership of data pipelines and architecture
  • Experience designing and delivering modern data platforms and ingestion frameworks
  • Strong understanding of analytics and how data drives business value
  • Ability to communicate effectively with senior stakeholders and influence decision-making
  • Experience working across both strategy and delivery, with a pragmatic approach
  • Exposure to AI or machine learning use cases is beneficial
  • Comfortable working across multiple projects and adapting to different business contexts

What They Offer

  • High-impact role with exposure to senior leadership and strategic initiatives
  • Strong work-life balance with a collaborative and supportive culture
  • Office based in Covent Garden with a hybrid model (four days in office)
  • Opportunities to work across diverse industries and complex data challenges
  • Clear progression opportunities within a growing function

How to Apply

If you are interested in this role, please submit your application for consideration.

CONTACT

Kai Qamar

Recruitment Consultant

SIMILAR
JOB RESULTS

4k-Harnham_DA copy
CAN’T FIND THE RIGHT OPPORTUNITY?

STILL
LOOKING?

If you can’t see what you’re looking for right now, send us your CV anyway – we’re always getting fresh new roles through the door.