Scientific Software Engineer - Workflows Infrastructure
Posted 1 day ago by Met Office
Permanent
Full Time
I.T. & Communications Jobs
Devon, Exeter, United Kingdom, EX1 1
Job Description
Scientific Software Engineer - Workflows Infrastructure We're looking for an exceptional Scientific Software Engineer - Workflows Infrastructure to help us make a difference to our planet.
As our Scientific Software Engineer - Workflows Infrastructure, 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, but we would also consider applicants wishing to work a minimum of 24 hours per week and we will also try our best to consider those intending to work a jobshare. 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.
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.
The Met Office's world leading weather forecasts and climate research are incredibly complex and varied. They rely on high quality automation and orchestration pipelines (workflows) to get the best out of our software, staff time, and our world-class supercomputing. Our workflows keep a million CPU cores constantly busy, with hundreds of thousands of HPC-jobs flowing through our supercomputers per day, 24/7.
This is an opportunity to join the team that develops the workflow solutions to keep Met Office science running, scaling, and evolving.
Your role would include development, maintenance, communication and support of the open source software Cylc ( ) and Rose ( ), working as part of a team that includes international partners from New Zealand and Australia. It would also involve helping scientists and scientific software engineers develop and optimise their workflows that use Cylc and Rose. This is a wide role across many technical areas, and we would expect that training and learning are an important part of developing you in this role where necessary.
Design, develop, maintain and support specialised scientific software solutions, that enable Met Office Science and Technology to be recognised as world leaders in weather and climate science and services, in a rapidly changing world.
You will:
As our Scientific Software Engineer - Workflows Infrastructure, your total reward package will be up to £49,448 annually, which includes:
If you share our values, we'd love to hear from you! Click apply to begin your application. Please complete your career history and provide evidence against each of the essential criteria in the supporting statement questionnaire. We recommend candidates use the CARL method (Context, Action, Result and Learning) for presenting evidence of experience and skills.
Closing date 28/11/2025 at 23:59 with first stage interviews commencing from 08/12/2025. You will hear from us once the closing date has passed.
Using AI in your application
We welcome applications that use AI tools for support in drafting or refining, as long as they accurately reflect your own skills and experience. All hiring decisions at the Met Office are made by people, not AI. For more details, visit our approach to recruitment.
How we can help
If you have any questions or would like to discuss this opportunity further, please contact us at .
If you're considering applying and need support to do so, please get in touch. 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 Scheme. To be invited to interview/assessment under this scheme, your application must meet the essential criteria for the role.
We understand that great minds don't always think alike and as an equal opportunities employer we welcome 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, 2 of these years must be immediately preceding the point of your application. You will need to achieve full security clearance within your first 6 months with us.
Our rewards and benefits are as varied as our customers and our people, depending on your role, and which part of the business you join. The one thing they have in common is that they're designed to recognise your contribution to our success.
Starting at 27.5 days and rising to 32.5 days after five years of service (both figures exclude bank holidays). As well as the flexibility to buy or sell annual leave annually.
You'll automatically qualify to join our alpha pension scheme, part of the Civil Service Pension arrangements. The scheme is recognised as one of the most generous occupational pensions.
Lifestyle support Whether you wish to utilise our excellent family friendly schemes, be paid up to 3 days for volunteering with your chosen organisation, have the reassurance of a generous sickness pay scheme or be part of an organisation that is happy to pro actively talk about flexible working the Met Office wants you to have a great work and lifestyle balance.
Established hybrid working We have bases all over the UK and some roles allow for you to work abroad so there is the option to travel for work also . click apply for full job details
As our Scientific Software Engineer - Workflows Infrastructure, 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, but we would also consider applicants wishing to work a minimum of 24 hours per week and we will also try our best to consider those intending to work a jobshare. 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.
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
The Met Office's world leading weather forecasts and climate research are incredibly complex and varied. They rely on high quality automation and orchestration pipelines (workflows) to get the best out of our software, staff time, and our world-class supercomputing. Our workflows keep a million CPU cores constantly busy, with hundreds of thousands of HPC-jobs flowing through our supercomputers per day, 24/7.
This is an opportunity to join the team that develops the workflow solutions to keep Met Office science running, scaling, and evolving.
Your role would include development, maintenance, communication and support of the open source software Cylc ( ) and Rose ( ), working as part of a team that includes international partners from New Zealand and Australia. It would also involve helping scientists and scientific software engineers develop and optimise their workflows that use Cylc and Rose. This is a wide role across many technical areas, and we would expect that training and learning are an important part of developing you in this role where necessary.
Design, develop, maintain and support specialised scientific software solutions, that enable Met Office Science and Technology to be recognised as world leaders in weather and climate science and services, in a rapidly changing world.
You will:
- Deliver meaningful advances in capability for colleagues and/or stakeholders through the effective application of scientific software engineering knowledge, understanding and skills.
- Provide proactive scientific and technical insight into the solving of scientific software engineering tasks or problems.
- Engage with others to understand the requirements for your work and its wider context, and contribute to the development of plans to meet these requirements.
- Proactively apply good Quality Assurance processes, best practice, standards and/or regulations to all aspects of your work to achieve the agreed standard.
- Communicate accurately and concisely with colleagues and wider stakeholders to develop trust and credibility, tailoring your method of sharing to a range of audiences.
- Develop your skills proactively and provide support to others to develop their skills leading to beneficial impacts.
- Web app frontend development.
- Working with databases.
- Working with communication protocols (e.g. HTTP).
- Consulting on developing scientific software workflows.
As our Scientific Software Engineer - Workflows Infrastructure, your total reward package will be up to £49,448 annually, which includes:
- An outstanding Civil Service pension, with an average employer contribution of 28.97%
- Recruitment Retention Allowance (RRA) you will be paid £2,200 per annum as a market supplement to reflect the demand for your skills. Whilst in post, you will be paid this market driven allowance from April 2024 until March 2026 in your monthly pay.
- Annual Leave starting at 27.5 days (plus Bank Holidays) rising to 32.5 days (plus Bank Holidays) after 5 years and option to buy or sell up to 5 days per year of annual leave.
- Platform Skills. Evidence of automating software to achieve beneficial impacts. (value: Live and Breathe It)
- Understanding Requirements. Evidence of engaging with others to understand the requirements for software development and its wider context, and contribute to the development of plans and software to meet these requirements. (value: Better Together)
- Quality Assurance. Evidence of proactively applying good Quality Assurance processes, best practice, standards and/or regulations in your work. (value: Experts by Nature, Live and Breathe It)
- Communication. Evidence of communicating knowledge accurately and concisely in written documents and group discussions, tailoring communication for diverse audiences and building trust and credibility. (value: Better Together)
- Skills Development. Evidence of proactively developing your software development skills and supporting others in developing theirs, leading to beneficial impacts. (value: We Keep Evolving)
If you share our values, we'd love to hear from you! Click apply to begin your application. Please complete your career history and provide evidence against each of the essential criteria in the supporting statement questionnaire. We recommend candidates use the CARL method (Context, Action, Result and Learning) for presenting evidence of experience and skills.
Closing date 28/11/2025 at 23:59 with first stage interviews commencing from 08/12/2025. You will hear from us once the closing date has passed.
Using AI in your application
We welcome applications that use AI tools for support in drafting or refining, as long as they accurately reflect your own skills and experience. All hiring decisions at the Met Office are made by people, not AI. For more details, visit our approach to recruitment.
How we can help
If you have any questions or would like to discuss this opportunity further, please contact us at .
If you're considering applying and need support to do so, please get in touch. 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 Scheme. To be invited to interview/assessment under this scheme, your application must meet the essential criteria for the role.
We understand that great minds don't always think alike and as an equal opportunities employer we welcome 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, 2 of these years must be immediately preceding the point of your application. You will need to achieve full security clearance within your first 6 months with us.
Our rewards and benefits are as varied as our customers and our people, depending on your role, and which part of the business you join. The one thing they have in common is that they're designed to recognise your contribution to our success.
Starting at 27.5 days and rising to 32.5 days after five years of service (both figures exclude bank holidays). As well as the flexibility to buy or sell annual leave annually.
You'll automatically qualify to join our alpha pension scheme, part of the Civil Service Pension arrangements. The scheme is recognised as one of the most generous occupational pensions.
Lifestyle support Whether you wish to utilise our excellent family friendly schemes, be paid up to 3 days for volunteering with your chosen organisation, have the reassurance of a generous sickness pay scheme or be part of an organisation that is happy to pro actively talk about flexible working the Met Office wants you to have a great work and lifestyle balance.
Established hybrid working We have bases all over the UK and some roles allow for you to work abroad so there is the option to travel for work also . click apply for full job details