MCS Group is looking for a skilled Data Engineer to support the development of AI-powered features in our client's next-gen hardware. You will use your experience in Edge Applications, Machine Learning and Deployment frameworks to play an integral role in the establishment of high-powered AI applications. The Role: This Data Engineer will design, build, and maintain scalable data pipelines to support AI model training, evaluation, and deployment. You will work with data from a variety of sources (IoT and Edge Devices) You will collaborate closely with AI/ML engineers and product teams to define data requirements and enable seamless AI integration. This Data Engineer will develop tools, frameworks, and processes to ensure data quality, reliability, and performance. The Person: This role requires solid, demonstrable experience of Data Engineering, with experience building production-grade, robust data pipelines and systems. Proficiency in Python and SQL is required. Ideally you will have a background working with IoT devices or video analytics, or other hardware-driven data environments. Hands-on experience with AWS and associated cloud data tool is essential. Knowledge of data pipeline frameworks such as Apache Airflow, Spark, Kafka or similar is essential. Strong understanding of data architecture, system design, and pipeline optimisation. Experience with edge computing, real-time data processing and streaming architecture would be highly beneficial. Salary : up to £62k Location : Belfast (hybrid) To speak in absolute confidence about this opportunity please send an up-to-date CV via the link provided or contact Jill Johnston, Head of IT Contracts, 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 jobs 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: Data engineer IOT hardware AI Machine LEarning artificial intelligence