Lead Data Operations Engineer (Azure)

🚀 Lead Operations Data Engineer – (Azure)
📍 Location: London (Hybrid – 3 days per week in office)
💰 Salary: up to £100,000 + 10% bonus

Gravitas has partnered with a leading communications and data organisation to recruit a strategic and hands-on Lead Operations Data Engineer.

This is a high-visibility role at the heart of a major Azure-based data ecosystem, ensuring resilience, performance, and cost-effectiveness.


What You’ll Do

• Maintain stability and performance of the Azure data platform (Synapse, Databricks, ADF, Power BI).
• Act as the primary contact for incidents and outages — driving resolution and clear communication.
• Define and enforce SLAs for critical pipelines and reporting assets.
• Lead FinOps forums to improve cost transparency and efficiency.
• Oversee CI/CD pipelines for safe, compliant delivery.
• Champion monitoring, observability, and automation.
• Develop operational runbooks and incident playbooks.
• Collaborate with data engineering and analytics teams to align operational strategy with business goals.

What We’re Looking For

• Proven operational experience for large-scale data platforms.
• Expertise in incident management, SLA enforcement, and stakeholder communication.
• Hands-on experience with Azure Synapse, Databricks, ADF, Power BI.
• Familiarity with CI/CD and automation.
• Strong FinOps mindset and cost management experience.

What You’ll Get

• Salary up to £100,000

• Annual Bonus (with the option to sacrifice to your Pension Scheme- tax free)
• Hybrid working (onsite 3 days a week in London- required)
• Private medical insurance
• Life assurance
• 25 days holiday (plus bank holidays and the option to buy more)
• Birthday day off

If you’d like to work for a data-focused organisation, with a passion for excellence, please apply with a recent CV to learn more.