Infrastructure Engineer – Data Science Unit

Salary - £36,996 - £41,928

Are you interested in joining a team that is going to revolutionise how counter terrorism police operate in the UK?

Counter Terrorism Policing (CTP) is establishing a brand-new Data Science Unit, based in Manchester, which will play a key role in supporting the national effort to disrupt the terrorist threat and keep people safe.

The team are recruiting for a variety of roles, including the position of Infrastructure Engineer.

This role represents an exciting opportunity for the successful candidate to get in on the ground floor and help shape a new department, which will deliver a range of pioneering services to the counter terrorism policing network and key partners, including:

• Delivering advanced data analytics support to operational teams, corporate leaders and partner agencies. This will regularly involve working alongside intelligence analysts and digital experts nationally.

• Working with operational partners, industry, and academia to produce dedicated products intended to address some of the most challenging problems in national security.

• Leading experimentation and prototyping for new digital and analytical tooling which will evolve CTP’s national technical capabilities and core ICT.

• Leading and representing CTP in policing, national security, cross-government, industry and academic partnerships on advanced data analytic capabilities and emerging technologies.

As an Infrastructure Engineer, the successful candidate would be expected to be responsible for designing, building, managing and supporting the Infrastructure services that underpin the data science capability.

They will assist in transitioning design development through prototypes, through suitable test environments and into live production.

They will be responsible for maintaining the required security and integrity of the associated system through compliance activities.

They will work closely with solution and infrastructure architects across the business, as well partner agencies, to develop infrastructure solutions and identify new opportunities for innovation in CT Policing.

In addition to technical expertise, we are also looking for proactive team players who have a real passion for innovation and developing best practice for the public sector.

Please answer the following criteria in a cover letter along with your CV:

- Managing and supporting domains, servers, storage.

- Experience of implementing Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS), Platform as Service (PaaS) and Software as a Service (SaaS) in a business environment.

- Knowledge and experience in the installation, operation and maintenance of a Server environment.

- Excellent communication skills with the ability to present findings and ideas to different audiences at all levels of the organisation with particular ability to present detail to non- technical colleagues.

Please note, there is only one link to attach your CV and Cover Letter so please ensure your CV and Cover Letter are in one document.

If you are interested in knowing more about the team and the role being advertised then please email the hiring manager – CTPNWRecruitment@gmp.police.uk

You must hold an element (single or dual) of British Nationality to apply for this role.

Please note the interviews will be on 2nd & 3rd December

How to apply

Find this role and many more on www.counterterrorism.police.uk/careers/