Operational Officers

The MI6 Operational Officer role offers a unique combination of an intellectual challenge, life overseas, involvement in global politics and the knowledge that the work you do helps protect your country.

The international dimension is at the core of everything MI6 does. We operate across the world collecting secret intelligence that informs Government decision-making and combats threats to the UK including terrorism, weapons proliferation and drugs trafficking.

Our Operational Officers will work across a range of different roles during the course of their careers. The Case Officers are based in the field building relationships with agents that allow us to gather vital information. The Targeting Officers research areas of interest, identify agents and work with Case Officers to plan operations. The Reports Officers are mainly UK-based and evaluate the intelligence that comes in before presenting it to Whitehall.

For more information on what it’s like to be an Operational Officer and to apply, please click on the apply button below.

You must be a British Citizen to apply. Please do not discuss your application with anyone. We also regularly recruit for Language Specialists, Administrators and Technology professionals.