Role Purpose
Staffordshire Police is dedicated to providing outstanding service for the county’s residents, businesses, and visitors. As a dynamic organisation, they adapt to modern policing needs and are committed to continuous improvement. Everyone in the force plays a crucial role in shaping the future of Staffordshire Police.
Are you interested in helping transform and support their new and changing technology needs?
Experience and skills:
Essential:
To be educated to degree level
Significant experience working in an architecture role of chosen discipline
Significant demonstrable experience of working in IT
Clear ability to think strategically whilst having a strong focus on
Desirable:
Certification in ITIL (Intermediate +), TOGAF/COBIT, or an equivalent
framework.
CITP or FBCS
Demonstrate a good level of negotiation and influencing skills.
Tasks & Responsibilities
Accountable for the detailed software and supporting infrastructure design aspects of solutions;
Accountable for any impact assessment process to provide SME input on proposed initiatives, offering high level cost estimates for implementation;
Define and maintain documentation that articulates the current state software portfolio and interfaces across the force;
Review new or changed legislation and its impact on adopted force technology standards;
Use architecture to guide and align programme solutions to improve coherence, re-use and integration providing increased efficiency and business effectiveness;
Ensure that programmes and projects deliver the right technology components, integrated in the right way to provide the intended benefits; giving consideration to the re-use of existing investment in technology or services and ensuring that functionality is not duplicated;
Presentation of architecture outputs to stakeholders at various levels of technical understanding within the force;
Define, manage and govern infrastructure standards and capabilities for the deployment of business, data, and application services;
Engage with stakeholders and senior leadership to define and promote suitable technology solutions;
Actively participate as a member of the Technical Design Authority, deputise for Enterprise Architect where require;
Ensure short- and long-term commercial implications and Total Cost of Ownership (TCO) views are properly researched and understood
Ensure that any proposed design or alteration is well considered and supportable;
Benefits of working for Staffordshire Police:
Flexi time – flexible working
Pension Scheme - one of the best pension schemes in the country with guaranteed pension payable” for more information visit the LGPS website: Staffordshire Pension Fund - Home (staffspf.org.uk)
Annual Leave Entitlement - starting at 26 days plus bank holidays
Fostering friendly policy
Family friendly policies – maternity, paternity, parental leave, adoption ● Occupational Health
On site Gyms
Staff associations
Reward and Recognition
Blue light Card – not solely for Staffs police
Staff restaurant at HQ
Free parking
As ‘One Force’ across Staffordshire, we know that Diversity and Inclusion help us improve our decision making, encourage creativity and embrace innovation so all our people can thrive.
Our vacancies are open to everyone and all appointments are made based on merit and achievements. We encourage applications from candidates from Black, Asian, and minority ethnic backgrounds, gender, people who have a disability, those who are neurodiverse and persons of the LGBTQ+ community.
We use positive action to encourage potential candidates from underrepresented groups through targeted step-In support and advice sessions. If you have the skills, experience and values, that here in Staffordshire Police Force we pride ourselves on, then we would welcome you to apply.
For more information on Positive Action please email the team on
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