Summary: The Lead Network Infrastructure Engineer role at HM Land Registry involves providing technical leadership for the network team, overseeing the design and management of network infrastructure across data centers and local offices in England and Wales, as well as cloud services on AWS and Azure. The position requires SC Clearance and entails collaboration with various technical leads to ensure the effective implementation of network solutions. The role also includes managing technical staff and maintaining relationships with IT partners to support operational requirements. This is a 12-month hybrid contract based in London and Plymouth, requiring in-person attendance twice a week.

Key Responsibilities:

• Be the subject matter expert on networks within HM Land Registry, taking accountability for design and management of network infrastructure.
• 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.
• Provide technical leadership to the practice, working as a Lead Infrastructure Engineering team to provide guidance and technical decision making within BAU and change portfolio deliverables.
• 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.
• Task manage technical staff resource as required, setting them clear objectives and tracking them to completion.
• 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 and services.
• Create and follow test plans to provide assurance when implementing infrastructure changes.
• Contribute to the continual improvement of the practice and the IT Operations community.

Key Skills:

• CCNP qualification or equivalent industry experience.
• Layer 2 and Layer 3 Network protocols including TCP/IP, GBP, OSFP, VLAN, STP.
• Experience in designing network changes and firewall configuration.
• Experience of planning and leading significant infrastructure change.
• Technical leadership experience including operation of service.
• Ability to visualize, articulate and solve complex problems.
• Strong communication skills for building relationships and explaining technical issues to non-technical stakeholders.

Salary (Rate): undetermined

City: Plymouth

Country: United Kingdom

Working Arrangements: hybrid

IR35 Status: inside IR35

Seniority Level: undetermined

Industry: IT