Lead Network Infrastructure Engineer

On behalf of HM Land Registry we are looking for a Lead Network Infrastructure Engineer (Inside IR35) for a 6 month contract. Hybrid working based in any HMLR office.

Working as a contractor for HM Land Registry

Our ambition is to become the world's leading land registry for speed, simplicity, and an open approach to data. Our award-winning digital team is the in-house directorate at the heart of our transformation into a digital, data driven organisation. We are playing a pivotal role in ensuring that we are able to respond swiftly to our current challenges. We are providing a robust and resilient technical infrastructure to support our workforce. We are enabling our customers to interact with us in increasingly digital and automated ways and delivering our transformation portfolio which will revolutionise the way that we operate and provide services.

Our Digital teams are at the core of our plans for digital transformation for the future. At HM Land Registry we have a vision of a fully connected, digital system for buying and selling property that enables a more secure and more efficient land registration process. By joining us in a digital role, you can be at the cutting edge of our work to revolutionise the way property and land is transacted in the UK, supporting our vision of a world-leading property market as part of a thriving economy and a sustainable future.

At HM Land Registry, we're passionate about developing and attracting the best talent. People are at the heart of our plans for the future, so we have established a 'community of practice' for every profession within our directorate. We now have 15 communities in total, including software development, data science, and product management. These communities are groups of talented people who perform similar roles and through regular meetups and online forums, both within HM Land Registry and across wider Government, share best practice, discuss challenges, and support each other - which means happier, more motivated people!

As a Lead Network Infrastructure Engineer your main responsibilities will be to:

. Support HM Land Registry Network Infrastructure, encompassing data centres, local offices across England and Wales in addition to cloud infrastructure hosted on AWS and Azure.
. In conjunction with the Lead Infrastructure Engineers and other technical leads within IT Operations and relevant practices, develop and maintain IT Infrastructure to ensure the availability, integrity and performance of services.
. Make decisions to ensure that technical implementations are compatible with the existing infrastructure and the strategic aims of Land Registry.
. Work with key IT partners and suppliers to develop, test and implement new solutions, ensuring that the most effective technology is used to meet business requirements, with particular emphasis on HM Land Registry's expanding digital services.
. Maintain effective relationships with other practices in order to meet operational requirements and service levels agreements.
. Implement appropriate security controls to mitigate security threats within solutions andservices.
. Contribute to the continual improvement of the practice and the IT Operations community, supporting community members to build and maintain cohesion.

Essential:

. An active SC Clearance is an essential requirement for this role, as a minimum you must be willing & eligible to undergo checks. (Please note, due to the exceptional requirements of this position (short-term nature of this role and speed at which we require a postholder in situ) preference may be given to candidates who meet all of the essential criteria and hold active security clearance.)
. Experience of Layer 2 and Layer 3 Network protocols including TCP/IP, GBP, OSFP, VLAN, STP.
. Experience of designing network changes.
. Experience of Firewall configuration, including policy changes.
. Ability to visualise, articulate and solve complex problems and make disciplined decisions based on available information.
. Strong communication skills, including the ability to build working relationships and explaining technical issues to non technical stakeholders.

Please be aware that this role can only be worked within the UK and not Overseas.

Disability Confident

As a member of the Disability Confident Scheme, Land Registry guarantees to interview all candidates who have a disability and who meet all the essential criteria for the vacancy. In cases where we have a high volume of candidates who have a disability who meet all the essential criteria, we will interview the best candidates from within that group. This scheme encourages candidates with a disability and/or neurodivergence to apply. In exceptional circumstances, we may also need to apply the desirable criteria in our shortlisting process which may include holding active security clearance.

In applying for this role, you acknowledge the following "this role falls in scope of the Off Payroll Working in the Public Sector legislation. Any rates of payment quoted will reflect the gross rate per day for the assignment and will be subject to appropriate taxes and statutory costs. As such the payment to the intermediary and your income resulting from this contract will be different".