Windows Technical Lead


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Recruiter

Met Office

Listed on

28th January 2015

Location

Exeter

Salary/Rate

£31270 - £35891

Salary Notes

£31,270 per annum and up to £35,891 for exceptional candidates + benefits

Type

Permanent

Start Date

ASAP

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The role

Here at the Met Office, we challenge the ordinary every day to optimise our capabilities and keep ourselves at the global forefront of weather and climate science. Technology is fundamental to our vision and enables us to our continuously enhance our operations and deliver world-leading science to customers - who range from aviation and defence aerospace companies to the government and general public. Our multitudes of world-leading technology solutions do everything from issuing critical weather warnings to the public, to guiding the operations of supermarkets and monitoring the weather in Space. And joining us, you’ll help us work better, smarter and more effectively.

Our Platforms team manage the operating system and core application software on a large, diverse and challenge estate, including over 1800 users and a large number of operational and corporate server systems. Focusing on Window Systems, you’ll provide technical direction and leadership to your small team of Windows Developers managing and maintaining current technology and developing new systems. You’ll be involved in the entire lifecycle of Windows platforms from a system administration perspective, including requirements gathering, design, development, roll-out to users and system decommissioning. Day-to-day, you’ll direct and manage your team, proactively addressing issues that have a wider impact on service delivery. Working closely with other Technical Leads, specialising in other platforms such as Linux, as well as Portfolio Managers and Project Managers, you’ll provide a technical consultancy to the business ensuring expectations are realistic and projects meet business requirements. This is an excellent opportunity to work in a dynamic team delivering support and development services, which are essential to the success of the Met Office.

The person

A strategic thinker, you’ll have an in-depth technical knowledge of Windows Systems and experience working with other systems and technologies, too. Just as importantly, you’re a strong communicator with excellent relationship and team building skills.

In order to be considered for the role, you’ll need to meet the following essential criteria:

1. Degree in Computing, Mathematics or other numerate subject - or equivalent experience.

2. Evidence of providing leadership to IT system administration teams.

3. Ability to provide direction at a technical level on current Windows systems, and enterprise level server and client technologies.

4. Experience of refining requirements and creating, owning and delivering a solution design.

5. Ability to communicate clearly, enthusiastically and professionally with a range of customers and colleagues.

6. Good team-working skills and the ability to work to your own initiative.

7. Demonstrable knowledge of IT security principles.

If you have any of the following desirable criteria, that’s even better:

1. Experience of line management.

2. Proven experience in a wider variety of IT disciplines in a corporate support and development environment, such as Linux administration, high availability methods, capacity planning, service monitoring and reviews.

About us

Through world-leading science and cutting-edge technology, through 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 25 days’ holiday, which increases to 30 days’ after 5 years.

Apply

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Closing date: 27th February 2015.

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