West Yorkshire Police: Digital Solution Developer

Developer is needed in Wakefield, United Kingdom.

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Client: West Yorkshire Police

Location: Wakefield, United Kingdom

Contract: Freelance, On-Call

Purpose of this role is to provide expertise on innovative solution discovery and to determine the right tools to build solutions using a diverse array of advanced development skills. Lead, manage and deliver the identification, assessment and implementation of new and improved business solutions, automations and analytical services.

Responsibilities:

• Lead by example and behave in line with the Police Code of Ethics ensuring that the force values and behavioural expectations are clearly understood and considered by managers, officers and staff in their decision making and actions; reinforcing and influencing them through all interactions and processes.
• Lead and participate in problem solving teams to resolve complex technical problems, providing specialist technical expertise to other sections within Digital Policing and the wider organisation where appropriate.
• Further the design and development of technological solutions in order to address business needs and opportunities.
• Provide advice, acting as Second or Third Line consultants on relevant technologies to Force change programmes in order to maximise the use of those technologies and maintain best industry practice. Understand and analyse WYP software systems to know how to best work with them and design new procedures and processes that will help maximise the efficient use of data.
• Ensure incoming technologies are cost effective and necessary for the force. Put forward alternate software ideas and reduce costs by designing in-house systems.
• Implement new solutions, coordinating police staff, officers, and leadership teams and liaison with external suppliers, where required. Checking feasibility, piloting and documenting to ensure successful testing and implementation of innovative solutions in order to ensure organisational priorities are met to improve efficiency, reduce workload and increase productivity.
• Maintain and adopt current industry knowledge of development concepts, best practices and procedures for relevant technologies and ensure this is applied to all deliverables and projects so they are completed on time and to budget.
• Manage the implementation of small technology projects, as appropriate, utilising project management techniques (i.e. Scrum, DSDM, Agile etc. Seek feedback from Districts and Departments upon implemented changes and report back to assist in the service improvement programme, assessing the enhancement to business processes.
• Be solution experts to support and train others on the use of incoming innovative technologies, so that Service transition is achieved and also to champion the value of these solutions to business users. Train Police Officers and Staff on the use of new systems and provide appropriate training materials.
• Create detailed reporting using Microsoft SQL Server technology by analysing data sources and building data models to use for analytics, highlighting key areas of demand and growth. Analyse data from a wide range of sources to build meaningful reports that automate the use of data and show trends and improve the use of resources across the force.
• To ensure innovative technologies are adapted and used to the best of their ability for the benefit of West Yorkshire Police. Develop front-end client facing solutions to reduce costs and improve efficiencies across the force.
• Engage with the business functions to understand their strategic aims and challenges, interpreting those needs and collaborating across the Digital Policing Directorate function to implement solutions. Ensuring constant communication with the business throughout development is maintained.

Essential Criteria:

• Demonstrated ability to develop business improving solutions using a variety of toolsets including any of Microsoft 365 advanced tools, Robotic Process Automation, Sharepoint, Power Bi, Azure, .NET or low code platform among others on a large scale infrastructure environment.
• Related degree or equivalent or proven relevant and practical experience.
• Awareness of current, emerging technologies capabilities/services that aid in solution delivery
• A proven methodical and analytical approach to problem solving
• Has a full current UK/European Driving Licence or has the ability to travel for business purposes.
• Willingness and ability to participate in a Call-out rota.

Desirable Criteria:

• Clear understanding of information management, data protection principles and policy and data security issues and risks.
• Knowledge and a working experience of formal project management methodology, such as Prince 2, Scrum, DSDM, Agile etc.
• Experience of Digital Process Improvement skills
• Experience of build and development of data dashboards and visualisations supported by static and interactive reports
• Experience of providing training to business users and providing training materials
• Experience of presenting demonstrations and the ability to describe solutions to internal stakeholders and external parties
• Demonstrated experience of supplier/vendor management.