Lead Infrastructure Engineer

HM Land Registry; Bickleigh; On-site; GBP 53,000 - 64,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Civil Service Pension

Annual leave

Job summary

HM Land Registry leads the UK property market by protecting critical IT services across on-premise and cloud environments. The Lead Infrastructure Engineer role focuses on shaping security capabilities and driving secure infrastructure projects within the IT Operations Practice.

You will work with engineers, architects and service managers to ensure resilient systems, manage security controls, and guide technical teams.

Qualifications

• Holds a qualification in Information Technology or a related area (Degree level or equivalent) or significant experience in an IT field.
• Advanced skills in assessing security controls and posture and prioritisation of control changes.
• Advanced skills in designing and managing systems controls and security systems engineering.

Responsibilities

• Act as a subject matter expert in cyber security, providing technical leadership and accountability for the design, implementation and management of security controls.
• Support the management and operation of security controls across HMLR's technology estate, including both on-premise and cloud-hosted services.
• Lead the development and enhancement of cyber security controls, assessment methodologies and incident management capabilities.
• Provide technical leadership across business-as-usual operations and change programmes, supporting informed decision-making and delivery of secure solutions.
• Work collaboratively with Lead Infrastructure Engineers, Technical Leads and other specialist teams to ensure the availability, integrity and performance of infrastructure services.
• Ensure technical solutions align with existing infrastructure standards, strategic objectives and long-term technology roadmaps.
• Work with suppliers, partners and internal stakeholders to develop, test and implement secure technology solutions that meet business needs.
• Lead and support the technical development of engineers and specialists, helping to build capability across the IT Operations Practice.
• Provide technical supervision and task management for engineering resources, setting clear objectives and supporting successful delivery.
• Build and maintain effective working relationships across teams and disciplines to meet operational requirements and service level commitments.
• Act as a positive role model, promoting inclusive behaviours, collaboration and high professional standards.
• Identify, assess and mitigate security risks through the implementation of appropriate technical controls.
• Champion modern engineering practices, industry standards and continual service improvement.
• Develop and execute test plans to provide assurance for infrastructure changes and technology implementations.
• Support a culture where everyone feels valued, respected and able to contribute, addressing conflict and non-inclusive behaviours appropriately.
• Contribute to the ongoing development of the IT Operations Practice and wider technology community.

Skills

PAM

ADFS

Firewalls

CAP

Entra

SIEM

EDR-XDR

CTEM

DAST

WAF/DDoS

Entra ID

IPS/IDS

PKI

SASE

Security Assurance frameworks

incident response

cryptographic systems

Education

Degree in Information Technology or related field

ITIL Foundation Certificate

Job description

Job summary

HM Land Registry (HMLR) is looking for a Lead Infrastructure Engineer to provide technical leadership across our Security Cluster, helping to protect and strengthen the critical technology services that support one of the UK's largest digital transformation programmes.

Job description

Working within the IT Operations Practice in our Transformation and Technology directorate, you will play a key role in shaping and developing security capabilities across our on-premise and cloud-based environments.

You will work closely with engineers, architects, service managers and technical leaders to ensure our infrastructure remains secure, resilient and aligned with organisational priorities.

This is an exciting opportunity to influence the future direction of cyber security engineering at HMLR, whilst supporting the development of technical teams and driving innovation across our technology landscape.

Main Duties

• Act as a subject matter expert in cyber security, providing technical leadership and accountability for the design, implementation and management of security controls.
• Support the management and operation of security controls across HMLR's technology estate, including both on-premise and cloud-hosted services.
• Lead the development and enhancement of cyber security controls, assessment methodologies and incident management capabilities.
• Provide technical leadership across business-as-usual operations and change programmes, supporting informed decision-making and delivery of secure solutions.
• Work collaboratively with Lead Infrastructure Engineers, Technical Leads and other specialist teams to ensure the availability, integrity and performance of infrastructure services.
• Ensure technical solutions align with existing infrastructure standards, strategic objectives and long-term technology roadmaps.
• Work with suppliers, partners and internal stakeholders to develop, test and implement secure technology solutions that meet business needs.
• Lead and support the technical development of engineers and specialists, helping to build capability across the IT Operations Practice.
• Provide technical supervision and task management for engineering resources, setting clear objectives and supporting successful delivery.
• Build and maintain effective working relationships across teams and disciplines to meet operational requirements and service level commitments.
• Act as a positive role model, promoting inclusive behaviours, collaboration and high professional standards.
• Identify, assess and mitigate security risks through the implementation of appropriate technical controls.
• Champion modern engineering practices, industry standards and continual service improvement.
• Develop and execute test plans to provide assurance for infrastructure changes and technology implementations.
• Support a culture where everyone feels valued, respected and able to contribute, addressing conflict and non-inclusive behaviours appropriately.
• Contribute to the ongoing development of the IT Operations Practice and wider technology community.

Person specification

Essential Technical Skills and Qualifications

Holds a qualification in Information Technology or a related area (Degree level or equivalent) or significant experience in an IT field

• PAM, ADFS, Firewalls, CAP, Entra, SIEM, EDR-XDR, CTEM, DAST, WAF/DDoS, Entra ID, IPS/IDS, PKI, SASE, Security Assurance frameworks, incident response, cryptographic systems.
• Advanced skills in the assessment of security controls and posture and prioritisation of control changes.
• Advanced Skills in designing and managing systems controls and security systems engineering.

Desirable Technical Skills and Qualifications

ITIL Foundation Certificate

• Essential Experience: Planning and leading significant infrastructure change.
• Technical leadership in an enterprise environment including operation of service.
• Visualise, articulate and solve complex problems and make disciplined decisions based on available information.
• Strong communication skills, building good relationships, and explaining technical issues to non-technical stakeholders

Please note that desirable criteria will only be assessed in the event of high application numbers and/or as a tiebreaker.

For Further Information

For Further Information Please See The Attached Job Description.

Behaviours

• Leadership
• Communicating and Influencing
• Managing a Quality Service
• Benefits

Alongside your salary of £58,419, HM Land Registry contributes £16,923 towards you being a member of the Civil Service Defined Benefit Pension scheme.

Find out what benefits a Civil Service Pension provides (opens in a new window).

WeAreHMLR

At HM Land Registry our vision is a world leading property market as part of a thriving economy and a sustainable future.

We are unique in terms of the economic and social impacts of our work, our ability to make a positive difference to the lives of our customers, our sense of mission, and our great people.

They are the foundation of all we have achieved and all we aspire to in the future.

We want our people to feel proud to work for HM Land Registry and able to fulfil their full potential.

We have a strong and positive culture, a commitment to inclusivity, an emphasis on continuous learning and development, and flexible ways of working.

We offer competitive pay and annual leave, attractive pension options and a wide range of other benefits.

We have integrity – we value honesty, trust and doing the right thing in the right way.

We drive innovation – we are forward-thinking, embrace change and are continually improving our processes.

We are professional – we value and grow our knowledge and professional expertise. xbpsjku

We give assurance – we guarantee our services and provide confidence to the property market.