Australian ­Secret Intelligence Service is looking online for prospective James Bonds

WANNABE spies could fulfil their James Bond dreams with the touch of a button. Australia’s secret service is advertising online for curious workers.

WANNABE spies could fulfil their James Bond dreams with the touch of a button.

Australia’s secret service is advertising online for curious workers who can keep their mouth shut.

The top secret role pays up to $96,389 and job hunters can expect the gruelling recruitment process to take up to a year, according to our sources.

Potential intelligence officers will compete against thousands of wannabe spy applicants.

But before spy school begins, they’ll have to pass intensive psychological tests and be sworn to secrecy.

If successful, life is unlikely to be like a James Bond film with fast cars, fast women and shaken martinis — but you may still need a tuxedo. New recruits should also have their passports in order because they could find themselves mingling with foreign powerbrokers or in Afghanistan.

Despite the intense working conditions, the Australian ­Secret Intelligence Service website promises four weeks of holiday a year and it ­encourages anyone with a driver’s licence to apply.

``If you’re an extraordinary person in an ordinary job, we want to hear from you,’’ said the online ad.

``You’ll have an innate sense of curiosity, enjoy connecting with people from different ­cultures, and know what it takes to strive for results.’’

A shroud of secrecy surrounds the agency, which remained a secret for the first 20 years it was in operation before it was revealed in 1972.

In a rare public appearance, chief Nick Warner gave a speech in 2012 saying ASIS operatives were central to stopping a repeat of the Bali bombings.

“As the reach of terrorism has spread, so has ASIS had to expand its collection capability to the Middle East, South Asia and to Africa.’’

These days, hundreds of ­officers work silently across the world. Applications close on April 27,

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