Lead Data Architect & Engineer — Own Foundational Platform

Harnham; Amsterdam; Hybrid; EUR 72,000 - 88,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work from Amsterdam

Remote work 1–2 days/week

Job summary

Harnham Amsterdam is seeking a Data Engineer to own a core data environment and build the foundations for decision-making and growth. You will shape data architecture, governance and tooling, rather than simply maintaining an existing platform.

You will design scalable architectures across investment and portfolio data, define standards and data models, and implement automated reporting and governance for an international investment-focused context.

Qualifications

• Strong commercial Data Engineering experience with architecture design.
• Build integrations and automated data workflows.
• Establish data standards, models and quality processes.
• Familiarity with BI and dashboarding tools.
• Strong communication across technical and non-technical audiences.
• Ability to work independently and manage complex data challenges.
• Experience in investment, financial services, venture capital or PE data is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Assess existing data practices and translate findings into a data roadmap.
• Design and build scalable data architecture across investment, portfolio, market and stakeholder data.
• Define data models, taxonomies and standards across core data domains.
• Build integrations between business-critical platforms and improve data flow reliability.
• Create automated reporting and dashboards for internal decisions and stakeholder reporting.
• Establish data quality processes, validation rules and monitoring.
• Develop data governance, classification and access controls.
• Partner with stakeholders to understand requirements and drive adoption.
• Continuously improve the data environment as requirements evolve.

Skills

Data architecture

Data integration

Data quality

BI & dashboards

Stakeholder communication

Independent work

Investment data domain

Tools

BI tools

Job description

Harnham Amsterdam is seeking a Data Engineer to own a core data environment and build the foundations for decision-making and growth. You will shape data architecture, governance and tooling, rather than simply maintaining an existing platform.

You will design scalable architectures across investment and portfolio data, define standards and data models, and implement automated reporting and governance for an international investment-focused context.