M365 Power Platform Developer Graduate

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.

This role is part of the IT&D 2-Year Graduate Programme. We are encouraging applications from graduates whereby you may not demonstrate all of the necessary skills or experience required for the role. All we request is that you hold a relevant degree with foundational technology skills and have ambition to learn and grow as a technologist within IT&D at West Midlands Police.

The graduate programme provides review points, access to industry skilled professionals, leading enterprise technology exposure alongside hands‑on training to help you be the best technologist possible

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

• 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

The Continuous Improvement 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 within the field of M365 development
• 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.
• Reporting to the Continuous Improvement Manager, the role of the 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 in one or more of the following areas - M365 including, SharePoint, Power Apps, Graph API, Power Platform and application enhancement and development.
  
  The post‑holder will also act as the lead for the development of new/improved software.

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

All applications must be submitted via the WMP website - WMP Jobs | West Midlands Police

• Assist with the production of low‑level software designs for IT solutions in line with force requirements.
• Assist with the software development for new IT solutions in line with low‑level designs and force requirements.
• Provide specialist software development expertise.
• 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 software skills and knowledge to ensure the security and integrity of the Force’s…