Lead AI Enablement Engineer

MCS Group; Belfast City District; On-site; GBP 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

MCS Group is seeking a Lead AI Enablement Engineer in Belfast. This senior role blends hands-on engineering with collaborating with non-technical teams to identify where AI can automate processes. You’ll own existing AI tools, build integrations, and guide how they are used across the business.

You’ll split your time 50/50 between coding and stakeholder engagement, working with Finance, HR, and engineering teams on API integrations and tool adoption, while shaping the future AI roadmap.

Qualifications

• Strong software engineering background or a solutions architect who still loves to build.
• Hands-on experience connecting systems via APIs, plugins, or connectors with AI tooling to solve real problems.
• Ability to sit with non-technical teams, understand workflows, and translate them into buildable solutions.

Responsibilities

• Own and evolve existing AI tools across the business and build needed integrations.
• Collaborate with engineering teams and non-technical stakeholders to drive adoption.
• Lead the initial AI enablement initiative and shape how tools are used across departments.
• Partner with teams to scope opportunities and deliver hands-on solutions.

Skills

Software engineering

API integration

Team collaboration

AI tooling experience

Cloud services

Stakeholder communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science

Tools

Claude Code

GitHub Copilot

AWS

MCP

Job description

Lead AI Enablement Engineer | Belfast

I'm looking for a senior engineer who enjoys sitting down with a team, figuring out where AI could make their day easier, and then getting hands-on and building it.

My client already has AI tools in use across the business. They're hiring someone to take ownership of those tools and build the integrations that make them useful in day-to-day work.

It's roughly a 50/50 split between hands-on engineering and working with teams. You could spend the morning with Finance or HR working through a manual process, then spend the afternoon building the API integration or connector that helps automate it. You'll also work with engineering teams on how they use tools like Claude Code and GitHub Copilot.

What I'm looking for

• A strong software engineering background, or a Solutions Architect who still likes to build.
• Hands-on experience connecting systems through APIs, plugins or connectors, and an example of where you've used AI tooling to solve a real problem.
• Someone who can sit down with a non-technical team, understand how they work and turn that into something they can build.

Experience with Claude, MCP, AWS or agentic coding tools would be useful. There's flexibility on the tech stack.

Why it's worth a look

• You'll be the first dedicated lead in this area, with the backing to shape how AI is used across the business.
• You'll have room to spot opportunities yourself, build something and see how it changes the way people work.
• There's already approval to grow the team. You can help build and lead it over time or stay hands-on on the Principal engineer path.

Rachael Walker | MCS Group