ICT Technical Architect - Band L - Counter Terrorism Policing HQ
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Job Title: ICT Technical Architect - Counter Terrorism Policing HQ
Salary: The starting salary is £65,393, which includes allowances totalling £2,841.
The salary is broken down as £62,552 basic salary, which will increase annually until you reach the top of the scale £66,997. Plus, a location allowance of £1,841 and a non-pensionable allowance of £1,000.
Location: West Brompton
For Counter Terrorism officers to perform at their best, they need the best possible tech. As an ICT Technical Architect, you’ll be at the heart of this task, designing whole new systems with our dedicated team. In effect, you’ll be a catalyst for change, taking the CTP network forward so it can meet evolving threats. Join us and play your part in keeping the country safe.
Reporting to the Chief Technical Architect, you’ll provide infrastructure technical design for a range of ICT projects, as well as overall infrastructure architecture. It’s a vital role – you’ll ensure that national infrastructure is designed and built so that it’s efficient and secure.
Day to day, you’ll design solutions, and validate them by planning technical experiments. You’ll also document current “As-Is” and future “To-Be” designs for projects.
Whatever the project, you must liaise with other Solution Architects to ensure your work is in line with strategy, and that dependencies are addressed. That means working professionally and developing good working relationships.
While people skills are important, it’s technical expertise that counts. We’re looking for an understanding of architecture frameworks, Cloud technologies and best practice in deployment. You’ll have gained this knowledge while designing systems for a secure environment. Skilled, collaborative and organised, you’ll share our determination to protect the UK.
Besides the rewarding nature of the job itself, a competitive salary and a Civil Service pension, you'll benefit from excellent career and professional development.
Job Summary
This role will report to the Architecture and Security Design Authority (aka Chief Technical Architect) to provide Infrastructure technical design and support expertise for a range of ICT Projects and the overall Infrastructure Architecture
This role is vital to ensure the National infrastructure is built, designed and architected to ensure that it is secure and efficient in use.
This role requires a flexible working approach and be self-motivated to help ensure that the various environments are well architected and documented.
The role holder may be required to travel to sites around the UK as appropriate
Key Tasks
The post holder will be required to do the following:
- Document current “As-Is” and future “To-Be” designs for projects.
- Design solutions
- Plan technical experiments to validate design decisions.
- Work across projects and with other Solution architects to ensure that these are aligned to the Strategic vision, and dependencies between projects are understood and accepted.
Operational Effectiveness
Delivers quality outcomes to meet objectives
- Uses specialist knowledge and skills to support the delivery of relevant objectives.
- Ensures a high quality service, balancing the needs of customers and stakeholders.
- Manages a range of tasks, delivering to time and quality. Adapts and responds to shifting priorities. Deals with challenges and generates solutions.
- Manages work through informed and reliable judgement
- Uses specialist knowledge and skills to inform decision-making, and minimise risk where practicable.
- Provides guidance and support, seeking it where appropriate.
- Promotes continuous improvement proactively by identifying, sharing and applying lessons learnt.
Organisational Influence
Acts with Professionalism
- Behaves appropriately, taking personal responsibility for own actions and setting a good example for other colleagues. Actively demonstrates the promotion of equality and valuing of diversity and helps others to do so. Develops from own experience and supports the development of others where relevant. Takes account of how own behaviour affects others. Maintains a current understanding of specialist area.
- Shows initiative, personal resilience and motivation to deliver a quality service.
- Upholds legislation, regulations and policy, acting with integrity and challenging those who do not.
Develops effective communications and working relationships
- Behaves appropriately, taking personal responsibility for own actions and setting a good example for other colleagues. Actively demonstrates the promotion of equality and valuing of diversity and helps others to do so. Develops from own experience and supports the development of others where relevant. Takes account of how own behaviour affects others. Maintains a current understanding of specialist area.
- Builds effective relationships with customers, colleagues and stakeholders.
- Communicates effectively and inclusively with customers, senior managers and team members. Ensures clear, two-way communication through listening and responding appropriately, learning and sharing information. Upholds organisational reputation.
Resource Management
- Manages own time and relevant resources efficiently and effectively
- Prioritises work and use of resources to meet relevant objectives. Ensures time and resources are used in a way that best meets customer and the organisation’s needs.
- Uses the organisation’s resources efficiently, ethically and appropriately. Shows support for efficient working.
Vetting
This post requires access to the most sensitive intelligence material on a daily basis. Applicants must hold or be prepared to undergo National Security Vetting (NSV) Developed Vetting (DV) level before taking up the post.
Additionally, this material is of particular sensitivity to the UK and its distribution must be restricted to UK nationals. In approved circumstances dual nationals (of which one element is British) may also be granted access. However, in the event that potential conflicts of interest cannot be managed the post holder will not be able to see the intelligence material and will not be able to perform their duties. For the purpose of safeguarding national security and in line with Cabinet Office Policy, supported by Section 82(2) to (4) of the Police Reform Act (2002), applicants who do not hold or acquire Security Check (enhanced) (SC(e)) or Developed Vetting (DV) clearance and meet the nationality requirements cannot be offered the post.
Confidentiality Agreement
Applicants should also be aware of the need to sign a confidentiality agreement on taking up the post.
Our Employee Commitments
Counter Terrorism Policing aims to create an inclusive and welcoming atmosphere and culture and an environment where all our people feel a strong sense of belonging and are able to reach their full potential. Where any group or individual can be and feel respected, supported and valued to fully participate and contribute to our mission of “Working to keep people safe from Terrorism”.
Inclusion, diversity and equality is at the front and centre of our approach to make the composition of Counter Terrorism Policing more representative of the communities we serve. As Counter Terrorism is rooted in Local Policing, to tackle today’s complex policing challenges, applications from across all communities are therefore essential and encouraged. Counter Terrorism Policing as a network is committed to ensuring that disabled people and those with long-term health conditions have the opportunities to fulfil their potential and realise their aspirations’.
Counter Terrorism Policing is committed to creating an inclusive working environment. We welcome and encourage applications from candidates who are seeking flexible working arrangements, including part time working or job share. In addition, this role has been reviewed following learning from work during the Covid pandemic and may be done in an agile manner. In the first instance, please contact the vacancy holder to discuss how such arrangements could be accommodated (where applicable).
How to apply
Click the apply now button below and start your career at the Met. Applications will be via a detailed CV, Personal Statement, and online application form. Your personal statement should outline why you are interested in the role and how your skills and experience demonstrate your suitability for the role. (NB. Please do not attach 2 copies of your CV).
Completed applications must be submitted by 23:55 on 28th March 2024.
Essential For The Role, e.g. qualifications, licenses, languages, training
Essentials Experience
- Experience and knowledge of the Government Security Classifications levels and an understanding of the Cabinet Office Security Policy Framework
- Experience of working on network server designs in an secure environment
- Experience in writing Design Documentation suitable for accreditation at up to IL5
- Experience of working with Accreditor to ensure the design meets the needs of the security standards being applied for IL5
- Able to demonstrate Expert knowledge in the design and build of resilient designs
- Competence in some of the following areas
- Understanding of TOGAF or another Architecture framework
- Experienced in effectively transferring knowledge and skills to junior staff
- The role holder must be eligible for SC (STRAP) vetting clearance – DV May be required in the future.
Desirables
- Ability to prioritise, execute tasks and achieve results against competing project demands
- Preferred TOGAF qualified
- Preferred ITIL V3 Foundation certified
- UK full Driving Licence
Disability Confident Statement
The Met is committed to being an inclusive employer with a diverse and representative workforce at all levels. We encourage applications from people from the widest possible range of backgrounds, cultures and experiences. We particularly welcome applications from ethnic minority groups and females.
As a Disability Confident employer, the Met has committed to making disability equality part of our everyday practice. We ensure that people with disabilities and those with long term health conditions have the opportunities to fulfil their potential and realise their aspirations. If you consider yourself to have access, workplace or reasonable adjustment requirements that need to be accommodated, we ask that you include this information within your application form. All matters will be treated in strict confidence and will not affect any recruitment decisions.
Read our full disability confidence statement.
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