Principal Architect

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.

As Principal Architect, you will lead the design and evolution of cutting-edge media and telco platforms, driving innovation and technical excellence.

You'll shape strategic architectural roadmaps, ensuring scalable, secure, and future-ready solutions.

This role is pivotal in aligning technology with business goals through collaboration, leadership, and vision

What You'll Do

• Architectural Leadership & Vision: Define and drive a forward-looking architectural vision that integrates cutting-edge technologies across software and hardware, ensuring scalability, security, and automation.
• Innovation & Technology Strategy: Champion the adoption of emerging technologies and best practices to enhance system performance, resilience, and future readiness.
• Cross-Functional Collaboration: Partner with Engineering and Product teams to translate architectural strategies into actionable solutions, aligning with the one Platform vision.
• Strategic Roadmapping: Develop and maintain an architectural roadmap that aligns with business goals, industry trends, and evolving customer needs.
• Governance & Representation: Represent the department in Group architectural boards, fostering alignment and collaboration across architectural teams.
• Risk & Performance Management: Lead technology selection and risk mitigation efforts, ensuring architectural decisions support scalability, performance, and security objective s.
  
  

What you'll bring:

• Extensive Media/Telco Solution Design: Proven experience designing mission-critical, 24/7 IT systems and integrations in complex, international media and telecom environments.
• Broadcast & Content Processing Expertise: Strong background in broadcasting technologies, including TV contribution, origination, and content distribution workflows.
• Modern Architecture & Cloud Proficiency: Deep knowledge of API-first, event-driven, and microservices architectures, with hands-on experience in AWS and GCP for scalable, serverless deployments.
• Data & Media Technology Mastery: Skilled in database modeling (RDBMS, NoSQL, cloud-native DBs) and media technologies such as codecs, packaging, DRM, and orchestration.
• Agile, DevOps & Business Alignment: Experienced in Agile/DevOps methodologies (Scrum, SAFe), with a strong focus on business process analysis and delivering customer-centric solutions.
• Leadership & Innovation Mindset: Collaborative leader with strong communication skills, a problem-solving attitude, and a passion for innovation-including interest in AI applications in media and telco.
  
  

Team overview

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 create and distribute our award-winning content.

The rewards

There's one thing people can't stop talking about when it comes to : 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.