Unit 970 · restricted
Intelligence and analysis, L1
A restricted role in the intelligence and analysis family. Restricted roles are advertised by unit number, role family and level only; you will hear more at interview, on a need-to-know basis.
- Level
- L1 Foundation
- Learns fast, delivers carefully.
- Industry equivalent
- Junior, associate, graduate
- Typically 0 to 2 years
- NATO equivalent
- OR-3
- Private to corporal. Indicative, not a rank.
- Hiring window
- Depth
- Q4 2029 to Q3 2030 · Register interest
What we expect at L1: Learns fast, delivers carefully.
Delivers well-scoped tasks with guidance. Focuses on fundamentals and reliable execution.
Impact and scope
What you own and how far your decisions reach.
- Owns small tasks and follows established patterns.
- Asks clarifying questions early and avoids guessing.
- Escalates uncertainty quickly when safety, privacy, or reliability may be affected.
Execution and delivery
How you plan, execute, and ship.
- Breaks work into small steps and communicates progress.
- Uses checklists, tests, or validation steps as appropriate.
- Keeps work visible: drafts, early reviews, and quick iterations.
Craft and quality
Correctness, maintainability, and professionalism.
- Produces readable changes with clear naming and intent.
- Learns and follows local conventions (runbooks, SOPs, code style).
- Fixes issues found in their own work before handoff.
Collaboration
How you communicate, align, and work with others.
- Communicates clearly and respectfully in writing.
- Accepts feedback and iterates quickly.
- Seeks context from operators, analysts, or stakeholders before making assumptions.
Security and trust
How you protect data, users, and the organization.
- Handles data carefully and follows access control rules.
- Asks before sharing sensitive information.
- Learns common security pitfalls relevant to the role.
Growth and leadership
How you learn, mentor, and raise the bar.
- Keeps a learning plan and asks for actionable feedback.
- Documents what they learned for the team.
- Builds habits: notes, runbooks, and checklists.
Intelligence and analysis
Applied analysis across investigations, intelligence fusion, and decision support.
Typical titles at L1
Research associate | Junior analyst
Examples of the work
- Entity resolution
- Link analysis
- OSINT workflows
- Briefings and reporting
Service lens
- Separate fact, inference, and uncertainty in every output.
- Make analysis defensible and reproducible.
- Collaboration must preserve provenance and access control.
About restricted roles
Restricted units build and protect our platform. Their roles are advertised by unit number, role family and level only, with no programme, customer or capability detail. Unit numbers are random and carry no meaning.
Before you start there is enhanced screening (identity, right to work, five years of verified history, references), an interview with the unit and a separate security interview. We say "restricted", not "cleared": Ireland has no statutory clearance for private-sector staff.
NATO grade equivalents follow STANAG 2116 and are indicative, to help people who have served read a role. They are not ranks.
Register interest
It takes about five minutes. You need your CV. We do not ask for your nationality, date of birth or a photo.
We have your application.
A confirmation is on its way to your inbox. A person on our People team reads every application, and we will email you if we would like to talk.