IT SECURITY DESIGNERS, IT TESTERS & SYSTEMS ENGINEER

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Location:London

Salary:Salary depending on skills and experience

Closing date:18 February 2013

MI5 keeps the UK safe by watching for and disrupting threats to national security such as terrorism, espionage and cyber attack.

Information is the lifeblood of the organisation - and technology is constantly transforming the ways we can collate and analyse this information. So if you're a technology professional looking to have more impact, we offer challenges and rewards that simply can't be found elsewhere.

Join us and you'll have the chance to shape and work on cutting-edge, major-scale technology projects. All the while, you'll be deepening your expertise within a fast-moving, technically ambitious team that makes a real difference to national security.

Your role

IT Security Designers

As an IT Security Designer, you’ll be part of a team responsible for the security of MI5’s corporate IT systems. You’ll have the opportunity to work across every aspect of IT security, ranging from producing technical IT security policy and designing security components within the Enterprise IT, to hands-on IT incident response using IT security testing, forensics tools and techniques. There is also a strong focus on developing other team members through a programme of ongoing training and mentoring.

Systems Engineer

MI5’s Systems Engineers help shape the strategy for the introduction of systems engineering principles into the delivery lifecycle. You’ll play a key role in raising awareness of the value of systems engineering, developing associated advice and training, and providing it to programmes and projects.

IT Testers

IT Testers at MI5 plan and execute testing cycles across complex and challenging systems. You’ll be part of the team responsible for drafting and upholding the organisation’s software testing policy, while maintaining a technology route map for the development of software capability testing. You'll also inform the budgets for software testing capability, undertake technical software training design and delivery, and collaborate with key stakeholders to deliver software testing capability projects.

Your skills

We are looking for people who can demonstrate genuine subject-matter expertise, as well as a track record of delivering innovative solutions and results. You will also need the people skills to make things happen in a complex and fast-moving organisation. Discretion is vital.

The recruitment process

There are four stages in the recruitment process: a review of your CV and application, a telephone screening interview, a face-to-face interview, and an assessment centre.

Candidates who succeed at the assessment centre will be made a conditional offer of employment. You will then have a security interview with a vetting officer, with a final offer of employment being made after developed vetting has been granted.

To begin your application, please complete our pre-screening questions to find out if you meet our initial criteria. You will then need to complete an application form, supply equal opportunities monitoring information and upload a copy of your current CV.

We will keep you informed all the way up to final offer of employment, letting you know whether or not you've been successful at each stage. Timescales differ from candidate to candidate, but you can typically expect the entire process from application to assessment centre to take about 7-8 weeks.

Your CV

It is essential that your CV:

• covers the last 10 years of employment and/or education, clearly specifying job and/or course 'from' and 'to' dates in month and year detail
• explains any unaccounted periods of time or holidays over a fortnight in duration over the last 10 years by specifying the dates and a brief description of what you were doing during this time
• clearly demonstrates the key activities and responsibilities you have performed in each role detailed
• states what academic and professional qualifications you possess or are currently studying for.

Your CV must include the above information in order for us to process your application.

Guaranteed Interview Scheme

As part of our commitment to the “Positive about Disabled People” scheme we offer an interview to all candidates with a disability who meet our minimum criteria for the job vacancy that they are applying for. This is known as the Guaranteed Interview Scheme (GIS).

Along with the standard eligibility requirements for this post, your application will be assessed on how far you meet the job specification based on the information you provide in your CV. Your application must score the minimum amount of points set. On successful completion of this stage, you will be invited to interview.

Eligibility criteria

To be eligible to apply, you must meet our residency criteria. You must be a born or naturalised British citizen and one of your parents must be a British citizen or have substantial ties to the UK.

Candidates must normally have been resident in the UK for nine out of the last 10 years prior to application. This is particularly important if you were born outside the UK. You will nonetheless be considered if you have, for example, served overseas with HM Forces or in some other official capacity as a representative of Her Majesty's Government, studied abroad or lived overseas with your parents.

Due to vetting requirements you will need to be 18 years old or above to apply. Your application may take around six months to process.

The Security Service is committed to reflecting both equal opportunities and the society we protect.

Owing to the sensitivity of our work, we do not publicly disclose the identities of our staff. Discretion is vital. You should not discuss your application, other than with your partner or a close family member.

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