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We are seeking a hands‑on Data Platform & Engineering Lead to drive Primark’s migration from Teradata to a modern Databricks Lakehouse environment. You will establish and lead a high‑performing data engineering function, define platform strategy, and deliver scalable, secure data pipelines. The ideal candidate combines deep technical expertise (SQL, Python/PySpark, Databricks) with strong leadership capability.
What You’ll Get
Healthcare, pension, and potential bonus.
27 days of leave, plus bank holidays and if you want, you can buy 5 more.
Because Primark is all about tailoring to you, we offer Tax Saver Tickets, fitness centre, and a subsidised cafeteria.
What You’ll Do as a Data Platform & Engineering Lead
Lead the end‑to‑end migration from Teradata to a cloud‑native Databricks platform, ensuring performance, governance, and scalability.
Design and implement scalable data pipelines and ETL/ELT workflows using Databricks, Python/PySpark, and advanced SQL.
Architect and maintain medallion/lakehouse data models (bronze/silver/gold).
Build and mentor a data engineering team, defining coding standards, best practices, and delivery processes.
Collaborate cross‑functionally with analytics, data science, and business teams to deliver high‑quality data solutions.
What You’ll Bring
Strong hands‑on expertise in Databricks and Spark (including Delta Lake and Databricks SQL), advanced SQL, and migration of enterprise workloads from Teradata to modern cloud platforms.
Experience delivering and operating scalable data platforms on Azure (Data Lake, Data Factory, Unity Catalog desirable), with a strong focus on performance, reliability, and data quality.
Proven technical leader, guiding architecture and engineering standards while leading internal and third‑party teams in agile, fast‑paced environments.
Demonstrated ability to translate data platform and engineering outcomes into measurable commercial value, including cost optimisation, faster insights, and improved business performance.
Product‑ and value‑driven mindset, managing data platforms as products through road‑mapping, service levels, adoption, and value‑based backlog prioritisation aligned to OKRs/KPIs.
Strong commercial acumen and problem‑solving capability, with experience in cloud cost and performance optimisation (FinOps) and stakeholder decision support.
Collaborative and inspirational leader with retail experience, known for coaching teams, driving continuous improvement, and building a high‑performance learning culture aligned to Primark values.
Does this sound like you? Great, because we can’t wait to see what you’ll bring. You’ll be supported within a team of equally capable people, celebrating who you are and aiding you reach your potential. At Primark, we’re excited about our future – and we’re excited to develop yours.
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Primark promotes equal employment opportunity, we strive to create an inclusive workplace where people can be themselves, access opportunities and thrive together.
REQ ID: JR-7206
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Compétences linguistiques
- English
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