About this role
Salary: £60,527 - 60,527 per year
Requirements
- Degree-level qualification in Information Technology or a related discipline, or equivalent professional experience
- Advanced knowledge of 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, such as 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: Ethical Hacking Essentials (EHE) and/or Certified Ethical Hacker (CEH) certification
- Desirable: Expertise securing Windows, Linux or mainframe environments
- Desirable: Experience securing cloud platforms, including AWS or Azure
- Desirable: Web application security testing and exploitation experience
- Desirable: Network penetration testing and exploitation experience
- Desirable: Reconnaissance, attack surface mapping and exposure management experience
Responsibilities
- Conduct Red Team engagements, adversary emulation exercises and penetration testing
- 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
- Help define the strategy and develop our growing Red Team capability
- Work with Security Operations, Security Assurance, infrastructure engineers and technical specialists to strengthen our security posture
Technologies
- AWS
- Active Directory
- Azure
- Cloud
- Linux
- Network
- Perl
- PowerShell
- Python
- SQL
- Security
- WAF
- Web
- Windows
- DevOps
More
We are HM Land Registry (HMLR), responsible for maintaining one of the worlds largest digital property registers and supporting the UK property market and wider economy. Our newly developing Red Team capability is part of our IT Security Operations function, helping protect digital services used by millions and strengthen the resilience of critical public infrastructure. This is a permanent Senior Infrastructure Specialist – Red Team role based in Plymouth, with hybrid working and a minimum of 60% office attendance.
The salary is £49,443–£60,527, depending on capability level, and includes a Civil Service pension with an employer contribution of 28.97%. We offer flexible working hours, continuous learning and professional development, and the opportunity to shape a growing Red Team function. The role may involve occasional travel to our offices, suppliers and government locations, and potential participation in an on-call rota.
last updated 43 week of 2026