Security Officer - Perimeter Team, Debden Site

Location: Debden

About the Team

The Security Operations team forms part of the Central Operations Directorate. The primary purpose of the team is to ensure the safety and security of all staff, tenants, and visitors, and to protect the Bank’s buildings, assets, and information.

Security Operations is structured to provide operational resilience and flexibility, enabling teams to train, test, and exercise without impacting daily delivery. As the Bank of England is part of the UK’s Critical National Infrastructure, and supports the production of Bank of England banknotes, the team maintains strong and effective engagement with law enforcement and external security partners.

The Perimeter Team play an important role in protecting our people, premises, assets and information from internal and external physical security threats. Working collaboratively with colleagues across the Bank, you will help deliver an effective security operation, respond to infrastructure failures and support the safe continuity of our wider operations. This role operates a staggered Monday-to-Friday shift pattern, with early shifts starting at 06:30 and late shifts finishing by 22:30.

Responsibilities

• Carry out reception-based security duties in line with established standard operating procedures.
• Conduct external patrols and safeguard Bank documents, IT equipment and safes, responding effectively to security breaches.
• Respond calmly and appropriately to external threats and security concerns, including terrorism, suspicious vehicles or activity, protests, bomb warnings, crime and demonstrations.
• Follow established procedures and escalate concerns to the appropriate teams.
• Help protect life and prevent the loss of assets, critical technology and sensitive information, while safeguarding the Bank’s reputation.
• Develop a thorough understanding of the Bank, its critical systems and business areas to minimise disruption and support operational continuity.
• Take an active role in training, professional development and security exercises.

Role requirements

Minimum criteria

• Demonstrable knowledge and experience of security guarding.
• Experience of managing conflict effectively and professionally.
• Competence in using IT systems and applications.
• Clear and effective communication skills.
• Experience of carrying out physical security patrols.

Essential criteria

• Strong interpersonal skills, with the ability to work confidently with a wide range of stakeholders in a fast-paced, high-pressure environment.
• The ability to produce clear, accurate and effective written reports.
• Proficiency in using two-way radios.

Desirable criteria

• An SIA Door Supervisor or Security Guard licence.
• Previous first-aid response experience or a recognised HSE first-aid qualification.
• Previous security experience within a corporate environment.

Due to the nature of the Security Officer – Perimeter position, which involves conducting physical security searches on male visitors, there is a genuine occupational requirement for the position holder to be male in accordance with Schedule 9, Part 1 of the Equality Act 2010.