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Agent guide: [/agents.md](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/agents.md). --- # Head of IT Solution Delivery - **Company:** Kent Police And Essex Police - **Location:** Northfleet, UK (Remote available) - **Experience:** Expert - **Salary:** £78,429.0 - **Contract:** Permanent contract - **Skills:** Application Lifecycle Management, Data Transformation, Software Engineering - **Published:** September 19, 2026 - **Apply:** https://www.careerjet.co.uk/job/gb0b03fade173cb18cfd280a5a93a096b5/eaa ## About the Role * Significant senior leadership experience within a complex, technology-enabled organisation. * Proven ability to engage, influence and negotiate with senior stakeholders, suppliers and partners, translating complex technical issues into clear business outcomes and recommendations * Experience of leading substantial technology portfolios and strategic transformation programmes. * The ability to translate organisational priorities into clear technology direction and deliverable outcomes. * A strong understanding of software development, application management, service support and modern delivery practices. * Confidence in managing suppliers, risk, resources and competing priorities. * A collaborative and inclusive leadership style, with the ability to build trusted relationships and inspire high-performing teams. * A clear commitment to secure, resilient, user-centred services and continuous improvement. * A commitment to public service values, the Police Code of Ethics and creating an inclusive working environment, promoting fairness, respect, diversity and equality in decision-making, leadership and service delivery. Why join us? This is an opportunity to lead technology services of genuine scale and public value. Your leadership will directly support officers and staff, strengthen operational capability and help transform policing for the future. If you are motivated by complex challenges, purposeful innovation, can bring value and enthusiasm to the role and want an opportunity to make a lasting difference, we would welcome your application. We offer an inclusive and flexible working environment, you will have significant autonomy across your working day in terms of location, working to the forces' home based working topologies and travelling to your teams across both counties and wider as your role requires., If you're 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're from the UK you must have lived here continuously for the last three years. This doesn't apply to those serving abroad in the British Armed Forces. Essex Police is 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. ## Description We are looking for an accomplished and forward-thinking technology leader to join our IT Senior Management Team as Head of IT Solutions. This is a highly influential role, leading the software development, application management and solutions support teams responsible for an estate of more than 500 solutions used by over 14,000 officers and staff across Kent Police and Essex Police. The role As Head of IT Solutions, you will provide strategic direction and leadership across the full solution lifecycle-from development and implementation through to management, support, improvement and retirement. You will ensure that critical operational and organisational systems remain functionally fit, performant, secure, resilient and centred on the needs of the people who use them. You will be the Senior IT Lead for several major programmes that will shape the future of policing across both forces, initially including: * Intelligent and Strategic Automation-using automation and artificial intelligence responsibly to improve services, productivity and operational outcomes. * Enterprise Resource Management-enabling modern, efficient and integrated corporate services. * Data Transformation-helping the forces treat data as a strategic asset and deliver trusted insights for operational and organisational decision-making. * A broad portfolio of other operational and organisational enabling solutions that underpin effective policing every day. Leadership and influence As a member of the IT Senior Management Team, you will contribute to the day-to-day running and future direction of the department. You will influence technical strategy, investment and priorities; work closely with senior force stakeholders, partners and suppliers; and ensure that solutions align with local, regional and national policing requirements. You will lead, support and inspire colleagues within your immediate remit and across the wider IT department. You will create an environment in which people can perform at their best, develop their skills and work collaboratively to deliver reliable services and meaningful change. Our strategic ambition The role is central to delivering the forces' agreed Digital (IT) Strategy and its aim to: "Empower Kent Police and Essex Police through effective, user-centred, performant and secure technology that drives innovation, enhances operational excellence and transforms policing for the future." 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