Development Technician- (Infrastructure)

Salary: The starting salary is £46,985, which includes allowances totalling £3,009 allowance.

The salary is broken down as £43,976 basic salary, which will increase annually until you reach the top of the scale £49,670 Plus, a location allowance of £2,009 and a non-pensionable allowance of £1,000.

Location: Southwark

Completed applications must be submitted by 23:55 on 24th March 2026.

Seeing is believing. And that’s the only way you’ll really get to know about our sophisticated technologies and how we’re using them to fight crime in the capital. We don’t say much, for obvious reasons, but suffice to say that we’re leading advancements in emerging technologies to deliver bespoke electronic and IT solutions in specialist areas to make London safer.

The Role

The Technology, Research and Innovation (TRI) team keeps the Met at the cutting-edge of tech. Our work is highly innovative, and no two projects are ever the same. The work we do is varied and so is the team we are looking for, so even if, after reading this advert, you aren’t sure that you fully match some of the skills described in the role, please do still apply as there may well be a fit for you and your skillset.

You will be part of the diversely skilled team that research and develop different practical technology solutions to directly help the Met with the range of unique policing challenges that they face in this rewarding and interesting role. Working closely with an enthusiastic and dedicated team of cross-discipline engineers, you will have the opportunity to become involved with different technical work within the department, depending on your strengths and interests.

Your work will typically involve supporting new and existing tools and technologies and give you the opportunity to use anything from system administration Windows and Linux skills, to hands-on installation and management of physical and virtual networks and servers.

Duties and Responsibilities

This is a technology innovation role that provides a range of opportunities to both technology specialists from different fields or generalists with a variety of technology knowledge and experience.

• Using your technical experience support and engineers new and existing IT systems, as well as using your expertise to provide hands-on assistance to the team to enable them to deliver professionally engineered solutions.

Whilst you’ll need to have worked in a technical job previously, that could be anything from the public sector or academia, to the games industry or banking. We are mostly interested in who you are, as the team you’ll be joining is comprised of people from entirely different places and experiences, and we value the considerate and conscientious culture that our team has managed to cultivate.

Don’t worry if you don’t think you know everything you need to know to do all of the tasks you could be involved with; you are the kind of person who can learn quickly and wants to try new things. We give you the time and space to nurture your interests, and you’ll be surrounded by a warm and inclusive team who will share advice, knowledge, and your enthusiasm for technology.

Working for the Met doesn’t have to mean patrolling the streets. Just as important as our uniformed officers is our 14,000-strong team of professional and support staff working behind the scenes. It’s these skilled people who provide the organisational capability to police London.

Benefits

You will enjoy the kind of great benefits that you’d expect from one of London's largest employers.

These include:

• Annual leave entitlement of 28 days plus bank holidays, rising to 33 days after 5 years of service
• Civil service pension arrangements
• Interest free season ticket loans
• Membership of Met sports and social clubs
• Flexible working conditions and many more.

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 from all sorts of different backgrounds with a wide range of skills and experience. Do you have what it takes to be one of them? Find out if a career with the Met is what you’re looking for and what kind of challenges; experience and rewards you could have in store.

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.

When completing your application, please do make sure to include (and focus on) your cover letter to explain in your own words your interest in the position and illustrate how your skills and experience make you a suitable for the role.

To ensure a fair and accurate assessment of each applicant’s individual skills and experience, we ask that application materials (including CVs, cover letters, and responses to application questions) be prepared by the applicant without the use of generative AI tools.

Reasonable accommodations and assistive technologies used for accessibility purposes only are, of course, permitted

How to apply

To begin your career at the Met, please click the "apply button “. 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 ensure that your documents are saved in either PDF or Word format, clearly labelled as CV and Personal Statement.

When completing your application, please do make sure to include (and focus on) your cover letter to explain in your own words your interest in the position and illustrate how your skills and experience make you a suitable for the role.