Current vacancies
The positions below have been notified to the Careers Office by the departments of the Velocity Interoperability Network. Each is advertised at a grade on the common pay structure and remains listed until its closing date. The list was last updated on 6 September 2026 and is revised as departments notify new positions or fill existing ones.
A vacancy is filled through the same enlistment form as a general enlistment. The only difference is that you quote the reference of the vacancy in your statement, which tells the department which position you have in mind. A candidate who does not have a particular vacancy in view may enlist without a reference and will be considered as positions are established.
The Careers Office publishes vacancies exactly as departments notify them. Questions about the duties of a position, or about whether particular experience is suitable, should be put to the department concerned once it has acknowledged your enlistment. Questions about this page may be sent to contact@careers.gov.vin.
Vacancies open on 6 September 2026
| Reference | Role | Organisation | Closing date |
|---|---|---|---|
| VIN-DEF-26-001 | Network Security Analyst | Defence Department | 25 September 2026 |
| VIN-MIN-26-001 | External Relations Officer | Ministry | 25 September 2026 |
| VIN-DEF-26-002 | Incident Response Officer | Defence Department | 2 October 2026 |
| VIN-MIN-26-002 | Member Coordination Officer | Ministry | 2 October 2026 |
| VIN-DEF-26-003 | Readiness Exercise Coordinator | Defence Department | 9 October 2026 |
| VIN-MIN-26-003 | Standards Policy Adviser | Ministry | 9 October 2026 |
| VIN-DEF-26-004 | Infrastructure Protection Adviser | Defence Department | 16 October 2026 |
| VIN-MIN-26-004 | Communications Officer | Ministry | 23 October 2026 |
| VIN-DEF-26-005 | Operations Support Officer | Defence Department | 30 October 2026 |
Closing dates are inclusive. The organisation named is the department that will receive and assess enlistments quoting the reference; the full name of each department is given on the enlistment form.
Responding to a vacancy
The steps below apply to every vacancy on this page. They are the ordinary enlistment procedure with one addition: the reference.
Step 1: Note the reference
Every vacancy has a reference of the form VIN-XXX-26-000. The department uses it to match your enlistment to the position, so copy it exactly.
Step 2: Choose the department that notified the vacancy
On the enlistment form, select the department shown in the Organisation column. An enlistment is passed only to the department named on it, so a vacancy cannot be reached through another department.
Step 3: Quote the reference in your statement
Begin your statement with the reference and the title of the role. Then address the summary of the vacancy: say what you have done that bears on it. The department's own questions follow the statement and must also be answered.
Step 4: Submit before the closing date
Enlistments quoting a reference are accepted up to and including the closing date. After that the reference is closed and the vacancy is removed from this page at the next update. A late enlistment is still passed to the department as a general enlistment, without the reference.
Start an enlistment. For the procedure in full, see How enlistment works; for what a department does with an enlistment once it arrives, see Selection and appointment.
About each position
Each department supplies a short summary of the position with its notification. The summaries are reproduced here without alteration. The grade determines the pay and notice period of the post; see Terms and conditions of service.
- Network Security Analyst (VIN-DEF-26-001)
- Monitors and analyses traffic across the interconnections between member organisations, investigates anomalies and maintains the Department's security baseline. Candidates should describe experience of network monitoring or security analysis in their statement.
- Defence Department · Network security · Grade 3 · Closes 25 September 2026
- External Relations Officer (VIN-MIN-26-001)
- Prepares briefings for the Ministry's dealings with organisations outside the Network, attends meetings as note-taker and keeps the record of agreements reached. A second working language is an advantage and should be stated on the form.
- Ministry · External relations · Grade 3 · Closes 25 September 2026
- Incident Response Officer (VIN-DEF-26-002)
- First point of contact for security incidents reported by member organisations. Coordinates containment with the member concerned, keeps the incident record and drafts the post-incident report for the Department.
- Defence Department · Incident response · Grade 3 · Closes 2 October 2026
- Member Coordination Officer (VIN-MIN-26-002)
- The Ministry's point of contact for a group of member organisations. Arranges the coordination meetings, circulates papers and follows up the decisions taken. Candidates should describe experience of working across several organisations at once.
- Ministry · Member coordination · Grade 3 · Closes 2 October 2026
- Readiness Exercise Coordinator (VIN-DEF-26-003)
- Plans and runs the Network-wide readiness exercise to be held later this year. Writes the scenario, briefs participating members, runs the exercise control room and compiles the lessons learned. Availability for the exercise is essential.
- Defence Department · Resilience and readiness · Grade 4 · Closes 9 October 2026
- Standards Policy Adviser (VIN-MIN-26-003)
- Drafts the Ministry's position on proposed interoperability standards and represents it in discussions with departments and member organisations. Candidates should describe experience of standards work or of drafting policy.
- Ministry · Policy and standards · Grade 4 · Closes 9 October 2026
- Infrastructure Protection Adviser (VIN-DEF-26-004)
- Advises member organisations on the physical and technical protection of the facilities that carry Network traffic, conducts site assessments and writes the recommendations that follow. The post involves regular travel between Network sites.
- Defence Department · Protection of members and infrastructure · Grade 4 · Closes 16 October 2026
- Communications Officer (VIN-MIN-26-004)
- Drafts press releases and official statements for the Ministry's Newsroom, maintains the Ministry's style guidance and answers enquiries from the press by email. A short sample of the candidate's writing may be requested at assessment.
- Ministry · Communications · Grade 2 · Closes 23 October 2026
- Operations Support Officer (VIN-DEF-26-005)
- Maintains the duty roster, the contact directory and the incident log for the Department's operations room and supports the duty officer during incidents. The post is worked on a rota that includes some evenings and weekends.
- Defence Department · Incident response · Grade 2 · Closes 30 October 2026
Departments notifying vacancies
2 departments are currently enlisting through the Careers Office. Each notifies the Office of the positions it wishes to fill, together with a reference, a grade and a closing date, and the Office publishes them here on the day they are received.
Further departments of the Velocity Interoperability Network will begin enlisting as they establish positions. When they do, their vacancies will appear on this page and the department will be added to the enlistment form.
