About this role
Salary: £72,223 - 72,223 per year
Requirements
- Degree-level qualification or equivalent in Information Technology or a related area, or significant experience in an IT field.
- Advanced skills managing at least three security technologies, such as PAM, ADFS, firewalls, CAP, Entra, SIEM, EDR/XDR, CTEM, DAST, WAF/DDoS, Entra ID, IPS/IDS, PKI, SASE, security assurance frameworks, incident response or cryptographic systems.
- Advanced skills assessing security controls and security posture, and prioritising control changes.
- Advanced skills designing and managing systems controls and security systems engineering.
- Experience planning and leading significant infrastructure change.
- Experience providing technical leadership in an enterprise environment, including service operation.
- Ability to visualise, articulate and solve complex problems, and make disciplined decisions based on available information.
- Strong communication skills and the ability to build relationships and explain technical issues to non-technical stakeholders.
- Desirable: ITIL Foundation Certificate.
- Behaviours assessed: Leadership, Communicating and Influencing, and Managing a Quality Service.
Responsibilities
- Provide technical leadership and accountability for the design, implementation and management of security controls.
- Support the management and operation of security controls across on-premise and cloud-hosted services.
- Lead the development of cyber security controls, assessment methodologies and incident management capabilities.
- Provide technical leadership across operational services and change programmes, supporting informed decisions and secure solutions.
- Collaborate with engineering, technical and specialist teams to support the availability, integrity and performance of infrastructure services.
- Ensure technical solutions align with infrastructure standards, strategic objectives and long-term technology roadmaps.
- Work with suppliers, partners and internal stakeholders to develop, test and implement secure solutions that meet business needs.
- Develop engineers and specialists, provide technical supervision and task management, and build capability across the IT Operations Practice.
- Build effective working relationships and support delivery of operational requirements and service-level commitments.
- Promote inclusive behaviours, collaboration and professional standards, and address conflict and non-inclusive behaviour appropriately.
- Identify, assess and mitigate security risks through appropriate technical controls.
- Champion modern engineering practices, industry standards and continual service improvement.
- Develop and execute test plans to assure infrastructure changes and technology implementations.
- Contribute to the ongoing development of the IT Operations Practice and wider technology community.
Technologies
- Cloud
- Incident Management
- Support
- ITIL
- Security
- WAF
- DevOps
More
We are HM Land Registry (HMLR), working towards a world-leading property market that supports a thriving economy and a sustainable future. Our IT Operations Practice supports, monitors and operates the technical infrastructure underpinning our services. This Lead Infrastructure Engineer role sits in the Security Cluster within our Transformation and Technology directorate, supporting security across on-premise and cloud environments and contributing to a major digital transformation programme. You will work with engineers, architects, service managers and technical leaders to shape our security capabilities and help develop our teams. We offer flexible ways of working, competitive pay, annual leave, attractive pension options and other benefits. HMLR values integrity, innovation, professionalism, assurance, inclusivity and continuous learning and development.
last updated 46 week of 2026