Associate Infrastructure Engineer - Digital Workplace

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Job Reference metoffice/TP/1397/819

Permanent - Full Time

Working Hours:

37

Location (City/Town):

Closing Date:

14/09/2025

Profession:

Region / Division:

UK Region

Careers website category:

Technology

We're looking for an exceptional Associate Infrastructure Engineer to help us make a difference to our planet.

As our Associate Infrastructure 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'rea force for good - focusing on our environmental and socialimpact
• We'reexperts by nature - always learning and developing to do thingsbetter
• We live and breathe it - putting our purpose at the heart of decision - making
• We'rebetter together - understanding partnerships and inclusivity make usgreater
• We keep evolving - pushing boundaries to make tomorrow better for ourcustomers

Your world of expertise

As an Associate Infrastructure Engineer within the Digital Workplace team, your primary responsibility will be to ensure the secure delivery of our Windows-based IT systems and services. You will provide user support , implement changes, and resolve technical issues to maintain smooth operations.

Our Technology team operates an on-call roster to provide 24/7/365 support for operational service requirements. This role may require participation in the on-call roster to address any urgent issues that arise.

Within the Digital Workplace Technical Delivery team, your key areas of work are:

• Working with Technical staff to deliver IT infrastructure solutions that involve integrating multiple components, considering security, network, and operational considerations.
• Administering the operational aspects of Windows infrastructure, including creating comprehensive documentation for all aspects of the supported service delivery .
• Collaborating with key stakeholders to ensure that services are delivered within agreed-upon service levels .
• Leveraging knowledge of all IT infrastructure areas to identify and pursue opportunities for improving services and business processes.
• Taking ownership of technical issues and seeing them through to a satisfactory resolution.

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 Associate Infrastructure Engineer , your total reward package will be up to £40,480 annually, which includes:

• An 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 monthlypay
  
  
• Annual Leave starting at 27.5 days (plus Bank Holidays) rising to 32.5 days (plus Bank Holidays) after 5 years andoptionto buy or sell up to 5 days per year of annualleave

Essential Criteria, skills and experience:

• (We keep evolving) Enthusiasm and experience of pushing the boundaries of computing and a positive attitude to making a difference.
  
  
• (Experts by nature) Working knowledge of IT infrastructure technologies, ideally some of the following: Microsoft Windows Server/Client operating systems, Active Directory Domain Services, Group Policy Management, DNS, Citrix.
  
  
• (Experts by nature) Working knowledge of the benefits of: Endpoint management solutions to deploy Applicationsand Patches, Microsoft Exchange, Microsoft365 Cloud Services, PowerShell Scripting.
  
  
• ( Force for Good) A genuine interest and drive in solving complex technical problems, often within the constraints of an operational environment.
• (We live and breath it) Current qualifications or the willingness to learn and follow the Microsoft Certified pathway, with support and training opportunities.

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 14/09/2025 at 23:59 with first stage interviews commencing from 29/09/2025. You will hear from us once the closing date has passed.

Using AI in your application

We 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 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.