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As an Associate Engineer you will be a technically minded and talented individual, starting your journey to becoming a Field and Datacentre Operations engineer within Sky Network Field Ops department
What you’ll do
You will be part of a Team responsible for the physical Implementation and First Line Maintenance of Sky's core IP and Transmission networks, which supports Sky products including: Broadband, Talk, Mobile, Corporate, and Wholesale services.
The role will cover the day-to-day operations and maintenance within the Sky POP and Datacentre environments ensuring all support functions are performed to Sky’s exemplary standards.
You will also be responsible for the physical implementation and preventative maintenance within the Sky LLU Estate, situated in Openreach telephone exchanges.
Be responsible for the restoration of network faults across the Sky network meeting defined SLAs.
What you'll bring
Proven experience within the Telecom / ISP industry
Experience in the installation of copper (Cat5e, Cat6) and fibre optic structured data cabling is essential.
Full UK Driving Licence
A great aptitude for Innovation and forward thinking.
Outstanding communication skills.
Have a great attitude and determination to learn.
Positive energy and enthusiasm.
Exceptional organisational skills.
Team overview
Comms Group:
We are responsible for the Strategy, Architecture, Design, and Operations of all Telecom services provided by Sky across the Group (UK&I, Germany and Italy).
We deliver 4G/5GMobile, Broadband and Fixed Line services using ground-breaking technologies and modern operational paradigms such as SRE and Agile. From High scale routing, Network Automation, Telco Cloud, SDN/NFV to Software Development and Data science for predictive operations, we adopt modern technologies, practices, tools with strong focus on people development to provide the stability and performance that our customers depend on!
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Based in Slough- Reading area covering M4 Corridor/South area on a work pattern of 5 working days per week / 37.5 hours/week.
We take pride in our approach to diversity and inclusion: we’ve been recognised by The Times and Stonewall for this, and we’ve committed £30million to support the fight against racial injustice. We’ve also set daring targets for growing ethnic diversity and representation throughout our organisation.
At Sky, we don’t just look at your CV. We’re more focused on who you are and your potential. We also know that everyone has a life outside work,
So we're happy to discuss flexible working.
And we'll do everything we can to support you during your application. If you need us to make any adjustments to our recruitment process, speak to our recruitment team who will be happy to support you.
Why wait?
Apply now to build an amazing career and be part of a brilliant team. We can’t wait to hear from you.
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Just so you know: if your application is successful, we’ll ask you to complete a criminal record check. And depending on the role you have applied for and the nature of any convictions you may have, we might have to withdraw the offer.