Job Description

Head of Technology Integration

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Vacancy Reference Number
19975


Number of Vacancies
1
(B) OCU
Digital, Data & Technology
Location
Bow, Other
Building
BOW CENTRAL COMMS
Band
Band S
Part/Full Time
Full Time
Hours per Week
36 hours per week
Type of Contract
Permanent
Job Advert

Job Title:

Head of Technology Integration

Salary:

The starting salary is 90,336, which includes allowances totalling 2,928.


The salary is broken down as 87,408 basic salary, which will increase annually until you reach the top of the scale 96,341 Plus, a location allowance of 1,928 and a non-pensionable allowance of 1,000.

Location

The primary Met Location for this role is Bow. Travel across the Met Estate, to attend meetings as required by the business, is expected.

"Keep checking Met Careers on a daily basis for new and exciting opportunities being released to join DDaT!"

Policing London is a hugely complex challenge that evolves every day.

To make sure the Met is up to the task, we need the right IT and systems across our organisation. As a Head of Technology Integration, you will help to enable us to do our best for the London area. Join us and play your part in making London the safest capital in the world and delivering 'More Trust, Less Crime and High Standards'.


As a member of the Met, you will also enjoy great benefits including annual leave, civil service pension arrangements, maternity/paternity support, as well as being part of a

continuous learning culture.

Digital, Data and Technology (DDaT)

The mission of Digital, Data and Technology (DDaT) is to provide the Met with information (and specifically data), communications and technology to help frontline officers and Met staff do their jobs more efficiently, in order to deliver the New Met for London plan. In other words, DDaT is about "passionately delivering trusted technology for precise data driven policing".


As well as keeping up to speed with developments in technology and making recommendations for new equipment and systems that will help modernise policing, DDaT also comprises the Data Office which:

Owns and drives the data compliance and analytics agenda. Brings together the accountabilities that are currently dispersed across the Met business areas. Consolidates and further develops existing Met data and insight services. Enables data sharing and collaboration to serve the public and external partners.

DDaT is committed to creating an inclusive working environment. We support hybrid working, and the hiring manager will be happy to discuss arrangements for this role.

Job Purpose

The Head of Technology Integration is a Senior Management role in DDaT and will develop and implement the ICT project and programme Technology Integration strategy and policy across the multi-vendor SDIM and Solution Provider environment. Successful and effective implementation of the Technology Integration strategy ensures that new and amended ICT systems, configurations, packages and services are integrated to deliver a joined up user experience across the Met ICT applications.

Key Role Responsibilities

Creates and develops the Solution Delivery Technology Integration Strategy and Policies aligned with Service Delivery operational standards and business functional standards. Ensures that the SDIM establishes and manages a cost effective Technology Integration delivery service to minimise the proliferation of point to point solutions across the Met information and application infrastructure. Work with projects and programmes and with Enterprise Architecture to develop a Technology Integration roadmap to drive out dependencies and priorities across the project and programmes. Work with the SDIM and Solution Providers to ensure that new and amended systems, configurations, packages and services integrate using the standard platform and the development and release processes and tools comply with Met standards. Establish and management of Technology Integration related performance management, reporting, risk management and governance processes in the Solution Delivery ecosystem. Assesses suppliers' integration capabilities and drives creation of integrated solutions. The roleholder will need to resolve conflicts and problems in relation to Technology Integration across the business, the suppliers, the projects and the service delivery organisation.

Additional Information

Vetting Clearance

For this role the Vetting Clearance is Force Clearance Level, Recruitment Vetting (RV), and National Security Vetting (NSV) Level, Counter Terrorism Check (CTC).

Hybrid Working

Hybrid Working available in line with the Metropolitan Police Service hybrid working policy.

How to apply

To begin your career at the Met, please click the "apply now" button below. The application process requires a comprehensive CV, a Personal Statement, and an online application form. In your Personal Statement (1000 words maximum) you should explain your interest in the position and illustrate how your skills and experience (see stated criteria) make you a suitable candidate. Please note that you should not submit two copies of your CV, and ensure that your documents are saved in either PDF or Word format, clearly labelled as CV and Personal Statement.

Completed applications must be submitted by 23:55 on 28th October 2025.

Once received, your application will be reviewed against eligibility criteria, following this, your application will be reviewed by the hiring manager. The application review for this vacancy will commence from 3rd November.


Following application review, successful candidates will be invited to interview. Interview dates will commence from 17th November.

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Essential For The Role

Essential Criteria:

Knowledge

Extensive knowledge of ICT Integration Technologies, for example enterprise service buses, extract transformation and load tools and common data stores and data warehouses, and search technology. Expertise in Evidential Weight and legal admissibility of electronic information in criminal proceedings. Expertise in information management across policing and the broader criminal justice system. Knowledge of UK information legislation and information governance processes. Expertise in software development processes and practices, including source code management, continuous integration testing and backlog prioritisation. Expertise in data interchange standards, particularly in the field of Emergency Services. A broad knowledge of the Met business operations and key stakeholders is preferable but not compulsory as these can be learnt. A good understanding of the range of Met IT services provided.

Skills

Management of outsourced ICT solution delivery integration services. Excellent stakeholder management skills at senior manager level. Able to influence suppliers and colleagues. Management and control of technology integration services in a complex matrix and multi-supplier environments. Ability to use commercial management and technological expertise to ensure suppliers are delivering applications and solutions that are fully integrated into the Met information infrastructure. Excellent conflict and problem resolution skills across multi-vendor environment.

Experience

Significant experience in this area. Successful implementation and management of an outsourced ICT Technology Integration strategy and framework. Establishment and management of integration requirements, processes and standards in a multi-supplier outsourced environment. Supplier management at senior manager level. Ability to influence internal and supplier stakeholders at senior management level. Dealing with conflict and resolving problems at senior management level across different suppliers and across the different areas of the Met. Experience in assuring ICT systems, configurations, packages and services are built to integrate with the existing information application environment.

Required Languages
English
Reports To
BB3 - Director of Performance and Delivery
Candidate Information Pack
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Additional Information
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Disability Confident Statement

The Met is committed to being an equitable (fair and impartial) and inclusive employer for disabled people, striving to have a diverse and representative workforce at all levels. We encourage applications from people from the widest possible range of backgrounds, cultures and experiences. We particularly welcome applications from people with disabilities and long-term conditions, ethnic minority groups and women.



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