Principal Apps Integration CI/CD & Automation Engineer

SKY; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Sky package

Pension up to 9% employer contribution

Private healthcare

Aviva Digital GP and dental insurance

Discounts on Sky products

Share save and Tech schemes

Sky VIP rewards and experiences

Job summary

Sky is seeking a Principal CI/CD & Automation Engineer to lead design and implementation of CI/CD pipelines for streaming and web apps. You will drive automated testing strategies, build scalable Python automation, and embed quality gates within release processes.

You will mentor engineers, promote DevOps best practices, and collaborate across regions to establish a new automation function. Hybrid work with 2 days in the office weekly is expected.

Qualifications

• Experience designing, building and leading CI/CD implementations in production environments.
• Strong Linux, Python scripting and automation skills are essential.
• Experience delivering automated testing strategies for UI, API, integration and performance testing.

Responsibilities

• Lead the design, implementation and continuous improvement of CI/CD pipelines across web applications.
• Define and deliver end-to-end automated testing strategies covering UI, API, integration and performance testing.
• Develop scalable automation frameworks and advanced Python-based automation solutions.
• Embed testing within CI/CD pipelines to maintain quality gates and support reliable software releases.
• Create dashboards and reporting solutions to track quality metrics, test coverage and pipeline performance.
• Analyse test and pipeline results, providing actionable insights to stakeholders to drive quality improvements.
• Partner with engineering, product and cross‑functional teams across multiple territories to promote DevOps, testing and automation best practices.
• Mentor junior engineers and play a key role in establishing and growing a new automation and quality engineering function.

Skills

Strong Linux expertise

Python scripting

CI/CD design & leadership

Testing strategy knowledge

Dashboard reporting

Tools

Jenkins

GitHub Actions

GitLab CI

Azure DevOps

Playwright

Cypress

Selenium

Grafana

Kibana

Power BI

Docker

Kubernetes

Job description

Role/Team overview

Apps Integration provides essential technical development and support functions to internal and external stakeholders in the ever-increasing world of Apps.

As a Principal CI/CD & Automation Engineer, you will lead the design and implementation of CI/CD pipelines and automated testing strategies for streaming and web applications. You will play a critical role in building a new function within the team, driving best practices, and enabling scalable, high-quality software delivery.

You will be expected to bring deep expertise, operate autonomously, and influence both technical and operational direction.

What you’ll do

• Lead the design, implementation and continuous improvement of CI/CD pipelines across web applications.
• Define and deliver end-to-end automated testing strategies covering UI, API, integration and performance testing.
• Develop scalable automation frameworks and advanced Python-based automation solutions.
• Embed testing within CI/CD pipelines to maintain quality gates and support reliable software releases.
• Create dashboards and reporting solutions to track quality metrics, test coverage and pipeline performance.
• Analyse test and pipeline results, providing actionable insights to stakeholders to drive quality improvements.
• Partner with engineering, product and cross‑functional teams across multiple territories to promote DevOps, testing and automation best practices.
• Mentor junior engineers and play a key role in establishing and growing a new automation and quality engineering function.

What you’ll bring

• Strong Linux expertise, including containers, scripting, version control, branching strategies, release management and troubleshooting complex automation and pipeline issues.
• Proven experience designing, building and leading CI/CD implementations in production environments using tools such as Jenkins, GitHub Actions, GitLab CI and Azure DevOps.
• Advanced Python scripting skills, with additional programming languages considered advantageous.
• Strong experience delivering test automation for web applications at scale using modern frameworks including Playwright, Cypress and Selenium.
• Deep understanding of testing strategies across unit, integration, system and end‑to‑end (E2E) testing.
• Experience designing and developing reporting dashboards and visualisation solutions using tools such as Grafana, Kibana, Power BI or custom‑built platforms.

Desirable skills and experience

• Experience working within streaming, video platform or other large‑scale web environments.
• Knowledge of cloud and container technologies, including AWS, Azure, GCP, Docker and Kubernetes.
• Expertise in API and performance testing, with experience implementing AI‑driven testing and integrating AI/ML into QA practices.
• Leadership experience, including guiding teams to deliver testing solutions, collaborating across multiple teams or territories, and using monitoring and troubleshooting tools to diagnose complex issues.

Benefits and perks

• Free Sky package, including Sky Sports and Sky Cinema.
• Pension package with up to 9% employer contribution.
• Private healthcare with mental health support.
• Aviva Digital GP and dental insurance.
• Discounts on Sky products, including Sky Mobile, Sky Broadband, Sky Glass and Sky Protect.
• Share save and Tech schemes.
• A range of Sky VIP rewards and experiences.

How you’ll work

We've adopted a hybrid working approach to give more flexibility on where and how we work. The hybrid working expectations for this role are 2 days in the office per week.

Your office base - Osterley

Our Sky Group HQ is equipped with state‑of‑the‑art technology and workspaces, and offers free onsite parking for cars, motorbikes and bicycles. The campus is located at Osterley and is close to Syon Lane train station, with free shuttle buses from Osterley, Gunnersbury and Ealing Broadway stations.

Equal opportunity statement

We’re an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. We’re a Disability Confident Accredited 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 as early as you can.

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