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.
What you’ll do
- Design and implement scalable APIs and backend services, primarily in Scala, to integrate ML models into production systems and deliver personalised experiences.
- Real time data processing and gRPC microservices (Typelevel stack).
- Take end-to-end ownership of services, from development to production operations
- Optimising the performance of the application in the cloud environments
- Creating/improving automated pipelines that support our Continuous Delivery process
- Build, scale and maintain large scale cloud-based services
- Work closely with data scientists, ML engineers, and product teams to align technical solutions with business goals.
- Refining the team processes to continuously integrate and working towards a continuously deliverable application.
- Championing best practices to develop clean, resilient code that performs at serious scale.
- Coaching and providing feedback to fellow developers.
What you’ll bring
- Strong software engineering skills with experience in Scala, ideally the typelevel stack (bonus if you have exposure to Golang and Python).
- Interest in machine learning, personalisation systems and cloud technology - even if you haven’t worked extensively in ML before.
- Demonstrated experience designing, implementing, deploying, and maintaining production-grade APIs and backend services, including responsibility for reliability, performance, and on-call support.
- Hands-on experience working with data processing frameworks and distributed systems used to ingest, process, and store large-scale datasets, with an understanding of scalability, fault tolerance, and performance considerations.
- Practical experience with modern software development practices, including automated CI/CD pipelines, containerisation technologies (e.g., Docker), and deploying applications to cloud environments (e.g., AWS or GCP).
- Ability to collaborate effectively across teams and communicate technical concepts clearly.
- A problem-solving mindset and eagerness to learn new technologies and approaches.
- Ability to challenge technical choices, architecture, tools and processes
Team overview
Global OTT Technology
Our team develops and supports market-leading video streaming services, underpinned by state-of-the-art engineering principles. We do this at huge scale: for over 50 million customers globally, spanning NBCUniversal Peacock in the US and Sky, NOW and SkyShowtime across Europe. No matter the device, the time or the place, we make sure that our diverse audiences can easily find and enjoy whatever they want to watch, choosing from the world’s best entertainment, news and sport.
The rewards
There’s one thing people can’t stop talking about when it comes to : the perks. Here’s a taster:
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.
Your office space
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 are 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.
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.
What you’ll do
- Design and implement scalable APIs and backend services, primarily in Scala, to integrate ML models into production systems and deliver personalised experiences.
- Real time data processing and gRPC microservices (Typelevel stack).
- Take end-to-end ownership of services, from development to production operations
- Optimising the performance of the application in the cloud environments
- Creating/improving automated pipelines that support our Continuous Delivery process
- Build, scale and maintain large scale cloud-based services
- Work closely with data scientists, ML engineers, and product teams to align technical solutions with business goals.
- Refining the team processes to continuously integrate and working towards a continuously deliverable application.
- Championing best practices to develop clean, resilient code that performs at serious scale.
- Coaching and providing feedback to fellow developers.
What you’ll bring
- Strong software engineering skills with experience in Scala, ideally the typelevel stack (bonus if you have exposure to Golang and Python).
- Interest in machine learning, personalisation systems and cloud technology - even if you haven’t worked extensively in ML before.
- Demonstrated experience designing, implementing, deploying, and maintaining production-grade APIs and backend services, including responsibility for reliability, performance, and on-call support.
- Hands-on experience working with data processing frameworks and distributed systems used to ingest, process, and store large-scale datasets, with an understanding of scalability, fault tolerance, and performance considerations.
- Practical experience with modern software development practices, including automated CI/CD pipelines, containerisation technologies (e.g., Docker), and deploying applications to cloud environments (e.g., AWS or GCP).
- Ability to collaborate effectively across teams and communicate technical concepts clearly.
- A problem-solving mindset and eagerness to learn new technologies and approaches.
- Ability to challenge technical choices, architecture, tools and processes
Team overview
Global OTT Technology
Our team develops and supports market-leading video streaming services, underpinned by state-of-the-art engineering principles. We do this at huge scale: for over 50 million customers globally, spanning NBCUniversal Peacock in the US and Sky, NOW and SkyShowtime across Europe. No matter the device, the time or the place, we make sure that our diverse audiences can easily find and enjoy whatever they want to watch, choosing from the world’s best entertainment, news and sport.
The rewards
There’s one thing people can’t stop talking about when it comes to : the perks. Here’s a taster:
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.
Your office space
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 are 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.
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.
What you’ll do
- Design and implement scalable APIs and backend services, primarily in Scala, to integrate ML models into production systems and deliver personalised experiences.
- Real time data processing and gRPC microservices (Typelevel stack).
- Take end-to-end ownership of services, from development to production operations
- Optimising the performance of the application in the cloud environments
- Creating/improving automated pipelines that support our Continuous Delivery process
- Build, scale and maintain large scale cloud-based services
- Work closely with data scientists, ML engineers, and product teams to align technical solutions with business goals.
- Refining the team processes to continuously integrate and working towards a continuously deliverable application.
- Championing best practices to develop clean, resilient code that performs at serious scale.
- Coaching and providing feedback to fellow developers.
What you’ll bring
- Strong software engineering skills with experience in Scala, ideally the typelevel stack (bonus if you have exposure to Golang and Python).
- Interest in machine learning, personalisation systems and cloud technology - even if you haven’t worked extensively in ML before.
- Demonstrated experience designing, implementing, deploying, and maintaining production-grade APIs and backend services, including responsibility for reliability, performance, and on-call support.
- Hands-on experience working with data processing frameworks and distributed systems used to ingest, process, and store large-scale datasets, with an understanding of scalability, fault tolerance, and performance considerations.
- Practical experience with modern software development practices, including automated CI/CD pipelines, containerisation technologies (e.g., Docker), and deploying applications to cloud environments (e.g., AWS or GCP).
- Ability to collaborate effectively across teams and communicate technical concepts clearly.
- A problem-solving mindset and eagerness to learn new technologies and approaches.
- Ability to challenge technical choices, architecture, tools and processes
Team overview
Global OTT Technology
Our team develops and supports market-leading video streaming services, underpinned by state-of-the-art engineering principles. We do this at huge scale: for over 50 million customers globally, spanning NBCUniversal Peacock in the US and Sky, NOW and SkyShowtime across Europe. No matter the device, the time or the place, we make sure that our diverse audiences can easily find and enjoy whatever they want to watch, choosing from the world’s best entertainment, news and sport.
The rewards
There’s one thing people can’t stop talking about when it comes to : the perks. Here’s a taster:
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.
Your office space
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 are 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.
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.
What you’ll do
- Design and implement scalable APIs and backend services, primarily in Scala, to integrate ML models into production systems and deliver personalised experiences.
- Real time data processing and gRPC microservices (Typelevel stack).
- Take end-to-end ownership of services, from development to production operations
- Optimising the performance of the application in the cloud environments
- Creating/improving automated pipelines that support our Continuous Delivery process
- Build, scale and maintain large scale cloud-based services
- Work closely with data scientists, ML engineers, and product teams to align technical solutions with business goals.
- Refining the team processes to continuously integrate and working towards a continuously deliverable application.
- Championing best practices to develop clean, resilient code that performs at serious scale.
- Coaching and providing feedback to fellow developers.
What you’ll bring
- Strong software engineering skills with experience in Scala, ideally the typelevel stack (bonus if you have exposure to Golang and Python).
- Interest in machine learning, personalisation systems and cloud technology - even if you haven’t worked extensively in ML before.
- Demonstrated experience designing, implementing, deploying, and maintaining production-grade APIs and backend services, including responsibility for reliability, performance, and on-call support.
- Hands-on experience working with data processing frameworks and distributed systems used to ingest, process, and store large-scale datasets, with an understanding of scalability, fault tolerance, and performance considerations.
- Practical experience with modern software development practices, including automated CI/CD pipelines, containerisation technologies (e.g., Docker), and deploying applications to cloud environments (e.g., AWS or GCP).
- Ability to collaborate effectively across teams and communicate technical concepts clearly.
- A problem-solving mindset and eagerness to learn new technologies and approaches.
- Ability to challenge technical choices, architecture, tools and processes
Team overview
Global OTT Technology
Our team develops and supports market-leading video streaming services, underpinned by state-of-the-art engineering principles. We do this at huge scale: for over 50 million customers globally, spanning NBCUniversal Peacock in the US and Sky, NOW and SkyShowtime across Europe. No matter the device, the time or the place, we make sure that our diverse audiences can easily find and enjoy whatever they want to watch, choosing from the world’s best entertainment, news and sport.
The rewards
There’s one thing people can’t stop talking about when it comes to : the perks. Here’s a taster:
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.
Your office space
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 are 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.
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.
What you’ll do
- Design and implement scalable APIs and backend services, primarily in Scala, to integrate ML models into production systems and deliver personalised experiences.
- Real time data processing and gRPC microservices (Typelevel stack).
- Take end-to-end ownership of services, from development to production operations
- Optimising the performance of the application in the cloud environments
- Creating/improving automated pipelines that support our Continuous Delivery process
- Build, scale and maintain large scale cloud-based services
- Work closely with data scientists, ML engineers, and product teams to align technical solutions with business goals.
- Refining the team processes to continuously integrate and working towards a continuously deliverable application.
- Championing best practices to develop clean, resilient code that performs at serious scale.
- Coaching and providing feedback to fellow developers.
What you’ll bring
- Strong software engineering skills with experience in Scala, ideally the typelevel stack (bonus if you have exposure to Golang and Python).
- Interest in machine learning, personalisation systems and cloud technology - even if you haven’t worked extensively in ML before.
- Demonstrated experience designing, implementing, deploying, and maintaining production-grade APIs and backend services, including responsibility for reliability, performance, and on-call support.
- Hands-on experience working with data processing frameworks and distributed systems used to ingest, process, and store large-scale datasets, with an understanding of scalability, fault tolerance, and performance considerations.
- Practical experience with modern software development practices, including automated CI/CD pipelines, containerisation technologies (e.g., Docker), and deploying applications to cloud environments (e.g., AWS or GCP).
- Ability to collaborate effectively across teams and communicate technical concepts clearly.
- A problem-solving mindset and eagerness to learn new technologies and approaches.
- Ability to challenge technical choices, architecture, tools and processes
Team overview
Global OTT Technology
Our team develops and supports market-leading video streaming services, underpinned by state-of-the-art engineering principles. We do this at huge scale: for over 50 million customers globally, spanning NBCUniversal Peacock in the US and Sky, NOW and SkyShowtime across Europe. No matter the device, the time or the place, we make sure that our diverse audiences can easily find and enjoy whatever they want to watch, choosing from the world’s best entertainment, news and sport.
The rewards
There’s one thing people can’t stop talking about when it comes to : the perks. Here’s a taster:
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.
Your office space
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 are 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.
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.
What you’ll do
- Design and implement scalable APIs and backend services, primarily in Scala, to integrate ML models into production systems and deliver personalised experiences.
- Real time data processing and gRPC microservices (Typelevel stack).
- Take end-to-end ownership of services, from development to production operations
- Optimising the performance of the application in the cloud environments
- Creating/improving automated pipelines that support our Continuous Delivery process
- Build, scale and maintain large scale cloud-based services
- Work closely with data scientists, ML engineers, and product teams to align technical solutions with business goals.
- Refining the team processes to continuously integrate and working towards a continuously deliverable application.
- Championing best practices to develop clean, resilient code that performs at serious scale.
- Coaching and providing feedback to fellow developers.
What you’ll bring
- Strong software engineering skills with experience in Scala, ideally the typelevel stack (bonus if you have exposure to Golang and Python).
- Interest in machine learning, personalisation systems and cloud technology - even if you haven’t worked extensively in ML before.
- Demonstrated experience designing, implementing, deploying, and maintaining production-grade APIs and backend services, including responsibility for reliability, performance, and on-call support.
- Hands-on experience working with data processing frameworks and distributed systems used to ingest, process, and store large-scale datasets, with an understanding of scalability, fault tolerance, and performance considerations.
- Practical experience with modern software development practices, including automated CI/CD pipelines, containerisation technologies (e.g., Docker), and deploying applications to cloud environments (e.g., AWS or GCP).
- Ability to collaborate effectively across teams and communicate technical concepts clearly.
- A problem-solving mindset and eagerness to learn new technologies and approaches.
- Ability to challenge technical choices, architecture, tools and processes
Team overview
Global OTT Technology
Our team develops and supports market-leading video streaming services, underpinned by state-of-the-art engineering principles. We do this at huge scale: for over 50 million customers globally, spanning NBCUniversal Peacock in the US and Sky, NOW and SkyShowtime across Europe. No matter the device, the time or the place, we make sure that our diverse audiences can easily find and enjoy whatever they want to watch, choosing from the world’s best entertainment, news and sport.
The rewards
There’s one thing people can’t stop talking about when it comes to : the perks. Here’s a taster:
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.
Your office space
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 are 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.
My leading Tech client are looking for a talented and motivated individual to ensure the resilience, performance, and cost-effectiveness of their Azure-based data platform. This role is essential to their data ecosystem, combining platform reliability, incident response, SLA management, cost optimization (FinOps), and deployment oversight.
You will be the single point of contact for operational issues, driving rapid resolution during outages, leading communications with stakeholders, and shaping the processes that keeps their platform running smoothly and efficiently.
This is a newly created role in a growing business. A brilliant opportunity!
The following skills/experience is required:
- Proven operational leadership for large-scale data platforms.
- Expertise in incident management, SLA enforcement, and stakeholder communication.
- Hands-on experience with Azure Synapse, Databricks, ADF, Power BI.
- Familiarity with CI/CD and automation.
- Strong FinOps mindset and cost management experience.
- Knowledge of monitoring and observability frameworks.
Salary: Up to ÂŁ90,000 + bonus + package
Level: Lead Engineer
Location: London (good work from home options available)
If you are interested in this Lead DataOps Engineer (Big Data) position and meet the above requirements please apply immediately.
The Role You’ll lead on responding to outages, triaging issues, balancing stakeholder priorities/concerns, and keeping open communication channels. You’ll be responsible for designing, developing, and implementing continuous deployment solutions that help our clients to deliver software faster and more efficiently. You’ll be keen to understand our clients’ ways of working and will have an enthusiasm to learn new tools and technologies as needed. Essential experience We want you to have demonstrable experience in DevOps practices and appreciate that Cloud & Platform Engineering are big topics. Ultimately, we’re looking for talented engineers who can learn modern technologies in the digital space. In the interview, please show your experience in: · Designing, building, and testing software release processes that cover the entire SDLC. · Creating, modifying, and maintaining complex CI/CD pipelines. · Creating dashboards and visualisations for application performance that proactively identify and address potential problems before they occur. · Using automated testing to detect security issues/vulnerabilities in application and/or infrastructure code, thereby detecting issues before it reaches production (aka Shift-Left). · Strong experience in operating and maintaining services primarily in any of the BIG three public cloud providers (AWS, Azure, and GCP). Desirable experience Some other areas of experience that are not essential but still relevant to the role: · Identifying problems using RCA or 5-Whys methods and suggesting solutions to reduce the likelihood of incidents reoccurring. · A strong understanding of cloud networking and security concepts. · Understanding the principles of containerisation, and how to control and orchestrate groups of containers in production environments. · Writing clean, organised, structured and version-controlled code. · Knowledge of at least one scripting language that enables you to perform more complex automation tasks thereby reducing manual toil. · Preference for using CLI tools over relying on web portals. · Understanding SRE (live services) ways of working, that enables you to better increase reliability and availability of the service you support. · Auditing your service for FinOps and SecOps related compliance issues. Must be eligible for UK Security Clearance. If you don’t have all this experience please do still apply, as we can coach you in these areas if you join us.
Ready to automate, innovate and make a real impact?
Do you want to build reliable, scalable systems that make a real difference to millions of people? Do you want to work at a certified B Corp with an inclusive and learning culture as part of a diverse team of great people?
If so, Opencast could be the place for you. We’re a growing tech consultancy that creates user-centred solutions with purpose for our clients in government, healthcare and purpose-driven businesses. Working in DevOps, you’ll build and maintain the systems that let teams respond quickly to needs. You’llwork on high-impact projects, helping to build reliable, scalable systems. We align work to industry-recognised roles such as Build & Release Engineer (BRE), Platform Engineer (PLE) or Site Reliability Engineer (SRE) and, where needed, to more specialised areas such as security, cloud hosting, infrastructure or networking.
What’s life like as a DevOps consultant at Opencast?
At Opencast, we love to keep things simple, and we love automation.
It’s not the same as your standard Devops Consultant job. Depending on your client’s needs, you’ll take on a range of roles. These will include:
- Taking the lead on responding to outages, triaging issues, balancing stakeholder priorities/concerns, and keeping communication channels open with all parties.
- Developing, and implementing continuous deployment solutions that help our clients to deliver software faster and more efficiently.
- Collaborating with our clients to understand their ways of working and will have an enthusiasm to learn new tools and technologies as needed.
- Contributing within Opencast communities.
- Ensure that work is carried out in accordance with Opencast’s quality, environmental, and information security policies and procedures, as well as applicable customer policies, standards, and procedures while working on client.
We care about building things right. We believe in good devops practices and keeping things simple. We want to support you as much as we can on interiorising our approach to devops engineering and you supporting others.
- We are proud consultants who combine our own experience and approach with our company values.
- We are comfortable with new tech. We are empowered, cloud native, vendor agnostic devops engineers. We are empathetic, patient and care about quality.
- We know when to pick our battles and how to manage expectations. We are humble, inclusive team players that listen and collaborate, with zero egos!
- We’re always willing to teach and help others (inside or outside of our team). And we’re always willing to learn.
- It’s a varied job that keeps you super technical and excited.
Salary:
- ÂŁ50,000 - ÂŁ60,000
Some of the benefits our offer includes:
- A competitive pension, health cash plan, share options and discretionary bonus.
- Flexible hours and 25 days’ holiday.
- People to support you every step of the way.
Where you’ll work:
- Your working time at Opencast will be split between multiple locations, including from our HQ and hub locations, client site or home. Travel is part of life at Opencast, and takes in account requirements of your work, our clients and your team.
We include you:
- We welcome candidates from all identities, attributes, ways of thinking and backgrounds to thrive in a career at Opencast. Our aim is for the diversity of our people to be reflected in the solutions we deliver, to help create a fairer society for all.
Interview:
- Job interviews are on Microsoft Teams. We’ll make any adjustments to help you.