Salary: £36,408, plus a Specialist Role Payment of between £4,000 and £9,812 dependent on your skills assessed during the interview.
Flexible Working: This role is primarily office-based, with most of the work undertaken in the office and a small proportion of time working outside of the office. We offer flexible working hours, including options for compressed and part-time shifts. While working from home isn’t guaranteed, it might be possible on occasion, based on personal and business needs.
MI5 keeps the country safe from serious threats like terrorism and attempts by states to harm the UK, it’s people and way of life. We carry out investigations by obtaining, analysing, and assessing intelligence, and then work with a range of partners, including MI6 and GCHQ to disrupt these threats. Through our protective security arm, we provide advice and guidance to the government, businesses and other organisations, about how to keep themselves safe. A role in MI5 means you’ll do unique and challenging work in a supportive and encouraging environment, making a real difference to UK national security.
Our Infrastructure Engineers are essential in maintaining our critical IT systems, and now we’re looking for enthusiastic and self-motivated individuals from all backgrounds to join our team. So, if you have technical skills and a desire to stay current with technology, then this could be the role for you. From mobile and laptop deployment to moves, adds, and changes involving desktop PCs and peripherals, you’ll be the first line of support, tackling a variety of challenges to assist our mission.
As well as collaborating with colleagues who share your passion for technology, you’ll also build relationships with internal and external industry partners to ensure our infrastructure remains fit for purpose in an ever-evolving tech landscape. We don’t expect you to know everything on day one, but having some experience in these areas would be beneficial as a foundation for ongoing development. We’ll provide comprehensive training and support to help you succeed.
You’ll be able to take on technical information, put it into practice, and explain a range of IT issues to both technical and non-technical audiences. You’ll be a supportive team member, eager to share your knowledge and insights. Plus, with a positive and proactive approach to problem-solving, you’ll be keen to put your knowledge and skills to use in an environment that welcomes fresh ideas and new ways of thinking.
When you join us, we’ll get you settled in with an induction into our organisation and your team. Then you’ll receive full training so that you feel confident in your role. You’ll be welcomed into an inclusive, supportive environment that encourages open minds and attitudes, enabling you to make an impact on a national scale. And from day one, you’ll be empowered to drive your career with access to plenty of development opportunities, both internally and externally, to help you thrive as part of our world-class engineering team.
At MI5, diversity and inclusion are critical to our mission. To protect the UK, we need a truly diverse workforce that reflects the society we serve. This includes diversity in every sense of the word: those with different backgrounds, ages, ethnicities, gender identities, sexual orientations, ways of thinking and those with disabilities or neurodivergent conditions. We therefore welcome and encourage applications from everyone, including those from groups that are under-represented in our workforce such as women, those from an ethnic minority background, people with disabilities and those from low socio-economic backgrounds. Find out more about our culture, working environment, and diversity on our website.
For more information and to apply, please visit our website.
To be eligible to apply, you must be a British Citizen. If you hold dual nationality, of which one component is British, you will nonetheless be considered. Candidates must normally have been resident in the UK for seven out of the last ten years. This is particularly important if you were born outside the UK. You can apply at the age of 17 years, if successful you will not be offered a start date prior to your 18th birthday. Full eligibility details can be found on our website.
