Lead Technical Architect - Technology - Counter Terrorism Policing HQ

This role will support the Senior Architect (aka Chief Technical Architect) to provide Enterprise design and support expertise for a range of ICT Projects and the overall CTP Architecture. This role is vital to ensure the CTP infrastructure, systems and services are built, designed and architected to ensure that they are 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:

• Be Responsible for leading the technical design of systems and services, justifying, communicating and documenting design decisions.
• Assure other services and systems quality, ensuring that the technical work fits into the broader CTP Technology Strategy
• Explore the benefits of cross project and organization alignment.
• Provide mentoring within teams.
• Provide leadership to other architects

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.

This post requires British nationality (some dual nationals may be ineligible) and an Enhanced Security Check (eSC)/Developed Vetting (DV)] clearance.

As the post holder will have access to very sensitive information, there are limitations on travelling to a small number of countries and we will undertake additional security checks as part of the recruitment process. Applications from candidates with close connections to certain countries may take considerably longer to process, or in some cases result in a withdrawal of an offer of employment. Further details will be provided at the conditional offer stage.

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)., * Define architectural principles and patterns

• Direct the implementation of a strategy or vision, by creating roadmaps
• Track emerging internal and external issues over time that could affect the work of teams across CTP
• Take action to solve or mitigate problems by influencing colleagues across CTP
• Work Collaboratively in a group, actively networking with others
• Identify issues through Agile "health Checks" with the team and help stimulate the right responses.
• Make and guide architectural design decisions characterised by medium risk and complexity
• Use Architectural Governance and assurance to make design decisions and manage technical risks at the appropriate level
• Identify and address architectural risk that affect multiple teams, projects and/or domains.
• The role holder must be eligible for DV (STRAP) vetting clearance.

Desirables

• Ability to prioritise, execute tasks and achieve results against competing project demands
• Preferred TOGAF qualified
• Preferred ITIL V3 or V4 Foundation certified

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., CTP CVF Staff Band.pdf - 807KB Opens in a new window The following competencies will be tested against during sift:

• We analyse critically at level 3

• We are innovative and open-minded at level 3

• We take ownership at level 3

• We collaborate at level 3

• We support and inspire at level 3

The following values will be tested against during sift:

• Integrity

• Accountability

Disability Confident Statement

The Met is committed to being an equitable (fair and impartial) and inclusive employer for disabled people, striving to have 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 people with disabilities and long-term conditions, ethnic minority groups and women.

As a Disability Confident Leader, the Met has committed to making disability equality part of our everyday practice. We ensure that people with disabilities and those with long term conditions have the opportunities to fulfil their potential and realise their aspirations.

The Met is committed to making reasonable adjustments to the recruitment process to ensure disabled applicants can perform at their best. If you need any reasonable adjustments or changes to the application and recruitment process, we ask that you include this information within your application form. All matters will be treated in strict confidence.

Please note, if you are applying for a police officer role or to become a police community support officer (PCSO) or designated detention officer (DDO), there is a minimum requirement that you must pass a job-related fitness test (JRFT) at point of entry. This does not apply to police staff roles. Find out more about police fitness standards.

• Experience and knowledge of the Government Security Classifications levels and an understanding of the Cabinet Office Security Policy Framework
• Understanding of ITIL and Agile methodologies.
• 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
• Communicate with technical and non-technical stakeholders at all levels and across organisations using architectural communication techniques.
• Mediate between people in difficult architectural discussions
• Coach and support others in architecture communication.
• Create technical designs that include high risk, impact and/or complexity
• Lead and guide others in creating technical designs that achieve our objectives.
• Use feedback to optimise and refine standards for technical designs throughout the life cycle.