Production Engineer

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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.

The overall purpose of the job is to ensure the proactive maintenance and support of the diverse range of systems that together create the Studio & Editing facilities based in Osterley and Millbank on which Sky's business depends. This is a key pillar of the Production Platforms Directorate.

What you'll do:

* Provide 1st class reactive and proactive support 24/7/365 as part of a shift team working a 7-day fortnight rotation * Take ownership of issues for the Support department. * Maintain documentation and knowledge-based, ensuring information is up to date and accurate. * Collaborate closely with shift colleagues and work with specialist team members closely in establishing root cause of ongoing issues

What you'll bring:

* Education to HND level in Broadcast Engineering, Media Technologies or equivalent. * An excellent understanding of the television signal chain from the camera glass and microphone to the television screen and speakers at home. Understanding of technical specification and recommendations specifically Sync Reference (Analog, Digital and PTP), SD and HD-SDI, UHD, AES and SMPTE 2022/2110 * Fundamental understanding of TCP/IP, UDP, VLANs, Firewalls and Multicast networking * Excellent knowledge of the demands of a live broadcast environment

Team Overview

Content Technology & Innovation, we use the latest tech to create, process and distribute the best entertainment. We are a unique blend of talent covering both engineering and operations with more than 2500 people across Europe. We connect our customers to more of what they love all day, every day. You'll be joining a proactive, forward-thinking, and collaborative team setting the standard for excellent innovation.

The Rewards:

There's a reason people can't stop talking about #LifeAtSky. Our great range of rewards really are something special, here are just a few:

* Sky Q, for the TV you love all in one place * A generous pension package * Private healthcare * Discounted mobile and broadband * Access a wide range of exclusive Sky VIP rewards and experiences

Where you'll work:

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's 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

Inclusion:

We take pride in our approach to diversity and inclusion: we've been recognised by The Times and Stonewall for this, and we've committed £30million to support the fight against racial injustice. We've also set ambitious targets for increasing ethnic diversity and representation throughout our organisation.

At Sky we don't just look at your CV. We're more focused on who you are and your potential. We also know that everyone has a life outside work, so we're happy to support you as much as we can with the option to swap shifts with other team members.

And we'll do everything we can to support you during your application. If you need us to make any adjustments to our recruitment process, speak to our recruitment team who will be happy to support you.

Why wait?

Apply now to build an amazing career and be part of a brilliant team. We can't wait to hear from you.

To find out more about working with us, search #LifeAtSky on social media. A job you love to talk about.

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.