Overview
We believe in better. And we make it happen. 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. This role reports to the Senior Manager - Platform Reliability & Performance within Group Platform Engineering.
What You’ll Do
* Establish effective demand and delivery models - Create and maintain data models to map expected forecasts spend based on volumes including the impact of product development releases to actuals, clearly identifying any drifts and anomalies
* Embed governance and cost optimisation – Align with central FinOps teams to identify opportunities for performance improvements and optimisations within our ecosystems and ensure continuous policy alignment
* Drive data-driven decision making - Define and track meaningful KPIs across performance, cost, and utilisation, using insights to help identify areas of improvement for capabilities and upcoming risks
* Engage and influence stakeholders - Advise Stakeholder and leadership teams on costs based on each proposition to enable the business to choose the propositions based on value
* Partner across teams - Work closely with the Product Leads, collaborating on prioritisation of Product roadmaps & known dependencies, supporting the further establishment of a culture of product & value driven delivery across CT&I
What You\'ll Bring
* Stakeholder Management and People Skills – able to build strong relationships, demonstrate strong stakeholder management and display proficiency in influencing technical and business teams
* Business Case and Value Realisation – have a proven track record of tracking continuous Improvements within a production ecosystem to ensure features and changes are delivering value introducing new KPIs where required
* Data Driven Analysis - exceptional attention to detail, leveraging tools such as Excel, Power BI, and M365 Copilot to review, interpret, and report on financial and management information in an evolving platform
* Exceptional Communication Skills – demonstrate excellent verbal/written communication and interpersonal skills
* Desire to Learn – show a healthy interest to continuously learn, improve and innovate including learning new technologies
* High level Operational Knowledge – demonstrate an understanding of Content Delivery technical workflows and methodologies, with the ability to articulate potential impacts of improvements and feature releases to a varied audience
Team Overview
We design, deliver and operate the platform capabilities that underpin Sky’s content, broadcast and live production engineering, supporting the full lifecycle of content acquisition, processing and distribution across all TV and OTT products across the Group. As part of the Software & Platforms function, the Platform Engineering team plays a critical role in enabling reliable, secure and scalable services. We provide the core platforms, tooling and operational capabilities that allow engineering teams to build, run and evolve services with greater transparency, resilience and cost efficiency.
The rewards
* 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
We are a Disability Confident Employer, and welcome and encourage applications from all candidates. We will look to ensure a fair and consistent experience for all, and will make reasonable adjustments to support you where appropriate. Please flag any adjustments you need to your recruiter as early as you can.
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.
Osterley
Your office space: 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’s 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.
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