Security Service in Civil service Category at DJZX Dance Music Directory

Security Service

A career in the Security Service

The role of the Service and the nature of our work are described elsewhere on this site, eg Our responsibilities, Our major areas of work, and in Employment issues.

What sort of people are we looking for?

It is difficult to generalise about the type of people we are looking for or the sort of attributes they should possess. But in addition to any relevant specialist abilities and qualifications, it is essential that our staff are of the highest integrity, resilient, sensitive to others and open to new ideas and working practices. They should also have good interpersonal skills, be good team workers and have qualities of self organisation and the ability to get things done. The Service does not offer any work placement or graduate sponsorship opportunities.

Please note that it is important from the outset that you should be discreet about your interest in joining the Service.

The Security Service currently employs about 1,900 people. More than a quarter of them are specialist staff who have brought their particular skills to the job or have been trained after joining. These staff have a wide range of expertise and include linguists, communications specialists, scientists, computer experts, technical staff, surveillance officers, as well as building maintenance staff, catering staff, printers, drivers, mechanics, porters and security guards. The remainder are generalists. Some of them join as recent graduates or equivalent to carry out the intelligence tasks (investigation, assessment of risks and operational work) and policy and key administrative work. Others join at a more junior level for administrative, clerical and support work.