This role can be based in our Dublin or London (Brick Lane) Sky office so we would love to hear from candidates in those areas.

Want to do the best work of your life? With 24 million customers in 6 countries, make your mark at Europe’s leading media and entertainment brand. A workplace where you can proudly be yourself; our people make Sky a truly exciting and inclusive place to work.

We are looking for a senior end-to-end telecoms network architect to support the expansion of Sky’s Broadband and Talk Services.

What you’ll do:

• Define and document the end-to-end network architecture for Sky Broadband and Talk services
• Develop and assess business cases for network investments
• Prepare and evaluate competitive tenders for equipment and network services (RFI / RFP)
• Manage contracts with our equipment and wholesale network services suppliers
• Own the technology roadmap for a platform and/or territory
• Support enterprise architecture for operational support processes and systems
• Engage with strategy and marketing functions to develop customer propositions
• Support network design and operations teams to deliver strategic network transformation projects.

What you’ll bring:

• In-depth understanding of end-to-end ISP service architecture including access networking (xDSL, FTTP), metro aggregation, broadband subscriber session termination, telco cloud, core transport, content distribution, internet peering.
• Knowledge of wholesale FTTP bitstream / VULA access implementations
• Preparation and evaluation of commercial tenders
• Development of business cases and presentation to senior business stakeholders
• Knowledge of UK / EU telecoms regulation (security, resilience, lawful intercept…)
• Familiarity with carrier network technologies: xDSL, GPON / XGS-PON, Carrier Ethernet, DWDM, Ethernet, IP/MPLS, CGN
• Familiarity with Broadband Forum, MEF, IETF standards
• Experience working with major telecoms equipment vendors including Cisco, Nokia and Infinera

Our team work across the EU to deliver Network solutions across Sky.

Where you’ll work:

This role can be based in our Dublin or London (Brick Lane) Sky office so we would love to hear from candidates in those areas.

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 are happy to support hybrid 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.

Why wait?

Apply now to build an amazing career and be part of a brilliant team. We can’t wait to hear from you.

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

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.