Foundation DevOps Engineer

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We're looking for a Foundation DevOps Engineer to help us make a difference to our planet.

As our Foundation 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 agreea 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

You willbe a key part of the team responsible for developing & implementing solutions that enable the orchestration of data, both internally and externally, across the Met Office.Your solutions will be implemented alongside existing Data Orchestration solutions providing a strong foundation of services for the Met Office, providing for a wide range of customers.

• Develop software and maintain legacy code, to meet user needs
• Follow best practice guidelines and help to improve those guidelines
• Ensure documentation is accessible, usable and accurate.
• Work within a cross-functional team to achieve the project deliverables
• You'll be the sort of person that is passionate about technology, loves solving problems and is enthusiastic to grow your technical skills .
• Support the team in defining and developing the work activities that facilitate the continuous improvement and development of capability .
• Contribute towards delivering/maintaining DevOps best practice and tooling in support of lifecycle, automated testing and continuous deployment.
• Contribute to the development of secure and robust re-usable code / tools.

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 Foundation DevOps Engineer, your total reward package will be up to £35,994 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 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 andoptionto buy or sell up to 5 days per year of annualleave

Essential Criteria, skills and experience:

• Able to write maintainable code, or support legacy code, with the enthusiasm to learn more as required. (We keep evolving)
• Knowledge of using Amazon AWS services including Lambda, VPC (networking) and EC2.
• Good problem-solving and prioritisation abilities in using and understanding complex technical environments. (We're experts by nature)
• Able to work with cross skilled teams and communicate effectively to a technical and non-technical audience. (We're experts by nature)
• Working as part of an Agile team, with experience in using agile processes to enhance delivery. (We're better together)

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.

In the event we receive a large number of applications, we may conduct a pre-sift scoring against essential criteria 1 (Lead Criteria).

Closing date 15/06/2025 at 23:59 with first stage interviews commencing from 30/06/2025. 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.