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Job Description

Better content. 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 turn big ideas into the products, content and services millions of people love. /n The Global Streaming Data Platforms (GS-Data) department is leading the way in many areas of data. The department has designed and built a world-leading real time data analytics platform, using the latest cloud and open-source technologies.

We stream billions of events each day to enable our partner teams across Sky and Comcast deliver customer-led sophisticated insights and analytics. /n Design, build, test and maintain software to help integrate and orchestrate the movement of data between critical Data components. /n/n /n~ Deliver observable, reliable and secure software, adopting you build it you run it mentality, and focus on automation.

/n/n /n~ Track record of delivering complex, production quality applications. /n/n /n~ Strong Test Driven Development background, with understanding of levels of testing required to continuously deliver value to production /n/n /n~ Delivery experience within an agile environment using Scrum / Kanban methodologies and Pair Programming. /n/n /n~ Our team develops and supports market-leading video streaming services, underpinned by state-of-the-art engineering principles.

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. /n A generous pension package /n Private healthcare /n Discounted mobile and broadband /n Inclusion & how you'll work /n We are a Disability Confident Employer, and welcome and encourage applications from all candidates. 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. /n Your office space /n 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.

/n 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. /n Inventive, forward-thinking minds come together to work in Tech, Product and Data at Sky. We support our community and contribute to a sustainable future for our business and the planet.

/n Just so you know: if your application is successful, we'll ask you to complete a criminal record check.

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