You might not be the next James Bond, but you could play a very big part in keeping our country safe.
A number of jobs are on offer with the counter-intelligence service MI5.
The role will see you protect people from danger whether it be from terrorism or damaging espionage by hostile states.
MI5 also to help fight serious crime alongside the National Crime Agency and others.
Each of the jobs is based in Westminster , Central London, but some offer the opportunity to let you work elsewhere in the country.
You can find the details of each role and where to apply to them below, reports MyLondon.
Mandarin Chinese Language Opportunities
Role type: Permanent
Starting salary: £32,000+ p/a
Hours of work: Full-time
About the role:
Not only do MI5 want Mandarin speakers, but they are also wanted at MI6 and GCHQ, Britain's other spy agencies.
But beware, the roles go "well beyond translation and transcription". You'll have to carry out "core language analysis".
You could have picked up Mandarin growing up in a multi-lingual family or have studied the language to a high level.
And you won't just be stuck in the role, there are apparently lots of opportunities for promotion.
You can see the details and apply for roles here .
Russian Language Opportunities
Role type: Permanent
Starting salary: £32,000+ p/a
Hours of work: Full-time
About the role:
This role could lead to working not only for MI5 but also at MI6 and GCHQ, Britain's other spy agencies.
You will need to speak Ruassian, but at a pretty high level as what you translate and decipher will "have direct impact on UK government policy and decision-making".
"You’ll play an active role in directing projects and driving forward investigations," the description adds.
Not only must your Russian be great, but you should be able to "translate its nuances into clear, well-drafted English."
You can see the details and apply for roles here .
Chief Financial Officer
Role type: Permanent
Salary: £81,000+ p/a
Hours of work: Full-time
About the role:
Although three spy agencies in the UK work on different area, many of their corporate functions and requirements are very similar.
That is why the back offices for MI5, MI6 and GCHQ are being streamlined on order to provide "finance, commercial, HR and internal audit services".
And they need a CFO to help bring experience to that team.
You can see details and apply for the roles here .
Senior Finance Business Partner
Role type: Permanent
Salary: £81,000+ p/a
Hours of work: Full-time
About the role:
Play an important role at making sure the lights stay on, not just at MI5, but also at MI6 and GCHQ.
Previous experience at a large public body will help your chances, along with an accountant's qualifications.
You can see details and apply for the roles here .
Linguist
Role type: Contract
Salary: No details given
Hours of work: Flexible
About the role:
Intelligence agencies are looking for people with rare language skills to work flexibly, aiding them in their work.
They are looking for contractor linguists to respond quickly and effectively to changing operational demands.
The role is ideal to "complement a portfolio of other employment".
You can see details and apply for the roles here .
Application Architect
Role type: Permanent
Salary: £66,276 to £71,081
Hours of work: Full time
About the role:
Savvy software developers are needed for the complex needs of the MI5 for their apps.
You will have to have strong experience from a development background in Java, Javascript or C#.
For the full description and to apply for the role click here .
Lead Software Engineer
Role type: Permanent
Salary: £63,097 - £69,630
Hours of work: Full time
About the role:
The days of spies in telephone boxes are long gone.
Now they use services like Oracle, Mongo, Elastic Search and Hadoop for their systems and coding is king.
For the full description and to apply for the role click here .
Software Engineer
Role type: Permanent
Salary: £63,097 - £69,630
Hours of work: Full time
About the role:
As you might expect if you code for a spy agency, this job puts you in store for "unique and fascinating engineering challenges, the likes of which you will never have seen before".
You should have strong experience of programming in Java, C#, Python or JavaScript and be able to work in teams to meet the complex needs of a top spy operation.
For the full description and to apply for the role click here .
