Senior Infrastructure Specialist (Red Team)

Inspire People; Bickleigh; Hybrid; GBP 49,000 - 61,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid working

Civil Service pension 28.97%

Flexible working hours

Learning and development

Opportunities to influence Red Team

Work on nationally important services

Occasional travel

On-call rota potential

Job summary

HM Land Registry is building a new Red Team capability and seeks a Senior Infrastructure Specialist to lead penetration testing, adversary emulation, and threat- analysis across networks, systems and applications. You will emu- late real-world attacks to test controls, improve detection, and strengthen security posture.

The role requires degree-level IT qualifications, hands-on SIEM/EDR/XDR and cloud/infrastructure expertise, and scripting skills in Python, PowerShell, or SQL.

Qualifications

• Degree-level qualification in Information Technology, a related discipline, or equivalent professional experience.
• Advanced knowledge across at least three security technologies such as SIEM, EDR/XDR, CTEM, WAF/DDoS, Entra ID, IPS/IDS, PKI, SASE, AWS or Infrastructure as Code.
• Strong security data collection, analysis and investigative skills.
• Proficiency in scripting or programming languages including Python, PowerShell, SQL, Shell, Perl or Assembly.
• Experience analysing and resolving complex security issues.
• Hands-on experience with SIEM, XDR, Windows/Linux, Firewalls, Web Proxies, Active Directory/Entra ID, Containers or Virtualisation.

Responsibilities

• Conduct Red Team engagements, adversary emulation exercises and penetration testing activities.
• Simulate real-world cyber attacks to assess security controls, detection capabilities and response effectiveness.
• Identify vulnerabilities, attack paths and security weaknesses across networks, systems and applications.
• Analyse threat intelligence to understand attacker techniques and exploitation methods.
• Assess risks associated with security findings and provide evidence-based recommendations.

Skills

Adversary emulation

Threat analysis

Security operations

Python

PowerShell

SQL

Shell

Attack simulation

Investigative skills

Education

Degree in IT or related discipline

Tools

SIEM

EDR/XDR

WAF

Entra ID

PKI

AWS

Infrastructure as Code

Job description

Become part of a mission-driven cyber security team helping to protect one of the UK's most important digital property services.

HM Land Registry (HMLR), in partnership with Inspire People, is seeking a Senior Infrastructure Specialist - Red Team with experience in penetration testing, adversary emulation, threat analysis, Infrastructure as Code, DevOps and security operations. This permanent opportunity offers a salary of £49,443 - £60,527, hybrid working with 60% office attendance from Plymouth, and a market-leading Civil Service pension contribution of 28.97%.

Shape the Future of Cyber Security at HM Land Registry

As part of a newly developing Red Team capability within HMLR's IT Security Operations function, you'll help strengthen cyber resilience across services relied upon by millions of people every day. Working alongside Security Operations, Security Assurance, infrastructure engineers and technical specialists, you'll emulate real-world threat actors to identify vulnerabilities, test security controls and improve HMLR's security posture.

As a Senior Infrastructure Specialist - Red Team, you will:

• Conduct Red Team engagements, adversary emulation exercises and penetration testing activities
• Simulate real-world cyber attacks to assess security controls, detection capabilities and response effectiveness
• Identify vulnerabilities, attack paths and security weaknesses across networks, systems and applications
• Analyse threat intelligence to understand attacker techniques and exploitation methods
• Assess risks associated with security findings and provide evidence-based recommendations

Essential skills for the Senior Infrastructure Specialist - Red Team include:

• Degree-level qualification in Information Technology, a related discipline, or equivalent professional experience
• Advanced knowledge across at least three security technologies such as SIEM, EDR/XDR, CTEM, WAF/DDoS, Entra ID, IPS/IDS, PKI, SASE, AWS or Infrastructure as Code
• Strong security data collection, analysis and investigative skills
• Proficiency in at least one scripting or programming language including Python, PowerShell, SQL, Shell, Perl or Assembly
• Experience analysing and resolving complex security issues
• Hands-on experience with technologies such as SIEM, XDR, WAF, Windows/Linux, Firewalls, Web Proxies, Active Directory/Entra ID, Containers or Virtualisation

Desirable skills for the Senior Infrastructure Specialist - Red Team include:

• Ethical Hacking Essentials (EHE) and/or Certified Ethical Hacker (CEH) certification
• Expertise securing Windows, Linux or Mainframe environments
• Experience securing cloud platforms including AWS or Azure
• Web application security testing and exploitation
• Network penetration testing and exploitation
• Reconnaissance, attack surface mapping and exposure management

In return, you can expect a flexible working culture, including:

• Salary of £49,443 - £60,527 depending on capability level
• Hybrid working with a minimum of 60% office attendance
• Civil Service pension with employer contributions of 28.97%
• Flexible working hours agreement
• Access to continuous learning and professional development
• Opportunity to influence and shape a growing Red Team function
• Work on nationally important services and critical digital infrastructure
• Occasional travel to HMLR offices, suppliers and government locations
• Potential participation in an on-call rota

Why Join?

HM Land Registry is responsible for maintaining one of the world's largest digital property registers, supporting the UK property market and wider economy. This is a rare opportunity to join an emerging Red Team capability where you'll help define strategy, improve cyber resilience and protect services used by millions. You'll work on challenging security problems, collaborate with highly skilled technical teams and contribute directly to the security of critical public services.