AI Security Platform Engineer: Gateway & IAM (Remote)

DKKD Staffing; New York (NY); Hybrid; USD 100,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

All expenses covered for travel, lodging, and per-diem

Job summary

DKKD Staffing is seeking an MCP Gateway / AI Security Platform Engineer for a contract lasting 9-12 months, primarily remote but with potential onsite work in downtown Manhattan. Candidates must be US Citizens or Legal/Permanent Residents.

The role demands strong experience in platform engineering, AI security, and professional communication skills. Responsibilities include leading security work, evaluating gateways, and implementing incident/runbook designs.

Qualifications

• Must possess clear written communication and professionalism.
• Experience in enterprise Model Context Protocol (MCP) gateway/security work is essential.
• Ability to evaluate and deploy gateways and conduct security reviews.

Responsibilities

• Lead or support enterprise Model Context Protocol (MCP) gateway/security work.
• Evaluate and deploy the MCP server/tool risk review.
• Implement authentication/authorization safeguards and least privilege.

Skills

platform engineering

SRE

cloud/infrastructure

backend engineering

IAM

Kubernetes

API gateways/proxies

OAuth/OIDC/JWT

secrets management

CI/CD

observability

AI/LLM agents/tool calling/RAG

AI security

prompt-injection/tool-poisoning risk

strong architecture documentation

Job description

DKKD Staffing is seeking an MCP Gateway / AI Security Platform Engineer for a contract lasting 9-12 months, primarily remote but with potential onsite work in downtown Manhattan. Candidates must be US Citizens or Legal/Permanent Residents.

The role demands strong experience in platform engineering, AI security, and professional communication skills. Responsibilities include leading security work, evaluating gateways, and implementing incident/runbook designs.