Job Introduction
We’re looking for an exceptional Senior Infrastructure Engineer - Team Leader to help us make a difference to our planet.
As our Senior Infrastructure Engineer - Team Leader, 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. 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.
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We’re a force for good - focusing on our environmental and social impact
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We’re experts by nature - always learning and developing to do things better
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We live and breathe it - putting our purpose at the heart of decision-making
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We’re better together - understanding partnerships and inclusivity make us greater
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We keep evolving - pushing boundaries to make tomorrow better for our customers
Your world of expertise
This position is within National Capability Technology. National Capability encompasses the science and technology required to deliver the data which underpins weather and climate services.
The Supercomputer Support Team support, monitor and manage the supercomputer users and systems which support the running of our meteorological forecast and climate prediction models. This involves working with the user community to advise them on the appropriate use of the system and support their needs. The team are responsible for managing the operating systems and core application software of the Met Office supercomputer complex. This is alongside our 24x7 colleagues in IT Operations and our delivery partners Microsoft and Hewlett Packard Enterprise.
As the Senior Infrastructure Engineer Team Leader, you are responsible for a team that builds, manages and supports the infrastructure services that underpin all internal user services and services to the public.
Your key duties:
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Ensure delivery of the Supercomputer service.
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Lead the team focusing on Lean ways of working and maintaining focus on Continuous Improvement of tools and processes.
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Support the team by removing impediments and actively dealing with delivery risks.
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Lead continual planning process with the team.
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Communicate effectively with team members and stakeholders.
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Identify and address issues that might negatively impact team dynamics.
Why join us
Our work is life-changing, often life-saving and always life-enhancing. The Met Office is Great Place to Work UK certified. We are also featured on their ‘Best Workplaces in Tech’ 2023, 2024 and 2025 lists, as well as their ’54 Best Workplaces for Women’ 2023 list.
As our Senior Infrastructure Engineer - Team Leader, your total reward package will be up to £65,568 annually, which includes:
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£43,081 base pay
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An outstanding Civil Service pension, with an average employer contribution of 28.97%
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Recruitment Retention Allowance (RRA) you will be paid £5,300 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 2026 until March 2027 in your monthly pay
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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
Essential Criteria, skills and experience:
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Lead Criteria: Technical Leadership - Proven ability to lead and line-manage technical teams, driving performance and accountability (Expert by Nature).
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People Development & Continuous Improvement - Experience coaching individuals and continuous service improvement using techniques such as Agile/Lean practices (Live and Breathe It/Keep Evolving)
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Service Management & Reliability - Experience maintaining reliable and high-availability services, using ITIL/service management principles, including incident, problem, and change management (Better Together).
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Systems & Platform Expertise - Knowledge of Linux/Unix, system administration, and production infrastructure/services (Expert by Nature).
Desirable Criteria:
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Experience in scientific or meteorological systems.
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Experience in HPC/supercomputing environments, and parallel computing tools (e.g. schedulers [e.g. PBS, Slurm]; parallel filesystems [e.g. Lustre, GPFS]; etc.).
The panel may perform a preliminary sift of the lead criteria as indicated above.
How to apply
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 21/06/2026 at 23:59 with first stage interviews commencing from 06/07/2026. 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 [email protected].
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.
If you feel that your application has not been treated in accordance with the Recruitment Principles, and wish to make a complaint, then in the first instance you should contact us at: [email protected] If you are not satisfied with the response that you receive, then you can contact the Civil Service Commission at: [email protected]
