Want to do the best work of your life? With 24 million customers in 7 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.

This role will be responsible to plan, deploy and maintain multiple services in Sky’s MPLS/IP Core and Edge Network. These services include Broadband and Telephony, Content Delivery and Transport, Broadcast, Corporate Telephony as well as the internal Company Network.

What you’ll do:

• Maintain up-to-date knowledge of hardware, and software, methodologies, to understand and review Business requirements against high-level and low-level designs.

• Candidate will be part of a dynamic team though must have the ability to proactively work on their own to manage and balance a continuous workload. Have experience to plan and prioritise all tasks related to projects to meet tight deadlines in a controlled fashion.

• Prepare/peer review/lab test and implement relevant Method of Procedure (MOP) activities, ready for deployment in a live Network environment.

• Submit Changes (Spark/ServiceNow) for implementation related tasks, taking full ownership, associated to the specific Planned Work/Project which involves everything from the conception to completion in an organised manner to include appropriate ongoing updates.

• Explain specialized information in a simplified manner to allow other less technically minded the ability to understand the objectives during Change review boards.

• The ability to mentor others to reach a high technical standard and have the confidence to be able work on their own projects.

What you’ll bring:

• A fundamental knowledge of how networks are utilized and operate in a fast-moving environment will be advantageous. Allowing an individual to identify risk and any potential impact related to change to therefore avoid unnecessary downtime.

• Strong hands-on experience with Cisco IOS or IOS-XR platforms and working knowledge of Alcatel / Nokia 7750 platforms.

• IP networking and Routing/Switching such as MPLS, LDP, ISIS, BGP, EVPN, VXLAN, ACL’s and QoS

• Ability to apply Open-config and Vendor specific NETCONF-YANG models, JSON and XML payload for network automation to configure and manage routers

• Good verbal and listening communication skills is prerequisite to be able to document and hand over to others with the necessary detail to ensure continuity of work

• Strong knowledge of Python and GIT

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.

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

Where will you work:

Brick Lane:

The office is in the heart of London’s East End, based at Brick Lane. 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:

The team 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. .

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.

To avoid any ambiguity at the time: 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.