AMS PSR

On behalf of the Met Office we are looking for a Software Developer (Inside IR35) for a 6 month contract. Hybrid working with occasional travel to Exeter. 

As a Software Developer your main responsibilities will be to:

• Design, develop, and maintain software applications that support operational needs.
• Design, code and test, software applications according to specifications and standards.
• Fix faults following agreed procedures and carry out agreed maintenance tasks on infrastructure.
• Effectively document all work using required standards, methods, and tools, including prototyping tools where appropriate.
• Work on more complex integration as part of a wider team.
• Prioritise and define approaches to understand the user story, guiding others in doing so.
• Offer recommendations on the best tools and methods to use.

Essential:

• An active SC Clearance is an essential requirement for this role, as a minimum you must be willing & eligible to undergo checks. (Please note, due to the exceptional requirements of this position (short-term nature of this role and speed at which we require a postholder in situ) preference may be given to candidates who meet all of the essential criteria and hold active security clearance.) 
• Good demonstrable knowledge of Python, Terraform and AWS.
• Experience in the design, development and maintenance of software applications that support operational needs.
• Ability to design, code and test, software applications according to specifications and standards.
• Ability to fix faults following agreed procedures and carry out agreed maintenance tasks on infrastructure.
• Able to effectively document all work using required standards, methods, and tools, including prototyping tools where appropriate.
• Ability to work on more complex integrations as part of a wider team.
• Able to prioritise and define approaches to understand the user story, guiding others in doing so.
• Offer recommendations on the best tools and methods to use.

Please be aware that this role can only be worked within the UK and not Overseas.

Disability Confident 

As a member of the Disability Confident Scheme, the Met Office guarantees to interview all candidates who have a disability and who meet all the essential criteria for the vacancy. In cases where we have a high volume of candidates who have a disability who meet all the essential criteria, we will interview the best candidates from within that group. This scheme encourages candidates with a disability and/or neurodivergence to apply. In exceptional circumstances, we may also need to apply the desirable criteria in our shortlisting process which may include holding active security clearance.

In applying for this role, you acknowledge the following "this role falls in scope of the Off Payroll Working in the Public Sector legislation. Any rates of payment quoted will reflect the gross rate per day for the assignment and will be subject to appropriate taxes and statutory costs. As such the payment to the intermediary and your income resulting from this contract will be different".