Senior Software Developer

at  Met Office

Job Introduction
We’re looking for an exceptional Senior Developer to help us make a difference to our planet.
As our Senior Developer, 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.

YOUR WORLD OF EXPERTISE

We are looking for 2 Senior Developers, you will lead a team of developers working within one of 2 areas of the Met Office, we have posts in Data Services and Hazards and Resilience. You will design, build and operate systems on AWS public cloud, providing critical weather data underpinning Met Office products and services providing critical weather services to Met Office customers.

ESSENTIAL CRITERIA, SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE:

• Team relationships Lead and motivate your team to be inclusive and honest, creating the right environment to work in and empower them to deliver. (Better together)
• Systems integration. You can define the integration build. You can co-ordinate build activities across systems. You can understand how to undertake and support integration testing activities.
• Programming and build (software engineering). You can collaborate with others when necessary to review specifications. You can use the agreed specifications to design, code, test and document programs or scripts of medium-to-high complexity, using cloud native technologies and Python. (Expert by nature)
• User focus. You can collaborate with user researchers and can represent users internally. Explain the difference between user needs and the desires of the user. Champion user research to focus on all users. Prioritise and define approaches to understand the user story, guiding others in doing so. Offer recommendations on the best tools and methods to use.
• Systems design. You can design systems characterised by medium levels of risk, impact, and business or technical complexity. Select appropriate design standards, methods and tools, and ensure they are applied effectively. Review the systems designs of others to ensure the selection of appropriate technology, efficient use of resources and integration of multiple systems and technology.

DESIRABLE CRITERIA: (DATA SERVICES ROLE ONLY)

We encourage you to apply if you believe you meet our essential criteria, but we’re also keen to discover if you have:

• Experience of job scheduler technology similar to https://cylc.github.io/.

This role is part of the Data Services Tribe in the National Capability Technology function.

• The weather and climate ’National Capability’ encompasses the science and technology required to deliver the data which underpins weather and climate services.
• As a Senior Developer Management in Data Services, you will create systems which bridge the gap between our front-end products and the back-end science, ensuring that we are able to make the very best use of our ever-evolving supercomputer capability. Many terabytes of data pass through the Data Services estate each day, so the role requires an acute understanding of system scaling and performance optimisation.
• This is an exciting opportunity to work in a cutting-edge development team that has a wide-reaching and positive impact, helping people to stay safe and thrive.
• You will work with your team to understand, design, and implement modern, full stack, cloud-based solutions. You will also work collaboratively with your peers in the Science and Technology community, building relationships and sharing your knowledge