Senior Infrastructure Specialist (Red Team)

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.

If you're passionate about offensive security, threat-informed testing and building stronger cyber defences, apply today and one of the Inspire People team will be in touch.