Developer
Grade I starting Salary £53,688
Contract Type-Permanent
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Staffordshire Police is continually striving to deliver the best possible service for the county's residents, businesses and visitors. It is a fast-paced organisation, adaptive to modern policing needs and open to continual improvement.
Everyone who works for the force has an important role to play in shaping the future of Staffordshire Police. The force seeks people who will champion new ways of working, be collaborative and agile and represent in a fair and ethical manner those that Staffordshire Police serves.
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About The Opportunity
We have an exciting opportunity for Developer to join the Core Development Team within the DDaT department at Staffordshire Police. The Core Development Team is responsible for building, testing and delivering in-house applications and interfaces between different systems. We work with a wide variety of technologies though SQL is central to the work we do. Prior experience of working in a development role with one or both of SQL Server or Oracle databases would be beneficial. We also utilise other technologies such as C#, Powershell, .Net, R and Python, and work in an environment where web services are prevalent, thus an understanding of XML and JSON would be advantageous. Data Warehousing is a key focus of the work we do and we also provide technical support to business teams that work with Power BI, Business Objects and other data visualisation and reporting technologies.
As a Developer you'll be required to help gather requirements, work from specifications, carry out impact assessments and then develop, test and deliver projects of varying sizes as needed by the business. You will support the team with a variety of wider tasks in an environment where core systems are supplied by third parties but also in-house developments are valued. The wider development team provides support for our core Records Management System and develops small to medium sized applications to meet specialist use case requirements in technologies such as PowerApps and Oracle Application Express; and also part of the team is also building an automation capability that as a core developer you will contribute to with supporting tasks.
You will participate in the delivery of larger programmes of work as part of a well-established team as well as working individually on smaller requirements. Contributing to the development of the Data Warehouse will be a critical part of the role using SQL, and technologies such as Change Data Capture and SQL Server Integration Services, so any exposure to such tools like this would be advantageous. Data Quality forms a part of our workload so any experience you have of working with Data Quality tooling will also be useful.
Business and Technical Analysis skills would be advantageous. We'll help you build these as you'll be exposed to Requirements Gathering, Problem Solving and Benefits Realisation activities. Any prior exposure you've had to Project Management or IT Service Management will also be of benefit. You will likely specialise in one or two business areas and become a key point of contact for our users, whilst also supporting operational demands and "business as usual" work to deliver change.
Further details of the key tasks, responsibilities can be found within the role profile. The specialism of the role is highlighted in the Matrix attached to the role profile.
Closing date:
20/10/2025 Midday 12:00
Interview date:
TBC
In addition to your salary, you will have access to a range of benefits including:
* Pension Scheme - Employers Pension contribution 21.5% Staffordshire Pension Fund - Staffordshire Pension Fund - Home )
* Generous holiday entitlement, plus Bank Holidays.
* Flexible / Agile Working
* Sick pay scheme
* Fostering friendly policy
* Family friendly policies – maternity, paternity, parental leave, adoption, disability leave and carers leave
* Access to health and wellbeing support
* Eye care vouchers
* On site Gyms
* Staff associations
* Reward and Recognition
* Blue light Card
* Flexible working options
* Training and development opportunities
* Car lease scheme
* Cycle to work scheme
* Free Parking at selected sites
* Onsite catering facilities
* Access to Staff Networks
* Union support
* Financial products and services
Please note that applications are welcomed from all suitably qualified/experienced individuals. However prior consideration will be given to applications from individuals who are 'at risk' and employed by Staffordshire Police. If an appointment is made from that at risk group, the post may be withdrawn. In this event, a representative from the People Services team will notify any affected applicants.
Staffordshire Police is fully supportive of Equality, Diversity and Inclusion and strives to employ a workforce that represents the community we serve.
Our vacancies are open to everyone and all appointments are made based on merit. We encourage and welcome applications from all underrepresented groups which include: Black, Asian, and minority ethnic backgrounds, female, people who have a disability, those who are neurodivergent and persons of the LGBTQ+ community.
We use positive action to encourage potential candidates from underrepresented groups through targeted step-In support and advice sessions. If you have the skills, experience and values, that here in Staffordshire Police we pride ourselves on, then we would welcome you to apply.
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