Senior Technical Architect (Hiring Immediately)

Senior Technical Architect – Band M – Technology – Counter Terrorism Policing HQ

Salary: The starting salary is £63,409, which includes allowances totalling £3,009.

The salary is broken down as £60,400 basic salary, which will increase annually until you reach the top of the scale £65,886. Plus, a location allowance of £2,009 and a non-pensionable allowance of £1,000.

Location: West Brompton

Help protect the UK with your technical expertise

Your skills could help protect the UK. With the ongoing terrorist threat, there has never been a more important time to work alongside some of the best and brightest to help keep people safe. A career within Counter Terrorism Policing (CTP) is like no other — every day offers new challenges, meaningful work, and the opportunity to contribute to the security of the nation.

We’re looking for a Senior Technical Architect to join our talented architecture community and support the development of secure, resilient and effective technology services across the Counter Terrorism Policing network.

About the role

As a Senior Technical Architect, you will work closely with the Chief Technical Architect to design and shape enterprise-level solutions across a wide range of ICT projects. You’ll help ensure our systems, services and infrastructure are modern, secure and efficiently delivered.

You will:

• Design systems and services, clearly documenting and communicating technical decisions.
• Collaborate effectively with stakeholders, offering challenge, insight and direction. 
• Translate technical issues into accessible, non-technical language. 
• Mentor and guide junior colleagues as part of a growing architecture practice. 
• Create designs aligned to CTP architecture principles, ensuring risks, dependencies and quality standards are managed. 
• Track emerging technologies and assess opportunities for innovation. 

This is a position where your work has real impact — every architectural decision contributes to safeguarding the public.

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, 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 15 May 2026.

Once received, your application will be reviewed against eligibility criteria, following this, your application will be reviewed by the hiring manager. 

Following application review, successful candidates will be invited to interview.