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# Software Engineer

- **Company:** MCS Group
- **Location:** Belfast, UK
- **Experience:** Experienced
- **Salary:** £45,000.0 - £65,000.0
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Java (Programming Language), JavaScript (Programming Language), Artificial Intelligence, Cloud Computing, Cyber Security, Continuous Integration, DevOps, Distributed Systems, Python (Programming Language), Commercial Software, Systems Development Life Cycle, Spring Cloud, Backend, Production Code, Api Design, Restful APIs, Microservices
- **Published:** May 15, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.careerjet.co.uk/jobad/gb633f4703c25163e7b8c6a6c983950a0a

## About the Role

* 3+ years commercial software engineering experience
 * Strong experience with Java, JavaScript and/or Python
 * Experience building distributed systems, micro-services and REST APIs
 * Cloud and backend engineering experience within modern development environments
 * Experience working in agile teams using CI/CD and modern engineering practices
 * Strong communication and collaboration skills
 * For more experienced candidates, you should also demonstrate mentoring/coaching experience and the ability to contribute to architecture and technical decision-making.

## Description

MCS Group is delighted to be partnering with a global technology organisation as they expand their Cyber Security Engineering teams with the addition of multiple Software Engineers across varying levels of experience.
This is an opportunity to join a modern, cloud-first engineering environment building enterprise-scale security platforms and products used by millions of users globally. The organisation is heavily investing in cybersecurity, AI and digital engineering, with teams focused on building secure-by-default solutions embedded directly into large-scale enterprise platforms.
The Role
You'll join a collaborative engineering team responsible for designing, building and operating security capabilities as scalable software products. Working across the full SDLC, you'll help deliver secure, reliable and developer-friendly services while collaborating closely with product, platform and engineering teams.
What You'll Be Doing

 * Designing and developing scalable backend services and micro-services architectures
 * Building APIs and cloud-native applications using modern engineering practices
 * Working across the full SDLC including design, development, deployment and production support
 * Writing high-quality production code using technologies such as Java, JavaScript and Python
 * Collaborating with product managers and engineering teams to deliver secure-by-default solutions


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