Senior Software Developer - Technology - Band M - Counter Terrorism Policing HQ

Metropolitan Police; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 63,000 - 66,000; Full time

Job summary

Metropolitan Police is seeking a Senior Software Developer to join the Counter Terrorism Policing HQ team. You will lead on designing and building bespoke software within an agile DevSecOps context, ensuring secure, scalable solutions.

The role requires collaboration with product managers, designers and QA, with a focus on code quality, automated testing and mentoring colleagues. Hybrid work from Birmingham or London locations is supported.

Qualifications

• Experience designing and delivering secure software in an agile environment.
• Ability to write clean, maintainable code with good documentation.
• Experience mentoring engineers and leading development teams.

Responsibilities

• Write clean, secure code following a test-driven approach.
• Create reusable code libraries to share across the team.
• Collaborate with product managers, designers and QA to gather requirements and ensure delivery.
• Drive process improvements, automation, and productivity enhancements across the team.
• Lead and mentor other developers, providing technical guidance and vision throughout the SDLC.
• Understand and advocate security checks and gates within CI/CD pipelines.

Skills

Secure coding

Agile methodologies

Mentoring/leadership

Effective communication

Test-driven development

Tools

Git

CI/CD

Automated testing

Job description

Vacancy Reference Number 21519

Number of Vacancies

Learn more about the general tasks related to this opportunity below, as well as required skills.

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CTPHQ Counter Terrorism Policing Headquarters

Location

Birmingham or West Brompton, London

Band

Band M

Part/Full Time

Full Time

Hours per Week

36 hours per week

Type of Contract

Permanent

Job Advert Job Title: Senior Software Developer - Technology - Band M - Counter Terrorism Policing HQ

Salary: The starting salary is 63,409, which includes allowances totalling 3,009. The salary is broken down as 60,400 basic salary, which will increase annually until you reach the top of the scale 65,886. Plus, a location allowance of 2,009 and a non-pensionable allowance of 1,000. Location: Birmingham or West Brompton, London

Job Summary As a Senior Software Developer, you will play a pivotal role in developing existing systems and shaping the future of Counter Terrorism Police systems. To lead on designing and creating bespoke software following agile delivery processes as part of a DevSecOps team. This role requires a flexible working approach and be self-motivated to help ensure that the various environments are well architected and documented. This role is aligned to the Senior Developer role set out within the Digital and Data Profession Capability Framework (DDAT). You’ll join a new team of Software engineers, working flexibly from home and with an office space in our air-conditioned operations centre located east of Birmingham, with easy access from the M6 and M42. A London office location is also available. This is a great opportunity to assist in building a world class development function. Embrace the freedom to innovate and contribute to a meaningful cause contributing towards the fight against Terrorism.

Key Tasks

The post holder will be required to do the following: Be responsible for writing clean, secure code following a test-driven approach. Create code that is open by default and easy for others to reuse. To build future proof reusable code libraries, which can be shared, in-order to drive further efficiencies throughout the team. Work with other disciplines to understand what needs to be built - including product managers, designers, and QA engineers, to understand project requirements, provide technical insights, and ensure successful project delivery. Drive continuous improvement initiatives, identifying areas for process optimization, automation, and productivity enhancement. Have an understanding of the whole system and take responsibility for teaching this to others. Understanding and experience of security checks and gates within a CI/CD process. Lead and mentor other software developers, providing guidance, support, and technical leadership throughout the software development lifecycle. Agile mind set and ability to thrive in collaborative teams. Strong communication skills, both written and verbal. Excellent git and issue tracking skills. Commitment to code quality and best practices, including writing automated tests and conducting code reviews. This role does not attract Shift Disturbance Allowance. If you are currently in a shift-working role, SDA should cease upon appointment to this job. 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 a 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 Colleague Commitments

Counter Terrorism Policing (CTP) continues to prioritize an inclusive and supportive working environment and culture, where all of our people feel a strong sense of belonging and are empowered to reach their full potential. CTP keeps the nation and everyone in it safe from all manner of threats and as those threats evolve, so do we - that’s why Inclusion, Diversity and Equality (IDE) is the key to supporting our greatest asset, our people. Our people protect our national security across the UK. In order to continue to deliver against our organizational priorities, we collectively seek to ensure that all colleagues feel respected, supported and valued to fully participate in the delivery of our mission – "working to keep people safe from Terrorism". IDE is at the heart of our approach to make the composition of Counter Terrorism Policing more representative of the communities we serve. As