Data Engineer - AI & Automation

I am working with a fast-growing AI automation company that is expanding into Belfast and building a brand-new technical are now looking for Data Engineers to help build the data foundations that power intelligent, agent-driven software testing at scale., * Design and build scalable, reliable data pipelines for ingestion, transformation, and feature delivery

• Develop and maintain cloud-native data infrastructure supporting AI-driven testing platforms
• Own ETL/ELT workflows, data models, and real-time processing components
• Partner with Data Scientists to productionise features and ensure high-quality training data
• Build systems for monitoring, observability, and data quality across multiple sources
• Work with engineering teams to integrate data workflows into core platform services
• Influence architecture and tool choices as we scale the new Belfast operation
• Contribute to best practices in data governance, documentation, and automation

• Strong experience building data pipelines using Python, SQL, or modern ETL frameworks
• Hands-on experience with cloud data platforms (GCP ideal, but AWS/Azure welcome)
• Solid understanding of data modelling, warehousing, and distributed processing
• Experience with workflow/orchestration tools (Airflow, Prefect, etc.)
• Ability to collaborate with ML teams and support model deployment workflows
• Comfortable working in a fast-moving environment with lots of autonomy
• Strong problem-solving mindset and attention to data quality, performance, and scalability, Python ETL SQL Cloud data pipelines

You'll be joining a team where data is the backbone of everything: model training, real-time decision making, predictive analytics, and the next generation of AI-powered testing capabilities. If you enjoy architecting pipelines, tackling messy data, and building reliable systems that ML and engineering teams depend on, this is a chance to help shape a new Belfast function from the ground up.

Why join?

• Be part of the founding Data Engineering team in a brand-new Belfast hub
• Work on high-impact pipelines feeding cutting-edge AI and automation systems
• Build modern, cloud-native data architecture with freedom to influence tools and direction
• Strong collaboration with ML, software engineering, and platform teams
• £55k - £75k per annum