DevOps Engineer

1 month ago

Exeter, Devon, United Kingdom Met Office Full time
We're looking for an exceptional DevOps Engineer to help us make a difference to our planet.


As our DevOps Engineer, the job may be suitable for hybrid working, which is where an employee works part of the week in the office and part of the week from home.

This is a voluntary, non-contractual arrangement and the location advertised will be your contractual place of work.

Our opportunity is full time, 37 hours per week.

Our people are at the heart of what we do and we'll do our best to agree a working pattern that works for everyone.

World changing work


From science to technology, from meteorology to management, and from planning to communication, our expertise helps us stand out as the authority on weather accuracy and climate prediction.

We help individuals, industries and government to make better decisions to stay safe and thrive. This is the Met Office. This is who we are.

We're a force for good - focusing on our environmental and social impact

We're experts by nature - always learning and developing to do things better

We live and breathe it - putting our purpose at the heart of decision-making

We're better together - understanding partnerships and inclusivity make us greater

We keep evolving - pushing boundaries to make tomorrow better for our customers

Your world of expertise

You will join an area of Technology responsible for delivering and supporting Systems / Services to the Transport Industry. The team's current area of focus is delivering data services to the Aviation Industry.

As one of two World Area Forecast Centres, we are responsible for forecasting upper air winds, temperatures and significant weather hazards to enhance safety and identify potential delays.

We are an Agile team and build solutions using Python and AWS cloud computing services. You will be working in the team responsible for supporting our operational live services.

Your key duties

Transform technical requirements into DevOps processes

Build complex stories without additional support

Manage live test environments

Identify and resolve issues that are preventing delivery

Manage stakeholder and customer expectations

Respond to live software incidents

Coach and mentor more junior colleagues

We may operate an on-call roster to provide 24/7/365 support to respond to operational service requirements.

This post may be part of an on-call roster and the postholder would be required to participate in an on-call roster where in operation.

Why join us

Our work is life-changing, often life-saving and always life-enhancing.

The Met Office is accredited as a 'Great Place to Work UK 2023' and in addition has achieved a place on both the UK's 'Best Workplaces in Tech' and 'Best Workplaces for Women' lists.

As our DevOps Engineer your total reward package will be up to £49,174 annually, which includes:

£33,794 base pay

An outstanding Civil Service pension, with an average employer contribution of 27%.


Recruitment Retention Allowance (RRA): you will be paid £2,200 per annum as a market supplement to reflect the demand for your skills.

Whilst in post, you will be paid this market driven allowance from April 2024 until March 2026 in your monthly pay.

Annual Leave starting at 27.5 days (plus Bank Holidays) rising to 32.5 days (plus Bank Holidays) after 5 years and option to buy or sell up to 5 days per year of annual leave

Essential Criteria, skills and experience:
Programming and build (software engineering). Collaborate with others when necessary to review specifications.

Use the agreed specifications to design, code, test and document programs or scripts of medium-to-high complexity, using the right standards and tools.

Use of Language - Python (We live and breathe it)

Modern Standards Approach. Competently apply modern standards approach and guide others to do so. (We are experts by Nature)

Service Support. Proactively monitoring software applications for issues and the prompt response to live software incidents. (We live and breathe it)

User Focus. Communicate with stakeholders and customers and the wider DevOps team to deliver software and resolve incidents. (We live and breathe it)

Team Collaboration. Working as part of a team implementing technical solutions. Coaching and mentoring more junior colleagues. (We're better together)

As a DevOps Engineer you will need to evidence DevOps Engineer DDaT skill levels applicable to your post

How to apply

If you share our values, we'd love to hear from you Click apply to begin your application. Please complete your career history and provide evidence against each of the essential criteria in the supporting statement questionnaire. We recommend candidates use the CARL method (Context, Action, Result and Learning) for presenting evidence of experience and skills.

Closing date Sunday 11/08/2024 at 23:59 with first stage interviews commencing from 19/08/2024. You will hear from us once the closing date has passed.

How we can help:
If you are considering applying and need support to do so, please contact us via . You can request adjustments either within your application or by contacting us.

Should you be offered an interview, please be aware there may be a selection exercise which could include a presentation, written test or a scenario-based activity.

You can select in your application to be considered under the Disability Confident Scheme. To be invited to interview/assessment under this scheme, your application must meet the essential criteria for the role.


We understand that great minds don't always think alike and as an equal opportunities employer we welcome applications from those with all protected characteristics.

We recruit on merit, fairness, and open competition in line with the Civil Service Code.


We can only accept applications from those eligible to live and work in the UK - please refer to GOV.UK for information.

We require Security clearance, for which you need to have resided in the UK for at least 3 of the last 5 years to be eligible.

You will need to achieve full security clearance within your first 6 months with us.

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