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# Data & Analytics Platform Manager

- **Company:** Mitchells & Butlers plc
- **Location:** Birmingham, UK
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Artificial Intelligence, Microsoft Azure, Continuous Integration, Data Infrastructure, DevOps, Performance Tuning, DataOps, SQL Databases, Data Streaming, Data Lakes, AI Platforms, Data Analytics, Data Management, Machine Learning Operations
- **Published:** July 24, 2026
- **Apply:** https://uk.indeed.com/viewjob?jk=b4c12bf99f5dec30

## About the Role

* An individual who combines outstanding technical expertise with exceptional stakeholder management skills and the ability to communicate complex information clearly and confidently to a wide range of audiences
 * Microsoft Azure data platform, including Data Factory, Synapse Analytics, Fabric, and Data Lake
 * Enterprise semantic layer, ontology and knowledge graph awareness, SQL, relational, non-relational, lakehouse, graph and streaming data patterns and techniques
 * DevOps, DataOps, MLOps and CI/CD for data, analytics and AI platforms Monitoring, alerting, performance tuning, and cost management across data platforms

## Description

* Define and own the Data & Analytics Platform strategy, roadmap and investment plans.
 * Build compelling business cases that demonstrate value, capability maturity and measurable outcomes.
 * Lead the delivery and optimisation of modern data platform capabilities across Azure.
 * Champion best practice across DataOps, MLOps, platform engineering and AI readiness.
 * Drive platform performance, resilience, scalability and cost optimisation.
 * Partner with Architecture, Security, Governance, Engineering and business stakeholders to establish consistent standards and ways of working.
 * Enable trusted, governed AI and advanced analytics capabilities across the organisation.
 * Establish clear ownership models and operating principles spanning central teams and business domains.
 * Manage strategic technology partners and vendors, holding them accountable for agreed outcomes and delivery.