Senior Software Developer

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Why work in Technology at the Met Office

It’s an incredibly exciting time to work in Technology here at the Met Office. Our supercomputer can do more than 1000 trillion calculations per second and has enough power to take in hundreds of thousands of global weather observations and run atmospheric models containing more than a million lines of code. We’re also working closely with high profile organisations like Google, NASA, IBM, Cisco, and VMware to optimise our game-changing capabilities and develop even more innovative ways to meet the diverse needs of our customers and protect people across the world.

About the role

Our weather prediction models are the foundations of products and services that millions of people and organisations rely on, all over the world. Having recently invested in one of the world’s most powerful supercomputers, we will have access to more incredible data than ever before. The Meteorological Database (MetDB) stores all the global observational data used for ingestion by the atmospheric models which are used to produce the weather forecasts that we rely on each day. The Table Driven Codes (TDC-edi) is a Java application supported by the MetDB team. It is used to convert data between different formats to standardise the format of data stored in the Met Office and also to convert data to formats used by our partners and customers.

As Senior Software Developer, you’ll contribute to a business-crucial system that is of huge importance to the Met Office. You’ll be involved in the entire software development lifecycle as well as support of the MetDB and TDC-edi systems. As well as writing code, you’ll play a pivotal role in identifying and driving improvements to the system’s capability and usability. From capturing requirements, design and development to rolling out software, you’ll take on a variety of challenges and deliver impressive solutions that meet customer requirements, in a timely manner. Ultimately, you’ll be part of a team whose work is vital to the continued business success of the Met Office.

About you

You’ll most likely have experience in back-end development and have worked in a role developing and supporting data formats. You’ll also need to meet the below essential criteria. If you have any of the additional desirable criteria, that’s even better.

Essential

1. A qualification in computer science, computing or other numerate subject, or equivalent experience;

2. Enthusiasm for IT and providing innovative and professional services incorporating new technologies in an appropriate manner;

3. Experience of analysis and design concepts and techniques;

4. Experience of working with at least one of the following: Java, FORTRAN, XML, Python, or Linux;

5. Ability to problem solve and organise work in a structured way;

6. Ability to participate effectively in a team environment and be able to work independently on allocated tasks;

7. Good interpersonal, written and oral communication skills.

Desirable

1. Previous experience of working in an Agile development environment;

2. Knowledge of IT Security;

3. Experience of working with RPC, XDR, HTTP;

4. Experience of Perl, C, C++, Shell Scripting, GIT and JIRA, Web Services;

5. Experience of working with and converting between different data formats, especially BUFR, NetCDF, GRIB and HDF.

About us

Through world-leading science and cutting-edge technology, idea generation and enthusiasm, we collaborate to challenge the ordinary every day because we believe in the best. The best for our customers, the best for your career. It’s a career where you’ll be challenged, developed and fascinated; a career where whatever you do, your work will make a valuable contribution to the bigger picture. A career to be proud of.

What we can offer you

We’re constantly moving forwards, looking to optimise our abilities. Which is why, joining us, we’ll invest in your development to help you be the very best you can be in whatever it is that you do. Rewards? There are plenty of those too. A competitive pension, opportunities for flexible working, performance-related pay schemes, some great benefits, as well as 27.5 days’ holiday, which increases to 32.5 days’ after 5 years.

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Closing date: 15 June 2015.