This role can be based in our Dublin or London (Brick Lane) Sky office so we would love to hear from candidates in those areas.
Want to do the best work of your life? With 24 million customers in 6 countries, make your mark at Europe’s leading media and entertainment brand. A workplace where you can proudly be yourself; our people make Sky a truly exciting and inclusive place to work.
We are looking for a senior end-to-end telecoms network architect to support the expansion of Sky’s Broadband and Talk Services.
What you’ll do:
• Define and document the end-to-end network architecture for Sky Broadband and Talk services
• Develop and assess business cases for network investments
• Prepare and evaluate competitive tenders for equipment and network services (RFI / RFP)
• Manage contracts with our equipment and wholesale network services suppliers
• Own the technology roadmap for a platform and/or territory
• Support enterprise architecture for operational support processes and systems
• Engage with strategy and marketing functions to develop customer propositions
• Support network design and operations teams to deliver strategic network transformation projects.
What you’ll bring:
• In-depth understanding of end-to-end ISP service architecture including access networking (xDSL, FTTP), metro aggregation, broadband subscriber session termination, telco cloud, core transport, content distribution, internet peering.
• Knowledge of wholesale FTTP bitstream / VULA access implementations
• Preparation and evaluation of commercial tenders
• Development of business cases and presentation to senior business stakeholders
• Knowledge of UK / EU telecoms regulation (security, resilience, lawful intercept…)
• Familiarity with carrier network technologies: xDSL, GPON / XGS-PON, Carrier Ethernet, DWDM, Ethernet, IP/MPLS, CGN
• Familiarity with Broadband Forum, MEF, IETF standards
• Experience working with major telecoms equipment vendors including Cisco, Nokia and Infinera
Our team work across the EU to deliver Network solutions across Sky.
Where you’ll work:
This role can be based in our Dublin or London (Brick Lane) Sky office so we would love to hear from candidates in those areas.
