LFR Engineering Team Leader
Job Title: LFR Engineering Team Leader (Operational Support Unit)
Salary: The starting salary is £60,893, which includes allowances totalling £2928.
The salary is broken down as £57,965 basic salary, which will increase annually until you reach the top of the scale £63,230. Plus, a location allowance of £1,928 and a non-pensionable allowance of £1,000.
Location: Bromley
You’re wired differently. So is our tech.
London is one of the most exciting and diverse cities in the world and policing it is no easy task. It takes a huge number of people with a wide range of skills and experience to keep over eight million people safe. Some of those skills include seeing opportunities in technology – and that’s where you come in.
As LFR Engineering Team Leader, you’ll play a crucial part in protecting London. You’ll be part of our talented, tight-knit team, helping to deploy Live Facial Recognition solutions for frontline policing operations. As we expand LFR capability, we now have a vacancy for this exciting role.
Supervising a team of ten deployment engineers, your work will include the development, testing and deployment of specialist Live Facial Recognition (LFR) equipment and associated technology. The role is hands-on and you’ll need an appropriate qualification or suitable experience in a technical engineering field. Above all, this role will be about the management of key technical resources and leadership experience is essential.
The role can take you across London so you’ll need a full UK driving licence. You may sometimes be working outside office hours, so you’ll need to be flexible. And while this is an exciting role, your discretion is vital – which includes having or applying for MV/SC security level clearance.
As well as the opportunities to work across the city, there are many other benefits you can expect. This includes flexible working patterns, a competitive annual leave allowance increasing with your length of service, Met sports and social clubs and much more. We’re always working to build upon our diverse workforce to reflect the city we serve, so you’ll enjoy a varied and fulfilling working.
Vetting
This post requires access to the most sensitive intelligence material on a daily basis. Applicants must hold or be prepared to undergo National Security Vetting (NSV) Security Check (enhanced) (SC(e)) level before taking up the post; with a willingness to undergo Developed Vetting (DV) once in post, if required.
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, you should explain your interest in the position and illustrate how your skills and experiences 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/or Personal Statement.
Completed applications must be submitted by 23:55 on 3rd September 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 I week after the closing date.
Following application review, successful candidates will be invited to interview.