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About the job
The IT Service Operations team is looking to recruit new staff, joining a 24/7 team that perform 2nd line support for the Met Office’s operational services and infrastructure. Our IT estate includes Supercomputers, Mainframes, Private and Public Cloud, networks, Windows, Linux, internal and external web-services...and a whole host more!
This is an excellent opportunity for real breadth of experience across the IT industry, directly supporting services that underpin critical national infrastructure. You'll be working extensively on the command line of both Windows and Linux operating systems, while also upholding ITIL service management best practises through liaison with colleagues and customers.
Our IT Operations Analyst will have the option to work in a fully remote manner (within the UK) with occasional visits to Exeter HQ to attend occasional meetings and events in person, for which T&S will be payable.
Why join us?
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.
As our IT Operations Analyst, your total reward package is potentially worth up to £43,125 annually, which includes basic salary, potential corporate bonus and employer pension contributions.
Your starting salary will be £30932.00 and you will have opportunities to progress to £33925.00 over time. New joiners to the Met Office will start on the salary band minima. In addition you will be paid:
We provide critical weather services and world-leading climate science, to help people make better decisions to stay safe and thrive.
Together:
Find out more about our values - https://bit.ly/3fokaRD
In this role, you will monitor and maintain the running of operational models on our Supercomputer, and the post processing of that data into bespoke outputs for Public, Defence, and Commercial customers. The Met Office is moving its Supercomputing capability to a cloud environment, working with our Service Delivery Partner Microsoft using the Azure platform. You will also supports systems running on AWS infrastructure.
Benefits
Met Office is adopting new professions frameworks/Government Digital, Data and Technology (DDaT) framework. From April 2023, this job will be aligned to Operations Analyst, and if successful there will be no changes to the pay and allowances as a result of this change.
Things you need to know
If you share our values, we’d love to hear from you. Apply below using your CV and Cover Letter/Supporting Statement (which must bullet point how you meet each of the essential criteria).
Closing date 10/04/2023 at 23:59 with interviews commencing from 19/04/2023 . You will hear from us once the closing date has passed. Our interviews are taking place remotely via Microsoft Teams.
How we can help:
If you are considering applying and need assistance to do so, please contact us via askHR@metoffice.gov.uk. 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 (Guaranteed Interview) Scheme. To be invited to interview/assessment under this scheme, your application must meet the essential criteria for the role.
We are an equal opportunities employer, welcoming 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.
This job is broadly open to the following groups:
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