Job Description

Location 1


Wakefield
Salary 1


\xc2\xa344,394.00 to \xc2\xa347,814.00 (Market Factor to \xc2\xa348,966.00 - \xc2\xa352,389.00) per annum






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THE FOLLOWING VACANCY HAS BEEN ADVERTISED EXTERNALLY

Digital Solutions Architect
Digital Policing Directorate
Wakefield
Permanent
2 full time posts

West Yorkshire Police is looking to recruit 2 Digital Solutions Architects to join the Digital Policing Directorate based in Wakefield.

As part of the Digital Policing team, the scope of your role will be to provide development and definition of the Force Digital Policing security, infrastructure, software, storage, connectivity and application standards to ensure Force and Directorate requirements are fully met.
The solutions architect will proactively lead and support activities that guide the technical development and management of a portfolio of solutions. Solutions include projects, products, systems (including applications, technologies, processes, and data), infrastructure services and application services and future business requirements of the Force, Regional and National initiatives, ensuring reliability, interoperability and best value.

You will have a deep understanding of business goals, objectives and business outcomes, business capabilities and business processes. The solutions architect will provide the necessary leadership, analysis and design tasks to support the development of technology solutions to ensure that solutions meet business needs and align with architectural governance and standards.

This role will create deliverables for managing the organisation\'s portfolio of "to be" and "as is" solutions, both on-premise and off, to enable and drive targeted business outcomes.

Knowledge of a policing environment is desirable but not essential.

To be eligible to apply for these roles you must have a 5 year \xe2\x80\x98checkable history\xe2\x80\x99 in the UK \xe2\x80\x93 ideally this means that you would have been resident in the UK for the last 5 years. You must also have a full current UK/European driving licence and the ability to travel for business purposes to be considered for this position.

Does this sound like the role for you?
Please note: the salary for this role is \xc2\xa344,394.00 to \xc2\xa347,814.00 per annum (Market Factor to \xc2\xa348,966.00 - \xc2\xa352,389.00).
Please submit a current CV, with all of your personal information removed, and a covering letter of no more than 2 pages outlining how your skills support this role.

This post is eligible for agile and flexitime working in line with West Yorkshire Police policies, with enrolment in our pension scheme and generous annual leave allowances.

Shortlisting will take place Friday 12th January, with interviews on Friday 19th January.

Definition of Market Factor Payment
In certain circumstances, West Yorkshire Police may determine that payment of a temporary market factor supplement is appropriate in order to address exceptional pay differentials. This market factor payment is temporary and subject to an annual review (the review is from the original decision made). Protection of earnings is not applicable to market factor payments.

This post is suitable for job share. The application process will close at 23:55 hours on the 8th January 2024.




The post is suitable for job share.




West Yorkshire Police is committed to improving the diversity of its workforce to better reflect the diverse communities we serve. We welcome applications from all minority groups and individuals who identify with one or more of the protected characteristics as defined by the Equality Act 2010.




Applicants should be aware that it is not always possible to carry out adequate vetting checks on persons who have not been resident within the UK for the last five years. Therefore, where this applies, applicants may be refused because it was not possible to vet them to the appropriate standard.




For a detailed description of the Competency and Values levels required please refer to the http://www.college.police.uk/What-we-do/Development/competency-and-values-framework/Documents/Competency-and-Values-Framework-for-Policing_4.11.16.pdf (This link may be copied and pasted into your browser). This document will assist you in completing the Evidence of Achievement section of the application form. Please note: the Evidence of Achievement section will not be visible until the employment section has been completed.
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