Technical Product Manager

As a Senior Engineer - Automation & Scheduling, you will be leading a critical or key project or programme in the development and maintenance of software applications. Ensures that projects are completed on time and within budget, while also providing technical guidance and mentorship to the team. Creates feeds from a variety of internal and external data sources on cloud platforms using knowledge of key programming languages. Grows an effective self-organising, multi-functional and focused team where individual members recognise that team success is more important than individual success. Recommends and drives best practices in improving techniques and processes towards software engineering.

What you'll do

• Evaluate the efforts of the activities present in the development backlog


• Support the Product Owner and Functional Analysts in technical / functional analysis activities, refining the requirements and transforming them into tasks to be performed for the development team


• Assign activities to internal team members or to the contact person of external teams


• Define the acceptance criteria for the tasks assigned to the development team in order to establish the requirements of quality, safety and adherence to Sky standards


• Coordinate the work of the development team by providing indications on technical choices and ensuring compliance with architectural standards


• Support the Quality Assurance function by providing the documentation and information necessary for the execution of quality tests


• Support the Security Department by providing the documentation and information necessary for the execution of sec tests


• Support the DevOps in defining CI/CD (Continuous Integration / Continuous Delivery) Pipelines


• Provide support for the definition, execution and evaluation of non-functional test results


• Participate in on-call support rotation
  
  Knowledge of the fundamental principles of Software Engineering and the Software Development Life Cycle


• Profound expertise and hands-on experience of Cloud Native technologies such as Containers/Kubernetes


• Knowledge and hands-on experience of micro-services / cloud native architectures and the main design patterns


• Knowledge and hands-on experience of Docker containers and the Kubernetes orchestration platform


• Knowledge and hands-on experience of MySQL and MongoDB non-relational database


• Knowledge and hands-on experience of the Git distributed version control system and the GitLab suite


• Knowledge and hands-on experience of Git Ops approach to configuration management
  
  Working in Tech, Product or Data at Sky is about building the next and the new. From broadband to broadcast, streaming to mobile, Sky Q to Sky Glass, we never stand still. We optimise and innovate., Our Content Technology and Innovation team delivers high-quality content to homes, customer devices, businesses and commercial partners across our European markets. With over 2500 colleagues from around the world, we combine our strategic insights, engineering know-how and operational excellence to use the most innovative technologies to create and distribute our award-winning content!, 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.

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