Data Platform Ops Analyst – Hybrid (Databricks/Release)

Primark Stores Limited; Reading; Hybrid; GBP 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Healthcare

Pension

Bonus potential

27 days leave + bank holidays

Tax Saver Tickets

Fitness centre

Subsidised cafeteria

Job summary

Primark Stores Limited is seeking a Data Ops Analyst to join the Data Platform & Engineering team. You will help ensure data products are production-ready, governable and scalable, while supporting the Databricks-based data platform and Azure services.

You’ll monitor pipelines, coordinate releases and drive operational excellence through governance, runbooks and dashboards, working with Data Engineering, Platform, Cloud, Security and SIAM teams to improve reliability.

Qualifications

• 2-4 years’ experience in Data Operations or similar operational role.
• Strong understanding of modern data platforms and DataOps practices.
• Experience with Azure DevOps, Databricks, dbt Cloud, Azure data services, SQL, Python, ETL/ELT, job scheduling, monitoring, observability and deployment automation.
• Experience supporting production environments and service operations (monitoring, incident management, release management).
• Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills with root-cause analysis.
• Strong stakeholder management and cross-team collaboration.

Responsibilities

• Support the operation and reliability of Primark’s data platform, including Databricks and Azure services.
• Monitor data pipelines, identify failures and data quality issues, coordinate incident triage and resolutions.
• Coordinate releases, deployments and production handovers with environment readiness and governance.
• Maintain runbooks, dashboards, service catalogs and health reports for platform governance.
• Collaborate with Data Engineering, Platform, Security and SIAM teams to improve reliability and supportability.
• Contribute to modernising the data platform and migration from Teradata to Databricks.

Skills

Azure DevOps

Databricks

dbt Cloud

Azure data services

SQL

Python

ETL/ELT

Job scheduling

Monitoring

Observability

Deployment automation

Data Operations

Application Support

Platform Support

Tools

Azure DevOps

Databricks

dbt Cloud

Azure data services

Job description

Primark Stores Limited is seeking a Data Ops Analyst to join the Data Platform & Engineering team. You will help ensure data products are production-ready, governable and scalable, while supporting the Databricks-based data platform and Azure services.

You’ll monitor pipelines, coordinate releases and drive operational excellence through governance, runbooks and dashboards, working with Data Engineering, Platform, Cloud, Security and SIAM teams to improve reliability.