Met Office | DevOps Engineer

1 week ago

Exeter Devon, United Kingdom Met Office Full time €49,806

We're looking for an exceptional DevOps Engineer - IAMS to help us make a difference to our planet.

As our DevOps Engineer - IAMS, 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

As a DevOps Engineer, you'll architect innovative solutions to complex identity challenges and you will be part of a team, to build and maintain an authentication service to help a global user-base access critical weather data and services.

Join us in Agile ceremonies like sprint planning and retrospectives, where you will help shape our team's future.

Your key duties

  • Work independently and as a team writing testable and maintainable Python and JavaScript code.
  • Contribute to and maintain CI/CD Pipelines in Azure and AWS.
  • Proactively monitor and resolve support incidents (as part of a support rota).
  • Ensure documentation is current and accurate.
  • Collaborate with cross-functional teams to implement authentication and authorization.

We operate an on-call roster in Technology 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 Great Place to Work UK certified. We are also featured on their 'Best Workplaces in Tech' 2023 and 2024 lists, as well as their '54 Best Workplaces for Women' 2023 list.

As our DevOps Engineer - IAMS, your total reward package will be up to £49,806 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 September 2025 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:

  • Proven problem-solving abilities in complex technical environments. (We keep evolving)
  • Demonstrable experience developing authentication solutions with Azure AD B2C. (We live and breathe it)
  • Adept at writing testable and maintainable Python and JavaScript code. (We're experts by nature)
  • Strong communication skills with evidence of an organised and structured approach to your work and ability to work within a team environment. (We're better together)
  • Experience working with CI/CD pipelines and DevOps toolchains to automate application build, testing and deployment. (We're experts by nature)

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 15/12/2024 at 23:59 with first stage interviews commencing from 13/01/2025. You will hear from us once the closing date has passed.

How we can help

If you have any questions or would like to discuss this opportunity further, please contact us at .

If you're considering applying and need support to do so, please get in touch. 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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