Job Title
Staff Engineer (Python)

Overview
Ocho is partnering with a global, product-led technology organisation to hire a Staff Engineer specialising in Python to help shape the technical direction of large-scale, business-critical platforms used worldwide.

This is a high-impact role sitting at the intersection of hands-on engineering and technical leadership. You’ll work closely with principal engineers, architects and product leaders, driving architecture, scalability and engineering standards across multiple teams in a modern cloud-native environment.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead the design and development of large-scale Python systems
• Influence architecture and define long-term technical strategy
• Build and scale distributed, event-driven services
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to deliver cloud-native solutions
• Drive best practices across testing, performance and engineering quality
• Mentor senior engineers and support capability growth
• Contribute to the evolution of complex, high-volume global platforms

Person We Are Looking For

• Extensive commercial Python experience at senior, principal or staff level
• Strong background in distributed systems, microservices and API design
• Experience building and operating cloud-native systems (AWS preferred)
• Solid understanding of CI/CD, observability and modern engineering practices
• Proven ability to influence technical direction and lead engineering decisions
• Comfortable operating in a remote-first, high-performance environment

Role Details

• Salary up to £120,000 plus strong benefits
• Fully remote within Northern Ireland
• High-impact role with significant technical ownership
• Opportunity to shape large-scale global platforms

Apply here or reach out to Aaron Somers at Ocho for more information via LinkedIn.

Skills:
software development software engineering

Benefits:
Work From Home bonus pension healthcare options

About the Role
Our client is a leading organisation in the digital asset space, supporting institutional partners with secure, innovative technology solutions. They are seeking a DevSecOps Engineer to help design, implement, and maintain secure multi-cloud environments while strengthening their overall security posture.

Key Responsibilities

• Support onboarding and offboarding to cloud platforms, improving workflows and user experience.
• Design, implement, and maintain secure AWS/Azure environments, including IAM, network security, segmentation, and encryption.
• Manage cloud operations, including asset inventory, performance monitoring, backup processes, and BCP/DR readiness.
• Implement and manage native cloud security services (e.g., AWS Security Hub, GuardDuty, Azure Defender, Key Vault, Azure Policy).
• Build security automation and IaC-driven deployments using Terraform or CloudFormation.
• Integrate security testing into CI/CD pipelines (SAST, DAST, IaC scanning).
• Ensure cloud infrastructure meets internal policies and regulatory standards.
• Configure cloud-native logging, monitoring, and incident response workflows.
• Collaborate with DevOps and IT teams to guide secure deployment practices.
• Maintain documentation, runbooks, SOPs, and incident response playbooks.

Requirements

• Proficiency with Terraform or CloudFormation and secure cloud provisioning practices.
• Strong experience with AWS and/or Azure security models and native services.
• Scripting and automation experience (Python, Bash, PowerShell).
• Hands-on knowledge of IAM, VPC/VNet configuration, firewalls, WAFs, and encryption.
• Understanding of DevSecOps and CI/CD tooling (e.g., GitHub Actions, Bitbucket).
• Ability to work with vendors and maintain accurate documentation.
• 3+ years in Cloud Security, DevOps, or SRE roles with a strong security focus.
• Bonus: experience in regulated environments, relevant cloud/security certifications, or AI-enhanced security tools.

What’s Offered
A collaborative, high-autonomy environment where your voice is valued and your impact is visible. Flexible working, a supportive culture, and opportunities for long-term development.

Please apply now if you are meeting the above criteria, or contact Andrew Harrison directly.

Skills:
Terraform Azure Cloudformation AWS Network Security Cloud

Benefits:
Work From Home

Python Web Application Developer

Join at a key stage of growth, where your work will directly shape the evolution of the platform and engineering function.

Belfast (Hybrid)
Permanent

The Opportunity

Ocho are delighted to be exclusively partnering with a major organisation scaling rapidly across Northern Ireland and the UK, currently investing heavily in a number of large, long-term technology programmes.

This is a fantastic opportunity for a Python Web Application Developer to join a team working across high-impact, real-world systems, from backend services and internal platforms to customer-facing applications and integrations.

You’ll be joining at a key time, with a strong project roadmap stretching into 2028, offering real ownership, variety, and the chance to work across a broad and modern tech landscape.

The Role

This is not a narrow role, it’s suited to someone who enjoys solving complex problems across the full stack.

You’ll be:

• Designing and building scalable web applications using Python and/or TypeScript
• Working across backend services, APIs, and internal tooling
• Contributing to solution design from user story through to delivery
• Collaborating closely with BA teams and product stakeholders
• Building and improving cloud-based systems and services
• Getting exposure to technologies including React, serverless functions, and integrations
• Working on large-scale projects with high volumes of user stories and real business impact

What You’ll Bring

• Strong commercial experience with Python (Django, FastAPI or similar) and TypeScript
• Experience building web applications and REST APIs
• Comfortable working from high-level requirements or user stories through to solution design and delivery
• Ability to break down problems and design practical, scalable solutions
• Good understanding of cloud environments (AWS or Azure)
• Exposure to CI/CD pipelines and DevOps practices (and able to explain how they work)
• Strong communication skills and ability to work across teams

Why This Role?

• Work on major, long-term projects with real scale and complexity
• Join a growing engineering function with strong backing and investment
• Get exposure to a wide range of technologies (not siloed into one stack)
• Opportunity to step into a senior-level role with real ownership
• Hybrid working with flexibility once embedded

Package

• Salary: £55,000 - £65,000
• Hybrid working (Belfast-based preferred) then Remote option
• Strong long-term progression opportunities
• Excellent company culture

Why Apply?

This role is ideal for someone who:

• Is currently a strong mid-level or emerging senior developer
• Wants to move into a role with more ownership and variety
• Enjoys learning new technologies and solving different types of problems
• Wants to be part of a scaling organisation with major investment and roadmap

For more information, feel free to reach out for a confidential chat today

LinkedIn Chanel Gillen

Skills:
Python Java azure Rust go

Benefits:
Work From Home

The Opportunity Ocho is partnering with a fast-growing, product-led client to hire a Principal Software Engineer to help shape and deliver the next generation of their platform. This is a hands-on role focused on designing, building, and scaling modern backend systems in a fully remote environment.

Key Responsibilities

• Own and deliver high-quality, testable backend services and APIs
• Collaborate across teams to support CI/CD, planning, and deployments
• Improve tooling, architecture, and engineering practices

Essential Experience

• 8+ years’ experience with C# and .NET
• Strong background in backend/SaaS development
• Proficient with SQL databases
• Excellent communicator and problem-solver

What’s on offer?

• Competitive salary + annual bonus
• Fully remote working
• Industry-leading benefits package

To apply, connect with Neill Ferguson on LinkedIn or submit your CV via the link below.

Skills:
c# .net. backend principal software developer

Benefits:
Work From Home + bonus

The Opportunity Ocho is partnering with a fast-growing, product-led client as they build out a brand-new Development team from scratch for an exciting Greenfield project. This is a hands-on role focused on designing, building, and scaling modern backend systems in a fully remote environment.

Why Join?

• You’ll shape the future of their product range from the ground up
• No legacy bloat or red tape, just clear outcomes and the autonomy to make them happen
• A culture of continuous improvement, shared learning, and pragmatic innovation
• You’ll be working on backend, service, and portal layers with modern practices like BDD and CI/CD baked in from the start

Key Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and maintain backend systems with a focus on performance and scalability
• Collaborate across small teams to solve real customer problems with elegant technical solutions
• Own the full SDLC, from analysis to release and beyond
• Mentor and support your teammates, bringing leadership and clarity in complex situations
• Actively contribute to technical direction, tooling choices and architectural decisions

Essential Experience

• 8+ years’ experience in software engineering roles, ideally with some Fintech experience
• Deep expertise in Core Java, OO design, and software architecture
• Proven delivery of secure, scalable, high-quality services
• Familiarity with modern development tools and practices including CI/CD, automation, and behavioural-driven development

What’s on offer?

• Competitive salary + annual bonus
• Fully remote working
• Industry-leading benefits package

To apply, connect with Neill Ferguson on LinkedIn or submit your CV via the link below.

Skills:
java core back end fintech remote

Benefits:
Work From Home

Here’s the anonymised version:

Senior Software Engineer - EdTech / Learning Platforms Belfast / Remote (UK)

About the Company

A fast-growing technology company delivering learning and training solutions to some of the world’s largest organisations across finance, insurance, and tech. Their platforms are central to the company’s growth strategy - enabling them to scale delivery, expand into new markets, and support learners globally. Every person on the team plays a meaningful role, with real ownership and room to grow.

The Role

You’ll join the platform engineering team as a senior technical voice, shaping how they build, evolve, and scale the systems that underpin the business. Beyond writing great code, you’ll set the technical bar - mentoring engineers, driving architectural decisions, and leading initiatives from inception through to production.

Responsibilities

• Design, build, and evolve software underpinning a modern learning platform
• Lead technical design and architecture of significant features and components
• Mentor junior and mid-level engineers, fostering high standards and continuous improvement
• Own and drive projects end-to-end - scoping, planning, delivery
• Deliver full-stack features: Rust, TypeScript/Node.js on the backend, React/ on the frontend
• Build cloud-native, scalable solutions on AWS using managed and serverless services
• Define and maintain infrastructure using Terraform
• Write high-quality, well-tested code (TDD)
• Own CI/CD pipelines for fast, safe deployments
• Work in a trunk-based development model with small, frequent changes

Required

• 5+ years commercial engineering experience at senior level
• Strong JavaScript/TypeScript, particularly Node.js
• React and for modern web applications
• Hands-on AWS experience
• Terraform or similar IaC tools
• PostgreSQL and DynamoDB (or equivalent)
• Agile team experience (Kanban or similar)
• Solid understanding of automated testing and CI/CD
• System design experience - distributed systems, API design, architectural trade-offs
• Track record leading technical projects end-to-end
• Experience mentoring engineers and contributing to team culture

Nice to Have

• Rust backend experience
• Exposure to education or training platforms
• Experience with AI-powered developer tools and agentic workflows
• Curiosity about AI, data, and emerging tech

Salary & Benefits

Competitive salary, professional development, and a collaborative, fast-moving environment.

Benefits:
Work From Home

Salesforce Engineer II Salesforce | Remote/Hybrid

Location: Remote / Hybrid
Type: Permanent

About the Opportunity:
This role sits within a high-performing engineering team focused on building and evolving a modern, merchant-focused platform. Youll play a key role in shaping and enhancing a Salesforce environment that underpins critical business operations.

The team operates with a strong engineering mindset, valuing autonomy, clean delivery, and solving real-world problems. Youll have the opportunity to work across a broad range of Salesforce technologies while contributing to continuous improvement and innovation.

What Youll Be Doing:
Designing, developing, and deploying enhancements across the Salesforce platform
Building custom functionality including Apex classes, triggers, flows, and Lightning components
Supporting and improving Salesforce Sales, Service, and Community Cloud environments
Contributing across the full software development lifecycle from requirements through to deployment and support
Applying best practices using tools such as SFDX, Salesforce CLI, and version control systems
Leveraging modern development approaches including CI/CD and behaviour-driven development
Using AI tools to accelerate development and automate repetitive tasks, while validating outputs
Collaborating closely with cross-functional teams to deliver high-quality, scalable solutions
Supporting releases and deployments across test and production environments
Contributing to planning, estimation, and continuous improvement of engineering processes

What Youll Bring:
35 years experience in Salesforce development
Strong experience with Salesforce Lightning and platform customisation
Solid knowledge of Apex, triggers, flows, and Lightning components
Experience working with Salesforce APIs including REST, SOAP, Bulk, and Metadata APIs
Familiarity with modern development tooling such as Git and CLI-based workflows
Exposure to AI-assisted development tools and the ability to critically assess outputs
Strong problem-solving skills and a proactive, self-starting mindset
Ability to work effectively both independently and as part of a team
Strong communication skills

Desirable:
Salesforce Developer certification
Experience working in Agile or Scrum environments
Relevant degree in Computer Science or a related field

Why Join:
Work in a highly autonomous, engineering-led environment
Opportunity to contribute to meaningful, real-world solutions
Exposure to modern tools, practices, and technologies
Collaborative team culture focused on learning and growth
Chance to make a real impact on a business-critical platform

If you’re interested or have any further questions on the role, please feel free to reach out to Eve Geddis directly on LinkedIn.

Skills:
Salesforce SOAP API’s REST API’s

Benefits:
Pension Fund Medical Aid / Health Care

AI Engineer | Belfast (Hybrid 3 days)

Location: Belfast
Type: Full-time

About the Opportunity:
This is a unique opportunity to build advanced AI-driven systems within a cloud security environment. You will work at the forefront of applied AI, developing intelligent systems that automate complex workflows and deliver meaningful insights from large-scale data.

What Youll Be Doing:

• Build autonomous systems to automate security workflows end-to-end
• Develop and deploy AI-driven features into production systems
• Contribute to the development of an internal AI platform for scalable model usage
• Work on adaptive models that learn from customer environments
• Collaborate with engineering, research and security teams
• Develop systems that correlate multiple data sources to quantify risk
• Contribute to AI-driven threat detection capabilities

What Youll Bring:

• 4+ years experience in software engineering
• 2+ years experience in AI or machine learning engineering
• Strong programming skills in Go or Java
• Experience working with LLMs and modern AI frameworks
• Experience building or contributing to ML platforms
• Ability to work across complex data environments

Why Join:

• Opportunity to work on cutting-edge AI applications in security
• High impact role shaping intelligent systems and platforms
• Collaborative environment across AI, engineering and product teams
• Strong technical challenges with real-world impact

If you’re interested or have any further questions on the role, please feel free to reach out to Eve Geddis directly on LinkedIn.

Skills:
Java Go AWS AI

Benefits:
Medical Aid / Health Care Pension

Backend Software Engineer | Belfast (Hybrid) (3 days in Office in Belfast)

Location: Belfast
Type: Full-time

About the Opportunity:
Join a backend engineering team building scalable, cloud-native systems in a product-driven environment. This role focuses on tackling complex engineering challenges while continuously improving system performance, scalability and reliability across a modern tech stack.

What Youll Be Doing:

• Design, build and maintain backend services in a cloud environment
• Take ownership of features from concept through to production
• Optimise application performance and reliability
• Contribute to architectural decisions and system design
• Support capacity planning and service scalability
• Participate in peer code reviews and technical discussions
• Work closely with engineering, DevOps and product teams

What Youll Bring:

• Degree in a relevant technical discipline
• Commercial experience in backend engineering
• Strong programming skills in Go or Java
• Experience with cloud platforms such as AWS, GCP or Azure
• Knowledge of distributed systems, databases and messaging systems
• Experience working with CI/CD and microservices

Why Join:

• Opportunity to work on large-scale distributed systems
• Exposure to modern tooling and cloud technologies
• Collaborative engineering culture with strong technical ownership
• Hybrid working with a Belfast-based team

If you’re interested or have any further questions on the role, please feel free to reach out to Eve Geddis directly on LinkedIn.

Skills:
Java Go

Benefits:
Medical Aid / Health Care Pension

Job description.
Project Manager (ERP)
Location: County Antrim (On-site)
Eligibility: UK work authorisation required (no sponsorship available)

Are you an experienced ERP Project Manager looking to lead a major transformation programme?

We’re working with a successful Northern Ireland manufacturer undertaking a significant ERP transformation, migrating from Sage to Microsoft Dynamics 365 Finance & Operations across multiple business units. This 2 year fixed-term role will lead the full lifecycle delivery of the programme, ensuring the new platform supports operational efficiency and future growth.

Why join?
* Lead a large scale ERP transformation programme
* Work closely with senior leadership and cross-functional teams
* Play a key role modernising business systems and processes
* Join a well established and growing organisation

What you’ll be doing:
* Leading the end to end delivery of a Microsoft Dynamics 365 F&O implementation
* Managing the transition from Sage ERP to a modern Dynamics platform
* Developing project plans, schedules, RAID logs and progress reporting
* Coordinating internal teams, implementation partners and stakeholders
* Overseeing data migration, integrations, testing and user acceptance
* Supporting change management, training and user adoption

What you’ll bring:
* Strong project management experience (PRINCE2, PMP, Agile or similar)
* Experience delivering Microsoft Dynamics 365 F&O or Dynamics AX implementations
* Experience managing complex ERP programmes and multiple stakeholders
* Strong communication and stakeholder management skills
* Understanding of finance, supply chain, manufacturing or operational systems

Interested?
If you’re an ERP Project Manager who enjoys leading large transformation programmes, get in touch with Justin Donaldson for a confidential conversation.

Skills:
project management ERP Sage MSDynamics

Lead Network Engineer (VMware NSX) - SC / DV Cleared

• Location: Reading (On-site)
• Salary: Up to £75,000 + Company Bonus
• To apply, email:

A highly secure government programme is looking for a Lead Network Engineer with strong expertise in VMware NSX to join a specialist networking team.

This is a key technical role where you’ll act as the subject matter expert for NSX, leading the design, implementation, and optimisation of network architectures within hyperconverged infrastructure environments. You’ll be working with cutting-edge technologies to solve complex challenges in a secure setting.

Due to the nature of the work, SC or DV clearance is required (DV eligible as a minimum).

Key Responsibilities

• Lead the deployment and configuration of NSX-T components
• Design and implement logical networking, distributed firewalling, load balancing, and VPN services
• Drive network virtualisation and micro-segmentation strategies
• Ensure high availability, performance, and security across network services
• Design and maintain identity and access management solutions
• Collaborate with infrastructure, security, and automation teams

Key Skills & Experience

• Strong hands-on experience with:

• VMware NSX-T

• VMware AVI Load Balancers

• Cisco secure networking

Experience working within hyperconverged infrastructure (HCI) environmentsProven ability to design and deliver scalable network architecturesStrong understanding of identity and tiered access modelsExperience in highly automated environments

Desirable Experience

• SD-WAN
• Network monitoring and management tools
• Security best practices and secure design principles
• Automation tools such as Ansible and Terraform

About the job.

National Highways have an excellent opportunity for a Principal Road Markings and Signs Engineer to join our Asset Management division within Operations. As a Principal Road Markings and Signs Engineer, you will provide technical expertise in managing National Highways infrastructure and provide specialist knowledge to Engineers involved in the identification and evaluation of asset specific needs and early solutions.

This role can be based from our Ipswich, Cambridge or Bedford office on a hybrid basis.

Please note you will be required to drive as part of your role and you will need to have a full driving licence, with no more than 3 points, to be considered for this position.

• Develop asset specific management plans and ensure asset management decisions adhere to policies, provide value for money, and maximise contribution to the delivery of business objectives.
• Identify and commission survey works to support the improvement and/or renewal of assets; to check and approve technical briefs, reports, specifications, drawings and supporting information.
• Provide specialist technical expertise and assurance in the development of early solutions for asset renewals and improvement schemes through the value management process and evaluation of options studies.
• Continuously monitor and analyse asset data, to champion asset data quality, integrity and adherence to data standards and guidelines.
• Develop and recommend best practice methods for the identification and evaluation of asset condition and future needs to support the ongoing development of asset maintenance strategies.

About you.

• Degree in relevant discipline, Higher National Diploma, or Higher National Certificate with relevant experience, or equivalent experience.
• Expert knowledge of asset condition assessment and degradation modelling.
• Understanding of value management processes, asset decision making and development asset management plans.
• Experience in highways infrastructure design, highway construction and delivery methods.

About us.

Here at National Highways, we manage and improve England’s motorways and major A roads, helping our customers have safer, smoother and more reliable journeys. Our priorities are safety, customers and delivery, and at the core of this, are our values of passion, integrity, safety, teamwork and ownership.

Operations is at the heart of keeping the strategic road network moving and ensuring our customers get the best possible experience when using our roads.

We address over 39,000 customer enquiries every month, plan and deliver all maintenance activities on the network, drive efficiencies and improvements across our systems and roads, and respond to incidents across 4,500 miles of motorways and major A-roads that we manage. All to make sure National Highways customers have safer, smoother, and more reliable journeys.

External candidates will be offered a starting salary at the lower end of the pay scale, while current employees will be appointed in accordance with our established pay policy.

We are committed to creating a diverse environment and welcome applicants from all backgrounds.

MCS Group is working exclusively with a new MedTech entrant to Northern Ireland in their search for a Principal Software Engineer. This will be a fully-remote, senior engineering role within a high-growth MedTech organisation.

Small teams can now do big things. We’re helping our client build a compact, high-calibre engineering team to modernise systems, ship new capabilities, and test ideas quickly; without the overhead (and bureaucracy) of a large organisation.

This role is perfect for a senior or principal software engineer who enjoys building, improving, and making things work in the real world. If you like the idea of doing more with less, being the first hire of a team in a brand new region, and shipping meaningful work quickly - let’s chat.

What you’ll do

• Take ideas and turn them into working, production-ready systems
• Improve and evolve existing platforms without unnecessary rewrites
• Build APIs, services, and (where needed) clean, usable frontends
• Move systems toward modern, cloud-native ways of working
• Use AI tools to speed up delivery and focus on what really matters
• Test ideas quickly through prototypes, then scale what works

What we’re looking for

• Strong experience building and owning software in production
• Comfortable across backend, systems, and some frontend when needed
• Solid understanding of modern cloud and delivery practices
• Able to make sensible trade-offs and keep things pragmatic
• Already using AI tools to enhance how you build software (you’ll be tinkering and utilising the likes of Cursor, Claude or Co-Pilot to go-faster and work more efficiently in your role already)

Why you should apply

• Small team, real ownership, no unnecessary process in an exciting domain
• A mix of modernisation and new build work
• Freedom to use the latest tooling in a practical way and future-proof your career
• Fully remote within NI
• Focus on outcomes, not activity

To speak in absolute confidence about this opportunity, please send an up-to-date CV via the link provided or contact Chris Busby, Associate Director - IT Recruitment, at MCS Group

Even if this position is not right for you, we may have others that are. Please visit MCS Group to view a wide selection of our current and exclusive roles

All conversations will be treated in the strictest of confidence.

Skills:
AI Software Engineer Software Developer Full-Stack Product Engineer

Benefits:
Work From Home

MCS Group are delighted to be partnering with a Belfast-based AI technology company building secure, enterprise-grade artificial intelligence solutions for highly regulated industries including defence, national security, government, financial services, healthcare and education.

Founded nearly a decade ago, the business began as a specialist AI consultancy delivering complex projects in secure environments before evolving into a product-led organisation with its own proprietary AI platform.

Their flagship platform is an AI operating system designed to operate in cloud, edge and highly secure environments - and they’re now hiring a Lead Product Designer to take ownership of user experience across the platform.

The Opportunity

This is a hands-on leadership role where you’ll shape the UX and interaction design of a complex AI platform used in real-world, mission-critical environments.

You’ll:

• Lead end-to-end product design from discovery to delivery
• Design AI-first interfaces, including application builders and natural language workflows
• Own and evolve the internal design system
• Work closely with Product and Engineering to influence roadmap and strategy
• Mentor designers and help scale design best practice

This role suits someone who enjoys solving complex problems and shipping production-grade products in fast-moving environments.

What We’re Looking For

• 8+ years’ product design experience (enterprise/B2B preferred)
• Experience designing complex platforms or systems
• Exposure to AI / Generative AI environments
• Strong systems thinking and stakeholder communication skills
• Comfortable working hands-on while influencing strategic direction
• Ability to obtain UK Security Clearance (preferred)

Why Join?

• Work on cutting-edge AI products with real-world impact
• High ownership and visibility
• Collaborative, close-knit product team
• Hybrid working (Belfast-based with a 4 day week at times throughout the year)
• Up to £90,000 + strong work-life balance benefits

If you’re a Lead Product designer ready to shape AI-driven products at scale, we’d love to speak with you.

To speak in absolute confidence about this opportunity, please send an up-to-date CV via the link provided or contact Matthew Rainey at m.rain

Even if this position is not right for you, we may have others that are. Please visit MCS Group to view a wide selection of our current and exclusive roles

MCS Group is committed to Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion for all, being the first recruitment agency in NI to achieve Bronze Diversity Mark accreditation. If you have a disability which means you require a reasonable adjustment to be considered at any stage of the recruitment process, please contact us and we will endeavour to facilitate the request.

Not all agencies are the same MCS Group are passionate about providing a first-class service to all our customers and have an independent review rating of 4.9 stars on Google.

Skills:
Lead product designer product designer UX Designer Designer senior product designer

MCS Group is delighted to be partnering exclusively with an impressive technology firm based in Belfast and London. This role would be based in the Belfast office on the lookout for a talented Product manager to join their team on developing a world class, new and upcoming Centre of emerging technologies. You will work with a diverse portfolio of companies, using their technical expertise to help these organisations drive national and international growth for the UK businesses across the economy.

About the Role:
We’re looking for a Product Manager to join a leading innovation hub supporting businesses to adopt emerging digital technologies. The role will focus on shaping and delivering innovative products and services, working closely with internal teams, technology partners, and external stakeholders to turn ideas into practical, real-world solutions.

Key Responsibilities:

• Lead the product lifecycle from discovery to delivery, ensuring solutions meet user and business needs.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams including engineers, designers, and business partners to deliver high-quality, scalable products.
• Define product vision, roadmap, and prioritisation to align with organisational objectives.
• Gather and analyse user feedback, market research, and technology trends to inform product decisions.
• Support internal and external stakeholders to adopt and integrate emerging technologies such as AI, 5G, IoT, or immersive tech.

Experience & Skills:

• Experience in product management, within technology & software.
• Strong understanding of digital technologies and emerging trends.
• Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills.
• Ability to work in agile or iterative environments, translating technical concepts for non-technical audiences.
• Track record of delivering products from concept to launch.

Why Apply:
This is an exciting opportunity to join a high-impact innovation organisation at the heart of Northern Ireland’s tech ecosystem. You’ll be part of a team helping companies explore and adopt cutting-edge technologies, and contributing to projects that make a tangible difference in industry and society.

The Package

• Competitive salary based on experience
• Double matched pension!
• Hybrid flexible working
• Focus on health and wellbeing
• Generous annual leave
• Massive investment and training budget

To speak in absolute confidence about this opportunity please contact Rachael Walker, IT Recruitment Manager at MCS Group or click the apply button below.

If this position is not right for you, we have others that are.

Please visit MCS Group to view a wide selection of our current jobs or give us a call .

All conversations will be treated in the strictest of confidence.

Skills:
product manager product owner digital product manager digital product owner AI Commercial

Benefits:
Work From Home

MCS Group is working exclusively with a fast-growing business that’s helping global organisations simplify complex finance, tax and regulatory reporting through their innovative software platform. Their software is used by senior finance leaders worldwide, and the business is properly scaling.

They’re now looking for a Customer Support Analyst with exposure to SQL to join their client support team. This is a brilliant opportunity for someone who enjoys problem-solving, working with data, and building strong client relationships in a modern tech environment.

What you’ll be doing:

• Acting as the first point of contact for client queries and incidents
• Logging, prioritising and resolving support tickets in line with SLAs
• Troubleshooting issues and working closely with internal teams to find solutions
• Communicating clearly with clients via email, phone and video
• Supporting onboarding, training sessions and webinars
• Contributing to knowledge base articles and continuous improvement

What they’re looking for:

• Experience with service desk tools (e.g. Zendesk, Jira, Freshdesk)
• Strong Excel skills and an interest in data (SQL is a bonus)
• Previous experience in technical support or software support.
• Clear communicator who can explain technical issues simply
• Naturally organised, detail-focused and calm under pressure
• Curious mindset with a willingness to learn and develop

Why it’s worth a conversation:

• Hybrid working (circa 3 days per week) with a great team culture
• Strong benefits package including healthcare, gym support and bonus perks
• Clear progression opportunities in a scaling tech business
• A supportive environment where your ideas and development genuinely matter

Salary

Up to £35,000 depending on experience.

To speak in absolute confidence about this opportunity, please send an up-to-date CV via the link provided or contact Chris Busby, Associate Director - IT Recruitment, at MCS Group

Even if this position is not right for you, we may have others that are. Please visit MCS Group to view a wide selection of our current and exclusive roles

All conversations will be treated in the strictest of confidence.

Skills:
Application Support SQL Software Support Analyst Technical Support

Benefits:
Work From Home

Senior Data Scientist - AI / Profit Intelligence Platform (FDI Scale-Up)

MCS Group are delighted to be working with an exciting, fast-growing global SaaS business that is building an AI-driven platform helping some of the world’s largest companies understand and improve profitability.

Their platform brings together financial, sales, HR, and operational data into one place, giving businesses a clear, real-time view of where they are making and losing money - right down to transaction level, powered by AI and advanced analytics.

They already work with major international clients across the US, Europe, and EMEA and are now establishing a new engineering hub right here in Belfast. The engineering and data function is scaling, with a strong leadership team and a growing AI / data research capability.

The Role

This is a Senior Data Scientist role for someone who enjoys a mix of hands-on building and research-driven problem solving.

You won’t just be building dashboards - you’ll be helping shape how the product understands and predicts profitability using real-world, often messy financial data.

You’ll be:

• Building financial and data models to understand profit drivers
• Working with complex, messy datasets (finance, sales, operational data)
• Using Python to clean, structure, and model data
• Applying AI / LLMs to generate deeper commercial insights
• Experimenting with new modelling approaches and analytical methods
• Helping define how the product evolves from a data and AI perspective
• Turning real-world business data into usable, scalable intelligence

What they’re looking for

• Strong Python skills (daily, hands-on use)
• Experience working with real-world, messy datasets
• Strong commercial understanding (revenue, cost, margin, profitability)
• Comfortable moving between data exploration, modelling, and production thinking
• Exposure to AI / LLMs (or strong interest in this space)
• Understanding of data pipelines / APIs / how systems connect
• Cloud experience (nice to have, not essential)

This is a rare opportunity to join a small but high-impact AI/data team at the core of a scaling global product. It’s a blend of data science, experimentation, and product innovation, focused on solving real commercial problems - not just reporting on them.

To speak in absolute confidence about this opportunity please contact Rachael Walker, Principal IT Recruitment Consultant at MCS Group or click the apply button below.

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Skills:
senior data scientist data scientist machine learning engineer data analyst AI ML

Benefits:
Work From Home

Infrastructure Engineer
Belfast (City Centre)
Up to £40,000
5 days onsite (some flexibility available)

The Opportunity

We’re working with a well-established professional services organisation in Belfast who are looking to bring in an Infrastructure Engineer to support and enhance their internal IT environment.
This is a hands-on role offering a mix of 2nd/3rd line support, infrastructure ownership, cyber security, and project work - ideal for someone looking to step beyond pure support into a broader technical position.

The Role

You’ll act as an escalation point for technical issues while also playing a key role in maintaining and improving the IT infrastructure and security posture.
Key responsibilities include:

• Providing 2nd/3rd line support and escalation for complex issues
• Managing and supporting Microsoft 365, Entra ID, Intune and Azure environments
• Supporting servers (virtual & physical) and end-user infrastructure
• Working across networking (LAN/WAN/VPN, firewalls)
• Taking ownership of cyber security processes including patching, vulnerabilities and compliance
• Supporting IT projects, system upgrades and rollouts
• Contributing to automation and process improvements

What We’re Looking For

• 4-6+ years’ experience in IT Support / Infrastructure
• Strong experience across the Microsoft stack (O365, AD, Intune, Azure exposure)
• Solid understanding of networking fundamentals (DNS, DHCP, VPN, firewalls)
• Exposure to cyber security practices (patching, endpoint protection, audits)
• Strong troubleshooting skills and ability to work across multiple priorities

Desirable

• Experience with virtualisation (VMware / Hyper-V)
• Exposure to security frameworks (e.g. ISO 27001, Cyber Essentials)
• Experience working in a structured or professional services environment

Why Apply?

• Opportunity to step into a role with real ownership of infrastructure and security
• Broad technical exposure across cloud, networking and cyber security
• Involvement in projects and modern technologies (including AI tools)
• Join a stable, well-regarded organisation with a strong internal IT function

To speak in absolute confidence about this opportunity, please send an up-to-date CV via the link provided, or contact Daire O’Connor at MCS Group:
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MCS Group is delighted to be recruiting a Facilities and Utilities Engineer for our successful client who is a leading global Medical Device/Pharmaceutical manufacturing company.

This is an exciting time to join an expanding manufacturing facility!

Role Overview:
Support the operational integrity and strategic development of the pharmaceutical manufacturing site. This role is critical in ensuring that all site utilities, infrastructure, and facilities meet regulatory standards and support production needs.
The successful candidate will lead and support project work, equipment installations, building infrastructure maintenance, and new building developments, while ensuring compliance with CDM (Construction Design and Management) regulations.

Key Responsibilities:

• Oversee the operation, maintenance, and continuous improvement of site utilities including HVAC, compressed air, steam, water systems, and electrical distribution.

• Coordinate with internal stakeholders and external contractors to ensure timely and compliant project delivery.

• Identify when CDM regulations apply to a project and follow the guidelines to ensure correct Roles are established and appointments made,

• Ensure that all relevant Health & Safety legislation is adhered to through each project life cycle.

• Manage the installation and commissioning of new manufacturing and support equipment.

• Develop and implement preventative and corrective maintenance strategies for site buildings and infrastructure.

• Coordinate with maintenance teams and contractors to ensure timely resolution of issues.

• Support site expansion and refurbishment projects including feasibility studies, design coordination, and construction oversight.

Qualifications & Experience:

• Degree in Mechanical, Electrical, or Building Services Engineering (or equivalent).
• Minimum 5 years’ experience in a similar role.
• Proven experience managing engineering projects and working within CDM regulations.

You will receive:

• Lucrative salary
• 25 days’ holiday (increasing with length of service) + 8 bank holidays (pro-rata)
• Bonus
• Generous employer pension contributions
• Health Cash Plan
• Life assurance
• Free car parking

And so much more

To speak in absolute confidence about this opportunity please send an up to date CV via the link provided or contact Kathy Donaghey Technical and Engineering Manager at MCS Group
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Skills:
Facilities and Utilities Engineer Mechanical and electrical Engineer Facilities manager

MCS Group is working with a new entrant to NI as they seek to hire a Principal Software Engineer. A fully remote role within Northern Ireland, this is a brilliant opportunity for a Principal or Lead Software Engineer who is fully embracing modern tooling and AI to move fast, reduce overheads, and turn ideas into working systems quickly. You’ll be the first hire for the business in Northern Ireland also.

What you’ll do

• The Principal Software Engineer will build and ship real systems end to end, from early idea to production
• Modernise existing platforms without defaulting to big rewrites
• Move services toward cloud-native ways of working where it makes sense
• Deliver fast PoCs to prove value, then scale what works
• Make smart, pragmatic engineering decisions that keep momentum high
• Use AI to accelerate delivery without compromising quality

What success looks like

• Legacy systems improved and moving forward
• Features and products shipped quickly and used
• Early ideas proven fast, with clear paths to production
• Simple, scalable architectures that avoid unnecessary complexity

What you’ll bring

• Solid commercial experience at a principal or lead level, where you’ve been owning, building and running production systems
• Strong engineering fundamentals and good judgement
• Experience with cloud, APIs, and modern delivery practices
• A practical approach to AI in real engineering workflows
• Comfort working closely with product and challenging ideas constructively.

Salary

Up to £90,000 with benefits including remote working within NI.

To speak in absolute confidence about this opportunity, please send an up-to-date CV via the link provided or contact Chris Busby, Associate Director - IT Recruitment, at MCS Group

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All conversations will be treated in the strictest of confidence.

Skills:
Principal Engineer Software Engineer AI Python Software Developer

Benefits:
Work From Home

We’re supporting a global software company as their team in Northern Ireland expands. They’re looking for an experienced DevOps Engineer to strengthen reliability, scalability and developer productivity across their cloud estate.

This is a hands-on role with real influence where the DevOps Engineer will shape standards, improving automation and enabling product teams to ship faster and more safely. If you’re motivated by improving engineering velocity and building resilient, scalable platforms, this is a strong opportunity to make meaningful impact.

The Role

• Design and evolve cloud-native platform infrastructure
• Deliver Infrastructure as Code (Terraform, CloudFormation or similar)
• Enhance CI/CD pipelines and deployment automation
• Embed SRE principles (SLIs, SLOs, error budgets)
• Improve monitoring, observability and performance
• Strengthen cloud security, access controls and compliance (ISO 27001, SOC2, GDPR)
• Mentor engineers and lead platform initiatives

Technologies

Cloud (AWS-led), Kubernetes, Docker, Terraform, GitHub Actions/Jenkins/ArgoCD, Python/Bash.

The Person

• Solid commercial experience in DevOps, Platform Engineering or Site Reliability - with experience operating at a senior level.
• Strong cloud expertise (AWS, Azure or GCP)
• Container orchestration (Kubernetes).
• Infrastructure as Code experience & CI/CD tooling knowledge.
• Database and replication exposure (e.g. Postgres, MongoDB).
• Strong scripting skills (Python, Go, Bash).
• Solid understanding of networking, security and distributed systems.
• Proven ability to lead platform-focused initiatives.

To speak in absolute confidence about this opportunity, please send an up-to-date CV via the link provided or contact Chris Busby, Associate Director - IT Recruitment, at MCS Group

Even if this position is not right for you, we may have others that are. Please visit MCS Group to view a wide selection of our current and exclusive roles

All conversations will be treated in the strictest of confidence.

Skills:
devops engineer software engineer AWS platform engineer kubernetes

Benefits:
Work From Home