Reply to: New to all this and a bit of advice required

[malvolio]

Well yes, obviously that is the case. But that wasn't the point I was correcting was it?

Yes, actually. It would debar 99.99% of all ICTs

[Mr.Whippy]

But with at least five years UK residency...

Well yes, obviously that is the case. But that wasn't the point I was correcting was it?

[NotAllThere]

A friend of mine who left the Royal Signals with no real world experience got snapped up pretty quickly and he had a similar level of clearance as you. ...

Is this him?

[malvolio]

Not true, I know many non-British people with clearance.

But with at least five years UK residency...

[redgiant]

A friend of mine who left the Royal Signals with no real world experience got snapped up pretty quickly and he had a similar level of clearance as you. His main gripe now is that the work is similar to what he did in uniform (although the pay is better even though he was asked to go perm after six months) and is looking for a new challenge.

[Mr.Whippy]

SC also limits the availablility of the role to British nationals, so 'bob' factor not an issue.

Not true, I know many non-British people with clearance.

[Mr.Whippy]

Hmm, if you've already been DV vetted then getting it again for some future role isn't going to be a big job for the vetting agency, is it. I mean, they will have already been through all the life history and "I stole a sweetie when I was 5 years old" stuff so it will just be doing a credit check and looking to see if you've joined the Taliban in the last 6 months or whatever, won't it?

Not always. Some places dont accept others DV's, so it has to be done pretty much from scratch.

[Wanderer]

I thought that you were cleared for a specific role rather than being cleared in general. If you haven't got a role to go to, who are they transferring the DV to?

Hmm, if you've already been DV vetted then getting it again for some future role isn't going to be a big job for the vetting agency, is it. I mean, they will have already been through all the life history and "I stole a sweetie when I was 5 years old" stuff so it will just be doing a credit check and looking to see if you've joined the Taliban in the last 6 months or whatever, won't it?

[northernladuk]

Hate to be picky, but DV may expire as soon as you leave the Service unless you have a need for it. You don't get the same grace periods as you do with the lower levels. Check with your SSO.

That is generally what I thought but have seen this before...

Is there a requirement to re-vet people that rejoin within a year of leaving, other than in exceptional circumstances?
There is no requirement to re-vet staff that rejoin within a year of leaving, other than in exceptional circumstances. Where a security clearance needs to be transferred the receiving Personnel authority/company should phone the DBS NSV Helpdesk (01904 662644) at the outset to find out whether an individual holds a clearance and to initiate the transfer.

from

Ministry of Defence | About Defence | What we do | Security and Intelligence | DBS National Security Vetting | The Vetting Process

so it appears that it does have an element of flexibility around it that I didn't think it did.

[TheFaQQer]

I am in the process of having my DV transferred. Everything is in hand for this. Due to having to leave the forces for unseen circumstances the seniority are doing there best to make things as easy as possible for life on the outside.

I thought that you were cleared for a specific role rather than being cleared in general. If you haven't got a role to go to, who are they transferring the DV to?

[BashSpeight]

Hate to be picky, but DV may expire as soon as you leave the Service unless you have a need for it. You don't get the same grace periods as you do with the lower levels. Check with your SSO.

I am in the process of having my DV transferred. Everything is in hand for this. Due to having to leave the forces for unseen circumstances the seniority are doing there best to make things as easy as possible for life on the outside.

[malvolio]

Hate to be picky, but DV may expire as soon as you leave the Service unless you have a need for it. You don't get the same grace periods as you do with the lower levels. Check with your SSO.

[psychocandy]

SC/DV is good to have. Probably Solaris skills would be better than the Windows stuff.

[Taita]

Check the Security Cleared sites like the ones below. From what I remember around DV as long as you are semi capable you could pick and choose the roles you wanted. It is easier to to train you up as a PM on the job than it is find a Network PM in the time the have sometimes.

Normally in contracting I would say if you don't fit the role exactly don't bother applying but in your position I would apply for anything that looks remotely interesting just on the off chance. Friend of mine was a Cisco guru but just because he was cleared and available he got a Deployment Lead role out of nowhere..

DV Cleared Jobs - Secure Careers. Your resource for security cleared jobs.

Engineering Jobs | Nuclear Jobs | Security Clearance | Security Cleared MOD Jobs | Defence Jobs

Agreed. Excellent advice - your clearances are valuable assets and this Northernladuk has done the spadework for you! Good luck.

[Scrag Meister]

Your experience and your security clearance are the important things, MS type qualifications are not that sort after but may be the difference, all other things being equal.

Make sure you join the super special hidden passworded SC/DV section of the site when the invite comes through, if it does. Just be ready when it does. It may take a couple of weeks for them to vet your post content though