Python Job: Content Platform Tester

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Company

SKY Italia

Location

Osterley - Australia

Job type

Full-Time

Python Job Details

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
  • A dedication to drive continuous improvements and optimisations across our Production & Content Delivery Platforms.
  • Analyse work processes to determine inefficiencies and opportunities for automation.
  • Strong troubleshooting skills and a clear logical approach to problem solving.
  • Design-review solutions to ensure best practices, avoid performance bottlenecks and identify improvements to our workflows.
  • Perform regression, non-functional, smoke and sanity testing on content processing platforms containing multiple integration points.
  • Manage the creation, updates and status of issues detected during the test execution phase and drive resolution through change control.
  • Report Test execution status to Platform Managers to ensure that all project deliverables are appropriately verified and approved before deployments.
  • Design, review and update testcases with peers and product owners.
What you'll bring
  • Experience in supporting content processing platforms, with an emphasis on testing and monitoring.
  • Experience with AWS Infrastructure & Services, Kubernetes, Docker, Python, API’s.
  • Experience with encoding and content analysis.
  • Experience in Media, Broadcast or OTT industry.
  • Familiarity with at least one automation framework and programming/scripting language.
  • Quick to pick up new technologies.
  • Good Linux, IT and networking skills.
  • Good communication, attention to detail, open and collaborative.
Team overview
The Sky Production Platform team is seeking an experienced and enthusiastic Content Platform Tester. The Content Platform Tester should have a background in both manual and automated testing, they will be required to use standard industry tools to test development and implement automated tests on large-scale cloud-hosted applications and client API’s to ensure product quality!
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 build 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
Recognised by The Times and Stonewall, we take pride in our approach to diversity and inclusion. Investing in society, fighting racial injustice and setting ambitious targets for representation at Sky.
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.