Associate, Data Analytics

Portage Point Partners is a Chicago-headquartered advisory, interim management and investment banking firm focused on serving the middle-market. Backed by New Mountain Capital, the firm has grown at over 30% annually since its founding in 2016 and today operates from ten offices across the United States.

The firm delivers integrated financial and operational solutions across Transaction Advisory Services, Transaction Execution Services, Office of the CFO, Valuations, Performance Improvement, Turnaround & Restructuring and Investment Banking. Engagement teams are lean and execution-oriented, working directly with senior stakeholders to navigate complex transitions and transformations.

Triple P India (TPI) is a strategic extension of the firm’s platform, established to build a high-quality team that operates as an integrated part of U.S.-based teams. Professionals in TPI are involved in live engagements from the outset, contributing to analysis, execution and client deliverables in coordination with colleagues across the firm. The platform is designed to provide meaningful responsibility, direct exposure to senior leadership and long-term growth in a high-performance environment.

The Data Analytics team serves as a strategic capability across Portage Point, enabling business intelligence, operational reporting, workflow automation, enterprise applications and emerging AI initiatives. This team partners with leaders across the firm to deliver scalable technology solutions that improve decision-making, enhance operational efficiency and support continued growth. Data Analytics team members are responsible for supporting and advancing the firm's data, reporting, automation and application development platforms.

The Associate, Data Analytics represents a unique opportunity to assume a wide range of responsibilities and make a significant impact. This Associate will support the infrastructure, deployment, monitoring and operational reliability of Portage Point's enterprise data and analytics platforms. The Associate, Data Analytics will report directly into the local Vice President, Data Analytics and play a critical role in ensuring the availability, performance and scalability of Snowflake, Airflow, Power BI, Azure and application development environments while helping to accelerate delivery through automation and engineering best practices.

• Partner with senior team members, application developers, platform engineers and stakeholders across the firm to implement automation solutions that improve platform reliability, operational efficiency, deployment processes and platform stability
• Build, maintain and optimize CI / CD pipelines supporting data and application platforms
• Support administration and monitoring of Snowflake environments
• Manage Airflow infrastructure and workflow execution environments
• Support deployment and operational management of dbt projects
• Administer Power BI gateways, refresh schedules, workspace environments and reporting infrastructure
• Monitor infrastructure health, availability, security and performance
• Support incident management, troubleshooting and root cause analysis activities
• Maintain operational documentation, standards and support procedures
• Contribute to infrastructure modernization and cloud optimization initiatives
• Share and manage best practices as well as lead internal trainings where required
• Support talent acquisition and firm development efforts
• Contribute to creating a high-performing and inclusive culture

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Information Systems or Mathematics from a top undergraduate program required
• Two plus years of experience in DevOps, platform engineering, cloud engineering or infrastructure operations
• Advanced experience with GitHub, including version control, repository management, branching strategies, pull request reviews, GitHub Actions and collaborative software development practices across application, data and analytics projects
• Comfortable utilizing AI-powered development and operational tools to improve automation, infrastructure management, troubleshooting and engineering efficiency
• Experience supporting both Azure cloud environments and Airflow orchestration environments
• Familiarity with Snowflake administration and platform operations
• Experience supporting dbt deployment processes and CI / CD pipelines
• Experience administering or supporting Power BI environments, enterprise data platforms and analytics environments
• Familiarity with containerized technologies and modern deployment frameworks
• Strong scripting skills using Python, PowerShell and / or Bash
• Understanding of cloud infrastructure, networking, security and monitoring concepts
• Exposure to AI-enabled solutions and automation technologies
• Superior written and verbal communication skills, including executive-ready presentation and reporting skills
• Proven ability to thrive in lean, fast-moving teams
• High attention to detail, responsiveness and ownership mindset
• Track record of success in high-pressure
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