IS Technical Analyst

We are pleased to be recruiting for an IS Technical Analyst to join Merseyside Police for at their Rose Hill HQ in Liverpool.

This is a Temporary role, working 36.5 hours per week, office based, Monday - Friday working flexi hours.

PLEASE ONLY APPLY FOR THIS ROLE IF YOU HAVE LIVED IN THE UK FOR THE LAST 5 YEARS CONTINUOUSLY FROM THE TIME OF APPLICATION. Due to Police Criteria, any applicants who have not lived in the UK for the last 5 years will not be considered.

Job Purpose:

To design, build, manage and support infrastructure hardware, and software systems.

To manage and maintain software applications to deliver internal user services and services

to the public.

• Build, configure, administer, and support IT Infrastructure technologies and solutions including computing, storage, networking, physical infrastructure, software, commercial-off-the-shelf software (COTS), and open source packages and solutions. This can also include virtual and cloud computing such as Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS), Platform as a Service (PaaS) and Software as a Service (SaaS).
• Assist in the implementation and operation of controls and management strategies to ensure information security and security controls are in place to mitigate security threats within solutions and services.
• Apply a modern standards approach under guidance.
• Take ownership of problems and proactively resolve technical problems, ensuring that technical solutions continue to meet business requirements. Take full accountability for the actions taken and decisions made until the problem has been mitigated or resolved or a new owner has been found.
• Investigate problems in systems, processes and services, as directed. Contribute to the implementation of remedies and preventative measures.
• Co-ordinate and maintain focus on the whole life of service delivery (designing, developing, delivering and operating) and establish coherent frameworks that work. Ensure that a set of IT products, suppliers and vendors come together to deliver an IT service
• Translate logical designs and produce detailed physical designs. Document all work using required standards, methods and tools, including prototyping tools where appropriate.
• Build and test simple interfaces between systems. Assist with more complex integration as part of a wider team.
• Execute test scripts under supervision and within regulations.
• Write prototype code for discussion purposes, band liaise with Developers to ensure production-ready code is written and code is switched thus ensuring security and accessibility of systems and effective version control.
• The post holder should be qualified to HND or Degree level or equivalent in Computer Science or a closely related subject (Level 5 or 6 of the Regulated Qualifications Framework) and / or equivalent experience of infrastructure hardware, and software systems. Postholder must also have formal training in relevant hardware and software systems. Must understand the core technical concepts related to the role and have the ability to apply them with guidance.
• Must have the ability to build, configure, administer, and support technologies and solutions. These technologies and solutions can include computing, storage, networking, physical infrastructure, software, commercial-off-the-shelf software (COTS), and open source packages and solutions. They can also include virtual and cloud computing such as Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS), Platform as a Service (PaaS) and Software as a Service (SaaS)
• Must have the ability to discuss information security and the security controls that can be used to mitigate security threats within solutions and services.
• Must understand and have the ability to explain the most important principles of a modern standards approach and how they apply to the work being undertaken. Must be able to apply these principles under guidance.
• You can own an issue until a new owner has been found or the problem has been mitigated or resolved
• Ability to investigate problems in systems, processes and services, with an understanding of the level of a problem (for example, strategic, tactical or operational). Ability to contribute to the implementation of remedies and preventative measures.
• Must have a service focus and the ability to take inputs and establish coherent frameworks that work.

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