Digital Intelligence Operations

MI5 offers many different roles for those with IT skills and a passion in technology, some of which can be seen below. If we're not currently recruiting for the role you're interested in but you'd like to receive future updates, you can register your details.

Operational Network Engineer

The Operational Network team is responsible for the rollout and maintenance of MI5’s operations networks throughout the UK. This team takes the lead in deploying a wide range of advanced MI5 technical capability to enable intelligence collection in fast-paced and high profile investigations. The role has two key elements. Firstly, you’ll be responsible for building relationships with suppliers and organisations who work with us on sensitive projects. Importantly, the role also covers supporting and conducting live operations. You will work to tight deadlines which include solving technical problems in a tactical and covert way. Experience in a commercial data-centre and/or large networks would be an advantage.

Operational Infrastructure Engineer

The Operational Infrastructure team is responsible for maintaining the IT infrastructure that supports several high availability systems. These systems handle large amounts of real-time data to support our investigations. The focus is on maintaining and improving systems, their performance, patching and upgrade paths, and systems security and integrity, whilst also ensuring value for money from our third party support agreements. Your core responsibility will be the support and development of a range of operational systems and deliverables (including fault diagnostics), active participation in development projects (trialling, testing and evaluating kit) and reacting flexibly and in a timely manner to operational priorities. In this role you’ll gain experience of running IT services in a challenging operational environment and participate in, and carry out, research and development activities.