Job Title: Operational Network Engineer - CASU - CTP London
Salary: The starting salary is £61,410.25 which includes allowances totalling £3,009 and a 12.5% shift allowance.
The salary is broken down as £52,653 basic salary, which will increase annually until you reach the top of the scale £57,417. Plus, a 12.5 % shift allowance and a location allowance of £2,009 and a non-pensionable allowance of £1,000.
Location: West Brompton
Job Summary
Within Counter Terrorism Policing London (CTP London), the Covert Asset Support Unit (CASU) provides surveillance support to counter terrorism and counter state threats operations, provides staff to the Counter Terrorism Operations Rooms and deploys covert technical surveillance assets.
The role of the Operational Network Engineer is to oversee and run the CASU network in support of CT operations.
As an Operational Network Engineer you will work as part of a team that provides technical support by means of a working knowledge of a broad range of network-focused engineering subjects.
Key Tasks
You will be expected to keep abreast of developments in relevant technologies, by attending as an active participant a range of seminars, industry exhibitions and national working groups, and to identify alternative equipment options and improvements, in order to enhance the operational capabilities of the unit.
You will be required to participate in an 'on call' rota to provide an operational response capability, in accordance with MPS staff terms and conditions and allowances. This ‘on call’ commitment, along with planned maintenance periods, will result in occasionally working unsociable hours, possibly at short notice.
You will sometimes be required to work in difficult and challenging environments, subject to the appropriate risk assessment process and mitigation measures being put in place.
The role sometimes requires interaction with members of the public, in a professional manner, whilst maintaining confidentiality in sensitive environments.
You will be required to drive MPS vehicles, although the role does not come with a ‘company car’, unless you are required to travel during your working day.
This is not a remote working position, and you will be required to have a physical presence at one of a number of sites in central London on a daily basis – although this requirement does come with some flexibility. There is also the requirement to work a shift pattern, with your day starting as early as 0700hrs and finishing as late as 1800hrs – this requirement also comes with some flexibility.
The role requires working with sensitive and classified information, in a covert environment.
