Technical Surveillance Officer - Communications Exploitation Engineer
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Job Title: Technical Surveillance Officer - Communications Exploitation Engineer
Salary: The starting salary is £51,196, which includes allowances totalling £2,841.
The salary is broken down as £48,355 basic salary, which will increase annually until you reach the top of the scale £52,730 Plus, a location allowance of £1,841 and a non-pensionable allowance of £1,000.
Location: Lambeth
This is an exciting time to be working for the Metropolitan Police Service. In addition to large-scale transformation, there's the unique and ever-evolving challenge of policing London. This means that as a Communications Exploitation Engineer, there are more opportunities for you to get involved with making London the safest global city in a time of unprecedented change within the UK's largest Police Service.
The Team
The position is in MO3 – the Covert Policing Command of the MPS. The role sits within the Technical Surveillance Unit. The Command supports policing in London and beyond by providing specialist operational and technical services to front line policing and specialist operational work.
The Role
The role involves working in a small, dedicated team of specialist engineers developing, customising and deploying covert technical surveillance assets in support of MPS MO3 operations. The role requires a practical and flexible approach and attitude as well as a willingness to take part in shift and on-call Rotas to provide 24/7 support. You will also be required to work protracted hours in challenging situations, in pursuance of providing electronic and communications technical surveillance supporting MPS covert policing activities. You will be working as part of a team supporting covert policing, often for protracted periods on a 24/7 basis, potentially anywhere in the UK using your RF communications knowledge and experience. This may require working away from home for the duration of an operation. This is an opportunity to use your specialist skills and initiative to ensure the success of some of the MPS's most serious operations.
Key Responsibilities:
What does the average day look like? Your core duties will include:
- Deploying on MO3 operations as dictated by operational demands.
- Resolving technical problems and technical issues as they arise
- Working in a supportive, positive manner within an established team in demanding environments for protracted periods
- Maintaining highly accurate records, recording activity and report writing
- Ensuring technical safety standards are maintained.
- Adapting working practices to suit operational requirements.
- Working within a legal framework
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) Security Check (enhanced) (SC(e)) level before taking up the post; with a willingness to undergo Developed Vetting (DV) once in post, if required.
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.
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
Knowledge, Skills and Experience
- Qualified to degree/HND/HNC level or be able to demonstrate exceptional relevant experience.
- Hold a valid UK driving licence.
- Comprehensive understanding of RF communication systems with a particular in-depth knowledge of current mobile, cellular and WiFi communications systems
- Proven experience of covert technical deployments
- Understanding of the IP Act 2016
Additionally, the following skills/requirements:
- Thorough understanding and extensive knowledge of transmission systems and the frequency spectrum, modulation methods, antennas, IP radio, mobile and cellular communications networks (2G, 3G, 4G, 5G), WiFi, Bluetooth and optical fibre
- Understanding of GPS
- Knowledge of Electrical and Electronic principles
- Good understanding of IP principles and networking
- Good interpersonal skills and a strong team player
- Flexibility and resilience to changing working environments.
- Ability to work for protracted time periods in demanding environments sometimes away from home.
- High level of IT literacy with a willingness to learn and understand bespoke platforms.
- Possess good analytical skills.
- Good standard of general education with the ability to write comprehensive reports to a very high standard.
- Tenacious approach
- Work within a stringent safety and legislative regime and take responsibility for ensuring compliance.
- Be willing to undertake residential training.
- Working as part of a shift system providing 24/7 operational technical surveillance support across the UK
- Working as part of an on-call rota providing 24/7 cover to support operations.
- Recognised surveillance qualifications and/or CoP accreditation.
Additional Information:
- You will be required to work under pressure at unsociable hours, occasionally away from home, providing a critical service to covert policing.
- Owing to the sensitive nature of the work, discretion is essential.
- You will be required to take part in a shift Rota and a 24-hour on-call system to support MO3 operations at short notice.
- You will be required to undertake specific project work in order to further technical deployments.
- Role is subject of a shift system with appropriate allowance.
- Shift and On-Call pensionable allowances are paid as appropriate.
- We are collaborative at level 3
- We support, deliver and inspire at level 3
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.
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