Principal Apps Integration CI/CD & Automation Engineer

United States Digital Space LLC; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 110,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Free annual travel passes

Pension package with up to 9% employer

Private healthcare with mental health

Aviva Digital GP and dental insurance

Discounts on company products

Sharesave and Tech schemes

VIP rewards and experiences

Job summary

Sky is seeking a Principal CI/CD & Automation Engineer to lead the design and implementation of CI/CD pipelines and automated testing for streaming and web applications. You will build a new function within the team, setting best practices and enabling scalable, high-quality software delivery.

You will bring deep expertise, work autonomously, and influence technical and operational direction across multiple territories, while mentoring junior engineers and shaping the automation and quality

Qualifications

• Strong Linux expertise including containers, scripting, version control and release management.
• Proven experience designing, building and leading CI/CD implementations using Jenkins, GitHub Actions, GitLab CI and Azure DevOps.
• Advanced Python scripting skills; other languages beneficial.
• Extensive experience delivering test automation for web apps with Playwright, Cypress and Selenium.
• Deep understanding of unit, integration, system and end-to-end testing strategies.
• Experience creating dashboards and visuals using Grafana, Kibana or Power BI.

Responsibilities

• Lead design, implementation and improvement of CI/CD pipelines for web apps.
• Define and deliver end-to-end automated testing strategies UI/API/integration/performance.
• Develop scalable Python-based automation solutions.
• Embed testing within CI/CD to ensure quality gates for releases.
• Create dashboards and reporting to track quality and pipeline metrics.
• Analyse results to drive quality improvements and stakeholder insights.
• Collaborate with engineering, product and cross-functional teams across territories to promote best practices.
• Mentor junior engineers and help grow a new automation and quality function.

Skills

Linux

CI/CD design

Python scripting

Test automation

DevOps culture

Tools

Jenkins

GitHub Actions

GitLab CI

Azure DevOps

Playwright

Cypress

Selenium

Grafana

Kibana

Power BI

Docker

Kubernetes

Job description

Role/Team overview

Apps Integration provide 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

There are many benefits that make working at the company rewarding.

• Free annual travel passes.
• Pension package with up to 9 % employer contribution.
• Private healthcare with mental health support.
• Aviva Digital GP and dental insurance.
• Discounts on the company products, including mobile, broadband, glass and protect.
• Sharesave and Tech schemes.
• A range of company 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

The company Group HQ is equipped with state‑of‑the‑art technology and workspaces. There is ample space to bring your ideas to life, including subsidised restaurants and cafés, a gym, a cinema, a car‑wash and a beauty salon.

Our Osterley Campus is a 10‑minute walk from Syon Lane train station, or you can use free shuttle buses from Osterley, Gunnersbury and Ealing Broadway stations. There is also free on‑site parking for cars, motorbikes and bicycles.

Who we are

We are a leading media and entertainment company that connects millions with entertainment, sports, news and arts through innovative products and services.

Working with us means you will bring the joy of a better experience to more people, every day, helping us deliver better for our customers, colleagues and society.

We’re an equal‑opportunity employer and value diversity. We are a Disability Confident Accredited Employer and encourage applications from all candidates. We will 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.

If your application is successful, we will ask you to complete a criminal record check. Depending on the role and the nature of any convictions, we might have to withdraw the offer. To be eligible for this role you must have the appropriate right to work in the UK. The company does not offer sponsorship for this position.

To find out more about working with us, search #LifeAtSky on social media.