Technical Solutions Designer; Headquarters, ChelmsfordAgile

Location of Role: Chelmsford

Advert Closing Date: 29/12/2025

Starting Salary: 47,709.00 (pro‑rata for part‑time vacancies)

Part / Full Time: Full Time

Contract Type: Permanent

Working Pattern: Mon‑Fri

Weekend / Evening Working: No

Job Title: Technical Solutions Designer – Essex Automation team, Essex Police.

An exciting opportunity has arisen within IT Services for an individual to undertake the role of Technical Solutions Designer within the Essex Automation team. You will be working through the full solution lifecycle from the initial idea for new or changed technology through requirements gathering technical assessment and options analysis procurement design planning and implementation for Essex Police.

The role of Technical Solutions Designer requires the experience of a seasoned IT engineer with a solid evidence of solutions design integration and importantly adherence to security protocols. If you have the depth and breadth of experience that supports this role please ensure your application evidences the following:

• Technical Design: Produce high‑level and low‑level design documents.
• Security Protocols: Apply Force Security protocols to IT systems.
• Technical
  
  Experience:
  
  Infrastructure and systems experience with documented years of specialist work.
• Solution Delivery: Deliver solutions meeting functional and non‑functional requirements.
• Procurement Evaluation: Evaluate tender responses against functional/non‑functional requirements.
• Business Planning: Own multiple parallel work streams of varying complexity.

This opportunity would suit a highly motivated and dynamic individual with excellent communication skills and a keen interest in developing new or changed technology.

This role is advertised as a full‑time permanent position based in Essex Police.

Organizational Management, Presentation Skills, Agile, SAFe, AWS, Solution Architecture, Conflict Management, Data Management, Scrum, Team Management, Pre‑sales, Management Consulting

We are committed to promoting a diverse and inclusive workplace where difference is embraced, supported and talent is progressed and enhanced. We encourage applications from all and will support and encourage those from protected characteristics.

Kent Police and Essex Police welcomes applications regardless of age disability gender reassignment marriage or civil partnership status pregnancy or maternity race religion or belief sexual orientation sex or employment status.

Essex Police and Kent Police are an equal opportunities employer. Communications may be recorded for monitoring purposes.

If you are not from the UK you must be a resident in the UK and have lived here continuously for the last three years. You must also be free from restrictions with indefinite leave to remain. If you are from the UK you must have lived here continuously for the last three years. This does not apply to those serving abroad in the British Armed Forces.

As a Disability Confident Leader we:

• Have subjected our Disability Confident self‑assessment to external challenge and validation.
• Are taking an active leadership role in encouraging and helping other employers on their journey to becoming Disability Confident.

Diversity, Equality and Inclusion are central to the values of our organisation. At Essex Police we value and embrace the unique experiences, identities and abilities that each of us bring to our roles. We strive to empower everyone to bring their authentic self openly and safely to work.

Through the dedicated commitment of our support networks DE&I team and wider HR departments we are on a journey to embed our DE&I commitments ensuring Essex Police is an employer of choice; where everyone feels included.

Required Experience:

IC

Employment Type: Full Time

Experience: years

Vacancy: 1