Forward Deployed Engineer Principal

Location: This is a hybrid opportunity based in Auckland

• 14000 engaged teammates globally
• #15 Best Workplace in Technology and #22 Best Workplaces in Australia
• #34 in IT on Fortunes Worlds Best Workplaces list
• Recognised as a Great Place to Work in 13 countries
• $8.25 billion in revenue
• Received 35 industry and partner awards in the past year

Now is the time to bring your expertise to Insight. We are not just a tech company; we are a people-first company. We believe that by unlocking the power of people and technology we can accelerate transformation and achieve extraordinary results. As a Fortune 500 Solutions Integrator with deep expertise in cloud data AI cybersecurity and intelligent edge we guide organisations through complex digital decisions.

Leadership: This role reports to Bruce Anderson who is based in Brisbane and is one of our AI Apps & Data Practice Leads. He champions a culture of ownership innovation and client-first delivery empowering engineers to drive real business outcomes while maintaining the highest standards of technical excellence and commercial discipline.

As a Forward Deployed Engineer Principal you will embed with client teams to deliver high-impact AI and data solutions end-to-endfrom discovery and design through build deployment enablement and handover. You are the connective tissue between Insights accelerators and the real-world complexity of each clients data tools processes and people. We will count on you to own outcomes completely translate fuzzy business problems into structured solutions and close the critical last mile where enterprise AI value truly lives.

Along the way you will get to:

• Discover & Frame: Run discovery workshops with client stakeholders translate business problems into solution architecture identify the smallest valuable slice and surface constraints earlyall while framing scope to fit a fixed-price envelope
• Build & Deploy: Architect and deliver production-grade solutions across the full stack (data pipelines APIs UIs agentic workflows ML/LLM components) integrate seamlessly with client infrastructure and own quality end-to-end
• Enable & Embed: Pair with client engineers and analysts to build capability run workshops and create documentation that outlives the engagementensuring clients can run extend and trust the solution after you leave
• Shape Insights Future: Capture patterns into our accelerator library flag product opportunities mentor newer FDEs and contribute to a thriving Forward Deployed Engineering practice

• Production-Grade Engineering: Youve shipped real software for real users through full lifecycle delivery (discovery to handover) and have worked in a consulting professional-services or embedded-engineering
• Full-Stack Technical Depth: Strong engineering across /C# or TypeScript; SQL; cloud platforms (Azure preferred); data engineering (pipelines dbt SQL warehouses); LLM/agent application development; API design; and comfort in the terminal (git Docker CI/CD IaC)
• AI & Modern Development Fluency: Proficient with AI coding agents as a core part of your build workflow; hands-on with LLM/agent patterns (prompting RAG tool use evaluation guardrails); and familiar with Azure AI services and AI-driven development tools (GitHub Copilot Cursor Claude Code)
• Commercial & Leadership Acumen: You understand fixed-price unit economics read the room communicate clearly with CTOs and frontline users alike and resolve issues at engagement level.

Were legendary for taking care of you your family and for helping you engage with your local community. We want you to enjoy a full meaningful life and own your career at Insight. Some of our benefits include:

• Dedicated career pathways and development (practice leadership specialist track product or client-side opportunities)
• Peer recognition and the opportunity to join our Presidents Club
• Volunteer Leave and Work Life Balance days
• Work-From-Anywhere Program for up to 4 weeks per year
• Employee Stock Purchase Plan
• Corporate discounts
• Professional certifications and continuous learning support
• Competitive compensation aligned with your experience and impact

But what really sets us apart are our core values of Hunger Heart and Harmony which guide everything we dofrom building relationships with teammates partners and clients to making a positive impact in our communities. Youll work with cutting-edge AI data and cloud technologies on real client outcomes embed with enterprise clients and see your work in production and collaborate with global experts across Azure AWS data and AI.

Join us today your ambITious journey starts here.

Insight is an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race color religion sex national origin disability status protected veteran status sexual orientation or any other characteristic protected by law.

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At Insight we celebrate diversity of skills and experience so even if you dont feel like your skills are a perfect match - we still want to hear from you!