DataOps Analyst - Databricks Platform

Primark; Dublin; On-site; EUR 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Primark is seeking a Data Ops Analyst to join the Data Platform & Engineering team in Ireland. You’ll support operational reliability, governance and release management for our Databricks-based data platform, working with Data Engineering and Platform teams to ensure data products are production-ready and well monitored.

The role emphasizes incident management, deployment coordination and strong governance, with a focus on continuous improvement and automation across the data platform.

Qualifications

• 2-4 years in Data Operations or similar operational role in data/analytics environment.
• Knowledge of ETL/ELT processes and production support concepts, with Databricks, dbt Cloud and Azure data services exposure.
• Experience with monitoring, incident management, ticketing or service management tools.
• Knowledge of release management, deployment processes and environmental readiness activities.
• Ability to maintain runbooks, support docs, handovers and operational controls.
• Strong analytical skills and cross-functional collaboration across Engineering, Platform, Security, Governance and business teams.
• Commitment to continuous improvement, automation and data platform expertise.

Responsibilities

• Support delivery of Databricks, dbt Cloud and Azure data platforms by coordinating release readiness and production handovers.
• Monitor production data pipelines, triage incidents, coordinate escalations and support issue resolution.
• Coordinate environment readiness, access management and operational support across Engineering, Platform, Security and SIAM teams.
• Maintain runbooks, handover guides, service documentation and dashboards for production readiness.
• Track pipeline health, deployment activity and service performance metrics to identify improvement opportunities.
• Collaborate with Data Engineers and Platform teams to improve DataOps processes and promote best practices.
• Assist in platform modernization and automation, including migration from Teradata to Databricks and improving monitoring/deployment processes.

Skills

Data Operations

Databricks

dbt Cloud

Azure data services

SQL

Python

Azure DevOps

Monitoring & Incident mgmt

Tools

Databricks

dbt Cloud

Azure

SQL

Python

Job description

Primark is seeking a Data Ops Analyst to join the Data Platform & Engineering team in Ireland. You’ll support operational reliability, governance and release management for our Databricks-based data platform, working with Data Engineering and Platform teams to ensure data products are production-ready and well monitored.

The role emphasizes incident management, deployment coordination and strong governance, with a focus on continuous improvement and automation across the data platform.