Skills

Java JavaScript SQL Version Control Research Databases angular react AWS Software Development Analytics

Job Specifications

Job Description

Prospective officers and staff must be held to a higher standard of behaviour and accountability than members of the public, and that therefore their right to privacy can be fettered in certain circumstances. This is to ensure that members of the police are fully aware and accountable for the unique powers entrusted to them and the standards of professional behaviour they swear to uphold.

West Midlands Police IT & Digital in 2025 is a dynamic and forward-thinking organisation of individuals committed to delivering excellent information technology solutions to support West Midlands Police and the public we serve.

Cloud Services underpin all aspects of West Midlands Police today, we operate a technically hybrid estate, and our services running under Amazon Web Services are critical to enabling Police Officers and Police Staff to perform their roles and fulfil the Forces mission of ‘working in partnership, making communities safer’.

The IT & Digital Cloud Services Team (AWS) are looking for an experienced full stack software developer with a passion for designing and developing modern business analytics applications on large complex datasets and running on scalable cloud infrastructure. If you would like to work within a Dev Ops team of skilled technologists and can make a positive impact on our current and future solutions this opportunity could be your next challenge.

The principal focus of this role is on our front-end technology solutions which are currently based on JavaScript web applications and Java based web services. The web services implement search across a number of database technologies from analytic search engines, traditional relational as well as graph databases. You can expect to be using tried and tested patterns to deliver rapid incremental deliverables with a client centric approach one day and exploring new technologies and approaches to move our solutions forward on another day.

You will develop and support mission critical policing systems, and enjoy working with native cloud technologies. At West Midlands Police IT & Digital there is a very wide scope to build your career across many and varied projects and technology disciplines.

Key Responsibilities

Design, build and implement web applications in support of operational policing
Collaborate within the Cloud Services Team, across the IT&D department as well as the wider organisation to design and build-in to all solutions the maximum know how and highest practicable value
Put people first and work to improve solutions developed in all aspects from user experience, maintainability, reliability, security and value for money
Research, learn and apply new techniques and frameworks to both improve current solutions and design new solutions to business challenges

Essential Skills

Ability to collaborate effectively within a team of software development professionals
Ability to gather a detailed understanding of business requirements, conceptualise potential solutions, articulate ideas and discuss designs within teams
Demonstrable knowledge and proven skills in building modern web applications including responsive user interfaces, REST based web services and SQL data query and manipulation
Several years’ experience developing Web applications with modern JavaScript frameworks such as Angular, React and Vue
Skilled in writing Java application code
Skilled in the design and interpretation of relational data models for storage and query of structured data
Ability to rapidly prototype ideas into simple working solutions, presenting to team and clients
Knowledge of traditional client server, 3-tier hosting and familiarity with Cloud computing concepts
Experienced using source code version control within a multi-disciplinary team

Desirable Skills

Experience developing solutions within a Continuous Integration and Delivery pipeline
Experience working with graph databases and interrogating the models using graph traversal languages
Knowledge and practical skills configuring Cloud based serverless runtime environments
Understand how to implement, and have implemented, authentication and authorisation into SPA’s using OAuth 2.0 based protocols

Benefit Statement

By choosing to join West Midlands Police you will receive an enhanced benefits package including:

Fair remuneration with progression opportunities and access to a very competitive pension scheme.
Enhanced annual leave in addition to public holiday entitlements.
Discounts across travel, parking, daily costs of living and leisure activities.
A comprehensive wellbeing package including 24/7 support, free eye tests and flu jabs.

Vetting: Successful applicants will be required to pass Management Vetting and Security Clearance scrutiny prior to commencing their role, this will include a full background & financial disclosure as part of the vetting process.

Medical: Appointment to this role may be dependent upon successfully completing medical checks, which may include a

About the Company

West Midlands Police is the second largest police force in the country, covering an area of 348 square miles and serving a population of almost 2.8 million. The region sits at the very heart of the country and covers the three major centres of Birmingham, Coventry and Wolverhampton. It also includes the busy and thriving districts of Sandwell, Walsall, Solihull and Dudley. Leisure, retail and conference amenities, together with Premiership and Championship football teams, attract millions of visitors annually. The force de... Know more