Airwave Communications Specialist — On-Call & Standby

Scotland; Glasgow; Remote; GBP 32,000 - 42,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Local government pension scheme

Ongoing training

Career progression opportunities

Wellbeing support

Exclusive discounts

Job summary

Police Scotland is seeking an Airwave Communications Officer to support and maintain the organisation’s communications infrastructure across its nationwide teams.

You will assist the Airwave Communications Team Leader, design and implement systems, advise users, and manage assets for 25,000+ devices while participating in standby/on-call duties to ensure resilience during major policing operations.

Qualifications

• To be a source of technical expertise and to design, implement and maintain the communications infrastructure.

Responsibilities

• Assist and deputise for the Airwave Communications Team Leader in providing a comprehensive communications system support service
• To design, implement and maintain the communications infrastructure managed by Police Scotland, ensuring services meet strategy and standards
• Advise end users on the use of communications support systems and collate user requirements
• Maintain asset management for 25,000+ mobile devices and monitor hardware/software performance
• Participate in standby and on-call rota to respond to out-of-hours incidents and provide urgent support to major policing events

Job description

Police Scotland is seeking an Airwave Communications Officer to support and maintain the organisation’s communications infrastructure across its nationwide teams.

You will assist the Airwave Communications Team Leader, design and implement systems, advise users, and manage assets for 25,000+ devices while participating in standby/on-call duties to ensure resilience during major policing operations.