Job Description

Our reward package

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

At the Met Office we embrace hybrid working. As our Senior 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. You can choose to work more frequently in our state-of-the-art office if you\'d prefer. 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?

We invest in our people to unlock their full potential. As our Senior 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.

As our Senior Developer, your starting salary will be \xc2\xa338,838. New joiners to the Met Office will start on the salary band minima. Our 2022-25 pay award means the salary will increase to \xc2\xa341,725 from 1st April 2024, and you will be able to progress towards \xc2\xa345,257 over time.

In addition you will be paid \xc2\xa36,000 per annum as a market supplement to reflect the demand for your skills. You will be paid this market driven allowance from April 2022 until March 2024 in your monthly pay whilst performing this role.

Your total reward package is potentially worth up to \xc2\xa359757.00 annually, which includes basic salary, market supplement, potential corporate bonus and employer pension contributions.

Your package includes: - Outstanding Civil Service Pension - Flexible hours and homeworking - 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 - Cycle to work scheme for the purchase of a bicycle and equipment to support healthy, low carbon travel - Access to discounted shopping, inclusive of retail, leisure and lifestyle brands

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 - Please visit our careers page

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 Purpose

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)

Essential Qualifications, Skills & Abilities * Demonstrable experience programming in Python and using conda (Experts by nature)

• Demonstrable, high-level skills in software development, programming philosophies and data analytics (We keep evolving)
• Excellent communication skills that adapt to all level of stakeholders (We\'re better together)
• Mentoring developers on best practice and general advice
• Engaging with and using Open-Source community & toolin

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 03/ 09/ 2023 at 23:59 with interviews commencing from 18/ 09/ 2023. 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 . 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

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