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Senior Software Developer

This opening expired 8 months ago.
Location(s):
Exeter
Salary:
£38,838 to £42,434
Job grade:
Senior Executive Officer
Business area:
Information Technology (IT)
Contract type:
Permanent
Working pattern:
Full-time

About the job

Job summary

We’re looking for an exceptional Senior Software Developer to help us make a difference to our planet.

At the Met Office we embrace hybrid working. As our Senior Software Developer we require you to be on site at our Exeter HQ An average 1 day per fortnight, but this can be adjusted based on conversations with your line manager. Being onsite daily is recommended where possible. 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.

Why join us?

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.

We invest in our people to unlock their full potential. As our Senior Software Developer, we will support you to develop and thrive to be the best you can be.  We champion positive physical and mental health in the workplace and are committed to being an inclusive organisation, providing a working culture that actively values an equal and diverse workforce. 

Who we are:

We provide critical weather services and world-leading climate science to deliver extraordinary impact and benefit across the globe. Our work helps people make better decisions to stay safe and thrive.

Together:

  • 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

Find out more about our values - https://bit.ly/3fokaRD

Job description

Job Purpose:

This role is within the Analysis, Visualisation and Data (AVD) team, who are responsible for developing, maintaining and supporting the scientific visualisation and analysis software used in research and operations in the Met Office.

We mainly work in the public domain, owning the SciTools project on GitHub and contributing to a range of open-source projects. The primary programming language we use is Python, with libraries in a variety of languages contributing to the capabilities we provide.

We are evolving our toolset to provide capabilities to the scientific research and operational meteorology communities. Additionally, we provision and maintain the conda based Python environments used by our communities including operational systems. These capabilities are part of the Met Office making best use of our supercomputer to work at the forefront of weather and climate science for protection, prosperity and well-being. This is a unique opportunity to work within a cutting-edge development team that is creating vital tools on which Met Office science depends.

We will help you develop your skills, express yourself and make a real impact.

Job Responsibilities:

As a Senior Developer, you will be leading on the Scientific Software Stack service provided by the AVD Team, this includes the responsibilities:

  • Lead the support and maintenance of conda tooling and provision of Python based environments (This service is named the Scientific Software Stack)
  • Lead the delivery and optimisation of complex programs and components
  • Providing support to scientific programmers and application developers
  • Taking on abstract technical problems and apply your expertise to devise innovative solutions
  • Provide mentoring on technical areas across teams where appropriate
  • Identify future technologies and libraries for adoption
  • Participate in Community of Practice (Guilds)

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.

Person specification

Essential Qualifications, Skills & Abilities:

  1. Demonstrable experience programming in Python and using conda (Experts by nature)
  2. Demonstrable, high-level skills in software development, programming philosophies and data analytics (We keep evolving)
  3. Excellent communication skills that adapt to all level of stakeholders (We're better together)
  4. Mentoring developers on best practice and general advice
  5. Engaging with and using Open-Source community & tooling

Benefits

Alongside your salary of £38,838, Met Office contributes £10,486 towards you being a member of the Civil Service Defined Benefit Pension scheme. Find out what benefits a Civil Service Pension provides.

Things you need to know

Selection process details

How to apply:

If you share our values, we’d love to hear from you. Apply below using your CV and a Cover Letter/Supporting Statement which evidences how you meet each of the essential criteria - we recommend candidates use the CARL (Context, Action, Result and Learning) method for presenting evidence of skills.

Closing date 21/01/2024 at 23:59 with interviews commencing from 12/02/2024. You will hear from us once the closing date has passed. Our interviews are taking place remotely via Microsoft Teams.

If successful, please note we are unable to offer expenses for travel to your normal place of work. Please ask at interview if you would like extra clarity on how often this requirement is likely to be.

How we can help:

If you are considering applying and need support to do so, please contact us via Careers@metoffice.gov.uk. 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.



Feedback will only be provided if you attend an interview or assessment.

Security

Successful candidates must meet the security requirements before they can be appointed. The level of security needed is security check (opens in a new window).

See our vetting charter (opens in a new window). People working with government assets must complete baseline personnel security standard (opens in new window) checks.

Nationality requirements

This job is broadly open to the following groups:

  • UK nationals
  • nationals of the Republic of Ireland
  • nationals of Commonwealth countries who have the right to work in the UK
  • nationals of the EU, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland or Liechtenstein and family members of those nationalities with settled or pre-settled status under the European Union Settlement Scheme (EUSS) (opens in a new window)
  • nationals of the EU, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland or Liechtenstein and family members of those nationalities who have made a valid application for settled or pre-settled status under the European Union Settlement Scheme (EUSS)
  • individuals with limited leave to remain or indefinite leave to remain who were eligible to apply for EUSS on or before 31 December 2020
  • Turkish nationals, and certain family members of Turkish nationals, who have accrued the right to work in the Civil Service
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Working for the Civil Service

The Civil Service Code (opens in a new window) sets out the standards of behaviour expected of civil servants.

We recruit by merit on the basis of fair and open competition, as outlined in the Civil Service Commission's recruitment principles (opens in a new window). The Civil Service embraces diversity and promotes equal opportunities. As such, we run a Disability Confident Scheme (DCS) for candidates with disabilities who meet the minimum selection criteria.

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