A leading financial services company has an urgent 6 months + (inside ir35) requirement for a Data Governance & Quality Analyst to provide hands on support in executing data stewardship and governance activities, maintaining data quality, metadata and lineage, and supporting the implementation of governance standards, processes and tools to ensure the organisation can rely on accurate, well managed data for regulatory compliance, analytics and operational decision making, working under the direction of the business. Key Responsibilities Support the execution of strategic priorities for developing Data Governance capabilities, ensuring alignment with the data strategy, Data Protection Policy, SII data policy and the enterprise governance framework. Key Skills / Experience Expertise in Data Governance concepts and best practice Demonstrable skills in Data Quality Analysis. Solid understanding of GDPR and The Data Protection Act 2018 Experience in Microsoft Purview Data Governance is essential Working knowledge of Profisee (MDM) tooling is required Understanding of financial regulations and regulatory reporting Auditing experience Knowledge of or skills in Data warehousing, Data Lake and Big Data solutions (understanding SQL would be useful) Knowledge of Cloud based big data frameworks such as data lake, relational, Graph and other no-SQL databases Familiar with Cloud and Data Management trends, including open source projects, methodologies (connect and collect, hub and spoke, data fabrics, etc.) and leading commercial vendors that relate to data acquisition, management and the semantic web Microsoft Server technologies (Azure, T-SQL, SSIS, SSRS, Power BI) is desirable Understanding of Master Data Management technology landscape, processes and design principles Operational familiarity in the use of meta-Data Management, data quality, and data stewardship tools and platforms. Experience of Microsoft Purview is desirable. Data Lineage knowledge - ability to perform route cause analysis Proven track record in operating large Data Governance programs and managing enterprise data assets in a complex organisation Creating and implementing Data Governance frameworks and policies Experience using Data Governance & Data Quality systems and tools Experience querying databases using SQL is essential Experience with SQL Server (T-SQL, SSIS, SSRS, MDS) is desirable. Experience with Power BI Knowledge of data sources, transformation rules, and use of the data for the area of Data Stewardship Experience in the use of data catalogues and data quality technologies Experience of working within the financial sector
02/03/2026
Contractor
A leading financial services company has an urgent 6 months + (inside ir35) requirement for a Data Governance & Quality Analyst to provide hands on support in executing data stewardship and governance activities, maintaining data quality, metadata and lineage, and supporting the implementation of governance standards, processes and tools to ensure the organisation can rely on accurate, well managed data for regulatory compliance, analytics and operational decision making, working under the direction of the business. Key Responsibilities Support the execution of strategic priorities for developing Data Governance capabilities, ensuring alignment with the data strategy, Data Protection Policy, SII data policy and the enterprise governance framework. Key Skills / Experience Expertise in Data Governance concepts and best practice Demonstrable skills in Data Quality Analysis. Solid understanding of GDPR and The Data Protection Act 2018 Experience in Microsoft Purview Data Governance is essential Working knowledge of Profisee (MDM) tooling is required Understanding of financial regulations and regulatory reporting Auditing experience Knowledge of or skills in Data warehousing, Data Lake and Big Data solutions (understanding SQL would be useful) Knowledge of Cloud based big data frameworks such as data lake, relational, Graph and other no-SQL databases Familiar with Cloud and Data Management trends, including open source projects, methodologies (connect and collect, hub and spoke, data fabrics, etc.) and leading commercial vendors that relate to data acquisition, management and the semantic web Microsoft Server technologies (Azure, T-SQL, SSIS, SSRS, Power BI) is desirable Understanding of Master Data Management technology landscape, processes and design principles Operational familiarity in the use of meta-Data Management, data quality, and data stewardship tools and platforms. Experience of Microsoft Purview is desirable. Data Lineage knowledge - ability to perform route cause analysis Proven track record in operating large Data Governance programs and managing enterprise data assets in a complex organisation Creating and implementing Data Governance frameworks and policies Experience using Data Governance & Data Quality systems and tools Experience querying databases using SQL is essential Experience with SQL Server (T-SQL, SSIS, SSRS, MDS) is desirable. Experience with Power BI Knowledge of data sources, transformation rules, and use of the data for the area of Data Stewardship Experience in the use of data catalogues and data quality technologies Experience of working within the financial sector
A leading global financial services business has an exciting opportunity for a Platform Lead / Engineering Manager to join a dynamic team and play a central part in shaping and extending our internal developer platform which underpins how engineers build, deploy and operate applications across the organisation. Your decisions will directly influence developer experience, security and scalability. You will lead a distributed engineering team, support their development, and guide day-to-day technical direction for the platform. You will define and refine the product vision, using customer feedback, stakeholder needs and market insight to set priorities and maintain a clear backlog. The role requires close collaboration with application developers, product owners, security and data teams, and includes contributing to enterprise architecture reviews to maintain engineering quality and compliance. Essential Skills / Experience Strong familiarity with the Kubernetes ecosystem and hands-on cloud engineering experience is essential - (this is a K8s-first role) + cluster add-ons, networking (Cilium), policy engines (Kyverno), and autoscaling (Karpenter). Build out - Namespace-as-a-Service capabilities Review and challenge Kubernetes-related architectural proposals Debug complex issues across the Kubernetes stack using structured root cause analysis Review pull requests in Python and Golang that directly interact with the Kubernetes API Tech Stack AWS EKS Cilium Kyverno Karpenter Python Golang Kanban CNCF Stack GitOps / CD Policy as Code IaC Observability Visible presence in the cloud native community through open source contributions, community engagement, or conference speaking would be amazing but not essential.
26/02/2026
Full time
A leading global financial services business has an exciting opportunity for a Platform Lead / Engineering Manager to join a dynamic team and play a central part in shaping and extending our internal developer platform which underpins how engineers build, deploy and operate applications across the organisation. Your decisions will directly influence developer experience, security and scalability. You will lead a distributed engineering team, support their development, and guide day-to-day technical direction for the platform. You will define and refine the product vision, using customer feedback, stakeholder needs and market insight to set priorities and maintain a clear backlog. The role requires close collaboration with application developers, product owners, security and data teams, and includes contributing to enterprise architecture reviews to maintain engineering quality and compliance. Essential Skills / Experience Strong familiarity with the Kubernetes ecosystem and hands-on cloud engineering experience is essential - (this is a K8s-first role) + cluster add-ons, networking (Cilium), policy engines (Kyverno), and autoscaling (Karpenter). Build out - Namespace-as-a-Service capabilities Review and challenge Kubernetes-related architectural proposals Debug complex issues across the Kubernetes stack using structured root cause analysis Review pull requests in Python and Golang that directly interact with the Kubernetes API Tech Stack AWS EKS Cilium Kyverno Karpenter Python Golang Kanban CNCF Stack GitOps / CD Policy as Code IaC Observability Visible presence in the cloud native community through open source contributions, community engagement, or conference speaking would be amazing but not essential.
A leading global financial services business has an exciting opportunity for a Platform Lead / Engineering Manager to join a dynamic team and play a central part in shaping and extending our internal developer platform which underpins how engineers build, deploy and operate applications across the organisation. Your decisions will directly influence developer experience, security and scalability. You will lead a distributed engineering team, support their development, and guide day-to-day technical direction for the platform. You will define and refine the product vision, using customer feedback, stakeholder needs and market insight to set priorities and maintain a clear backlog. The role requires close collaboration with application developers, product owners, security and data teams, and includes contributing to enterprise architecture reviews to maintain engineering quality and compliance. Essential Skills / Experience Strong familiarity with the Kubernetes ecosystem and hands-on cloud engineering experience is essential - (this is a K8s-first role) + cluster add-ons, networking (Cilium), policy engines (Kyverno), and autoscaling (Karpenter). Build out - Namespace-as-a-Service capabilities Review and challenge Kubernetes-related architectural proposals Debug complex issues across the Kubernetes stack using structured root cause analysis Review pull requests in Python and Golang that directly interact with the Kubernetes API Tech Stack AWS EKS Cilium Kyverno Karpenter Python Golang Kanban CNCF Stack GitOps / CD Policy as Code IaC Observability Visible presence in the cloud native community through open source contributions, community engagement, or conference speaking would be amazing but not essential.
26/02/2026
Full time
A leading global financial services business has an exciting opportunity for a Platform Lead / Engineering Manager to join a dynamic team and play a central part in shaping and extending our internal developer platform which underpins how engineers build, deploy and operate applications across the organisation. Your decisions will directly influence developer experience, security and scalability. You will lead a distributed engineering team, support their development, and guide day-to-day technical direction for the platform. You will define and refine the product vision, using customer feedback, stakeholder needs and market insight to set priorities and maintain a clear backlog. The role requires close collaboration with application developers, product owners, security and data teams, and includes contributing to enterprise architecture reviews to maintain engineering quality and compliance. Essential Skills / Experience Strong familiarity with the Kubernetes ecosystem and hands-on cloud engineering experience is essential - (this is a K8s-first role) + cluster add-ons, networking (Cilium), policy engines (Kyverno), and autoscaling (Karpenter). Build out - Namespace-as-a-Service capabilities Review and challenge Kubernetes-related architectural proposals Debug complex issues across the Kubernetes stack using structured root cause analysis Review pull requests in Python and Golang that directly interact with the Kubernetes API Tech Stack AWS EKS Cilium Kyverno Karpenter Python Golang Kanban CNCF Stack GitOps / CD Policy as Code IaC Observability Visible presence in the cloud native community through open source contributions, community engagement, or conference speaking would be amazing but not essential.
An urgent contract requirement for an Application Engineer to join a leading London Market insurance business and be responsible for the maintenance, environment design, implementation, documentation, and health monitoring of business applications and their underlying platform technologies used within the UK/EU region. Key Responsibilities Design and implement business application environment solutions, documenting the solution fully end to end. Provide 2nd and 3rd line support and troubleshooting assistance to the application support team and the wider IT team to identify and rectify system errors, performance issues and/or bottlenecks. Work with IT delivery teams to develop and test application enhancements using appropriate lower environments. Evaluate application environment architecture and infrastructure to identify necessary upgrades and improvements to meet compatibility and obsolescence objectives. Document and track all work from inception to completion, maintaining accurate records and providing performance metrics to line management. Prepare change records and deploy approved changes to system configurations and application builds. Provide requirements and instructions to other members of the IT team where required. Assist with evidence gathering and documentation for internal or external audits. Ensure logging and audit records are maintained and available with suitable retention policies applied. Identify and present to management opportunities for innovation and risk mitigation within the technical stack, including but not limited to new logging and reporting methods, technical tools and improvements to existing tools. Ensure standardised Group IT procedures and controls are upheld, maintained, and regularly reviewed to align with industry best practices and regulatory guidelines, protecting the Company against security breaches, financial crime, and matters surrounding intellectual property rights. Key Skills / Experience Over 5 years experience in a customer-facing IT system administration role. Previous experience in roles within the London insurance market. Strong proficiency in Microsoft application technologies, including SQL Server, IIS, and .NET. Familiar with IT best practices and tools (e.g., service desk and release management platforms). Experience in risk management and control design/monitoring
02/10/2025
Contractor
An urgent contract requirement for an Application Engineer to join a leading London Market insurance business and be responsible for the maintenance, environment design, implementation, documentation, and health monitoring of business applications and their underlying platform technologies used within the UK/EU region. Key Responsibilities Design and implement business application environment solutions, documenting the solution fully end to end. Provide 2nd and 3rd line support and troubleshooting assistance to the application support team and the wider IT team to identify and rectify system errors, performance issues and/or bottlenecks. Work with IT delivery teams to develop and test application enhancements using appropriate lower environments. Evaluate application environment architecture and infrastructure to identify necessary upgrades and improvements to meet compatibility and obsolescence objectives. Document and track all work from inception to completion, maintaining accurate records and providing performance metrics to line management. Prepare change records and deploy approved changes to system configurations and application builds. Provide requirements and instructions to other members of the IT team where required. Assist with evidence gathering and documentation for internal or external audits. Ensure logging and audit records are maintained and available with suitable retention policies applied. Identify and present to management opportunities for innovation and risk mitigation within the technical stack, including but not limited to new logging and reporting methods, technical tools and improvements to existing tools. Ensure standardised Group IT procedures and controls are upheld, maintained, and regularly reviewed to align with industry best practices and regulatory guidelines, protecting the Company against security breaches, financial crime, and matters surrounding intellectual property rights. Key Skills / Experience Over 5 years experience in a customer-facing IT system administration role. Previous experience in roles within the London insurance market. Strong proficiency in Microsoft application technologies, including SQL Server, IIS, and .NET. Familiar with IT best practices and tools (e.g., service desk and release management platforms). Experience in risk management and control design/monitoring
