Senior Data Operations Engineer – Up to £50K – Bristol (Hybrid)
Ready to step up from 2nd line support into an operational leadership role where you'll bring structure to a fast-growing analytics scale-up?
This is a chance to shape a new operations function at a Bristol-based innovator within media analytics, working with household-name clients across 20 countries.
Our partner, an award-winning analytics company, is expanding rapidly and needs a hands‑on operations lead to own the monthly data release cycle -- ensuring pipelines run cleanly, data quality stays high, and clients get accurate insights on time, every time.
In this role, you will:
* Own and improve the monthly release run book, monitoring ETL pipelines and automated tests to keep delivery on track
* Make light technical fixes (patching Python/SQL scripts) when issues arise but know when to escape complex changes to Engineering
* Answer support queries from Analytics and client‑facing teams about the data
* Drive continuous improvement: automate manual tasks, refine documentation, simplify processes, all while keeping the release schedule as priority one
What we're looking for:
* 2nd line support, data operations or release engineering background: you thrive on operational discipline, not greenfield development
* Python and SQL at maintenance level (fixing/patching existing code rather than building from scratch)
* Strong data quality or testing mindset (validation, constraints, QA processes)
* Clear communicator with non-technical stakeholders; pragmatic decision-maker who balances "better tech" with "business needs now"
* Ability to lead / oversee a more junior member of staff
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