Test Automation QA Manager
| Posting date: | 14 May 2025 |
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| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 21 May 2025 |
| Location: | Brentwood, Essex, CM14 4DZ |
| Remote working: | Hybrid - work remotely up to 3 days per week |
| Company: | Sky |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | R0044769_1747211972 |
Summary
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:
- Leads a team of software engineers in developing new products or features, maintaining existing codebases, and troubleshooting any issues that arise.
- Manages project timelines and ensure deadlines are met while adhering to quality standards.
- Collaborates with other departments such as product management, marketing, customer service, etc., to ensure successful product launches.
- Develops strategies for improving efficiency within the engineering team by leveraging automation tools or introducing new processes/methodologies.
- Monitors performance metrics related to engineering projects (e.g., bug count) and take corrective action when necessary.
- Mentors junior engineers on best practices for coding standards, debugging techniques, etc., while providing feedback on their work performance regularly.
- Stays up-to-date on industry trends related to software engineering technologies/tools/processes; identify opportunities for improvement where applicable.
What You'll Bring:
- Technical Management experience in software engineering team management with practicing DevOps and agile knowledge with a failing fast culture.
- Experience in developing, debugging, and maintaining code in an enterprise environment with one or more modern programming languages and database querying languages including Python, Java, database.
- Coordinate across many internal and external teams and provide visibility to the company's senior leaders with their strong written and oral communication skills.
- Expert knowledge of engineering practices and patterns for the full software/hardware/networks development life cycle, including coding standards, code reviews, source control management, build processes, testing, certification, and operations.
- Essential experience in Dual Band router or Video Platform or Streaming Device capabilities
- Experience designing or architecting distributed (design patterns, reliability and scaling) new and existing systems.
- Strong experience delivering products against plan in a fast-paced, multi-disciplined, distributed-responsibility and often ambiguous environment.
- Passionate and motivated to learn quickly, think big, bring creatively with a startup mindsets to execute strategically and tactically in project deliverables.
Team overview:
The RDK Pre-Release Operations Engineering Organisation is dedicated to ensuring the highest standards of product certification, precision, and readiness before market release. Through comprehensive operational oversight and stringent quality processes, we leverage advanced tooling and methodologies to continually elevate our quality standards. The team focus on solutions of ensuring product certification for Sky Hub products.
Global Product
We're the Global Product. We're the team behind your favourite Sky products, and the platforms that power them. We make every moment magical, everywhere. Our team is made up of self-motivated, big thinkers who have a knack for solving problems and find new ways to captivate millions of customers by putting them at the heart of everything we do. From Sky Glass, Sky Q, Peacock and NOW to news and sports apps, we make entertainment even better, and we can't wait to get started on what's next
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:
Brentwood:
Our location takes some beating: we're practically in Brentwood station, which has regular trains to London Liverpool Street. If you find it easier to drive, there's some onsite parking, while Chatham Way car park is a short walk away.
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.