MLOps & Databricks Platform Lead — Hybrid UK

DSR Global; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 34,000 - 56,000; Full time

Job summary

DSR Global is seeking an MLOps AI Lead & Databricks Platform Specialist to own and operate the Databricks Lakehouse Platform and drive scalable MLOps capabilities across our enterprise. You will lead platform service management, establish standardized MLOps frameworks, and collaborate with Data Engineering/Data Science to deploy ML models with CI/CD, testing, deployment and monitoring.

The role is hybrid with 2–3 days onsite in London (Covent Garden) or Milton Keynes, balancing incident

Qualifications

• 3–5 years experience in data/analytics platforms and/or MLOps
• Hands-on Databricks experience including workspace administration
• Experience implementing MLOps across the model lifecycle
• Strong stakeholder management to align platform priorities
• Experience with security, risk and governance for data/AI services
• Experience managing suppliers and delivery partners
• Strong focus on Databricks

Responsibilities

• Own and manage the day-to-day operation of our Databricks Lakehouse Platform and MLOps services, ensuring high availability, performance, security, and user satisfaction
• Lead platform service management activities, including incident, problem, change, and request processes, while coordinating support and escalation procedures
• Develop and maintain standardized MLOps frameworks, tooling, and best practices to support the end-to-end machine learning lifecycle
• Collaborate with Data Engineering and Data Science teams to operationalize ML models through CI/CD, automated testing, deployment, and monitoring capabilities
• Ensure robust security, compliance, and governance controls across the platform, including access management, data protection, audit readiness, and risk mitigation
• Own our Databricks platform roadmap, driving continuous improvement, technical standards, cost optimization, and scalable architecture patterns
• Manage vendor and supplier relationships, overseeing service performance, support activities, release planning, and commercial considerations
• Act as the primary platform stakeholder interface, providing guidance, training, documentation, and enablement to help teams effectively build and deploy data and AI solutions

Skills

MLOps

Stakeholder management

Security & governance

Data platform management

CI/CD practices

Tools

Databricks

Delta Lake

Unity Catalog

CI/CD tooling

Access controls

Job description

DSR Global is seeking an MLOps AI Lead & Databricks Platform Specialist to own and operate the Databricks Lakehouse Platform and drive scalable MLOps capabilities across our enterprise. You will lead platform service management, establish standardized MLOps frameworks, and collaborate with Data Engineering/Data Science to deploy ML models with CI/CD, testing, deployment and monitoring.

The role is hybrid with 2–3 days onsite in London (Covent Garden) or Milton Keynes, balancing incident