Databricks Platform Lead

Allied Irish Banks; Dublin; Hybrid; EUR 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work model

Variable Pay

Employee Assistance Programme

Family leave options

Job summary

Allied Irish Banks is seeking a senior data platforms professional to design, deliver and support technology solutions for HR, Finance, Risk and Data. This role focuses on modernising data platforms, enabling analytics and AI use cases across the enterprise.

You will lead cross-functional teams, ensure governance and security standards, and champion a Customer First culture while driving operational excellence in a hybrid office model.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of technical experience in cloud data or analytics platforms.
• Proven delivery of IT-enabled change and complex platform projects.
• Strong communication and cross-functional collaboration skills.

Responsibilities

• Execute on the data and analytics strategy to modernise data platforms.
• Lead delivery of complex platform requirements with cross-IT components.
• Manage data platforms and support resources to ensure SLAs.
• Drive cross-functional collaboration with stakeholders and SMEs.
• Ensure governance, security, data protection and resilience compliance.
• Own platform management and ensure reliable service delivery.

Skills

Cloud analytics

Databricks on Azure

IT change delivery

Strong communication

Collaboration skills

Power BI knowledge

Tools

Power BI

Teradata

SAS

Microsoft Fabric

Job description

At AIB, our values guide how we work and how we support each other. We’re looking for someone who puts Customer First, takes initiative and Owns the Outcome, and is always looking for ways to Eliminate Complexity. You’ll treat colleagues and customers with fairness and Show Respect, and you’ll thrive in a culture built on collaboration where we Be One Team to deliver meaningful impact.

Location/Office Policy: Central Park/ Hybrid office based 3 days a week Tuesday/Wednesday and Friday

• Do you want to be recognised as a senior technical authority, working hands‑on with cloud, data and security teams to enable modern analytics and AI use cases?
• Are you excited by solving real‑world platform challenges at scale—performance, cost, security and resilience—rather than just building pipelines?

What is the Role:

The Data Platforms team is responsible for the design, delivery and support of technology solutions for key Enterprise functions including HR, Finance, Risk and Data.

The Data Platforms team within Data & Analytics is at the heart of transformation, modernisation and delivery of business critical applications that provide critical services to the business and our stakeholders.

Key Accountabilities:

• Execute on the data and analytics strategy to shape and modernise our data platforms
• Lead the delivery of complex platform requirements, including cross-IT technical components. Using judgement to challenge requirements and proposes options in order to reach an achievable solution. Working closely with the IT solution provider or partner providing guidance on the functional need.
• Manage assigned data platforms, leading internal and external support resources and working with support partners to deliver effective configuration, monitoring, optimisation, performance and incident management across multiple environments.
• Drive cross-functional collaborationwith with team members (internal or external), senior stakeholders and subject matter experts to translate complex business needs into a clear functional design. Supporting solution design across IT areas as required to establish the most appropriate and fit for purpose solution to achieve the outcome.
• Ensure compliance with enterprise governance and regulatory requirements, including security standards, data protection, auditability and operational resilience expectations.
• Champion a Customer First culture in support of our Purpose, strategic ambition and Brand Values, by ensuring processes and procedures consistently promote good outcomes for all our customers.
• Demonstrate technical Knowledgeof cloud platforms in particular Microsoft Azure and Databricks.
• Development and deploymentof data platforms that meet the organisational needs.
• Resolutionof complex technical issues.
• Ownplatform management responsibilities ensuring quality service delivery meeting expected SLAs

What you Will Bring:

• 5+ years’ technical experience supporting cloud based data or analytics platforms, with hands on experience administering Databricks on Azure.
• Proven track record in design and delivery of technical solutions to complex business needs, and in proposing the resolution of issues for technical deliveries.
• A strong proven track record in the delivery of IT enabled change.
• Strong communication skills, with the ability to communicate technical issues to both technical and non-technical audiences.
• Strong interpersonal skills including collaboration, facilitation and negotiation skills.
• Experience with other enterprise data and analytics technologies an advantage (e.g. Teradata, SAS, Power BI, Microsoft Fabric).

Why Work for AIB:

We are committed to offering our colleagues choice and flexibility in how we work and live and our hybrid working model enables our people to balance their time between working from home and their designated office, subject to their role, the needs of our customers and business requirements.

Some of our benefits include;

• Variable Pay
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Family leave options

Key Capabilities:

• Customer Focus: Gains insight into customer needs. Identifies opportunities that benefit the customer. Builds and delivers solutions that meet customer expectations.
• Eliminates Complexity: Identifies and creates clear, effective and efficient processes, and focuses on continuous improvement
• Collaborates: Building partnerships and working collaboratively with others to meet shared objectives.
• Operational Excellence: Demonstrates strong operational discipline by delivering reliable, secure and well‑controlled technical solutions, with a continuous focus on improving performance, resilience and supportability
• Depth of Technical Knowledge: Effectively leverages technical knowledge in own area(s) of expertise and with partners with others to produce solutions and facilitate improved performance and / or optimal / improved outcomes.

If you are not sure about your suitability based on any aspects of the role advertised, we encourage you to please contact the Recruiter for this role, Sarah Lyons, at [e-mail] for a conversation.

AIB is an equal opportunities employer, and we pride ourselves on being the first bank in Ireland to receive the Investors in Diversity Gold Standard accreditation from the Irish Centre for Diversity. We are committed to providing reasonable accommodations for applicants and employees. Should you have a reasonable accommodation request please email the Talent Acquisition team at [e-mail]