Traffic and Security Officer Location: RAF Brize Norton, Carterton Oxfordshire, OX18 3LX Salary: £27,916.06 plus excellent benefits Schedule: 2 days (12 hours/07:00-19:00) / 2 nights (12 hours/19:00-07:00) / 4 days stand down (includes 1 rostered duty cover shift) Ready to impact a better future? As a Traffic and Security Officer in our RAF Brize Norton team, you’ll help protect and support the RAF’s largest operational base by delivering essential access, security, and traffic services. Your work will ensure colleagues, visitors, and contractors experience a safe, efficient, and welcoming environment. Every day, you’ll play a meaningful role in maintaining the integrity of this critical site. Whether you’re greeting visitors, supporting security activity, or helping keep the base moving smoothly, your contribution will create a positive impact and support operations that help protect the nation. What you’ll do as a Traffic and Security Officer You’ll be entrusted to: Provide a professional and friendly welcome to all visitors and colleagues. Control vehicle and pedestrian access, checking identification and passes with accuracy. Assist with security searches and emergency response when required. Maintain accurate logs, records, and incident reports. Deliver vehicle escort duties and traffic management services across the base. Airfield pass check. Does this sound like you? You’ll be a great fit for this role if you have: Security Industry Authority (SIA) licence training and UK Security Vetting (UKSV) clearance or having no issues obtaining it. A full UK driving licence (maximum six points). The ability to meet the colour perception requirement for an Airfield Driving Permit. Excellent communication skills and a positive, customer focused mindset. Reliability, punctuality, and the ability to work 12‑hour day and night shifts. You must obtain UKSV Security Clearance (SC), which includes more detailed background checks on employment, criminal record, and financial history to ensure suitability for working in secure environments. Please note that UK residency requirements may apply for certain levels of clearance. You will also complete an Occupational Health Questionnaire so we can identify and provide any support you may need to undertake the role effectively. Discover all you need to keep growing We’re one of the top 1 percent of international employers, so you can have confidence you’ll be part of a highly supportive culture with leaders you can count on to help you achieve your goals. From mentoring and training to our focus on internal progression, we’re proud to offer clear development opportunities – and the support and tools to help you seize them. What we offer Holidays: 24 days plus bank holidays (and the option to buy up to five additional leave days each year) Pension: Up to 6 percent contributory pension scheme Training and development: Over 1,100 internal courses available, funding for qualifications and apprenticeships (including L3 Team Leader and L5 Operations Manager apprenticeships), mentoring opportunities, and a focus on internal progression Health and wellbeing: Employee Assistance Programme, Bupa Anytime HealthLine, wellbeing app, 30 percent off at Serco‑managed leisure centres, and 24/7 access to a virtual GP service Discounts: Discounts across around 1,000 retailers, from food and clothing to days out, entertainment and travel Charity: Paid volunteering day, tax‑free charitable giving through Payroll Giving Scheme, donate your pennies from your monthly pay to the Serco People Fund Charity Employee networks: Our networks support inclusion and connection by providing spaces for collaboration, learning, and belonging. They represent and empower all our colleagues including LGBTQIA employees, women, parents and carers, people with disabilities, veterans, and people from all cultural backgrounds. Let’s impact a better future, together. Apply today. To discover more about our careers in Defence, meet our team, and to find out more about what we offer, please follow this Link. We’re also a signatory of the UK Governments Women in Defence Charter, to find out more please click here. Please click on the apply button to complete your application. Occasionally we receive a large volume of applications for our roles and when that happens, we sometimes bring the closing date forward, so please apply promptly to avoid disappointment. At Serco, we see people first and foremost for their performance and potential. We are committed to building a diverse and inclusive organisation that supports the needs of all. As such we will make reasonable adjustments at interview through to employment for our candidates and strongly encourage applications from a diverse candidate pool. We are open to discussions around flexibility and flexible working. As a proud Disability Confident Leader and holder of the Gold Inclusive Employer Standard, disabled applicants who meet the minimum criteria for the job will be given the opportunity to demonstrate their abilities at an interview. defencejobs