At MI5, we work hard to keep our country safe. And it’s equally important that we protect our people, places and property. When you join us as a Security Officer, you’ll help us do just that. 

As an MI5 Security Officer, you’ll help to protect our assets, people and places and make our complex security operation a success. You’ll work with a team of motivated professionals to provide a reassuring presence, while conducting a range of security duties and responsibilities.  

Roles will be either a 12-hour rotating or day shift (London only) pattern.

Our 12-hour rotating shift workers typically work a full 7-day week comprising day and night shifts. This will include: 2 day shifts (covering 0600-1830, including an hour’s unpaid meal break), 2 night shifts (covering 1800-0630 including an hour’s unpaid meal break) and 4 days off.

Our Day Officers typically work Monday to Friday. Each week you will work a different shift pattern of either 06:00 – 15:00, 08:00 – 17:00 or 11:00 – 20:00.

(The above times are provided as a guide and exact shift patterns may vary.)

Personal fitness is an important aspect of this role. As part of the recruitment process, candidates will be expected to undertake, and pass, a Fitness for Role medical assessment. 

The Fitness for Role medical assessment currently includes:

•    Eyesight test
•    Hearing Test
•    Step Test
•    Advisory only BMI test

If successful, you’ll need to maintain your fitness throughout the duration of the placement, as periodic medicals form part of the deployment of a Security Officer.

The application window for our Security Officer role will open on Thursday 8th June at 4pm. In the meantime, we encourage:

•    All those from an ethnic minority background
•    Women from any ethnic background

to register their interest in this forthcoming opportunity*

As part of the registration of interest, you will be invited to several online events prior to the campaign opening. There will be Insight Events where you can find out more about the role, hear from real staff and have the chance to ask us all questions. We are also offering a Skills Event which will provide general tips about completing a job application, preparing for interview etc. These events will run on:  

Insight Events – Tuesday 6th June (12.30pm and 5pm)
Skills Event – Thursday 8th June (1pm)

The events will last for approximately 1 hour.

Please note that a registration of interest does not constitute a job application, nor will such registration have any bearing upon the recruitment process itself.  Any individuals who register their interest and who decide subsequently to apply for the Security Officer role will need to complete an application form once the window for applications has opened.

*We are confining registrations of interest to these groups only, due to their current under-representation in our workforce.  Once the application window has opened, we welcome applications from all candidates, regardless of their ethnic background, gender, disability and/or any other characteristic(s). Please check our nationality eligibility criteria requirements here.

All applications will be assessed solely on merit.