Senior Python Software Engineer

Northern Ireland Water Limited; Belfast; Hybrid; GBP 80,000 - GBP 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading financial services organisation is seeking an experienced Python software engineer to join their new AI Centre of Excellence. This hands-on role focuses on building scalable AI solutions for real-world applications. The ideal candidate will have a strong background in Python software engineering, experience in deploying production-grade systems, and a solid grasp of CI/CD principles. The position offers a hybrid working model, competitive benefits, and the opportunity to be part of a major AI transformation program.

Benefits

Pension and full benefits package

Great car allowance

Qualifications

• Strong background in Python software engineering.
• Experience building and deploying production-grade systems.
• Solid engineering fundamentals like CI/CD, testing, and monitoring.
• Cloud experience in AWS and/or Azure.
• Comfortable working with distributed systems, orchestration, and data pipelines.

Responsibilities

• Take ML/AI solutions from concept through to production.
• Design and build scalable, cloud-native services.
• Help shape engineering standards, tooling, and best practices.
• Work closely with stakeholders to solve real business problems.

Skills

Python software engineering

Building and deploying production-grade systems

CI/CD

Testing

Monitoring

Cloud experience in AWS and/or Azure

Distributed systems

Orchestration

Data pipelines

Security awareness

Job description

MCS Group is delighted to be working with a leading financial services organisation is building out a brand-new AI Centre of Excellence and is hiring an experienced Python software engineer to help take AI from experimentation into real-world production.

This is a hands‑on engineering role, ideal for someone who enjoys building scalable systems and turning complex ideas into robust, secure platforms - rather than pure research or modelling work.

The Role

You'll work in a cross-functional team alongside product, data and engineering colleagues to deliver AI-powered solutions into live, regulated environments.

Key responsibilities:

• Taking ML/AI solutions from concept through to production
• Designing and building scalable, cloud-native services
• Helping shape engineering standards, tooling and best practices
• Working closely with stakeholders to solve real business problems

What We’re Looking For

• Strong Python software engineering background
• Experience building and deploying production‑grade systems
• Solid engineering fundamentals: CI/CD, testing, monitoring
• Cloud experience in AWS and/or Azure
• Comfortable working with distributed systems, orchestration and data pipelines
• Awareness of security, governance and regulated environments (nice to have)

Open to senior software engineers keen to move into AI/ML, provided your engineering foundations are strong.

Why Join?

• Get in at the ground floor of a major AI transformation programme
• Help define how AI is built, deployed and scaled across a large enterprise
• High‑impact role working on real production systems, not proofs of concept
• Pension and full benefits package including a great car allowance!
• Hybrid flexible working - 3 days onsite

To speak in absolute confidence about this opportunity please contact Rachael Walker, IT Recruitment Manager at MCS Group02896935487or click the apply button below.

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