Insight Investment Group
Manchester, Lancashire
Overview Insight Investment is looking for a Senior Business Analyst to join the Core Data Engineering team in Manchester. With a primary focus on the end-to-end data lifecycles within the enterprise, you will work collaboratively within an established team to drive continuous improvement of our data governance and delivery processes, ensuring robust support for current and new operations. You will partner closely with data consumers, product owners, engineers, and analysts to proactively elicit clear requirements that can be understood and delivered across a variety of business streams. In addition to enhancing our current data capabilities, you will actively seek opportunities to support the onboarding of solutions into our new data platform, which is presently under development. Success in this role will require you to work hand-in-hand with both Business stakeholders and agile teams, championing data transformation initiatives that focus on technology modernisation, strengthened data governance, and fostering enterprise-wide data democracy. You'll identify business needs, communicate insights, and provide guidance to ensure the successful implementation and transition of data solutions. Responsibilities Collaborate across consumers, operations and technology to elicit, document and communicate business requirements Translate complex problems into clear, outcome-focused user stories Ensure alignment with data governance, compliance, and audit expectations Facilitate impact assessments and support data lineage documentation Partner with UX designers to shape user-centric solutions Support training and onboarding activities related to data processes and tools Experience/Qualifications Strong understanding of modern data platforms and their application withing a corporate enterprise Knowledge of data governance frameworks, e.g. DCAM and practical application to across data management, quality, usage, classification, and architecture Data engineering concepts such as ETL/ELT pipelines and structured data management Familiarity with data modernisation strategies An awareness of metadata cataloging tools and their operational usage Financial services experience and knowledge of asset management data domains such as holdings, transactions, pricing and reference data is optional but a willingness to learn is essential An appreciation for working within an agile mindset in a regulated environment Experience working across multiple squads and coordinating with UX designers, data engineers, and governance leads Strong requirement elicitation and stakeholder engagement skills Ability to write clear outcomes and user stories for agile delivery Experience collaborating with UX designers to align business needs with user experience Proficiency in documenting data lineage and business rules Skilled working to understand and explain complex SQL queries Capability to perform impact assessments across systems and processes Competence in supporting training and knowledge transfer activities Insight is committed to being an inclusive employer and encourages applications from all suitably qualified applicants irrespective of background, circumstances, age, disability, gender identity, ethnicity, religion or belief and sexual orientation. If you are a candidate with a disability, or are assisting a candidate with a disability, and require an accommodation to apply for one of our jobs, please email us at About Insight Investment Insight Investment is a leading asset manager focused on designing investment solutions to meet its clients' needs. Founded in 2002, Insight's collaborative approach has delivered both investment performance and growth in assets under management. Insight manages assets across its core liability-driven investment, risk management, full-spectrum fixed income, currency and absolute return capabilities. Insight has a global network of operations in the UK, Ireland, Germany, US, Japan and Australia. More information about Insight Investment can be found at:
Overview Insight Investment is looking for a Senior Business Analyst to join the Core Data Engineering team in Manchester. With a primary focus on the end-to-end data lifecycles within the enterprise, you will work collaboratively within an established team to drive continuous improvement of our data governance and delivery processes, ensuring robust support for current and new operations. You will partner closely with data consumers, product owners, engineers, and analysts to proactively elicit clear requirements that can be understood and delivered across a variety of business streams. In addition to enhancing our current data capabilities, you will actively seek opportunities to support the onboarding of solutions into our new data platform, which is presently under development. Success in this role will require you to work hand-in-hand with both Business stakeholders and agile teams, championing data transformation initiatives that focus on technology modernisation, strengthened data governance, and fostering enterprise-wide data democracy. You'll identify business needs, communicate insights, and provide guidance to ensure the successful implementation and transition of data solutions. Responsibilities Collaborate across consumers, operations and technology to elicit, document and communicate business requirements Translate complex problems into clear, outcome-focused user stories Ensure alignment with data governance, compliance, and audit expectations Facilitate impact assessments and support data lineage documentation Partner with UX designers to shape user-centric solutions Support training and onboarding activities related to data processes and tools Experience/Qualifications Strong understanding of modern data platforms and their application withing a corporate enterprise Knowledge of data governance frameworks, e.g. DCAM and practical application to across data management, quality, usage, classification, and architecture Data engineering concepts such as ETL/ELT pipelines and structured data management Familiarity with data modernisation strategies An awareness of metadata cataloging tools and their operational usage Financial services experience and knowledge of asset management data domains such as holdings, transactions, pricing and reference data is optional but a willingness to learn is essential An appreciation for working within an agile mindset in a regulated environment Experience working across multiple squads and coordinating with UX designers, data engineers, and governance leads Strong requirement elicitation and stakeholder engagement skills Ability to write clear outcomes and user stories for agile delivery Experience collaborating with UX designers to align business needs with user experience Proficiency in documenting data lineage and business rules Skilled working to understand and explain complex SQL queries Capability to perform impact assessments across systems and processes Competence in supporting training and knowledge transfer activities Insight is committed to being an inclusive employer and encourages applications from all suitably qualified applicants irrespective of background, circumstances, age, disability, gender identity, ethnicity, religion or belief and sexual orientation. If you are a candidate with a disability, or are assisting a candidate with a disability, and require an accommodation to apply for one of our jobs, please email us at About Insight Investment Insight Investment is a leading asset manager focused on designing investment solutions to meet its clients' needs. Founded in 2002, Insight's collaborative approach has delivered both investment performance and growth in assets under management. Insight manages assets across its core liability-driven investment, risk management, full-spectrum fixed income, currency and absolute return capabilities. Insight has a global network of operations in the UK, Ireland, Germany, US, Japan and Australia. More information about Insight Investment can be found at:
Insight Investment Group
Manchester, Lancashire
Insight Investment is looking for Security Architect to join the Data Platform team in Manchester. The role will focus on designing, implementing, and continuously enhancing the security of our Snowflake-based data platform hosted on Microsoft Azure. This role has been created to strengthen security-by-design principles throughout the platform's development and delivery processes. Working collaboratively within the team, you will partner closely with engineers and fellow architects to proactively identify cyber threats, devise proportionate security controls, and see these measures through to practical implementation. Your efforts will be instrumental in ensuring our platform remains secure and compliant, while supporting efficient and frictionless delivery. This is a hands-on, delivery-oriented position, embedded within the wider Data Platform team. You will play a key part in shaping our secure system development practices, championing robust governance and regulatory compliance, and enabling trusted access to data for users across the organisation. Role Responsibilities Design and implement security architecture for the Snowflake data platform on Microsoft Azure, encompassing data, identity, network, and platform controls, while embedding security into Snowflake workspaces and GitHub-backed repositories (secure branching, code reviews, pipelines, secrets management, and deployment patterns) Secure integrations with Sigma, Collibra, on-premises systems, other clouds/SaaS, and third-party vendors by ensuring connectivity, authentication, data exchange, and auditability Lead threat modelling and hands-on security assessments for systems, data flows, integrations, and vendors; translate findings into actionable controls, prioritise remediation, and track closure Implement and refine controls across IAM (Entra ID/Azure AD, Snowflake roles/RBAC), networking (private endpoints, firewall rules), encryption and key management (customer-managed keys, Key Vault), secrets management, monitoring, and logging, ensuring operability and observability (logs, alerts, dashboards), incident response, and post-incident learning Define and embed reusable, automatable security patterns, guardrails, and reference architectures in CI/CD; enforce secure data lifecycle controls (ingestion, storage, processing, sharing, retention/deletion), including classification, masking, and least-privilege access Work closely with the platform team and Internal Security to align on standards and enable secure delivery, contribute to Architecture Review Boards and technical risk management, and ensure compliance with legal, regulatory, industry, and enterprise standards, focusing on real risk reduction. Elevate the platform team's security maturity and mindset in the process Experience Required Snowflake on Azure security: role/warehouse design, RBAC, masking/row level controls, network policies, private connectivity, secure data sharing patterns Azure security: identity (Entra ID), network isolation (VNets, Private Link), Key Vault / customer managed keys, policy/blueprints, logging/monitoring GitHub security & DevSecOps: protected branches, code owners, signed commits, secrets management, GitHub Actions hardening, SAST/secret scanning, supply chain hygiene Infrastructure as Code (e.g., Terraform) and pipeline embedded controls (policy as code, automated checks, drift detection) Threat modelling & risk assessment skills; ability to turn threats into concrete, testable mitigations and track them to done Zero Trust and principal of least privilege mindset; strong grasp of enforcing role entitlement over data security (classification, tokenisation/masking, lineage, audit) Security observability: designing for logs, metrics and alerts that support detection, response and auditability Working familiarity with industry frameworks (e.g., NIST CSF, CSA Cloud Controls) to communicate design rationale in governance forums Clear, pragmatic communication to brief engineers, product, architects and ARB succinctly; documents decisions and residual risk Behaviours: collaborative, embedded, outcome focused, balances speed and safety, takes ownership, learns from incidents, influences through expertise, consultative stakeholder style, curiosity, continuous improvement mindset, transparent about trade offs and residual risk Insight is committed to being an inclusive employer and encourages applications from all suitably qualified applicants irrespective of background, circumstances, age, disability, gender identity, ethnicity, religion or belief and sexual orientation. If you are a candidate with a disability, or are assisting a candidate with a disability, and require an accommodation to apply for one of our jobs, please email us at About Insight Investment Insight Investment is a leading asset manager focused on designing investment solutions to meet its clients' needs. Founded in 2002, Insight's collaborative approach has delivered both investment performance and growth in assets under management. Insight manages assets across its core liability-driven investment, risk management, full-spectrum fixed income, currency and absolute return capabilities. Insight has a global network of operations in the UK, Ireland, Germany, US, Japan and Australia. More information about Insight Investment can be found at:
Insight Investment is looking for Security Architect to join the Data Platform team in Manchester. The role will focus on designing, implementing, and continuously enhancing the security of our Snowflake-based data platform hosted on Microsoft Azure. This role has been created to strengthen security-by-design principles throughout the platform's development and delivery processes. Working collaboratively within the team, you will partner closely with engineers and fellow architects to proactively identify cyber threats, devise proportionate security controls, and see these measures through to practical implementation. Your efforts will be instrumental in ensuring our platform remains secure and compliant, while supporting efficient and frictionless delivery. This is a hands-on, delivery-oriented position, embedded within the wider Data Platform team. You will play a key part in shaping our secure system development practices, championing robust governance and regulatory compliance, and enabling trusted access to data for users across the organisation. Role Responsibilities Design and implement security architecture for the Snowflake data platform on Microsoft Azure, encompassing data, identity, network, and platform controls, while embedding security into Snowflake workspaces and GitHub-backed repositories (secure branching, code reviews, pipelines, secrets management, and deployment patterns) Secure integrations with Sigma, Collibra, on-premises systems, other clouds/SaaS, and third-party vendors by ensuring connectivity, authentication, data exchange, and auditability Lead threat modelling and hands-on security assessments for systems, data flows, integrations, and vendors; translate findings into actionable controls, prioritise remediation, and track closure Implement and refine controls across IAM (Entra ID/Azure AD, Snowflake roles/RBAC), networking (private endpoints, firewall rules), encryption and key management (customer-managed keys, Key Vault), secrets management, monitoring, and logging, ensuring operability and observability (logs, alerts, dashboards), incident response, and post-incident learning Define and embed reusable, automatable security patterns, guardrails, and reference architectures in CI/CD; enforce secure data lifecycle controls (ingestion, storage, processing, sharing, retention/deletion), including classification, masking, and least-privilege access Work closely with the platform team and Internal Security to align on standards and enable secure delivery, contribute to Architecture Review Boards and technical risk management, and ensure compliance with legal, regulatory, industry, and enterprise standards, focusing on real risk reduction. Elevate the platform team's security maturity and mindset in the process Experience Required Snowflake on Azure security: role/warehouse design, RBAC, masking/row level controls, network policies, private connectivity, secure data sharing patterns Azure security: identity (Entra ID), network isolation (VNets, Private Link), Key Vault / customer managed keys, policy/blueprints, logging/monitoring GitHub security & DevSecOps: protected branches, code owners, signed commits, secrets management, GitHub Actions hardening, SAST/secret scanning, supply chain hygiene Infrastructure as Code (e.g., Terraform) and pipeline embedded controls (policy as code, automated checks, drift detection) Threat modelling & risk assessment skills; ability to turn threats into concrete, testable mitigations and track them to done Zero Trust and principal of least privilege mindset; strong grasp of enforcing role entitlement over data security (classification, tokenisation/masking, lineage, audit) Security observability: designing for logs, metrics and alerts that support detection, response and auditability Working familiarity with industry frameworks (e.g., NIST CSF, CSA Cloud Controls) to communicate design rationale in governance forums Clear, pragmatic communication to brief engineers, product, architects and ARB succinctly; documents decisions and residual risk Behaviours: collaborative, embedded, outcome focused, balances speed and safety, takes ownership, learns from incidents, influences through expertise, consultative stakeholder style, curiosity, continuous improvement mindset, transparent about trade offs and residual risk Insight is committed to being an inclusive employer and encourages applications from all suitably qualified applicants irrespective of background, circumstances, age, disability, gender identity, ethnicity, religion or belief and sexual orientation. If you are a candidate with a disability, or are assisting a candidate with a disability, and require an accommodation to apply for one of our jobs, please email us at About Insight Investment Insight Investment is a leading asset manager focused on designing investment solutions to meet its clients' needs. Founded in 2002, Insight's collaborative approach has delivered both investment performance and growth in assets under management. Insight manages assets across its core liability-driven investment, risk management, full-spectrum fixed income, currency and absolute return capabilities. Insight has a global network of operations in the UK, Ireland, Germany, US, Japan and Australia. More information about Insight Investment can be found at:
Insight Investment Group
Manchester, Lancashire
Overview Insight Investment is looking for a Data Platform Architect to join our growing team building our strategic data platform as we look to adopt best in class data governance and democratise data around the business. The successful candidate will play a pivotal role in delivering our data strategy, leveraging our data assets to the full, elevating our decision-making, streamlining processes, and drive innovation within our organisation. You will be part of the long-standing Data Platform team using an Agile approach to deliver solutions on top of our Cloud Platform, starting with Snowflake as a foundational component we will look to integrate other technologies and grow capability to meet the demands of the business. You will work closely with a variety of business areas and be involved in all aspects of the secure system development life cycle (S-SDLC). This role contributes to shaping Insight's Enterprise Architecture. You'll work across application and data domains to ensure delivery aligns with strategic architecture principles, supports governance, and enables scalable, secure, and compliant solutions. Role Responsibilities Define and continuously evolve the architectural vision for our Data Platform, ensuring it is scalable, resilient, and aligned with our enterprise-wide data strategy and long-term platform goals Representing the architectural perspective to integrate our Data Platform with our broader cloud estate. Advocate for seamless interoperability with wider applications and data flows and governance across the organisation. Implement enterprise-wide Data and Master Data Management practices to ensure data integrity, quality, and compliance across the platform. Maintain consistent, trusted master data and support architectural decisions that promote data governance and regulatory standards. Promote system and human access to data through well-governed, secure, and scalable mechanisms. Design access controls and metadata strategies that support democratised data usage while safeguarding privacy and security. Champion cost-aware architectural strategies that optimise resource utilisation, striking an effective balance between performance and budget. Oversee platform enhancements, integrations, and performance optimisation efforts. Ensure that all changes align with internal privacy, security, and compliance policies. Collaborate with business and technology stakeholders to understand evolving requirements and translate them into scalable, secure, and future-proof platform capabilities. Facilitate the onboarding of new data domains and analytical use cases. Ensure that all additions adhere to platform standards and contribute to the platform's maturity and strategic value. Advocate for excellence in metadata management, data quality, and access control. Foster a culture of continuous improvement and innovation across the technology teams and wider enterprise. Identify and support the reduction of our legacy technology estate. Experience Required Proven expertise in architecting and scaling data platforms using Snowflake, seamlessly integrated with Microsoft Azure. Deep understanding of modern data architectures, including Data Mesh, Data Fabric, Lakehouse, and ELT patterns. Familiar with data governance frameworks such as DCAM or equivalent, ensuring compliance and data stewardship. Can assess how architectural decisions impact business outcomes, platform performance and cost efficiency. Hands-on experience with Infrastructure-as-Code tools in Azure, particularly Terraform. Proficient in implementing CI/CD pipelines to support automated and reliable deployments. Strong grasp of Agile methodologies, with a track record of delivering iteratively in cross-functional teams. Demonstrates initiative and autonomy in solving complex technical challenges. Communicates abstract and complex concepts clearly to both technical and non-technical audiences. Committed to software engineering best practices, with a focus on quality, maintainability, and correctness. Collaborates effectively with stakeholders, end users, and team members, fostering a culture of shared ownership. Actively pursues continuous learning, driving the adoption of innovative technologies and approaches. Takes ownership of mistakes, works collaboratively to resolve issues, and implements long-term improvements based on lessons learned. Desired Skills Exposure to financial services or regulated environments is advantageous but not essential. Docker / Snowpark container services Streaming and related technologies such as Apache Kafka, Azure Event Hub Integration with Collibra Proficiency in Python Insight is committed to being an inclusive employer and encourages applications from all suitably qualified applicants irrespective of background, circumstances, age, disability, gender identity, ethnicity, religion or belief and sexual orientation. If you are a candidate with a disability, or are assisting a candidate with a disability, and require an accommodation to apply for one of our jobs, please email us at TalentAcquisition at About Insight Investment Insight Investment is a leading asset manager focused on designing investment solutions to meet its clients' needs. Founded in 2002, Insight's collaborative approach has delivered both investment performance and growth in assets under management. Insight manages assets across its core liability-driven investment, risk management, full-spectrum fixed income, currency and absolute return capabilities. Insight has a global network of operations in the UK, Ireland, Germany, US, Japan and Australia. More information about Insight Investment can be found at:
Overview Insight Investment is looking for a Data Platform Architect to join our growing team building our strategic data platform as we look to adopt best in class data governance and democratise data around the business. The successful candidate will play a pivotal role in delivering our data strategy, leveraging our data assets to the full, elevating our decision-making, streamlining processes, and drive innovation within our organisation. You will be part of the long-standing Data Platform team using an Agile approach to deliver solutions on top of our Cloud Platform, starting with Snowflake as a foundational component we will look to integrate other technologies and grow capability to meet the demands of the business. You will work closely with a variety of business areas and be involved in all aspects of the secure system development life cycle (S-SDLC). This role contributes to shaping Insight's Enterprise Architecture. You'll work across application and data domains to ensure delivery aligns with strategic architecture principles, supports governance, and enables scalable, secure, and compliant solutions. Role Responsibilities Define and continuously evolve the architectural vision for our Data Platform, ensuring it is scalable, resilient, and aligned with our enterprise-wide data strategy and long-term platform goals Representing the architectural perspective to integrate our Data Platform with our broader cloud estate. Advocate for seamless interoperability with wider applications and data flows and governance across the organisation. Implement enterprise-wide Data and Master Data Management practices to ensure data integrity, quality, and compliance across the platform. Maintain consistent, trusted master data and support architectural decisions that promote data governance and regulatory standards. Promote system and human access to data through well-governed, secure, and scalable mechanisms. Design access controls and metadata strategies that support democratised data usage while safeguarding privacy and security. Champion cost-aware architectural strategies that optimise resource utilisation, striking an effective balance between performance and budget. Oversee platform enhancements, integrations, and performance optimisation efforts. Ensure that all changes align with internal privacy, security, and compliance policies. Collaborate with business and technology stakeholders to understand evolving requirements and translate them into scalable, secure, and future-proof platform capabilities. Facilitate the onboarding of new data domains and analytical use cases. Ensure that all additions adhere to platform standards and contribute to the platform's maturity and strategic value. Advocate for excellence in metadata management, data quality, and access control. Foster a culture of continuous improvement and innovation across the technology teams and wider enterprise. Identify and support the reduction of our legacy technology estate. Experience Required Proven expertise in architecting and scaling data platforms using Snowflake, seamlessly integrated with Microsoft Azure. Deep understanding of modern data architectures, including Data Mesh, Data Fabric, Lakehouse, and ELT patterns. Familiar with data governance frameworks such as DCAM or equivalent, ensuring compliance and data stewardship. Can assess how architectural decisions impact business outcomes, platform performance and cost efficiency. Hands-on experience with Infrastructure-as-Code tools in Azure, particularly Terraform. Proficient in implementing CI/CD pipelines to support automated and reliable deployments. Strong grasp of Agile methodologies, with a track record of delivering iteratively in cross-functional teams. Demonstrates initiative and autonomy in solving complex technical challenges. Communicates abstract and complex concepts clearly to both technical and non-technical audiences. Committed to software engineering best practices, with a focus on quality, maintainability, and correctness. Collaborates effectively with stakeholders, end users, and team members, fostering a culture of shared ownership. Actively pursues continuous learning, driving the adoption of innovative technologies and approaches. Takes ownership of mistakes, works collaboratively to resolve issues, and implements long-term improvements based on lessons learned. Desired Skills Exposure to financial services or regulated environments is advantageous but not essential. Docker / Snowpark container services Streaming and related technologies such as Apache Kafka, Azure Event Hub Integration with Collibra Proficiency in Python Insight is committed to being an inclusive employer and encourages applications from all suitably qualified applicants irrespective of background, circumstances, age, disability, gender identity, ethnicity, religion or belief and sexual orientation. If you are a candidate with a disability, or are assisting a candidate with a disability, and require an accommodation to apply for one of our jobs, please email us at TalentAcquisition at About Insight Investment Insight Investment is a leading asset manager focused on designing investment solutions to meet its clients' needs. Founded in 2002, Insight's collaborative approach has delivered both investment performance and growth in assets under management. Insight manages assets across its core liability-driven investment, risk management, full-spectrum fixed income, currency and absolute return capabilities. Insight has a global network of operations in the UK, Ireland, Germany, US, Japan and Australia. More information about Insight Investment can be found at: