Overview

We’re looking for an exceptional Networks Infrastructure Engineer to help us make a difference to our planet.

As our Networks Infrastructure Engineer, the role may be suitable for hybrid working (part in the office, part at home). This is a voluntary, non-contractual arrangement and the advertised location will be your contractual place of work.

Our opportunity is full time, 37 hours per week. We’ll work with you to agree a working pattern that suits 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

Best-in-class technology expertise: As a Networks Infrastructure Engineer, you will work with cutting edge technology, helping to keep Met Office employees and contractors connected both internally and to the outside world and supporting our world-leading scientific capabilities.

High calibre teamwork: As a key member of a vibrant team of circa 20 high skilled Network engineers, you will foster knowledge share, collaboration and continuous improvement.

Exciting projects: You will get involved with a mix of complex, technical issues, and large-scale life cycle projects. There are opportunities for experiences in data centre networking, next generation firewalls, cloud-based security solutions and SD-WAN.

Your key responsibilities

• Implement network designs and changes as required by the organisation to meet the demands of systems delivery.
• Maintain the Met Office network, administering and installing devices from industry leaders such as Cisco and Fortinet, DNS, and load balancing for Met Office services and products.
• Respond to and take ownership of challenging problems. Investigate and diagnose complex technical issues, working with colleagues, users, and suppliers as appropriate.
• Assist in the supervision of network engineering works at Exeter HQ and remote sites.
• Maintain technical documentation and mentor team members on technical issues.
• Monitor network performance, security, and integrity.
• Work closely with technology experts and direct network specialists within the Met Office to deliver and improve services.
• Coach and mentor more junior colleagues.

Our work is life-changing, often life-saving and always life-enhancing. The Met Office is Great Place to Work UK certified and features on several industry lists.

Compensation and benefits

As our Networks Infrastructure Engineer, your total reward package will be up to £49,806 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 (April 2024 – March 2026)
• Relocation: Relocation Assistance may be available
• Annual Leave starting at 27.5 days (plus Bank Holidays) rising to 32.5 days (plus Bank Holidays) after 5 years, with option to buy or sell up to 5 days per year

Essential Criteria, skills and experience

• Current formal qualifications in networking (e.g., CCNA, CCNP) or equivalent knowledge and experience. (Keep evolving)
• Proven enterprise networking technical ability. (Expert by nature)
• An understanding of network security best practices and technologies with demonstrable knowledge of firewalls, secure access, and secure configuration. (Better together)
• Proven analytical ability and problem-solving skills.
• Experience of working in an ITIL-based (or similar) support environment.
• Effective mentoring, planning, and experience communicating technical concepts, problems and solutions to colleagues and customer stakeholders. (Better Together)

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 12/10/2025 at 23:59 with first stage interviews commencing from 03/11/2025. You will hear from us once the closing date has passed.

Eligibility and notices

We can only accept applications from those eligible to live and work in the UK. Security clearance is required, with residence requirements to be eligible. You will need to achieve full security clearance within your first 6 months with us.

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.

Additional information

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.