DevOps Engineer

Join to apply for the DevOps Engineer - MetDB team role at Met Office1 day ago Be among the first 25 applicantsJoin to apply for the DevOps Engineer - MetDB team role at Met OfficeThis range is provided by Met Office. Your actual pay will be based on your skills and experience — talk with your recruiter to learn more.Base pay rangeSummaryWe're looking for an exceptional DevOps Engineer to help us make a difference to our planet.As a 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.The MetDB is the central store of nearly 200 observation types from land, marine, aircraft, satellite, RADAR and more. Storing over 380 million observations a day in a binary formats. You will be joining a small DevOps team that monitors, supports and develops the MetDB. We work with teams across the Met Office. The team delivers new data types, improves performance and resilience, identify issues in production and provide user support. We work on Linux systems often using Python and Fortran. However we're looking for candidates willing to turn their hand to any language suitable for the job.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 workFrom 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 impactWe're experts by nature - always learning and developing to do things betterWe live and breathe it - putting our purpose at the heart of decision-makingWe're better together - understanding partnerships and inclusivity make us greaterWe keep evolving - pushing boundaries to make tomorrow better for our customersYour world of expertiseYou will support and develop systems providing real-time data to operational Numerical Weather prediction (NWP), products and research. Contributing to the delivery of exceptional science, technology and operations.Your key duties:Monitoring and dealing with any problems which occur.Process improvement.Developing Software as part of maintaining the current system as well as part of future projects.Why join usOur 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, your total reward package will be up to £49,826 annually, which includes:£33,794 base payAn outstanding Civil Service pension, with an average employer contribution of 28.97%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 payAnnual 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 leaveEssential Criteria, skills and experience:Evidence of an ability to communicate complex technical information to audiences of different technical literacy and needsSoftware Engineering and user focus, with evidence of working with multiple programming Languages (e.g. Python, c and Fortran), working with Linux environments in an agile way using suitable tools.Evidence of following standards and knowledge of different types of Standard.Evidence of investigating and solving a complex problemEvidence of being committed to Professional DevelopmentHow to applyIf 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 20/08/2025 at 23:59 with first stage interviews commencing from 2 weeks after the closing date. You will hear from us once the closing date has passed.Using AI in your applicationWe welcome applications that use AI tools for support in drafting or refining, as long as they accurately reflect your own skills and experience. All hiring decisions at the Met Office are made by people, not AI. For more details, visit our approach to recruitment.How we can helpIf 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. 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