dbt Deploy Jobs Documentation (2026)

Official dbt documentation for deploy jobs — last updated May 18, 2026.

Key facts surfaced (2026-05-19):

• Deploy jobs execute dbt commands on: scheduled intervals, specific UTC hours, cron expressions, or event triggers (API, manual, upstream job completion).
• Cron syntax supports the L operator for last-day-of-month scheduling.
• Developer plans enforce 10-minute minimum execution frequency; higher tiers unrestricted.
• Job chaining (Starter and Enterprise): downstream jobs auto-trigger on upstream completion.
• All schedule times use UTC.
• Curriculum reference: composable CDP equivalent of AEP scheduled CTAS jobs for automated model materializations (Module 4).