Foundation Developer - Met Office - EO

We’re looking for an exceptional Junior Software Developer in our Observations Research & Development (R&D) team to help us make a difference to our planet.  

Your world of expertise  

In our Observations Research & Development Technology team, your contributions will directly impact global and national networks of sensors and instruments. These systems gather essential data, powering the Met Office’s world-class forecasting models and cutting-edge research. 

As a Junior Software Developer, you'll collaborate with a passionate and dedicated DevOps team, developing and maintaining systems that process and distribute vast amounts of critical data. You'll help create innovative tools that support our Operational Meteorologists and Engineers, enabling them to monitor observations and ensure the health of our remote networks. 

Working with exciting technologies like Python, AWS, Angular, and Node, you’ll be part of a collaborative environment, where you'll design and implement modern, cloud-based solutions, while building strong relationships within the Observations community. 

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  

Job description

Your key duties  

• Collaborate: Work with a team to understand what needs to be built to enable product delivery and build solutions to meet the requirements.
• Be an Expert: Understand the system and business domain. Take responsibility for technical debt and feature development. 
• Take Ownership: Operate the production services you build, improving system robustness, resilience, and stability. 

We operate an on-call roster 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 Criteria, skills and experience: 
The role is aligned to the Government Digital and Data Profession Capability Framework for the Software Developer family  

1. Modern development standards: You have an awareness of best practices in software development and system design. You can identify when you have applied some of these best practices to your own work.

2.  Programming and build (software engineering): You can write high-quality, maintainable code.
   You can apply your skills to develop, debug and test software as part of a team.

3. User focus: You can work with others to identify user requirements and deliver software that accurately meets users needs.

4. Support: Working with others you can identify, locate, and fix faults and carry out maintenance tasks.

5. Communication: You can communicate complex ideas and information clearly in a variety of ways (for example, in email, technical specification or verbally). You can adapt your communication appropriately based on your audience and their requirements.