Lead Infrastructure Specialist (Security)

Salary: £70,000 - 70,000 per year

Requirements:

• We require a degree-level qualification in Information Technology or a related discipline, or significant equivalent industry experience.
• We require advanced expertise across at least three security technologies or disciplines, such as PAM, ADFS, firewalls, Entra, SIEM, EDR/XDR, CTEM, WAF/DDoS, PKI, SASE, IDS/IPS, security assurance frameworks, incident response, or cryptographic systems.
• We require advanced experience assessing security controls, security posture, and prioritising risk-based improvements.
• We require advanced skills in designing, engineering, and managing secure systems and infrastructure controls.
• We require experience planning and leading significant infrastructure change programmes.
• We require technical leadership experience within complex enterprise environments.
• We require the ability to analyse, articulate, and solve complex problems, and make sound decisions.
• We require strong stakeholder management and communication skills, including the ability to explain complex technical issues to non-technical audiences.
• Security clearance is required for this role.

Responsibilities:

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

Technologies:

• Support
• Security
• WAF

More:

We are partnering with HM Land Registry to recruit a Lead Infrastructure Specialist - Security for a senior technical leadership role based in Plymouth, with a minimum of 60% office attendance each month. This is an opportunity to help protect critical national infrastructure and digital services relied upon across England and Wales, while shaping security strategy and influencing technical direction across a large-scale, nationally significant technology estate. We offer a salary of £57,000 to £70,900, plus a 28.97% employer pension contribution, hybrid and flexible working arrangements, strong investment in learning and professional growth, and an inclusive, collaborative culture focused on innovation and continuous improvement. Occasional travel to other offices, suppliers, and partner organisations may be required, along with participation in an on-call rota and occasional out-of-hours work to support changes and service improvements.

last updated 30 week of 2026