Software Development Team Leader

Want to do the best work of your life? Make your mark at Europe's leading entertainment brand. Our people make Sky a truly exciting and inclusive place to work - a place where you can be yourself and let your skills shine.

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.

Content technology and innovation

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.

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.

What you'll bring
- Knowledge of the fundamental principles of Software Engineering and the Software Development Life Cycle.
- Knowledge of micro-services / cloud native architectures and the main design patterns.
- Knowledge of Docker containers and the Kubernetes orchestration platform.
- Knowledge of MySQL and MongoDB non-relational database.
- Knowledge of the Git distributed version control system and the GitLab suite.
- Knowledge of Git Ops approach to configuration management.

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

How you'll work - hybrid working

The world has changed. And so have we. 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.

Why wait?

To find out more about working with us, search #LifeAtSky on social media. A job you love to talk about.