Be part of the force's expanding Information Services team

Nottinghamshire Police has recently invested in its Information Services team, its people and the structure. 

We provide technologies and IT services that directly impact operational policing. From the equipment that frontline officers require to be able to make decisions on the street, big data and analytics, 999/101 Control Room services, technologies that support digital investigations and everything in between!

Information Services is at the heart of it all!

We are motivated by exploiting the technology to support and improve the Policing service provided to the community of Nottinghamshire. Joining the Information Services team, you can expect to be working alongside great people.  We are committed to investing in professional development, training and accreditation. 

Main purpose of the role:

The Security & Deployment Engineer is responsible for the planning, deployment and management of 'commercial off the shelf' (COTS) and non-COTS software applications, vendor/manufacturer updates, security patches, operating system upgrades and device builds to ensure that the Force takes a proactive approach to the management of cyber threats.

In this role you will be manage the packaging, testing, updating and distribution of licensed applications and software products and the management of the software library, the deployment of anti virus products, patches and updates according to the manufacturers recommendations and the Force Security Policy to servers and end user devices.

You will also be maintaining, developing and deploying changes to group policy, task sequences and the configuration environments for hardware builds, operating system and the software inventory.

Key Skills & Experience required:

You will have a structured approach to carrying out investigations, problem analysis and in producing reports including recommendations

You must be familiar with Cyber security principles, identifying threats and vulnerabilities implementing solutions, developing procedures to defend and recover.

Have experience in administering effective solutions to meet organisation wide customer requirements/proposals, by maintaining an in-depth technical expertise and awareness of specialised IT systems and any relevant new developments in the information technology market.

For further information about the role please email

IMPORTANT INFORMATION

Vetting Level - Management - you must have resided in the UK for at least the last 5 years

For current Office of the Police and Crime Commissioner staff applicants, please note that Nottinghamshire Police would be a new employer. However, an agreement has been made whereby all tenure and length of service will be honoured.

Candidates currently at risk will be required to complete and attach the at-risk pro-forma document.

All applicants will be subject to the Nottinghamshire Police Vetting Policy.

Nottinghamshire Police is committed to the principles of Equality, Fairness and Diversity, and we welcome applications from all sections of the community in our efforts to recruit a diverse and flexible workforce that reflects the people we serve.