AI Security Institute

About the AI Security Institute The AI Security Institute is the world's largest and best-funded team dedicated to understanding advanced AI risks and translating that knowledge into action. We’re in the heart of the UK government with direct lines to No. 10 (the Prime Minister's office), and we work with frontier developers and governments globally. We’re here because governments are critical for advanced AI going well, and UK AISI is uniquely positioned to mobilise them. With our resources, unique agility and international influence, this is the best place to shape both AI development and government action. The deadline for applying to this role is Sunday 19th July 2026, end of day, anywhere on Earth. About the role AI capabilities in the life sciences are advancing faster than at any point in history. Foundation models can now design novel proteins, interpret genomic sequences. These are extraordinary tools for scientific progress, but also have the potential for harm if misused. The AI Security Institute's Chem-Bio team exists to evaluate the capability of both frontier and narrow AI models in chemistry and biology, ensuring the UK government and its partners have an accurate view of risks and capabilities. This team is one of AISI's most consequential paths to impact, at a critical moment. Over the next twelve months it will need to move faster, deliver more complex research programmes, and engage more deeply with partners in major AI labs and security services than it has before. This role is for the person who makes that possible. You will sit directly alongside the CB team's researchers: helping them structure ambiguous research questions into tractable programmes, ensuring that our research lines up with the rigorous empirical claims the team must be able to evidence to inform policy, recommending which novel technical work to start and stop, or sequence technical dependencies across workstreams. It is a research-programme architecture role, working at the interface between "what should we investigate?" and "how do we actually do so?" What you will own Research programme architecture . You will work directly with researchers to scope projects: refining what questions we're actually trying to answer, what the milestones and success criteria are for novel technical work, and how to sequence technical dependencies, resource and time across workstreams. You will be the person who turns "we should probably look into X" into a tractable research plan with clear deliverables, without imposing process that gets in researchers' way. Research delivery tracking and unblocking. You will bring a continuous improvement mindset to the team’s existing lightweight research management structures - sprint cadence, dependency maps, progress tracking - that create visibility and grip without overhead. You will surface technical blockers before they become crises and intervene directly to resolve them, and know exactly when and to whom to escalate. The goal is researchers spending their time on research, not logistics. Cross-government technical engagement. You will manage the technical interface with government partners (Dstl, UKHSA, MOD, and others) where that engagement is about research— data-sharing arrangements, conducting joint technical work, scoping requirements for access for classified compute. This role is about ensuring the work we deliver is technically sound, not about communicating its results, which sits with our exploitation colleagues. You will work closely with the CB team's delivery and exploitation colleagues to make sure the work they do is technically grounded. Team operations and pace. You will maintain the operational rhythm that lets a small, high-performing research team move at frontier speed inside government. You will ensure the team has what it needs to deliver, and that nothing falls through the cracks. Role Requirements - A track record as a technical programme manager working directly with researchers or engineers. You have managed complex technical programmes – ideally at an AI lab, a biotech startup, in defence/intelligence R&D, or in a similarly high-ambiguity research environment. You know how to scope and structure novel research work (where the answer isn't known in advance), not just deliver against a pre-defined plan. You have earned the trust of technical teams by understanding their work deeply enough to provide critical challenge, and engage beyond process. - Comfort operating at the frontier of AI. You do not need to be a machine learning researcher, but you need to be fluent enough in frontier AI to operate in constant conversation with researchers about our work, strategy and research taste; and understand what's hard, what's speculative, what's blocked, and what "good" looks like for a given experiment or evaluation. - High agency and ownership. You take responsibility for outcomes, not activities. When something is stuck, you pick up the phone. You do not wait for someone else to escalate. - Credibility with technical teams. Researchers trust you because you understand their constraints, respect their expertise, and demonstrably make their lives easier. You influence through competence and service, not authority or process. - Strong prioritisation under pressure. You can identify what actually matters this week and focus the team's energy there while keeping longer-horizon work alive. You have the judgement to recognise work that isn't landing and the confidence to escalate it or recommend that it stop. - Discretion and judgement in a sensitive domain. You understand that work at the intersection of AI and biology carries dual-use sensitivity. You are comfortable working within classified constraints and can make sound trade-offs between openness, security and pace. Strong candidates may also have: - Experience in biosecurity, life sciences, public health or adjacent domains where similar dual-use judgement is required - Prior experience at a frontier AI lab - Existing SC or DV clearance - Experience working in or with Dstl, MOD, DHSC, UKHSA or equivalent national security/adjacent bodies in other settings - Hands-on comfort with modern productivity tools (coding agents, Linear) and willingness to use AI tools as part of daily work Selection process Applications are reviewed on a rolling basis. We encourage you to apply early. - Application - CV and a short cover note (max 500 words) explaining what draws you to this role and what you would bring. - Screening interview - Lightweight conversation on trajectory, motivation and fit. - Work test - A take-home exercise designed to test programme management judgement in context. You will receive this after the screening interview. - Technical interview - Discussion of your work test with a current AISI TPM. - Behavioural interview - Deeper dive on stakeholder management, prioritisation and team dynamics. - Senior leadership interview (30 min) - Final conversation with AISI senior leadership. Security Clearance Appointment is conditional on successfully completing UK Government SC clearance. Prior clearance is not required—we will sponsor and support you. You should normally have been resident in the UK for the past 5 years. You may also be required to undergo Developed Vetting (DV). DV typically requires a longer period of UK residency (around 10 years). Employment is conditional on obtaining and maintaining the required clearance(s). More detail on clearance eligibility can be found on the UK Government website: National security vetting: clearance levels - GOV.UK. What We Offer Impact you couldn't have anywhere else - Incredibly talented, mission-driven and supportive colleagues. - Direct influence on how frontier AI is governed and deployed globally. - Work with the Prime Minister’s AI Advisor and leading AI companies. - Opportunity to shape the first & best-resourced public-interest research team focused on AI security. Resources & access - Pre-release access to multiple frontier models and ample compute. - Extensive operational support so you can focus on research and ship quickly. - Work with experts across national security, policy, AI research and adjacent sciences. Growth & autonomy - If you’re talented and driven, you’ll own important problems early. - 5 days off and annual stipends for learning and development, and funding for conferences and external collaborations. - Freedom to pursue research bets without product pressure. - Opportunities to publish and collaborate externally. Life & family* - Modern central London office (cafes, food court, gym), or where applicable, option to work in similar government offices in Birmingham, Cardiff, Darlington, Edinburgh, Salford or Bristol. - Hybrid working, flexibility for occasional remote work abroad and stipends for work-from-home equipment. - At least 25 days’ annual leave, 8 public holidays, extra team-wide breaks and 3 days off for volunteering. - Generous paid parental leave (36 weeks of UK statutory leave shared between parents + 3 extra paid weeks + option for additional unpaid time). - On top of your salary, we contribute 28.97% of your base salary to your pension. - Discounts and benefits for cycling to work, donations and retail/gyms. *These benefits apply to direct employees. Benefits may differ for individuals joining through other employment arrangements such as secondments. Salary Annual salary is benchmarked to role scope and relevant experience. Most offers land between £65,000 and £145,000 made up of a base salary plus a technical allowance (take-home salary = base + technical allowance). An additional 28.97% employer pension contribution is paid on the base salary. This role sits outside of the DDaT pay framework given the scope of this role requires in depth technical expertise in frontier AI safety, robustness and advanced AI architectures. The full range of salaries are available below: - Level 3: £65,000–£75,000 (Base £39,850 + Technical Allowance £25,150–£35,150) - Level 4: £85,000–£95,000 (Base £47,355 + Technical Allowance £37,645–£47,645) - Level 5: £105,000–£115,000 (Base £61,620 + Technical Allowance £43,380–£53,380) - Level 6: £125,000–£135,000 (Base £74,605 + Technical Allowance £50,395–£60,395) - Level 7: £145,000 (Base £74,605 + Technical Allowance £70,395) Additional Information Use of AI in Applications Artificial Intelligence can be a useful tool to support your application, however, all examples and statements provided must be truthful, factually accurate and taken directly from your own experience. Where plagiarism has been identified (presenting the ideas and experiences of others, or generated by artificial intelligence, as your own) applications may be withdrawn and internal candidates may be subject to disciplinary action. Please see our candidate guidance for more information on appropriate and inappropriate use. Internal Fraud Database The Internal Fraud function of the Fraud, Error, Debt and Grants Function at the Cabinet Office processes details of civil servants who have been dismissed for committing internal fraud, or who would have been dismissed had they not resigned. The Cabinet Office receives the details from participating government organisations of civil servants who have been dismissed, or who would have been dismissed had they not resigned, for internal fraud. In instances such as this, civil servants are then banned for 5 years from further employment in the civil service. The Cabinet Office then processes this data and discloses a limited dataset back to DLUHC as a participating government organisations. DLUHC then carry out the pre employment checks so as to detect instances where known fraudsters are attempting to reapply for roles in the civil service. In this way, the policy is ensured and the repetition of internal fraud is prevented. For more information please see - Internal Fraud Register. Security Successful candidates must undergo a criminal record check and get baseline personnel security standard (BPSS) clearance before they can be appointed. Additionally, there is a strong preference for eligibility for counter-terrorist check (CTC) clearance . Some roles may require higher levels of clearance, and we will state this by exception in the job advertisement. See our vetting charter here. Nationality requirements We may be able to offer roles to applicant from any nationality or background . As such we encourage you to apply even if you do not meet the standard nationality requirements (opens in a new window). Working for the Civil Service The Civil Service Code (opens in a new window) sets out the standards of behaviour expected of civil servants. The Civil Service embraces diversity and promotes equal opportunities. As such, we run a Disability Confident Scheme (DCS) for candidates with disabilities who meet the minimum selection criteria. The Civil Service also offers a Redeployment Interview Scheme to civil servants who are at risk of redundancy, and who meet the minimum requirements for the advertised vacancy. Diversity and Inclusion The Civil Service is committed to attract, retain and invest in talent wherever it is found. To learn more please see the Civil Service People Plan (opens in a new window) and the Civil Service Diversity and Inclusion Strategy (opens in a new window) . As part of the application process, we monitor statistics on D&I. You can see how we process this data here: Recruitment privacy notice - GOV.UK .

About the AI Security Institute The AI Security Institute is the world's largest and best-funded team dedicated to understanding advanced AI risks and translating that knowledge into action. We’re in the heart of the UK government with direct lines to No. 10 (the Prime Minister's office), and we work with frontier developers and governments globally. We’re here because governments are critical for advanced AI going well, and UK AISI is uniquely positioned to mobilise them. With our resources, unique agility and international influence, this is the best place to shape both AI development and government action. Role Description The AI Security Institute's Research Unit is looking for motivated and talented Software Engineers to join AISI's Core Technology Team. We are looking for exceptional candidates at all experience levels, from junior through to senior or staff, to work in small teams on a range of critical research-oriented software and infrastructure. In this role, you’ll work with cutting-edge technologies on research problems with real-world impact, and receive mentorship and coaching from your manager and the technical leads on your team. You'll also regularly interact with world-famous researchers and other incredible staff (including alumni from Anthropic, DeepMind, OpenAI, Google, Apple, and professors from Oxford and Cambridge). About our Core Technology Team AISI Core Technology Team comprises several teams building tools and infrastructure used across all of our research work. This includes projects like Inspect (our open-source evaluation framework), systems for running evaluations at scale, and hosting frontier open-weights models for evaluations or human studies. As a software engineer on one of these teams, you might: - Add a feature to one of our “sandbox plugins” for Inspect, supporting advanced agentic evals with safe mechanisms to let models write and execute arbitrary code - Implement support for a new class of open-weights model on our model hosting platform - Support a research team with designing custom infrastructure for a new research project - Collaborate with the open-source community on a feature in Inspect or Inspect's plugin ecosystem - Assist with an evaluation testing exercise of a frontier AI model, debugging issues that appear in Inspect from API changes in the lab's latest SDK Person Specification You may be a good fit if you have some of the following skills, experience and attitudes: - Writing production quality code at fast pace. - Designing, shipping, and maintaining complex tech products. - Improving technical standards across a team, through mentoring and feedback. - Strong written and verbal communication skills. - Experience working with a world-class research team comprised of both scientists and engineers (e.g. in a top-3 lab). - Python experience, including understanding the intricacies of the language, the good vs. bad Pythonic ways of doing things and much of the wider ecosystem/tooling. - Experience building and maintaining systems on AWS or other cloud providers using infrastructure-as-code. Motivated candidates are encouraged to apply even if you don't meet all the above criteria. Required Experience We select based on skills and experience regarding the following areas: - Writing production quality code - Writing code efficiently - Python - Written communication - Verbal communication - Teamwork - Interpersonal skills - Tackling challenging problems Desired Experience We additionally may factor in experience with particular areas like: - Expertise in Cloud Infrastructure or Dev Ops (AWS, Azure, Kubernetes, Terraform, CDK, Docker, etc.) - Cybersecurity expertise - ML Ops (vLLM, agent frameworks, fine-tuning, RAG systems, etc.) What We Offer Impact you couldn't have anywhere else - Incredibly talented, mission-driven and supportive colleagues. - Direct influence on how frontier AI is governed and deployed globally. - Work with the Prime Minister’s AI Advisor and leading AI companies. - Opportunity to shape the first & best-resourced public-interest research team focused on AI security. Resources & access - Pre-release access to multiple frontier models and ample compute. - Extensive operational support so you can focus on research and ship quickly. - Work with experts across national security, policy, AI research and adjacent sciences. Growth & autonomy - If you’re talented and driven, you’ll own important problems early. - 5 days off and annual stipends for learning and development, and funding for conferences and external collaborations. - Freedom to pursue research bets without product pressure. - Opportunities to publish and collaborate externally. Life & family* - Modern central London office (cafes, food court, gym), or where applicable, option to work in similar government offices in Birmingham, Cardiff, Darlington, Edinburgh, Salford or Bristol. - Hybrid working, flexibility for occasional remote work abroad and stipends for work-from-home equipment. - At least 25 days’ annual leave, 8 public holidays, extra team-wide breaks and 3 days off for volunteering. - Generous paid parental leave (36 weeks of UK statutory leave shared between parents + 3 extra paid weeks + option for additional unpaid time). - On top of your salary, we contribute 28.97% of your base salary to your pension. - Discounts and benefits for cycling to work, donations and retail/gyms. *These benefits apply to direct employees. Benefits may differ for individuals joining through other employment arrangements such as secondments. Salary Annual salary is benchmarked to role scope and relevant experience. Most offers land between £65,000 and £145,000 made up of a base salary plus a technical allowance (take-home salary = base + technical allowance). An additional 28.97% employer pension contribution is paid on the base salary. This role sits outside of the DDaT pay framework given the scope of this role requires in depth technical expertise in frontier AI safety, robustness and advanced AI architectures. The full range of salaries are available below: - Level 3: £65,000–£75,000 (Base £39,850 + Technical Allowance £25,150–£35,150) - Level 4: £85,000–£95,000 (Base £47,355 + Technical Allowance £37,645–£47,645) - Level 5: £105,000–£115,000 (Base £61,620 + Technical Allowance £43,380–£53,380) - Level 6: £125,000–£135,000 (Base £74,605 + Technical Allowance £50,395–£60,395) - Level 7: £145,000 (Base £74,605 + Technical Allowance £70,395) Additional Information Use of AI in Applications Artificial Intelligence can be a useful tool to support your application, however, all examples and statements provided must be truthful, factually accurate and taken directly from your own experience. Where plagiarism has been identified (presenting the ideas and experiences of others, or generated by artificial intelligence, as your own) applications may be withdrawn and internal candidates may be subject to disciplinary action. Please see our candidate guidance for more information on appropriate and inappropriate use. Internal Fraud Database The Internal Fraud function of the Fraud, Error, Debt and Grants Function at the Cabinet Office processes details of civil servants who have been dismissed for committing internal fraud, or who would have been dismissed had they not resigned. The Cabinet Office receives the details from participating government organisations of civil servants who have been dismissed, or who would have been dismissed had they not resigned, for internal fraud. In instances such as this, civil servants are then banned for 5 years from further employment in the civil service. The Cabinet Office then processes this data and discloses a limited dataset back to DLUHC as a participating government organisations. DLUHC then carry out the pre employment checks so as to detect instances where known fraudsters are attempting to reapply for roles in the civil service. In this way, the policy is ensured and the repetition of internal fraud is prevented. For more information please see - Internal Fraud Register. Security Successful candidates must undergo a criminal record check and get baseline personnel security standard (BPSS) clearance before they can be appointed. Additionally, there is a strong preference for eligibility for counter-terrorist check (CTC) clearance . Some roles may require higher levels of clearance, and we will state this by exception in the job advertisement. See our vetting charter here. Nationality requirements We may be able to offer roles to applicant from any nationality or background . As such we encourage you to apply even if you do not meet the standard nationality requirements (opens in a new window). Working for the Civil Service The Civil Service Code (opens in a new window) sets out the standards of behaviour expected of civil servants. The Civil Service embraces diversity and promotes equal opportunities. As such, we run a Disability Confident Scheme (DCS) for candidates with disabilities who meet the minimum selection criteria. The Civil Service also offers a Redeployment Interview Scheme to civil servants who are at risk of redundancy, and who meet the minimum requirements for the advertised vacancy. Diversity and Inclusion The Civil Service is committed to attract, retain and invest in talent wherever it is found. To learn more please see the Civil Service People Plan (opens in a new window) and the Civil Service Diversity and Inclusion Strategy (opens in a new window) . As part of the application process, we monitor statistics on D&I. You can see how we process this data here: Recruitment privacy notice - GOV.UK .

About the AI Security Institute The AI Security Institute is the world's largest and best-funded team dedicated to understanding advanced AI risks and translating that knowledge into action. We’re in the heart of the UK government with direct lines to No. 10 (the Prime Minister's office), and we work with frontier developers and governments globally. We’re here because governments are critical for advanced AI going well, and UK AISI is uniquely positioned to mobilise them. With our resources, unique agility and international influence, this is the best place to shape both AI development and government action. About the Team AISI's Chem Bio (CB) team conducts technical research to assess evolving AI capabilities related to science R&D and CB misuse, and the effectiveness of technical safeguards that might mitigate risks arising from those capabilities. The goal of our research is to inform critical decisions on security, opportunities, policy, and risk mitigation made by governments and AI developers. We're a close-knit, unusually interdisciplinary team—made up of machine learning researchers and engineers, software engineers, virologists and bacteriologists, behavioural research scientists, biosecurity experts, long-standing CB policy specialists and talented generalists—who work closely with other technical and policy teams across government. Role Responsibilities We are building a dedicated engineering function within the CB team — a small team that owns the shared platform, tooling, and infrastructure that our research projects depend on. This role leads that function. The successful candidate will: - Lead CB's engineering team — set technical direction, define engineering standards, and own the roadmap for shared infrastructure, tools, and components used across CB's research projects. - Line-manage a small number of engineers — provide regular support, feedback, and development guidance to direct reports (expect 1–3 reports as the team grows). - Design and build reliable systems — architect and deliver the core platform that enables researchers to run experiments and ship results quickly, including LLM-based agent systems, evaluation frameworks, and supporting infrastructure. - Work closely with researchers — translate varied research needs across general agents, science agents, chemical and biological models and other CB workstreams into well-engineered, maintainable systems. - Hire and grow the team — run hiring pipelines for future engineering roles, contribute to interview design and candidate assessment, and help shape what great engineering talent looks like at AISI. - Shape engineering culture— establish ways of working, code quality standards, and development practices for a growing engineering team embedded in a research-heavy environment. - Represent CB engineering across AISI — coordinate with Core Technology and other engineering teams to share tooling, align on infrastructure, and avoid duplication. Role Requirements We are looking for the following skills, experience and attitudes, but a successful candidate will not necessarily need to meet all these criteria. We can be flexible in shaping the role and salary to your background, expertise, and level of experience. - Significant experience writing production-level Python code that is scalable, robust, and easy to maintain, with a track record of leading technical work in a team. - Strong infrastructure and platform skills — experience with cloud environments (AWS), container orchestration (Kubernetes), and job scheduling (Slurm or similar). - Demonstrated experience leading or managing engineers — whether through formal line management, tech-leading a team, or running hiring pipelines. You don't need to have done all three, but you should be comfortable with at least one and keen to grow into the others. - Familiarity with the AI/ML ecosystem: OpenAI-compatible APIs, PyTorch, and the tooling around LLM-based systems. - Ability to work across multiple teams, understanding varied research needs and delivering reliable engineering solutions. - A sense of mission, urgency, and responsibility for success: Demonstrated ability to solve challenging problems, implement solutions efficiently and acquire any missing knowledge necessary to get the job done. Motivated to build software with direct policy impact. - Strong communication skills, with the ability to work effectively in a dynamic, multidisciplinary team environment. Strong candidates may also have: - Experience working in a research environment — you don't need to be a researcher, but you should be comfortable working alongside them and translating ambiguous research requirements into engineering plans. - Familiarity with computational biology tools, workflows, or datasets. - Experience building or maintaining internal developer platforms, shared libraries, or CI/CD systems for technical teams. Please note that this is a reserved post. We can only consider applications from UK nationals (including dual nationals who hold British citizenship). Appointment is conditional on successfully completing UK Government SC clearance. Prior clearance is not required—we will sponsor and support you. You should normally have been resident in the UK for the past 5 years. You may also be required to undergo Developed Vetting (DV). DV typically requires a longer period of UK residency (around 10 years). Employment is conditional on obtaining and maintaining the required clearance(s). More detail on clearance eligibility can be found on the UK Government website: National security vetting: clearance levels - GOV.UK Other core requirements - You should be able to spend at least 9 days per fortnight working with us. - You should be willing to work from our office in London (Whitehall) at least 3 days/week. - You should be UK-based. What We Offer Impact you couldn't have anywhere else - Incredibly talented, mission-driven and supportive colleagues. - Direct influence on how frontier AI is governed and deployed globally. - Work with the Prime Minister’s AI Advisor and leading AI companies. - Opportunity to shape the first & best-resourced public-interest research team focused on AI security. Resources & access - Pre-release access to multiple frontier models and ample compute. - Extensive operational support so you can focus on research and ship quickly. - Work with experts across national security, policy, AI research and adjacent sciences. Growth & autonomy - If you’re talented and driven, you’ll own important problems early. - 5 days off and annual stipends for learning and development, and funding for conferences and external collaborations. - Freedom to pursue research bets without product pressure. - Opportunities to publish and collaborate externally. Life & family* - Modern central London office (cafes, food court, gym), or where applicable, option to work in similar government offices in Birmingham, Cardiff, Darlington, Edinburgh, Salford or Bristol. - Hybrid working, flexibility for occasional remote work abroad and stipends for work-from-home equipment. - At least 25 days’ annual leave, 8 public holidays, extra team-wide breaks and 3 days off for volunteering. - Generous paid parental leave (36 weeks of UK statutory leave shared between parents + 3 extra paid weeks + option for additional unpaid time). - On top of your salary, we contribute 28.97% of your base salary to your pension. - Discounts and benefits for cycling to work, donations and retail/gyms. *These benefits apply to direct employees. Benefits may differ for individuals joining through other employment arrangements such as secondments. Salary Annual salary is benchmarked to role scope and relevant experience. Most offers land between £65,000 and £145,000 made up of a base salary plus a technical allowance (take-home salary = base + technical allowance). An additional 28.97% employer pension contribution is paid on the base salary. This role sits outside of the DDaT pay framework given the scope of this role requires in depth technical expertise in frontier AI safety, robustness and advanced AI architectures. The full range of salaries are available below: - Level 3: £65,000–£75,000 (Base £39,850 + Technical Allowance £25,150–£35,150) - Level 4: £85,000–£95,000 (Base £47,355 + Technical Allowance £37,645–£47,645) - Level 5: £105,000–£115,000 (Base £61,620 + Technical Allowance £43,380–£53,380) - Level 6: £125,000–£135,000 (Base £74,605 + Technical Allowance £50,395–£60,395) - Level 7: £145,000 (Base £74,605 + Technical Allowance £70,395) Additional Information Use of AI in Applications Artificial Intelligence can be a useful tool to support your application, however, all examples and statements provided must be truthful, factually accurate and taken directly from your own experience. Where plagiarism has been identified (presenting the ideas and experiences of others, or generated by artificial intelligence, as your own) applications may be withdrawn and internal candidates may be subject to disciplinary action. Please see our candidate guidance for more information on appropriate and inappropriate use. Internal Fraud Database The Internal Fraud function of the Fraud, Error, Debt and Grants Function at the Cabinet Office processes details of civil servants who have been dismissed for committing internal fraud, or who would have been dismissed had they not resigned. The Cabinet Office receives the details from participating government organisations of civil servants who have been dismissed, or who would have been dismissed had they not resigned, for internal fraud. In instances such as this, civil servants are then banned for 5 years from further employment in the civil service. The Cabinet Office then processes this data and discloses a limited dataset back to DLUHC as a participating government organisations. DLUHC then carry out the pre employment checks so as to detect instances where known fraudsters are attempting to reapply for roles in the civil service. In this way, the policy is ensured and the repetition of internal fraud is prevented. For more information please see - Internal Fraud Register. Security Successful candidates must undergo a criminal record check and get baseline personnel security standard (BPSS) clearance before they can be appointed. Additionally, there is a strong preference for eligibility for counter-terrorist check (CTC) clearance . Some roles may require higher levels of clearance, and we will state this by exception in the job advertisement. See our vetting charter here. Nationality requirements We may be able to offer roles to applicant from any nationality or background . As such we encourage you to apply even if you do not meet the standard nationality requirements (opens in a new window). Working for the Civil Service The Civil Service Code (opens in a new window) sets out the standards of behaviour expected of civil servants. The Civil Service embraces diversity and promotes equal opportunities. As such, we run a Disability Confident Scheme (DCS) for candidates with disabilities who meet the minimum selection criteria. The Civil Service also offers a Redeployment Interview Scheme to civil servants who are at risk of redundancy, and who meet the minimum requirements for the advertised vacancy. Diversity and Inclusion The Civil Service is committed to attract, retain and invest in talent wherever it is found. To learn more please see the Civil Service People Plan (opens in a new window) and the Civil Service Diversity and Inclusion Strategy (opens in a new window) . As part of the application process, we monitor statistics on D&I. You can see how we process this data here: Recruitment privacy notice - GOV.UK .

About the AI Security Institute The AI Security Institute is the world's largest and best-funded team dedicated to understanding advanced AI risks and translating that knowledge into action. We’re in the heart of the UK government with direct lines to No. 10 (the Prime Minister's office), and we work with frontier developers and governments globally. We’re here because governments are critical for advanced AI going well, and UK AISI is uniquely positioned to mobilise them. With our resources, unique agility and international influence, this is the best place to shape both AI development and government action. The deadline for applying to this role is Sunday 19th July 2026, end of day, anywhere on Earth. About the Team: Security Engineering at the AI Security Institute (AISI) exists to help our researchers move fast, safely. We treat security as a measurable, researcher-centric product. We build s ecure-by-design platforms, automated governance, and intelligence-led detection that protects our people, partners, models, and data. We work shoulder to shoulder with research units and core technology teams, and we optimise for enablement over gatekeeping, proportionate controls, low ego, and high ownership. What you might work on: - Help design and ship paved roads and secure defaults across our platform so researchers can build quickly and safely - Build tooling and reusable infrastructure-as-code modules that make the secure path the easy path - Build provenance and integrity into the software supply chain (signing, attestation, artefact verification, reproducibility) - Support strengthened identity, segmentation, secrets, and key management to create a defensible foundation for evaluations at scale - Develop automated, evidence-driven assurance mapped to relevant standards, reducing audit toil and improving signal - Create detections and response playbooks tailored to model evaluations and research workflows, and run exercises to validate them - Threat model new evaluation pipelines with research and core technology teams, fixing classes of issues at the platform layer - Assess third-party services and hardware/software supply chains, and introduce lightweight controls that raise the bar - Contribute to open standards and open source, and share lessons with the broader community where appropriate If you want to build security that accelerates frontier-scale AI safety research, and see your work land in production quickly, this is a good place to do it. Role Summary: We're looking for a strong software engineer who's drawn to security. Someone who would rather ship a paved road than write a policy, and who's excited by the prospect of building the security foundations for frontier-scale AI safety research. You don't need to be a career security specialist. You do need to be a genuinely good engineer who thinks adversarially, cares about getting the defaults right, and wants to go deep on security over the coming years. Working as a hands-on engineer on AISI's Security Engineering team, building the secure-by-default patterns, reusable controls, and guardrails that the rest of the organisation builds on top of. You'll spend at least your first year focused on platform and product security, embedding safe practices across the development lifecycle, hardening our cloud and CI/CD foundations, and partnering with engineers to fix classes of issues rather than one-off bugs. You'll build influence through enablement, not enforcement. Over time, you'll extend these patterns. We expect your security depth to grow on the job; we'll back that with mentorship, learning budget, and real ownership early. Responsibilities: - Write production-quality code and reusable infrastructure-as-code (Terraform, CDK, etc.) that delivers secure-by-default modules, bootstrap templates, and reference architectures - Build tooling for identity, secrets, environment isolation, and pipeline hardening - Develop and help maintain a baseline cloud control set (e.g. SCPs, logging, tagging) and improve cloud posture with automated feedback loops - Provide consulting and coaching to platform and product teams to support secure delivery - Threat model new and existing systems with research and core technology teams, and fix issues at the platform layer - Build provenance and integrity into the software supply chain (signing, attestation, artefact verification) - Help create detections and response playbooks, support post-incident reviews, and design for resilience - Align technical controls with governance and shared responsibility boundaries Profile requirements: You may be a good fit if you have some of the following skills, experience, and attitudes: - Writing production-quality code at a fast pace, and designing, shipping, and maintaining complex tech products - A genuine pull towards security, you think adversarially, enjoy understanding how systems break, and want to make the secure path the default path - Strong Python and/or another production language, including the good vs. bad ways of doing things and a feel for the wider ecosystem and tooling - Experience building and maintaining systems on AWS or other cloud providers using infrastructure-as-code (Terraform, CDK, etc.) - Solid understanding of CI/CD pipelines and the software development lifecycle - You take the trajectory of frontier AI seriously, and you're motivated by the mission of making it safe - Strong written and verbal communication, and the ability to build influence in cross-functional environments - Improving technical standards across a team through mentoring and feedback Motivated candidates are encouraged to apply even if you don't meet all the above criteria. We care more about engineering ability, security instinct, and trajectory than a long security CV. Desired experience: We additionally may factor in experience with areas like: - Cloud security, identity, networking, and org-level services - Cybersecurity expertise (threat modelling, detection and response, supply-chain security, secrets management) - Software supply-chain security and provenance - ML Ops and AI/ML platform surfaces - Practical understanding of AI/ML risks Key Competencies: - Strong software engineering and the ability to design reusable IaC components - Security instinct: threat modelling, secure defaults, and paved paths - Collaboration across platform and research teams - Cloud fundamentals (AWS), with appetite to go deep on cloud security - Growing capability in securing AI/ML workloads and artefacts - Clear communication and influence without authority Security Clearance: Appointment is conditional on successfully completing UK Government SC clearance. Prior clearance is not required—we will sponsor and support you. You should normally have been resident in the UK for the past 5 years. More detail on clearance eligibility can be found on the UK Government website: National security vetting: clearance levels - GOV.UK. What We Offer Impact you couldn't have anywhere else - Incredibly talented, mission-driven and supportive colleagues. - Direct influence on how frontier AI is governed and deployed globally. - Work with the Prime Minister’s AI Advisor and leading AI companies. - Opportunity to shape the first & best-resourced public-interest research team focused on AI security. Resources & access - Pre-release access to multiple frontier models and ample compute. - Extensive operational support so you can focus on research and ship quickly. - Work with experts across national security, policy, AI research and adjacent sciences. Growth & autonomy - If you’re talented and driven, you’ll own important problems early. - 5 days off and annual stipends for learning and development, and funding for conferences and external collaborations. - Freedom to pursue research bets without product pressure. - Opportunities to publish and collaborate externally. Life & family* - Modern central London office (cafes, food court, gym), or where applicable, option to work in similar government offices in Birmingham, Cardiff, Darlington, Edinburgh, Salford or Bristol. - Hybrid working, flexibility for occasional remote work abroad and stipends for work-from-home equipment. - At least 25 days’ annual leave, 8 public holidays, extra team-wide breaks and 3 days off for volunteering. - Generous paid parental leave (36 weeks of UK statutory leave shared between parents + 3 extra paid weeks + option for additional unpaid time). - On top of your salary, we contribute 28.97% of your base salary to your pension. - Discounts and benefits for cycling to work, donations and retail/gyms. *These benefits apply to direct employees. Benefits may differ for individuals joining through other employment arrangements such as secondments. Salary Annual salary is benchmarked to role scope and relevant experience. Most offers land between £65,000 and £145,000 made up of a base salary plus a technical allowance (take-home salary = base + technical allowance). An additional 28.97% employer pension contribution is paid on the base salary. This role sits outside of the DDaT pay framework given the scope of this role requires in depth technical expertise in frontier AI safety, robustness and advanced AI architectures. The full range of salaries are available below: - Level 3: £65,000–£75,000 (Base £39,850 + Technical Allowance £25,150–£35,150) - Level 4: £85,000–£95,000 (Base £47,355 + Technical Allowance £37,645–£47,645) - Level 5: £105,000–£115,000 (Base £61,620 + Technical Allowance £43,380–£53,380) - Level 6: £125,000–£135,000 (Base £74,605 + Technical Allowance £50,395–£60,395) - Level 7: £145,000 (Base £74,605 + Technical Allowance £70,395) Additional Information Use of AI in Applications Artificial Intelligence can be a useful tool to support your application, however, all examples and statements provided must be truthful, factually accurate and taken directly from your own experience. Where plagiarism has been identified (presenting the ideas and experiences of others, or generated by artificial intelligence, as your own) applications may be withdrawn and internal candidates may be subject to disciplinary action. Please see our candidate guidance for more information on appropriate and inappropriate use. Internal Fraud Database The Internal Fraud function of the Fraud, Error, Debt and Grants Function at the Cabinet Office processes details of civil servants who have been dismissed for committing internal fraud, or who would have been dismissed had they not resigned. The Cabinet Office receives the details from participating government organisations of civil servants who have been dismissed, or who would have been dismissed had they not resigned, for internal fraud. In instances such as this, civil servants are then banned for 5 years from further employment in the civil service. The Cabinet Office then processes this data and discloses a limited dataset back to DLUHC as a participating government organisations. DLUHC then carry out the pre employment checks so as to detect instances where known fraudsters are attempting to reapply for roles in the civil service. In this way, the policy is ensured and the repetition of internal fraud is prevented. For more information please see - Internal Fraud Register. Security Successful candidates must undergo a criminal record check and get baseline personnel security standard (BPSS) clearance before they can be appointed. Additionally, there is a strong preference for eligibility for counter-terrorist check (CTC) clearance . Some roles may require higher levels of clearance, and we will state this by exception in the job advertisement. See our vetting charter here. Nationality requirements We may be able to offer roles to applicant from any nationality or background . As such we encourage you to apply even if you do not meet the standard nationality requirements (opens in a new window). Working for the Civil Service The Civil Service Code (opens in a new window) sets out the standards of behaviour expected of civil servants. The Civil Service embraces diversity and promotes equal opportunities. As such, we run a Disability Confident Scheme (DCS) for candidates with disabilities who meet the minimum selection criteria. The Civil Service also offers a Redeployment Interview Scheme to civil servants who are at risk of redundancy, and who meet the minimum requirements for the advertised vacancy. Diversity and Inclusion The Civil Service is committed to attract, retain and invest in talent wherever it is found. To learn more please see the Civil Service People Plan (opens in a new window) and the Civil Service Diversity and Inclusion Strategy (opens in a new window) . As part of the application process, we monitor statistics on D&I. You can see how we process this data here: Recruitment privacy notice - GOV.UK .

About the AI Security Institute The AI Security Institute is the world's largest and best-funded team dedicated to understanding advanced AI risks and translating that knowledge into action. We’re in the heart of the UK government with direct lines to No. 10 (the Prime Minister's office), and we work with frontier developers and governments globally. We’re here because governments are critical for advanced AI going well, and UK AISI is uniquely positioned to mobilise them. With our resources, unique agility and international influence, this is the best place to shape both AI development and government action. Expression of Interest - Red Team AISI's Red Team is open to expressions of interest from talented research engineers and scientists of all levels of seniority who want to work at the forefront of frontier AI safety and security but do not see a role listed that matches their skills and experience. Our talent team will reach out should a role arise that may be a good match. Team Description The Red Team conducts cutting edge research to identify, evaluate and stress test vulnerabilities in frontier AI systems, sharing our findings directly with leading AI companies, UK officials and allied governments to inform deployment, research and policy decisions. The Red Team is composed of three specialised sub teams, each tackling a distinct set of challenges. While each sub team has its own focus, we work closely together, sharing methodologies, tooling, research insights and findings across the wider Red Team. Many of our most impactful projects draw on expertise from across all three sub teams, and we actively encourage collaboration in working to tackle the most pressing challenges in frontier AI safety and security. Alignment The Alignment sub-team focuses on detecting, evaluating and understanding misalignment in frontier AI systems. Our work centres on loss of control risks, including deceptive alignment, research sabotage and self-exfiltration attempts. We carry out novel research to develop techniques for finding misalignment, investigate how to attribute misaligned behaviour to more fundamental concerns such as instrumental convergence, and conduct pre and post deployment evaluations. We share our findings with frontier AI companies and with the UK and allied governments to inform deployment, research and policy making, and we work directly with safety teams at frontier labs to help improve their alignment training and monitoring methodologies. Misuse The Misuse sub-team focuses on stress testing frontier AI safeguards for dangerous capabilities, researching novel attack vectors and developing advanced automated attack tooling. Our work probes the robustness of safeguards against real world threats, helping to identify where frontier systems may be vulnerable to exploitation and where defences need to be strengthened. We share our findings with frontier AI companies, including Anthropic, OpenAI and DeepMind, as well as with key UK officials and other governments, to inform their deployment, research and policy decisions and to support the development of more resilient safeguards across the frontier AI ecosystem. Control The Control sub-team partners with leading frontier AI companies to stress test control measures designed to prevent AI systems from causing harm. Drawing on techniques from adversarial machine learning, we develop algorithms to uncover a wide range of failures in control measures and use these findings to assess and strengthen them. These partnerships allow us to directly influence vital control measures, while our position within government enables us to bring our understanding of the current state of control measures to wider government as critical deployment, research, and policy decisions are made. Salary £65,000 - £145,000 GBP What We Offer Impact you couldn't have anywhere else - Incredibly talented, mission-driven and supportive colleagues. - Direct influence on how frontier AI is governed and deployed globally. - Work with the Prime Minister’s AI Advisor and leading AI companies. - Opportunity to shape the first & best-resourced public-interest research team focused on AI security. Resources & access - Pre-release access to multiple frontier models and ample compute. - Extensive operational support so you can focus on research and ship quickly. - Work with experts across national security, policy, AI research and adjacent sciences. Growth & autonomy - If you’re talented and driven, you’ll own important problems early. - 5 days off and annual stipends for learning and development, and funding for conferences and external collaborations. - Freedom to pursue research bets without product pressure. - Opportunities to publish and collaborate externally. Life & family* - Modern central London office (cafes, food court, gym), or where applicable, option to work in similar government offices in Birmingham, Cardiff, Darlington, Edinburgh, Salford or Bristol. - Hybrid working, flexibility for occasional remote work abroad and stipends for work-from-home equipment. - At least 25 days’ annual leave, 8 public holidays, extra team-wide breaks and 3 days off for volunteering. - Generous paid parental leave (36 weeks of UK statutory leave shared between parents + 3 extra paid weeks + option for additional unpaid time). - On top of your salary, we contribute 28.97% of your base salary to your pension. - Discounts and benefits for cycling to work, donations and retail/gyms. *These benefits apply to direct employees. Benefits may differ for individuals joining through other employment arrangements such as secondments. Salary Annual salary is benchmarked to role scope and relevant experience. Most offers land between £65,000 and £145,000 made up of a base salary plus a technical allowance (take-home salary = base + technical allowance). An additional 28.97% employer pension contribution is paid on the base salary. This role sits outside of the DDaT pay framework given the scope of this role requires in depth technical expertise in frontier AI safety, robustness and advanced AI architectures. The full range of salaries are available below: - Level 3: £65,000–£75,000 (Base £39,850 + Technical Allowance £25,150–£35,150) - Level 4: £85,000–£95,000 (Base £47,355 + Technical Allowance £37,645–£47,645) - Level 5: £105,000–£115,000 (Base £61,620 + Technical Allowance £43,380–£53,380) - Level 6: £125,000–£135,000 (Base £74,605 + Technical Allowance £50,395–£60,395) - Level 7: £145,000 (Base £74,605 + Technical Allowance £70,395) Additional Information Use of AI in Applications Artificial Intelligence can be a useful tool to support your application, however, all examples and statements provided must be truthful, factually accurate and taken directly from your own experience. Where plagiarism has been identified (presenting the ideas and experiences of others, or generated by artificial intelligence, as your own) applications may be withdrawn and internal candidates may be subject to disciplinary action. Please see our candidate guidance for more information on appropriate and inappropriate use. Internal Fraud Database The Internal Fraud function of the Fraud, Error, Debt and Grants Function at the Cabinet Office processes details of civil servants who have been dismissed for committing internal fraud, or who would have been dismissed had they not resigned. The Cabinet Office receives the details from participating government organisations of civil servants who have been dismissed, or who would have been dismissed had they not resigned, for internal fraud. In instances such as this, civil servants are then banned for 5 years from further employment in the civil service. The Cabinet Office then processes this data and discloses a limited dataset back to DLUHC as a participating government organisations. DLUHC then carry out the pre employment checks so as to detect instances where known fraudsters are attempting to reapply for roles in the civil service. In this way, the policy is ensured and the repetition of internal fraud is prevented. For more information please see - Internal Fraud Register. Security Successful candidates must undergo a criminal record check and get baseline personnel security standard (BPSS) clearance before they can be appointed. Additionally, there is a strong preference for eligibility for counter-terrorist check (CTC) clearance . Some roles may require higher levels of clearance, and we will state this by exception in the job advertisement. See our vetting charter here. Nationality requirements We may be able to offer roles to applicant from any nationality or background . As such we encourage you to apply even if you do not meet the standard nationality requirements (opens in a new window). Working for the Civil Service The Civil Service Code (opens in a new window) sets out the standards of behaviour expected of civil servants. The Civil Service embraces diversity and promotes equal opportunities. As such, we run a Disability Confident Scheme (DCS) for candidates with disabilities who meet the minimum selection criteria. The Civil Service also offers a Redeployment Interview Scheme to civil servants who are at risk of redundancy, and who meet the minimum requirements for the advertised vacancy. Diversity and Inclusion The Civil Service is committed to attract, retain and invest in talent wherever it is found. To learn more please see the Civil Service People Plan (opens in a new window) and the Civil Service Diversity and Inclusion Strategy (opens in a new window) . As part of the application process, we monitor statistics on D&I. You can see how we process this data here: Recruitment privacy notice - GOV.UK .

About the AI Security Institute The AI Security Institute is the world's largest and best-funded team dedicated to understanding advanced AI risks and translating that knowledge into action. We’re in the heart of the UK government with direct lines to No. 10 (the Prime Minister's office), and we work with frontier developers and governments globally. We’re here because governments are critical for advanced AI going well, and UK AISI is uniquely positioned to mobilise them. With our resources, unique agility and international influence, this is the best place to shape both AI development and government action. Expression of Interest – Chem Bio AISI’s Chem Bio team is open to expressions of interest from talented research engineers and scientists of all levels of seniority who want to work at the forefront of frontier AI safety and security, but do not see a role listed that matches their skills and experience. Our talent team will reach out should a role arise that may be a good match. Team Description The Chem Bio team conducts cutting-edge research to understand, evaluate and mitigate chemical and biological risks associated with frontier AI systems. We assess the extent to which advanced models may enable harmful capabilities, develop methods for evaluating these risks rigorously, and share our findings directly with leading AI companies, UK officials and allied governments to inform deployment, research and policy decisions. Our work spans a range of technical and scientific challenges, including capability elicitation, model evaluations, benchmarking, threat modelling, and the development of safeguards and monitoring approaches. We combine expertise from machine learning, chemistry, biology, biosecurity and related disciplines to better understand how frontier AI systems may affect the chemical and biological risk landscape. We work closely with partners across government, academia and industry, and collaborate with other technical teams across AISI to ensure our work is scientifically rigorous, operationally relevant and decision-useful. Many of our most impactful projects draw on expertise from across multiple domains, and we actively encourage collaboration in tackling the most pressing challenges in frontier AI safety and security. What you might work on Depending on your background and the needs of the team, you could contribute to work such as: - Designing and running evaluations to assess chemical and biological capabilities in frontier AI systems - Developing benchmarks, datasets and experimental protocols for assessing high-consequence risks - Studying how model capabilities may generalise or transfer across scientific domains and task settings - Building tools and automated methods for capability elicitation, testing and monitoring - Investigating model safeguards and identifying where they may fail or require strengthening - Conducting threat modelling and risk analysis to understand realistic pathways to harm - Translating technical findings into actionable recommendations for frontier AI companies and government stakeholders - Working with external partners in science, security and policy to improve the broader ecosystem’s understanding of chem/bio-related AI risks Who we’re interested in We are interested in hearing from candidates with strong technical, scientific or research backgrounds relevant to the Chem Bio team’s mission. This may include people with experience in: - Machine learning, especially evaluation, robustness, interpretability or capability assessment - Computational biology, bioinformatics, molecular biology, synthetic biology or related life sciences - Chemistry, computational chemistry, cheminformatics or related disciplines - Biosecurity, chemical security, threat assessment or dual-use risk analysis - Research engineering, scientific software, automation or infrastructure for technical research - Experimental design, benchmarking and empirical evaluation - Interdisciplinary work at the intersection of AI and the natural sciences We welcome expressions of interest from people at a range of seniority levels, including individual contributors, technical leads and research managers. Salary £65,000 - £145,000 GBP What We Offer Impact you couldn't have anywhere else - Incredibly talented, mission-driven and supportive colleagues. - Direct influence on how frontier AI is governed and deployed globally. - Work with the Prime Minister’s AI Advisor and leading AI companies. - Opportunity to shape the first & best-resourced public-interest research team focused on AI security. Resources & access - Pre-release access to multiple frontier models and ample compute. - Extensive operational support so you can focus on research and ship quickly. - Work with experts across national security, policy, AI research and adjacent sciences. Growth & autonomy - If you’re talented and driven, you’ll own important problems early. - 5 days off and annual stipends for learning and development, and funding for conferences and external collaborations. - Freedom to pursue research bets without product pressure. - Opportunities to publish and collaborate externally. Life & family* - Modern central London office (cafes, food court, gym), or where applicable, option to work in similar government offices in Birmingham, Cardiff, Darlington, Edinburgh, Salford or Bristol. - Hybrid working, flexibility for occasional remote work abroad and stipends for work-from-home equipment. - At least 25 days’ annual leave, 8 public holidays, extra team-wide breaks and 3 days off for volunteering. - Generous paid parental leave (36 weeks of UK statutory leave shared between parents + 3 extra paid weeks + option for additional unpaid time). - On top of your salary, we contribute 28.97% of your base salary to your pension. - Discounts and benefits for cycling to work, donations and retail/gyms. *These benefits apply to direct employees. Benefits may differ for individuals joining through other employment arrangements such as secondments. Salary Annual salary is benchmarked to role scope and relevant experience. Most offers land between £65,000 and £145,000 made up of a base salary plus a technical allowance (take-home salary = base + technical allowance). An additional 28.97% employer pension contribution is paid on the base salary. This role sits outside of the DDaT pay framework given the scope of this role requires in depth technical expertise in frontier AI safety, robustness and advanced AI architectures. The full range of salaries are available below: - Level 3: £65,000–£75,000 (Base £39,850 + Technical Allowance £25,150–£35,150) - Level 4: £85,000–£95,000 (Base £47,355 + Technical Allowance £37,645–£47,645) - Level 5: £105,000–£115,000 (Base £61,620 + Technical Allowance £43,380–£53,380) - Level 6: £125,000–£135,000 (Base £74,605 + Technical Allowance £50,395–£60,395) - Level 7: £145,000 (Base £74,605 + Technical Allowance £70,395) Additional Information Use of AI in Applications Artificial Intelligence can be a useful tool to support your application, however, all examples and statements provided must be truthful, factually accurate and taken directly from your own experience. Where plagiarism has been identified (presenting the ideas and experiences of others, or generated by artificial intelligence, as your own) applications may be withdrawn and internal candidates may be subject to disciplinary action. Please see our candidate guidance for more information on appropriate and inappropriate use. Internal Fraud Database The Internal Fraud function of the Fraud, Error, Debt and Grants Function at the Cabinet Office processes details of civil servants who have been dismissed for committing internal fraud, or who would have been dismissed had they not resigned. The Cabinet Office receives the details from participating government organisations of civil servants who have been dismissed, or who would have been dismissed had they not resigned, for internal fraud. In instances such as this, civil servants are then banned for 5 years from further employment in the civil service. The Cabinet Office then processes this data and discloses a limited dataset back to DLUHC as a participating government organisations. DLUHC then carry out the pre employment checks so as to detect instances where known fraudsters are attempting to reapply for roles in the civil service. In this way, the policy is ensured and the repetition of internal fraud is prevented. For more information please see - Internal Fraud Register. Security Successful candidates must undergo a criminal record check and get baseline personnel security standard (BPSS) clearance before they can be appointed. Additionally, there is a strong preference for eligibility for counter-terrorist check (CTC) clearance . Some roles may require higher levels of clearance, and we will state this by exception in the job advertisement. See our vetting charter here. Nationality requirements We may be able to offer roles to applicant from any nationality or background . As such we encourage you to apply even if you do not meet the standard nationality requirements (opens in a new window). Working for the Civil Service The Civil Service Code (opens in a new window) sets out the standards of behaviour expected of civil servants. The Civil Service embraces diversity and promotes equal opportunities. As such, we run a Disability Confident Scheme (DCS) for candidates with disabilities who meet the minimum selection criteria. The Civil Service also offers a Redeployment Interview Scheme to civil servants who are at risk of redundancy, and who meet the minimum requirements for the advertised vacancy. Diversity and Inclusion The Civil Service is committed to attract, retain and invest in talent wherever it is found. To learn more please see the Civil Service People Plan (opens in a new window) and the Civil Service Diversity and Inclusion Strategy (opens in a new window) . As part of the application process, we monitor statistics on D&I. You can see how we process this data here: Recruitment privacy notice - GOV.UK .