Senior SharePoint Engineer - Contract (Manchester)

We are seeking an experienced Senior Microsoft 365 / SharePoint Engineer to support and enhance our Client Portal and estate.

The Client Portal squad currently consists of a portal developer, SharePoint developer, two business analysts, development manager and product manager. The team work closely with our business owners and wider portal stakeholders.

The successful candidate will take ownership of Microsoft SharePoint Online solutions, document management platforms, Power Platform workflows, and integrations with business applications including Salesforce and other enterprise platforms.

This role combines development, support, architecture and operational responsibilities and requires someone comfortable working directly with business stakeholders, development teams, support functions and third-party vendors.

Our product vision is to provide a modern, global, digital client interface that enhances our clients' experience and satisfaction, and positions Insight well against our peers. This will support our commercial growth and client retention objectives, while helping to reduce risk for both Insight and our clients

Role Responsibilities:

SharePoint Online Platform Ownership

• Design, develop and maintain SharePoint Online solutions.

• Manage site collections, libraries, content types, metadata, governance controls, security, permissions and access models.
• Troubleshoot and resolve SharePoint-related production issues; maintain SharePoint application registrations, service accounts and integrations.

SharePoint Development

• Develop and enhance solutions using SharePoint Framework (SPFx), PowerShell, Microsoft Graph API, REST APIs, JavaScript / TypeScript and React.
• Upgrade and maintain SharePoint Framework solutions.
• Support code reviews, deployments and vulnerability remediation activities.

Power Platform & Enterprise Integrations

• Develop and support Power Automate workflows, Logic Apps, Power Platform integrations and document management automation.
• Support integrations between SharePoint, Salesforce and enterprise platforms.
• Assist with integration design and troubleshooting; work with infrastructure and security teams to implement secure integration patterns.

Operational Excellence & Continuous Improvement

• Investigate and resolve incidents and service requests; support release activities, change implementation, problem management and root cause analysis activities.
• Mentor team members and contribute to platform modernisation and simplification initiatives.

General

• Implement secure coding practices aligned with OWASP, Veracode and CodeQL; monitor and optimise system performance using Grafana and other observability tools.
• Collaborate using GitHub for version control, CI/CD and code reviews; participate in Agile ceremonies and contribute to continuous improvement within Scrum or Kanban frameworks.

Experience Required:

• Strong experience with SharePoint Online administration and development.
• Hands-on experience with SPFx, TypeScript, JavaScript and React development.
• Experience with Microsoft Graph API, REST API development and integration, and PowerShell automation.
• Experience with Power Automate and Power Platform governance and administration.
• Experience integrating SharePoint with Salesforce, Azure services, enterprise content management platforms and/or third-party SaaS applications.
• Understanding of Salesforce integration and data flows.
• Experience with GitHub for source control and collaboration.
• Experience with GitHub Copilot, Windsurf or similar AI coding tools is advantageous.
• Demonstrated ability to work in Agile environments using Scrum or Kanban.
• Excellent problem-solving skills with a proactive approach to learning and innovation.
• Strong communication and stakeholder management skills, with the ability to build effective relationships across technical and business teams.
• Self-starter with the confidence to assess, identify, create and deploy resolutions in time-critical scenarios.
• Growth mindset with a desire to learn, experiment, share knowledge and drive adoption of new technologies and approaches.

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, sexual orientation or other factors protected by federal, state and/or local laws. 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@InsightInvestment.com

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 managed £631.9bn of assets as at 31 December 2025across its core liability driven investment, risk management, full-spectrum fixed income and currency capabilities. Insight has a clear mission and purpose to offer investors a different approach to achieving their investment goals; one that prioritises the certainty of meeting investors’ chosen objectives in contrast to the traditional focus on maximising return and minimising volatility. Insight operates across the globe with a presence in the US, UK, Ireland, Germany, Japan and Australia; and is a subsidiary of The Bank of New York Mellon Corporation (“BNY”) (NYSE:BK), the global financial services. company.

The business employs over 1,100 people including 277 investment professionals.

More information about Insight Investment can be found at: https://www.insightinvestment.com/uk/