Job Description

Job Introduction

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


As our DevOps Engineer - Corporate Applications, 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

Joining the Corporate Applications team within Corporate Technology, you will provide technical support and development for a wide range of services and technologies.


The Corporate Applications team is a DevOps function, this role is defined by the Development operations (DevOps) engineer - Government Digital and Data Profession Capability Framework (ddat-capability-framework.service.gov.uk) description as set out in the Government and Data Capabilities framework.

Your key duties

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Analyse current processes and identify opportunities to optimise them and implement. Help to evaluate and establish requirements for the implementation of changes. Develop and support applications and services built upon Microsoft tooling such as Power Platform and Fabric. Proactively monitor services for issues and provide a prompt response to incidents. Design, implement, and maintain tools and processes for continuous integration, delivery, and deployment of business services. Collaborating with others when necessary to review and agree specifications to design, code, test and document programs or scripts. Manage and develop critical business data integrations between systems.

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 - Corporate Applications, your total reward package will be up to 51,648 annually, which includes:

35,145 base pay 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 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:

Systems Integration - Experience in developing and maintaining integrations between both cloud-based and on-premise systems. [We're experts by nature] Demonstrable experience with Microsoft services - including Dynamics 365 CRM, Power Platform and SQL Server Business Intelligence (SSAS, SSIS, and SSRS). [We're experts by nature] Good Knowledge of Power BI & Fabric development/support - demonstrate a good level of knowledge of Power BI development Practices and Microsoft Fabric, or ability to develop excellent skills in these technologies. [We Keep Evolving] Process Optimisation - Experience of analysis of current processes explaining ways to identify and implement opportunities to optimise them. Experience of assisting in the evaluation and establishment of requirements for the implementation of changes. [We keep evolving] Programming and build (software engineering) - Collaborate with others when necessary to review specifications and use these to design, code, test and document programs or scripts of medium-to-high complexity, using the right standards and tools. [We live and breathe it]

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 24/11/2025 at 23:59 with first stage interviews commencing from 08/12/2025. 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 careers@metoffice.gov.uk.


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, 2 of these years must be immediately preceding the point of your application. You will need to achieve full security clearance within your first 6 months with us.