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We're looking for an exceptional Lead Applications Operations Engineer to help us make a difference to our planet. As our Lead Applications Operations Engineer, 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. 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 Your world of expertise This is an exciting opportunity to step into a newly created post and make it your own. We are looking for someone with leadership and management skills that can empower a team to support SaaS products and services for our Directorate Stakeholders. You will form good working relationships with internal Stakeholders and Vendors of these services and put in a place a full lifecycle care package, including support, advice, continuous improvement, integration, adoption and governance. Your key duties Manage a Team of Application/EUC Engineers and Analysts to support our Business facing applications and provide a specialist SME advisory service for our suite of Microsoft & Power Platform Apps. To develop the team to optimise their performance and deliver great customer service. Manage and handle the investigation and resolution of incidents, issues and advisory requests that occur and be proactive in achieving excellent user outcomes. Initiate and monitor actions to investigate patterns and trends to resolve problems, consult specialists where required, determine the appropriate remedy, and assist with its implementation where applicable. Manage relationships with Vendors, Business Owners and IT colleagues to assure the ROI and effectiveness of the SaaS products supported. Assist with the negotiation of licensing requirements. Adhere to Service Management principles. Manage your SaaS lifecycles by building a collaborative evaluation process to identify performance information, adoption and plan for updates and renewals. Demonstrate knowledge of the lifecycle/capability elements of ITIL. Foster a culture of effective communication approaches and collaboration with your stakeholders and colleagues across Technology and be adept at interacting at all levels. 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 and 2024 lists, as well as their '54 Best Workplaces for Women' 2023 list. As our Lead Applications Operations Engineer, your total reward package will be up to £63,719 annually, which includes: £41,725 base pay An outstanding Civil Service pension, with an average employer contribution of 27% 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 2024 until September 2025 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 Essential Criteria, skills and experience: Experience of managing a multi-skilled and agile team, demonstrating how it is developed and well maintained. (We're better together) Demonstrable experience and breadth of understanding of supporting and advising on SaaS Business Applications in Technology. Demonstrate accomplished troubleshooting and problem fixing skills. (We're experts by nature) Show experience and capability in managing relationships with Vendors and Met Office Stakeholders. Providing evidence of real world situations resolving live issues. (We keep evolving) Excellent communication and documentation skills, showing planning, evaluation, and governance of best practices for SaaS usage and adoption. Demonstrate knowledge of the lifecycle/capability elements of ITIL and how to apply this to the services supported by your team. Specifically in the areas of continuous improvement for SaaS products. Desirable Criteria: We encourage you to apply if you believe you meet our essential criteria, but we're also keen to discover if you have: Experience working with SaaS products ie: HR Systems, Dynamics 365 CRM & F&O, Microsoft suite of applications. Experience of Microsoft Power Platform suite 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 05/01/2025 at 23:59 with first stage interviews commencing from 20/01/2025. You will hear from us once the closing date has passed. 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. You will need to achieve full security clearance within your first 6 months with us.

Job Description DevOps Senior Operations Engineer Our Client is looking to recruit a Senior DevOps Engineer with at least 5 to 7 years expertise. They are a young talented team building the next generation video advertising platform. The key purpose of this role is focused on development in the capacity of improvements to the systems and operational environment by scripting, automation or building of tools. There are several key areas that require constant development: • Automation - Enhancements to the automation build process. Enhancements are continuously added to the base repository as well as additions of new technologies. • Scripting and Tools - There are many processes, tasks that can be made easier using scripts or custom designed tools in a managed services environment. We are looking for someone with knowledge of networking and storage, virtualization and operating systems, as well as good knowledge of the Architecture side of the role. Ideal skills and experience - what are you bringing to the party? • Experience working in operations - making sure the wheels are greased and the ship is humming along • Automation, Packaging, Deployments (Custom Hypervisor, Puppet, Git, scripting, CI services) • Source Code version control systems: Git & SVN • Monitoring: NewRelic, PagerDuty, etc • Programming Languages: Bash, PHP, GoLang • Virtualisation: We have a custom hypervisor (ZPF) but things like VMWare ESXi/KVM/oVirt/RHEV • Classics: Apache, MySQL, Redis, Varnish • Logstash & Elasticsearch • Networking (switching, routing, firewalls, IDS/IPS, VPN, load balancing, DNS, Cisco, F5, Akamai) • Multi cloud setup - AWS, Digital Ocean, Rackspace, Linode etc • DNS, NTP, SMTP, Jenkins • A solid background in Linux System Administration Functions and responsibilities This is a dynamic and varied role, which includes things like: • Build, deployment and maintenance of new and existing environments • Designing and maintaining highly available architectures • Security (patch management, vulnerability scanning & monitoring) • Uptime - design and maintain the systems and networking for uptime, resilience, architecting for failure. • Evaluation of new, cutting-edge technologies to help improve business processes and streamline • Develop highly-available, scalable, robust systems and take ownership of problems as they occur • Undertake ad-hoc out of business hours work for occasional technical support The salary for this role will be in the range £60K - £80K. Please send your CV to us in Word format.

Senior Elastic SOC Engineer (DV Security Clearance) Position Description The Space, Defence and Intelligence business unit in CGI is a true IT Systems Integrator. We work, build, and operate bespoke, technically complex, mission-critical systems which help our clients keep us all safe and secure. We bring innovation to our clients using proven and emerging technologies, agile delivery processes and our deep expertise across the breadth of space, defence, intelligence, aerospace and maritime, all underpinned by our end-to-end cyber capability. We work collaboratively with global technology companies, cutting edge SMEs and academia to deliver the optimal solution for each client. CGI was recognised in the Sunday Times Best Places to Work List 2024 and has been named one of the 'World's Best Employers' by Forbes magazine. We offer a competitive salary, excellent pension, private healthcare, plus a share scheme (3.5% + 3.5% matching) which makes you a CGI Partner not just an employee. We are committed to inclusivity, building a genuinely diverse community of tech talent and inspiring everyone to pursue careers in our sector, including our Armed Forces, and are proud to hold a Gold Award in recognition of our support of the Armed Forces Corporate Covenant. Join us and you'll be part of an open, friendly community of experts. We'll train and support you in taking your career wherever you want it to go. Due to the nature of the role, all applicants must be Single UK national and currently hold SC Clearance (HLC is preferred) and must be willing to undergo vetting for Higher Level Clearance. This position requires onsite attendance in Gloucester. Your future duties and responsibilities Join our team as a SOC Engineer, where you will lead the deployment of Elastic in a private cloud environment based on VMware. Your role will encompass building, configuring, and testing security functions on the platform, integrating Elastic SIEM into the main SOC, and eventually monitoring the system Key Responsibilities: • Install and Configure: Deploy Elastic SIEM onto the platform. • Testing and Compliance: Conduct comprehensive testing and refinement to ensure security compliance. • Monitoring and Incident Resolution: Perform monitoring, analysis, and resolve incidents. • Continuous Improvement: Enhance SOC configuration and automation. • Rule Support: Develop new rules for emerging client scenarios and priorities. • Testing and Assurance: Support broader test and assurance activities. • Service Delivery: Demonstrate a strong track record in secure service delivery. • Collaboration: Work effectively within a mixed client CGI team. • Adaptability: Quickly learn and integrate new technologies. • SIEM/SOAR Activities: Handle log gathering, event monitoring, and incident alerting. • Information Assurance: Apply principles of information assurance. • SIEM Configuration: Install and configure SIEM systems. Required qualifications to be successful in this role • Proven experience transitioning from project to service delivery. • Hands-on experience with Elastic SIEM. • Proficiency with VMware. • Knowledge of vulnerability management tooling. #LI-SB2 Together, as owners, let's turn meaningful insights into action. Life at CGI is rooted in ownership, teamwork, respect and belonging. Here, you'll reach your full potential because... You are invited to be an owner from day 1 as we work together to bring our Dream to life. That's why we call ourselves CGI Partners rather than employees. We benefit from our collective success and actively shape our company's strategy and direction. Your work creates value. You'll develop innovative solutions and build relationships with teammates and clients while accessing global capabilities to scale your ideas, embrace new opportunities, and benefit from expansive industry and technology expertise. You'll shape your career by joining a company built to grow and last. You'll be supported by leaders who care about your health and well-being and provide you with opportunities to deepen your skills and broaden your horizons. Come join our team-one of the largest IT and business consulting services firms in the world.