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Senior Dev Ops Engineer

Employer
Sky
Location
Livingston
Salary
Negotiable
Closing date
27 May 2022

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Sector
Technology & Digital, IT
Hours
Full Time
Flexibility
Flexible working available
Contract Type
Permanent

Job Details

This is an exciting opportunity to join the Virtual Data Center (VDC) team at Sky, supporting our existing group-wide software-defined datacenter (SDDC) capability, and helping to expand and evolve the product into new areas. What you'll do:

  • Assist with the architecture, design, implementation, and support of large-scale SDDCs, throughout Europe
  • Work within the larger organisation to help integrate the offerings of other teams into the solution, helping to turn them into an easily consumable catalog of products.
  • Work with key stakeholders to deliver complex, high-profile technical projects, into the private clouds, including clearly communicating technical challenges and progress.
  • Driving technical excellence in everything we do and contributing to a culture of automation, security, and operational efficiency

What you'll bring:

  • A passion for automation, and creating services which help Sky's internal development teams deliver against their objectives
  • Programming / scripting to a production level (Python, PowerShell, vRO JavaScript)
  • Experience with VMware products such as vRealize Automation (vRA), vRealize Orchestration (vRO), Tanzu Kubernetes Grid (TKG) and VMware NSX
  • Knowledge of configuration management / IaaS toolsets such as Ansible, SaltStack, Terraform and Puppet
  • Familiarity with continuous integration principles and tooling, such as Concourse, Jenkins and CodeStream
  • Proven track record of delivering automation solution using Infrastructure as code
  • Good knowledge of working with private-cloud solutions, ideally with VMware products or other relevant products
  • Ability to work well under pressure, deliver to deadlines and take ownership of issues to ensure success for our customers, both internally and externally

Group Communications and InfrastructureLooking to be part of non-stop innovation? Join our Group Communications and Infrastructure team and you'll work alongside experts in broadband, telephony, mobile, cloud and infrastructure. We're the team that designs, builds, supports and maintains the telecoms networks across the whole Sky Group. Together, we help Sky broadband, mobile and TV enter new markets by creating a single and secure infrastructure for the amazing content and services that keep our customers coming back for more. The Rewards:There's a reason people can't stop talking about #LifeAtSky. Our great range of rewards really are something special, here are just a few:

  • Sky Q, for the TV you love all in one place
  • A generous pension package
  • Private healthcare
  • Discounted mobile and broadband
  • Access a wide range of exclusive Sky VIP rewards and experiences

How you'll work:We know the world has changed, and we want to offer our employees the chance to collaborate at our unique office spaces, whilst enjoying the convenience of working from home.We've adopted a hybrid working approach to give more flexibility on where and how we work. You'll find out more about what this means for this role during the recruitment process. Your office base: 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'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. Leeds:Our spacious tech hub is under a mile away from Leeds train station. There's also plenty of parking in the surrounding streets and at the nearby CitiPark.You can also blow off steam over a game of pool or table tennis, and stay fit at our subsidised gym. Livingston Watermark House:Our lively campus is a free shuttle bus away from Livingston South train station and the town centre. Plus there's onsite parking available for cars, motorbikes and bicycles.You'll be well fed at our subsidised canteen, and you can keep in shape at our onsite gym. Or play a game of pool or table tennis. Brentwood:Our location takes some beating: we're practically in Brentwood station, which has regular trains to London Liverpool Street. If you find it easier to drive, there's some onsite parking, while Chatham Way car park is a short walk away. Thomas More Square:Our tech-focused teams sit across from Tower Bridge in the heart of Wapping. Tower Hill Underground Station is a 10-minute walk away, while Wapping and Shadwell train stations are 15 minutes away. Bike shelters and showers await for those who prefer two-wheeled transport. Inclusion:We take pride in our approach to diversity and inclusion: we've been recognised by The Times and Stonewall for this, and we've committed £30million to support the fight against racial injustice. We've also set ambitious targets for increasing ethnic diversity and representation throughout our organisation.At Sky we don't just look at your CV. We're more focused on who you are and your potential. We also know that everyone has a life outside work, so we're happy to discuss flexible working.And we'll do everything we can to support you during your application. If you need us to make any adjustments to our recruitment process, speak to our recruitment team who will be happy to support you.

Company

Sky is the operator of the leading multichannel television platform in the UK and Ireland with viewers in 8.6 million households.

Sky was the winner of the Overall Top Employer Award for the 2016 Workingmums.co.uk Top Employer Awards. It was praised by the judges for the strong evidence of its support for diversity, female career progression across the board and family friendly working which was backed up with strong evidence and case studies.

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