Systems Developer (Business Intelligence)

Systems Developer (Business Intelligence)

• Full time, permanent – Monday to Friday 8am – 4pm
• Devizes HQ, Wiltshire – hybrid working

About us

At Wiltshire Police, we are dedicated to making our community a safer place for everyone. Our team is committed to upholding the highest standards of integrity, professionalism, and service. We believe in creating a supportive and inclusive environment where every member can thrive and make a meaningful impact. Whether you’re just starting your career or looking to advance, Wiltshire Police offers a range of opportunities to grow and develop. Join us and be part of a team that values courage, compassion, and dedication to public service. Help us to keep Wiltshire safe.

About the role
We’re looking for a passionate and dedicated Systems Developer to join our Business Intelligence Unit at Wiltshire Police. Whether you’re a graduate with a degree in Maths, STEM or related field or have experience, we’re happy to train you and support your growth. If this sounds like the opportunity that is right for you, we are eager to receive your application.

As a Business Intelligence Systems Developer, you will be involved in creating innovative dashboards and applications that will empower employees across the organisation to freely explore the data they need to better understand performance and demand across key business areas. The projects are varied, requiring strong critical thinking and problem-solving abilities. The work that you do will have a real, meaningful impact on frontline teams, helping to save them time and enabling them to make informed, data driven decisions.

You will have a keen eye for designing attractive and intuitive dashboards and user interfaces, the confidence to present your products to non-technical audiences at varying levels of seniority and the ability to utilise your diverse communication style to best accommodate your audiences’ requirements.

The role regularly involves teamwork and engagement with stakeholders, so you will be someone who enjoys working collaboratively with others and is willing and able to offer support to their colleagues where appropriate.

What you will be doing

• Design, develop, test, maintain and regularly review automated database extraction and reporting procedures that will offer timely, accurate and appropriately structured information to be available to the Executive Leadership Team, the wider Force, Partners and analysts to aid decision making and understanding.
• Liaise with managers across the Force to gain an understanding of required technological improvements and ensure sustainable solutions.
• Develop and deliver in-house training both in person or virtually to the workforce educating them on how to access, use, and report from the BI products.
• Undertake an initial analysis of data extracted to ensure it meets the needs of the customer, is accurate and in a suitable format for more detailed analysis and evaluation.

About you and your experience

• Scripting skills or ability to write code e.g. SQL, HTML, CSS.
• Ability to analyse technical problems and articulate potential solutions in a structured, logical and non-technical manner.
• Experience in use of database interrogation and reporting tools.
• Ability to present business intelligence solutions and recommendations at all levels of the organisation including the Executive Leadership Team.
• Educated to degree level (preferably in a STEM field) would be desirable.
• Experience of developing, implementing and managing a performance or business intelligence solution would be desirable.

What we offer
• 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays, rising to 30 days
• Hybrid working
• Flexi hours scheme
• Free Gym membership
• Physical and mental well-being support
• Generous Pension scheme

Please note, all roles will be subject to a vetting procedure, some roles due to the nature of their work, will require additional security clearance.

Depending on the number of applications received, we reserve the right to close this role early.

We are proud of being a truly inclusive organisation who provides fair and equal consideration to all of our applicants. We encourage and welcome applications from people of all ages, genders, ethnicities, nationalities, disabilities, sexual orientation, religions or beliefs, and of neuro divergence.