Overview
Join to apply for the Principal Architect role at Sky. We believe in better. And we make it happen. 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, Sky never stands 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.
As Principal Architect, you will lead the design and evolution of cutting-edge media and telco platforms, driving innovation and technical excellence. Youll shape strategic architectural roadmaps, ensuring scalable, secure, and future-ready solutions. This role is pivotal in aligning technology with business goals through collaboration, leadership, and vision.
Responsibilities
* Architectural Leadership & Vision: Define and drive a forward-looking architectural vision that integrates cutting-edge technologies across software and hardware, ensuring scalability, security, and automation.
* Innovation & Technology Strategy: Champion the adoption of emerging technologies and best practices to enhance system performance, resilience, and future readiness.
* Cross-Functional Collaboration: Partner with Engineering and Product teams to translate architectural strategies into actionable solutions, aligning with the one Platform vision.
* Strategic Roadmapping: Develop and maintain an architectural roadmap that aligns with business goals, industry trends, and evolving customer needs.
* Governance & Representation: Represent the department in Group architectural boards, fostering alignment and collaboration across architectural teams.
* Risk & Performance Management: Lead technology selection and risk mitigation efforts, ensuring architectural decisions support scalability, performance, and security objectives.
Qualifications
* Extensive Media/Telco Solution Design: Proven experience designing mission-critical, 24/7 IT systems and integrations in complex, international media and telecom environments.
* Broadcast & Content Processing Expertise: Strong background in broadcasting technologies, including TV contribution, origination, and content distribution workflows.
* Modern Architecture & Cloud Proficiency: Deep knowledge of API-first, event-driven, and microservices architectures, with hands-on experience in AWS and GCP for scalable, serverless deployments.
* Data & Media Technology Mastery: Skilled in database modeling (RDBMS, NoSQL, cloud-native DBs) and media technologies such as codecs, packaging, DRM, and orchestration.
* Agile, DevOps & Business Alignment: Experienced in Agile/DevOps methodologies (Scrum, SAFe), with a strong focus on business process analysis and delivering customer-centric solutions.
* Leadership & Innovation Mindset: Collaborative leader with strong communication skills, a problem-solving attitude, and a passion for innovation—including interest in AI applications in media and telco.
Team overview
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.
Benefits
* 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 youll 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.
Your office space
Osterley: Our Osterley Campus is a 10-minute walk from Syon Lane train station. Free shuttle buses run to and from Osterley, Gunnersbury, Ealing Broadway and South Ealing tube stations. There are bike shelters and showers, plus on-campus amenities including 13 subsidised restaurants, cafes, Waitrose, a subsidised gym, cinema, car wash, and a beauty salon.
We’d love to hear from you. Inventive, forward-thinking minds come together to work in Tech, Product and Data at Sky. If your application is successful, we’ll ask you to complete a criminal record check; depending on the role and any convictions, we might withdraw the offer.
Seniority level
Mid-Senior level
Employment type
Full-time
Job function
* Design, Art/Creative, and Information Technology
Industries
* Broadcast Media Production and Distribution
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