Within the Communications & Infrastructure group, DNE (Digital Network Enabler) is a multi-sided platform (MSP) that offers every team and every individual in Sky Technology an open and flexible software development platform to rapidly digitise activities in their functional area.

Successful candidates will have a Scrum Master background, be detail driven, and have experience in playing the Scrum Master role for complex software development projects. You will be a passionate and proven leader with the ability to gain stakeholder buy-in, communicate confidently and collaborate with a wide range of technical and non-technical teams, regardless of geographical or organisational boundaries. You will be a natural problem solver with a cool head, that can deal with ambiguity and work autonomously to deliver results.

What you’ll do:

Work with a multi-skilled multi-cultural team (including Developers, Testers, Designers and Technical leads) based locally and at offshore location.

Meticulous attention to detail, great communication and organisation skills.

Support the management of roadmaps and backlogs with the Product Owners. Managing project deliverables and prioritising the backlog with the project team.

Sprint planning & Agile ceremonies i.e. Stand-ups, planning, backlog refinement, Demos, retrospectives with JIRA knowledge. Host project kick-off, technical and design reviews.

Coach and lead scrum teams with multiple product results such as co-ordination and tracking activity that drives the capability delivery.

Drive capability delivery by management and delivery of a number of technical capability results through the lifecycle of evaluation, design, build & test and service introduction

Be adaptive in your approach to the application of agile methodologies appropriate for the situation especially around Scrum and Kanban.

Ensure products are completed to specification, within an established time frame and scope.

Monitor project progress continuously and make detailed reports on milestones and deliverables. Frequent reporting on project status & resource utilisation.

Communicate proactively with all involved personnel to identify problems, create solutions and implement improvements when needed. Hold technical team meetings to determine progress and address issues or obstacle regarding projects. Determine and define clear deliveribles.

Perform risk analysis to identify issues during the project lifecycle. Manage external/internal dependencies, issues and risks effectively and creatively propose solutions to challenges.

What you’ll bring:

Have a strong track record of using Agile methodologies to deliver working software

Excellent analysis skills; Passion, drive and resilience with a solution focused mindset

The ability to work both autonomously and collaboratively within an agile team

Understanding of telco projects lifecycle will be a key.

Solid hands-on experience on Jira, confluence; knowledge of various Agile frameworks and excellent knowledge of Scrum Techniques.

Demonstrate exceptional communication and interpersonal skills and have proven ability to influence technical decisions in a fast-moving commercial environment

Outstanding organisation skills.

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

Comms Group: we are responsible for the Strategy, Architecture, Design, and Operations of all Telecom services provided by Sky across the Group (UK&I, Germany and Italy). We deliver 4G/5GMobile, Broadband and Fixed Line services using cutting edge technologies and modern operational paradigms such as SRE and Agile. From High scale routing, Network Automation, Telco Cloud, SDN/NFV to Software Development and Data science for predictive operations, we embrace modern technologies, practices, tools with strong focus on people development to provide the stability and performance that our customers depend on.

Where you’ll work:

Brick Lane

Our Brick Lane office is in the heart of the East End of London. It’s part of a vibrant and diverse community; close to street food, cafes and shops.

The closest tube station is Aldgate East and Liverpool Street is about a 10-minute walk.

Inclusion:

Recognised as an ‘Inclusive Top 50 Employer’ and a ‘Times Top 50 Employer for Women’, we’re working hard to ensure we’re a truly inclusive place to work. This means we don’t just look at your CV. We’re more focused on who you are and the potential you’ll bring to Sky. 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.

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.