Senior Software Developer

Prospective officers and staff must be held to a higher standard of behaviour and accountability than members of the public, and that therefore their right to privacy can be fettered in certain circumstances. This is to ensure that members of the police are fully aware and accountable for the unique powers entrusted to them and the standards of professional behaviour they swear to uphold.

Please be aware that in order to be eligible to apply for this role, you need to be residing in United Kingdom for 5 years consecutively.

The main purpose of the role

The IT & Digital department is responsible for the force’s adoption and use of information and digital technology.

The department consists of three core functions as follows:

• Architecture Management (responsible for identifying and selecting the right technologies for the force)

• Delivery Management (responsible for delivering and implementing the right technologies for the force)

• Service Management (responsible for managing and maintaining all live, operational technology for the force)

The Delivery Management function is responsible for the implementation/delivery of all new and enhanced Information Technology or Digital Technology solutions in line with Force requirements, ensuring that, for all Force Programmes and Projects, WMP delivers:

• Fit-for-purpose technology

• At an appropriate cost

• Within agreed timescales

• With an acceptable level of risk

This will involve the control and management of both internal and external resources as new technology can be built and delivered either internally or by a third party supplier. This function interfaces directly with Business Transformation to ensure the successful delivery of the technical aspects of all force projects and programmes. This function governs and manages development and test environments.

The Development team manages, and has responsibility for the following key areas:

• Meeting the Force requirements for new / enhanced IT capabilities.

• Developing software and hardware solutions across a variety of platforms including web applications and mobile apps.

• Ensuring that technology developed internally and externally meets force requirements.

• Ensuring that new solutions have appropriate and effective low-level designs that adhere to the force’s architectural and design principles.

• Ensuring IT developments are secure by design by working closely with other teams within the IT and Digital department.

• Having the ability to use a number of development process techniques such as;
  Agile and Waterfall.

• Providing effective management of ‘development’ and ‘test’ environments.

Reporting to the Development Manager, the role of the Senior Software Developer is to both lead and participate in the development of software solutions. The post-holder is responsible for the low-level design and development of software solutions and providing specialist software development expertise. The post-holder will be expected to participate in meetings, engage with knowledge-sharing sessions and other activities as required to fully participate in the development team’s activities, and supervise the work of Software Developers as necessary to support in delivery against objectives.

• Assist with the production of low-level software designs for IT solutions in line with force requirements.
• Supervise the work of others to facilitate product development.
• Assist with the software development for new IT solutions in line with low-level designs and force requirements.
• Provide specialist software development expertise in one or more of the following areas – web development, mobile app development
• Provide technical guidance and advice to technical delivery projects on all software matters from design to delivery.
• Provide specialist information and/or advice to assist and influence senior colleagues/customers to make software choices.
• Provide and disseminate specialist software advice on issues relating to the use of ‘dev’ and ‘test’ environments.
• Advise projects on matters relating to the maintenance and development of policy, systems and procedures, together with the efficient and effective use of physical resources.
• Provide specialist…