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Greater London, England, United Kingdom
Hybrid
We believe in better. And we make it happen.
Better content. Better products. And better careers.
Working in Tech, Product or Data at Sky is about building the next and the new. From broadband to broadcast, streaming to mobile, SkyQ to Sky Glass, we never stand still. We optimise and innovate.
We turn big ideas into the products, content and services millions of people love.
And we do it all right here at Sky.
What you'll do
Manage multiple embedded SRE teams to build close relationships with the departments within Global Platform Engineering, acting as an enabler to help them and the organisation achieve shared goals.
Champion key SRE initiatives, helping the development teams consume the platform offering; enabling and empowering reliability and efficiency initiatives, and innovate collaboratively with platform and development teams.
Strive to build a positive partnership between Platform Engineering, SRE, and development teams, identify and remove all points of friction, unnecessary dependencies, and blockers.
Partner with development teams to ensure that platform action requests, efficiency, reliability, and observability initiatives are properly prioritised and resourced.
Championing standardisation and adoption of as-a-service platform offerings, replacing bespoke or legacy solutions where possible.
Work with other departments to identify improvements and solve problems which cross organisational boundaries, measure your success by the success of the development teams.
Be an inclusive and thoughtful leader, managing the performance and wellbeing of the department.
What you'll bring:
A strong technical background with a proven experience delivering in high pressure and demanding environments in a position of responsibility.
A customer centric attitude, focusing on enabling and empowering both internal and external customers and partners.
Very strong communication skills and ability to build positive relationships across all levels of the organisation, and fluent in English.
Demonstrated flexibility, creative thinking, and attention to detail with a can-do, hands-on attitude.
Significant experience Site Reliability Engineering, DevOps, or similar field, with a large amount of experience in a management / leadership role - ideally with a Degree in Computer Science or related field.
Extensive experience with leadership and people management across large teams and portfolios spread across multiple countries.
Demonstrated flexibility, creative thinking, and attention to detail. Can-do, hands-on attitude.
Be an inclusive and thoughtful leader, managing the performance and wellbeing of the department.
Currently managing or owning a Developer Platform, ideally leveraging Kubernetes as a central technology.
Proven experience in a leadership role running large scale, low latency critical systems.
Team overview
Global OTT Technology
Our team develops and supports market-leading video streaming services, underpinned by state-of-the-art engineering principles. We do this at huge scale: for over 50 million customers globally, spanning NBCUniversal Peacock in the US and Sky, NOW and SkyShowtime across Europe. No matter the device, the time or the place, we make sure that our diverse audiences can easily find and enjoy whatever they want to watch, choosing from the world’s best entertainment, news and sport.
The rewards
There's one thing people can't stop talking about when it comes to #LifeAtSky: the perks. Here’s a taster:
Sky Q, for the TV you love all in one place
The magic of Sky Glass at an exclusive rate
A generous pension package
Private healthcare
Discounted mobile and broadband
A wide range of Sky VIP rewards and experiences
Inclusion & how you'll work
Recognised by The Times and Stonewall, we take pride in our approach to diversity and inclusion. Investing in society, fighting racial injustice and setting ambitious targets for representation at Sky.
We’ve embraced hybrid working and split our time between unique office spaces and the convenience of working from home. You’ll find out more about what hybrid working looks like for your role later on in the recruitment process.
Your office space
Osterley
Our Osterley Campus is a 10-minute walk from Syon Lane train station. Or you can hop on one of our free shuttle buses that run to and from Osterley, Gunnersbury, Ealing Broadway and South Ealing tube stations. There are also plenty of bike shelters and showers.
On campus, you’ll find 13 subsidised restaurants, cafes, and a Waitrose. You can keep in shape at our subsidised gym, catch the latest shows and movies at our cinema, get your car washed, and even get pampered at our beauty salon.
We'd love to hear from you
Inventive, forward-thinking minds come together to work in Tech, Product and Data at Sky. It’s a place where you can explore what if, how far, and what next.
But better doesn’t stop at what we do, it’s how we do it, too. We embrace each other’s differences. We support our community and contribute to a sustainable future for our business and the planet.
If you believe in better, we’ll back you all the way.
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.