System Integration Test Lead

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.

As a System Integration Lead of the Solution Engineering Team within Content Platforms, you will collaborate with Delivery Managers, Scrum Masters and delivery teams, Central Analysts, Architects, Programme Managers, Stakeholders and other Product and Technical Leads to define and deliver the End-to-End aligned test strategy, approach and plan enable early business value. 
This is a fantastic opportunity to join Content Platforms in a unique role that provides exposure to all of the department’s high-profile deliveries across the major programmes. This is your chance to shape the testing strategy of an entire department!

What you’ll do

Provide a consistent and coherent test vision at appropriate levels of detail to Stakeholders and technical teams within the department. Be the primary source of information for test progress and ensure test plans and artefacts are kept up-to-date and communicated accordingly
Understand interactions between components and external consumers and leverage this knowledge to translate business and technical requirements into test requirements and artefacts. Appreciate and communicate the business value of features in a technical context
Define end-to-end user stories and test scenarios to support new functionality or changes to existing feature sets. Help the efficient and continuous validation of these changes between systems and components by providing technical guidance to delivery teams to drive test automation and devising a test automation strategy for the department
Own the end-to-end quality and testing deliverables for services and application. Ensure appropriate test practices and methodologies are applied. Promote creativity and encourage technical innovation through continual improvement in processes, technologies and tooling to improve quality and delivery
Proactively identify, analyse and resolve impediments and issues that have the potential to impact delivery. Devise and drive contingency plans to minimise risks. Provide support to production escalations where applicable
Execute tests both Manual and Automates for the feature and create Test Exit Reports
Enhance existing automation test packs
What you’ll bring

Demonstrable experience of a previous role as an Integration Lead within an Engineering department for a large organisation, preferably within an integration/multi-team environment providing backend services
Strong Stakeholder management and relevant people management experience. This includes providing regular status updates on current test activities at appropriate levels of detail for stakeholders, technical teams and the wider business
Technical experience and knowledge of platform development and backend systems and experience of testing these. Able to quickly understand the full end-to-end functionality of all components within a complex architecture and defining a test strategy and gap analysis
In-depth understanding of software development processes and procedures, especially iterative development and incremental delivery using Agile methodologies and principles. Expertise in applying test and automation practices in an Agile environment utilizing continuous delivery and continuous testing models
Experience of risk management strategies to mitigate and maintain alignment to business/programme strategies coupled with experience of championing cross-departmental improvement initiatives
Extensive knowledge and experience of Integration and E2E testing within a full stack environment. An excellent understanding of cloud and web concepts including REST and RESTful services. Experience of testing large, highly scalable distributed services, complex databases, microservices and APIs in service and resource-oriented architectures. Including:
    Jenkins
    REST and RESTful services and associated test frameworks
    Cloud-based service
    Unit testing frameworks
    Groovy/Java automation frameworks
    Performance and non-functional testing tools
    Relational and NoSQL databases and testing approaches
    Network principles and protocols
Experience of risk management strategies to mitigate and maintain alignment to business/programme strategies coupled with experience of championing cross-departmental improvement initiatives
Team overview

Content technology and innovation

Our Content Technology and Innovation team delivers high-quality content to homes, customer devices, businesses and commercial partners across our European markets. With over 2500 colleagues from around the world, we combine our strategic insights, engineering know-how and operational excellence to use the most innovative technologies to create and distribute our award-winning content.

The rewards

There’s one thing people can’t stop talking about when it comes to #LifeAtSky: 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.