Job Introduction
We’re looking for an exceptional HPC Optimisation Senior Scientific Software Engineer to help us make a difference to our planet.
As our HPC Optimisation Senior Scientific Software 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.

ESSENTIAL CRITERIA, SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE:

• Demonstrate insight in High Performance Computing Code Optimisation through improvements in computational performance of large-scale scientific applications and systematic use of code performance analysis tools.
• Engage with internal and external people to understand the requirements for your work and its wider context, and significantly contribute to the development of plans to meet these requirements, informing wider strategic planning
• Promote good Quality Assurance processes, best practice, standards and/or regulations in your work and that of other
• Communicate knowledge accurately and concisely in written documents and discussions in large groups, tailoring communication for diverse audiences and building trust / credibility whilst enhancing the organisation’s reputation
• Proactively develop your technical skills and support others in developing their technical skills, leading to improved output and the career development of others

• We are currently in a major push to develop our Next Generation Modelling Systems, to help exploit our new world-leading supercomputer capability and to support our adoption of data science (specifically artificial intelligence and machine learning) across our national capability, and you will be working towards these objectives in some form.
  Next Generation Modelling Systems
  Met Office Supercomputer

Met Office Data Science Framework

• Being an SSE is about far more than just technical skills – you will need to be able to work alongside colleagues in a range of areas, both technical and scientific. We frequently require our SSEs to collaborate internally and internationally.
• We encourage all our SSEs to develop their skills – we provide training and development opportunities across technical, project and soft skills.