Data Engineer CO-OP - PE

Audax Group; Boston (MA); On-site; USD 41,000 - 47,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

401(k)

Paid time off

Parental leave

Job summary

Audax Group is seeking a Data Engineer CO-OP to join the Business Solutions team in Boston, MA. You will support the Senior Data Engineer with hands-on data engineering, governance, and data management tasks, helping design, develop, and maintain pipelines and the data warehouse.

Responsibilities include scaling the data ecosystem, ETL design, data quality checks, and data governance implementation. This is an in-office CO-OP with a 3-4 day schedule and a January–June 2027 window.

Qualifications

• Currently pursuing a Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Data Engineering, Analytics Engineering, Information Technology, Computer Science, or another related field.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Previous Co-Op or full-time experience in a related field is a plus.
• Experience taking large data sets, and cleaning/distilling these datasets.
• Experience with Python is a plus.
• Experience with Alteryx and its advanced capabilities a plus.
• Strong written and oral communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Designing, implementing, maintaining and scaling the Audax data ecosystem.
• Work with professionals to scale data infrastructure within the company’s cloud enterprise data warehouse.
• Design ETL processes and analytic pipelines for investment professionals.
• Assist with implementation of data governance policies, including data cataloging and data lineage.
• Provide data validation and data quality assessments.
• Identify and resolve data anomalies.

Skills

SQL

Python

Java

Databases (on-prem & cloud)

Data modeling

Data governance

Education

Bachelor’s or Master’s in Data Engineering/related field

Tools

Alteryx

Job description

Founded in 1999, Audax Group is a leading alternative investment manager with offices in Boston, New York, San Francisco, London and Hong Kong. With approximately $42 billion of assets under management and more than 475 employees, Audax is a leading capital partner for middle market companies, operating through three business lines: Audax Private Equity, Audax Private Debt, and Audax Strategic Capital.

Anticipated Start & End Date: January 4, 2027 - June 25, 2027 (flexible based on school requirements)

Office Requirements: 3-4 days in office

Team: Business Solutions

POSITION SUMMARY

Audax is looking for a dynamic, motivated Data Engineer CO-OP - PE to join the business solutions team. This position will be responsible for supporting the company’s Senior Data Engineer with hands-on experience in data engineering, data governance, and data management. You will collaborate with the data team to design, develop, and maintain data pipelines, ensure data quality and integrity, and contribute to the expansion of the company’s data warehouse.

Designing, implementing,maintainingand scaling the Audax data ecosystem

• Work with professionals to scale data infrastructure within the company’s cloud enterprise data warehouse.
• Play an integral role in designing ETL processes and analytic pipelines for investment professionals.
• Assistwith implementation of data governance policies, including data cataloging and data lineage.
• Provide data validation and data quality assessments.
• Identifyand resolve data anomalies.

COMPETENCIES

• Proficient in SQL and Pythonrequired.
• Familiarity withJavaa plus.
• Familiarity withon-premiseand cloud-based databases.
• Experience designing and implementingoptimaldata schemas.
• Knowledge of/experience implementing best practices in data governance.

REQUIREMENTS/QUALIFICATIONS

• Currently pursuing a Bachelor’s orMaster’s degree in Data Engineering, Analytics Engineering, Information Technology, Computer Science, or another related field.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• PreviousCo-Op or full-time experience in a related field is a plus.
• Experience taking large data sets, and cleaning/distilling these datasets.
• Experience withPythona plus.
• Experience with Alteryx and its advanced capabilities a plus.
• Strong written and oral communication skillsrequired.
• Ability to interact in an efficient and meaningful way with all levels of the organizationrequired.

TRAVEL

No regular travel isrequiredfor this role.

OTHER DUTIES

For Massachusetts: The hourly range for this position is$30.00-$34.00.

Audax offers a wide range of employee benefits to full-time employees, including health insurance, life insurance, disability insurance, paid time off (including sick leave, parental leave, volunteer leave, and vacation), charitable donation match, family support services (including Bright Horizons and Benefit Advocate Center), and a 401(k) in addition to other benefits.

This job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee. Duties, responsibilities and activities may change or new ones may be assigned at any time with or without notice.

Audax Management Co. is an equal opportunity employer.