Lead Infrastructure Specialist (Security)

Help protect critical national infrastructure and digital services relied upon across England and Wales. Inspire People is partnering with HMLR to recruit a Lead Infrastructure Specialist - Security, a senior technical leadership role responsible for strengthening cyber security capabilities across a large-scale, nationally significant technology estate. £57,000 to £70,900 plus 28.97% employer pension contribution Based in Plymouth with minimum 60% office-based across the month.

As a Lead Infrastructure Specialist - Security you will:

• Act as a recognised security subject matter expert, accountable for the design, implementation and management of cyber security controls and assessment functions.
• Provide technical leadership across security engineering, cyber defence, security assurance and incident management activities.
• Lead the continual improvement of security controls, assessment methodologies and cyber resilience capabilities.
• Influence technical decision-making across infrastructure and security teams, ensuring solutions align with business and technology strategies.
• Design and implement security controls to mitigate threats and vulnerabilities across infrastructure, platforms and services.
• Work closely with architects, technical leads, suppliers and delivery teams to deliver secure, resilient technology solutions.
• Develop capability across engineering teams through mentoring, coaching and technical leadership.
• Support the successful delivery of operational services, infrastructure change and technology transformation programmes.
• Champion modern engineering practices, continuous improvement and industry best practice.
• Build strong relationships across the organisation to support secure and effective service delivery.

Essential Skills for theLead Infrastructure Specialist:

• Degree-level qualification in Information Technology (or related discipline) or significant equivalent industry experience.
• Advanced expertise across at least three security technologies or disciplines, including PAM, ADFS, Firewalls, Entra, SIEM, EDR/XDR, CTEM, WAF/DDoS, PKI, SASE, IDS/IPS, security assurance frameworks, incident response or cryptographic systems.
• Advanced experience assessing security controls, security posture and prioritising risk-based improvements.
• Advanced skills in designing, engineering and managing secure systems and infrastructure controls.
• Experience planning and leading significant infrastructure change programmes.
• Technical leadership experience within complex enterprise environments.
• Ability to analyse, articulate and solve complex problems and make sound decisions.
• Strong stakeholder management and communication skills, including the ability to explain complex technical issues to non-technical audiences.

Why Join HM Land Registry?

HM Land Registry's vision is to deliver a world-leading property market that supports a thriving economy and sustainable future. This is an opportunity to shape security strategy, influence technical direction and help protect nationally important digital services used across the UK.

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

• Salary of £57,000-£70,900.
• Civil Service defined benefit pension with a 28.97% employer contribution.
• Hybrid working with flexible arrangements.
• Strong investment in learning, development and professional growth.
• Inclusive and collaborative culture focused on innovation and continuous improvement.
• Opportunity to work on complex, large-scale security challenges within a major government organisation.

Additional Information

• Plymouth-based role with a minimum 60% office attendance requirement.
• Occasional travel to other HMLR offices, suppliers and partner organisations may be required.
• Participation in an on-call rota may be required.
• Occasional out-of-hours working may be required to support changes and service improvements.
• Security Clearance is required for this role.

If you're an experienced cyber security leader looking to influence and secure critical public services at scale, we'd love to hear from you. Apply today through Inspire People.