Role/Team overview
Sky Data are responsible for a variety of enterprise technologies and people that are integral to Sky's Information Systems.
We lead the way in many areas of technology, from delivering daily business critical corporate reports, to providing an elite data science and analytics platform for hundreds of users providing key insights on Sky’s customers, products and viewing content. Delivering solutions for new products and initiatives is what we do, every single day. We then support these solutions for their lifetime in Sky, to an impeccably high standard 24 hours a day 365 days of the year
What you’ll do
As a senior reliability engineer you will bring a dedicated focus that drives best in class practices around resilience and performance for our services. You will work with other teams to ensure the principles you help define become the standard approaches of our mission critical solutions.
Effective Incident resolution, including detailed root cause analysis, retrospectives, and proactive change to prevent reoccurrence.
What you'll bring
Proven experience supporting and improving the reliability, resilience, availability and performance of business-critical systems, with experience applying Site Reliability Engineering (SRE) best practices.
Technical expertise in Unix/Linux environments, SQL and Python scripting, with the ability to troubleshoot issues, analyse performance and support automation initiatives.
Benefits and perks
There's one thing people can't stop talking about when it comes to life at Sky: the perks. Here’s a taster:
How you’ll work
We've adopted a hybrid working approach to give more flexibility on where and how we work. The hybrid working expectations for this role are X days in the office per week.
Your office base
Livingston
Sky Watermark is our central site for Livingston, sitting between Glasgow and Edinburgh. With vibrant office spaces, chill-out areas, and an onsite canteen, it’s a great place to work and connect.
The nearest train station is Livingston North. A Sky shuttle bus runs between the station and campus every 20 minutes throughout the day. Plus, there’s onsite parking available for cars, motorbikes and bicycles.
Who we are
We’re Sky, a leading media and entertainment company who connect millions with entertainment, sports, news and arts through innovative products and services. Working with us means you’ll be bringing the joy of a better experience to more people, every day. All so we can do better and deliver better for our customers, colleagues and society.
We’re an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. We're a Disability Confident Accredited 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 as early as you can.
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.
To be eligible for this role you are required to have the appropriate right to work in the UK. Please be aware Sky does not offer sponsorship for this position.
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